We arrived in Sydney without too much drama, kids were generally good on the plane and we even managed to get some much needed sleep. A twelve hour plane ride followed by a one hour shuttle to our lovely temporary home in Elanora Heights and an extended four hour wait for Gerhard followed, no phone this side as he had to take mine. That meant that I got rather frantic at one stage waiting for him. Safe to say that in typical paranoid Niki state, I actually marched the two kids off to the next door neighbor's house and borrowed a phone...
The sun here sets after 8, so we went to Woolworths (where else) last night. Ate dinner at 10, all in bed at midnight. Liam, Luka and I slept like babies, by the grace of some paracetamol for the two smalls and a sleeping tablet for mommy...imagine my surprise when we woke after 8 this morning.
So today the fun bit starts, big shopping! Gerhard needs a laptop and printer, we need cellphones, a car, a house, furniture, I was born for this.
To say I was sad when we left South Africa would be an understatement, but hey, you can only cry so long. I know in my heart that I will see all those near and dear to me again, so I am dealing with the sadness as best as I can.
I think that I will be better as soon as I have a new telephone number and bbm, so I can chat to all my people.
Oh, and kids are more adaptable than you would think, Luka flew like a dream, she slept in bed with us last night as we have to buy her a bed today, so we could have gone away with her sooner than this.
In the meantime, I am searching for inspiration on how to decorate our new home, will keep you posted and will post some pics soon.
With love from Sydney!
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