we found our lovely lil' house after looking at a not-so-good few others - in our search we encountered curtains that had been made out of the ugliest pieces of material ever designed that had been matched with even more hedious carpets, houses that where so small that our camping stuff would not have even fitted in, some with no garden, some with gardens at 90 degrees and then when saw 5 Kokich Crescent - it was perfect, a lovely flat garden at the back with a a great deck and braai - essential - and 3 good sized bedrooms, with neutral carpets and ok-ish curtains, shiny wooden floors and a HUGE kitchen with LOADS of cupboard space and 3 bedrooms so a guest room ready and waiting for the first visitor - this was it !! we loved it ! we have no furniture of course, but have managed due to the kindness of friends and strangers.
it is in a great neighbourhood with lots of kids - they adore david and include him in most their games. They just wonder into the house (no locked/closed doors here) , eat our fruit, ride david's bike and then take him next door to play on the "jumpoline" - that's Noodlelese for trampoline - as is airplanecopter (helicopter) and the Noisy (vacuum cleaner).
i have also befriended my neighbour - a young mum with a 9 month old & a 6 year old - who is from Pietermaritzburg - yup we come half way round the world and my NBF is from SA !!
The Car - the car is a Ford Explorer XLT - 4litre V6 - Executive which just means if there is something to do you do it with an electronic button !! It's a cool car, we can't drive it faster than 50kms / hour for most part but it's a beauty, oh, its automatic too !! I do like the car but i think deon loves it more :)
the shops are all good - the quality is superb and the choice amazing - it's exciting and interesting trying new products and being able to buy fresh live mussels in the supermarket for $2.50 for about a dozen is mind blowing !
david and i go to a playcentre a couple days a week, he really loves it - it's like a nursery school but the mums or dads stay with the kids, drink coffee and chat.
otherwise, life is good - we are waiting with anticipation for the arrival of the container, it arrived in auckland at the beginning of the week and are hoping it clears customs with as little hassle as possible and gets delivered to us soonest - gosh i miss my couch and our bed and all my kitchen stuff and my big fluffy towels and my dishwasher and my washing machine and my warm winter boots and my - oh ok, i will stop whining now and end with a couple of some lovely pics for your enjoyment !
1 comment:
I'm constantly amazed how big that child is getting. I was in Cape town like, Yesterday, and he was an infant. The house looks great. In fact, it almost looks like it belongs in my neighborhood outside of chicago. Im sure your weather is much better, tho.
Ted
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