Merille's new house

End October

Our trip to Sth Africa is over and the last week just got worse and worse. We stayed with Merille in her new house, which was the highlight for me, although on the first day we arrived, there was no furniture – at all. Her move in had been delayed by various events. We felt so bad for her that we added another 4 bodies to all the stress of moving into a new home. Fortunately, we had ended up having a quiet and relaxing week in Knysna.

We left on Thursday and stayed overnight in a casino resort about an hour out of CapeTown called Caledon. We booked a baby sitter for the boys and their was a crèche also, which we made use of for an hour and half. We used that time to enjoy the hot springs and various amenities before collecting them again.

We felt quite refreshed after the swim and the break away from them. The resort grounds were lovely and there was a good play area for the boys to run around in.
Our one night finished very quickly and we were off back to CapeTown again.

Back at Merille’s place, I felt so sorry for her that she was experiencing the house settling in pains in full view of us. She really wanted us there and I loved spending time with her but it was hard work for her. The builders were a bit slack in lots of areas and within a few days in the house they were being patently obvious, I think also she was quite easy on the builders and really needed to get in the house as quickly as possible.
The week went very quickly and Stuart and I made sure we had lots of time to do our own thing and he managed to get some golf in also. I managed to have some time alone with Merille. The boys were nightmares for the first couple of nights, screaming and screaming and not wanting to sleep. Oliver continued his fascination and love affair with Joan. They soon settled down once the place became familiar to them and all the moving and noise had stopped.