This morning was no different to the two days that preceded. It was overcast and rainy and were woken to the rumbling sound of the generator, which meant only one thing...we were still without power. With 9 people at the breakfast table every morning some very interesting conversations and questions are posed. This morning was no different. Deb posed to us the question "Do you know how hard it is to put toothpaste on a toothbrush while holding a lighter all in one hand?" Struggling to comprehend how this could be done Deb decided to give us a demonstration of how she performed such a skilful task.
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| Watching "Baby's Day Out" |
After our big family breakfast we ventured out on the all too familiar 30km trip to Willow Park. Yesterday we forgot to pick up a pretty important suitcase from where the little ones stay, so we thought it best to head there first so we don't forget it for a second time. As we were walking in the kids were all standing at the gate saying "makhiwa, makhiwa" (meaning white person in Ndebele). We played with the little ones for a good hour. Just being picked up and held means the world to them.
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| Getting the bus back on track |
Just before the kids were due for a nap we headed up to the girls as it began to storm. We sat down and watched "Baby's Day Out". The movie was interrupted thanks to the bus getting bogged in the grass on the way out from Willow Park. With a decent piece of rope we managed to get it out without any dramas. Lunch was sadza (no surprise) and cabbage (no surprise). It doesn't taste too bad, but as it has already been said...these girls eat this stuff twice a day, every single day of the year and yet they are thankful for the three meals they get each day. The rain cleared up after lunch freeing us to move outside. Alex and I taught more guitar lessons with Divine and Bernice, while Jonno decided to do some shooting competitions with our latest and greatest purchase...our slingshots.
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| Theresa trying out the slingshot |
We eventually headed home and as always later than we originally anticipated. Today we even left with one extra. Divine was coming home with us for the night adding yet another female to the Brennocks home leaving Alex, Jonno, Khulu and I very outnumbered. Yesterday on the way home I managed to get myself pulled over twice with only one roadblock...Alex equalled me today and was also pulled over twice with only one roadblock having to hit his brakes hard because the policeman made a very late call in deciding to pull him over. Alex survived and so did the policeman.
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| Outside a house near the babies home |
We made it home and headed to Des and Pete's for dinner where we had a super feast and learnt to play a new game called "Jungle Speed", which was heaps of fun. On our way home the streets leading to Deb's house were very dark and our gate wouldn't open by remote meaning only one thing...no power yet again. Jonno, Alex and I have a punishment system for not uploading a blog on time on our dedicated night. We get three strikes and then we are on blog duty for 3 weeks straight. I had unfairly earned my first strike early this week due to no power and the boys were having a laugh telling me I was not far off my second. It turns out God was on my side and in all seriousness as we walked in the house power returned! Jonno keeps the lead on two strikes with Alex and I enjoying our time on one strike each. Mostly everyone has crashed early but as I sat down to write the blog Mighty Ducks 3 came on TV (one of my absolute favourite movies) so I'll be up for a while longer.
We've got a big day of shopping in town tomorrow so stay tuned for the inevitable stories that flow out of that. Thanks again for your support, prayers and consistent blog reading!
Andrew
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