....Well, atleast 2010 birthday and Xmas came!
The snails delivered 10 parcels and lots of letters....the backlog of mail which had been waiting for collection since early December but noone had been around to go to the Posta!!
Peter, our driver, delivered them to school just before he took us home. I was sooooo excited but waited until I was safely inside the gate, changed into non-school clothes, had made a pot of coffee and settled myself in my favourite outdoor chair in the best afternoon shadey spot before I allowed myself the delight of opening each item....slowly, savouring each moment and bursting into tears as each wonderfully exciting piece of home was revealed!
ASANTE SANA......ASANTE SANA......RAFIKI YANGU..............
THANK YOU.....THANK YOU.....MY FRIENDS...
.....AND MY DEAR DARLING FAMILY for the treasures and the excitement you endowed me with!
I spent the next hour pouring over my loot...especially The Y-Worry rag (an annual chronicle detailing our families' monthly adventures) through happy/emotional/homesick tears....I sent texts to Mum and some of my family and friends... then realised that it was the middle of the night in Australia....Pole sana... So sorry for waking you up but THANKS heaps for your responses and....................
THANKS MUM for getting out of bed....booting up your computer and waiting patiently for Skype to allow you to connect and consequently allow me to share my excitement with you. Your phone call was so valued as I was feeling very homesick at that exact moment you rang!!!
I am so excited to hear all the mail arrived! I just showed Millie the photo and pointed out the bits and pieces we sent and she said "Oh wow! Lots of people sent Fran stuff!!!" I loved how you made yourself wait until everything was just right before you allowed yourself to sit down and treasure/enjoy all your mail.
ReplyDeleteAnd so it continues to rain in Ballarat, it is so hard to believe its Summer! But we've had nothing compared to Queensland, its so sad to watch all the news coverage on the floods, makes you realise just how lucky we all are!
Thoroughly enjoying my daily dose of your blog posts!
Love Nic xox
Thanks Nic....you're a gem. I love to get feedback here..it feels good. Start of the year is underway and life is very busy. We have had rain but it hasn't been too debilitating....yet!!!
ReplyDeleteGive your girls a hug from me! xx
That's gorgeous, Fran...and Mums just always seem to KNOW, don't they? :-D
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all the stories and pics...they are so interesting - and as someone who is admittedly really rubbish with geography and knowing about countries, I'm learning a lot, too!
Be well!
*hugs*
Emma.