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Our container arrives. |
After war and famine, moving is one of the most stressful things for a family. I know, because I've moved our
- a bowl
- a spoon, and a
- a change of underwear
In February we loaded all of our earthly possessions into a container. Six months later it arrived in Lusaka. It was like Christmas. The kids got their bikes, I got my Kitchenaid mixer, and Eric got his cordless screw gun.
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| Boxes! |
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| "Look mom, I can carry the apple with no hands." |
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| Issac takes a running jump into the packing papers |
Thursday: Container arrived. Eric unpacked. I met with Social Welfare about our adoption application. (No word on our baby girl...)
Friday: Eric unpacked. I helped him. That night we had friends over to celebrate our move.
Saturday: Eric unpacked. Two girlfriends and I sold 150 homemade cupcakes at the Dutch Reformed Market. This once-a-month market is quite the social event. Who knew that pig cupcakes would be so popular? We sold out!
That evening we hosted a BBQ with three other families at our mostly-unpacked home.
It is a wonderful chaos, because after eight months in transition, we are settling down.
Not-A-Surprise (#2): Even though they have stacks of games, books, and toys, my kids still whine about being bored. (Only five more days until French school starts!)
I am amazed at how much fun our kids have been having the past 6 weeks with nothing to play with - everything is in storage. And I know that as soon as I bring out the toys, they'll be saying, "we're bored!" Same here...packing supplies, boxes, tape - they seem happier w/ that! What do we have all the STUFF for? I am glad you guys are getting settled...there is something good about that! :) and sounds like you need to post your cupcake recipe, given how popular it is!
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