Luvly Jubbly in America: Where do I start

Where do I start? It's been a while since I last wrote on my blog. I got a very stern message from my special friend in France to start blogging. Even my sister was wondering why I have not written for so long. For me the blog should be a positive outlet and for the last while things have been a bit tits up. There has been a build up of lots of different things. Nothing bad but one tends to get into this negative state and you need a punch to snap out of it.

Firstly the weather has been so terrible with the ice and snow. Not seeing green grass in weeks does crazy things to you. Have to be honest the sun has been shining which in it's self its a blessing. Whereever you walk you try not fall on your A as things are so slippery.

Living away from your home country sometimes makes you carry a guilty suitcase around. We never left South Africa to run away from anything or anyone, it was purely an adventure. To be honest we have been having an amazing adventure the last 6 years. Tough times sometimes but an amazing life. Once you leave, its really hard to turn back. Also the pain we might have caused our own families moving away from the home country. On Saturday the kids do ice skating lessons and this weekend I took the girls so was chatting to all the blokes. Now we know how unemotional and sometimes far to practical you men can be. It was an eye opener when you heard the guys discussing their parents and describing the pain their parents felt chasing them around the globe. Leon's dad is in hospital today and you wonder if we should rather be closer to SA to visit? Should I be closer to my sister to help with my grandfather? Don't panic Leon these are all just questions flying around in the brain.

The next question is the pain of not having contact with my mom. My kids not having contact with a grandmother. Will they be cross or blame me for lack of family contact? I often wonder what will be the turning point in the mend of the relationship between my mom and me and my mom and my family.

Like me friend Sam said to me I am like those people who are on holiday and they already planning their next holiday. So I am in America now, for any 5 months and I am already planning. Planning for what I have no idea. We have not even finished our 2 year contract in America yet. Been in the states on a L1 visa has it's pros and cons. Firstly if Leon gets made redundant we have to be out the country in 2 weeks. Yes two weeks. Sell, ship the whole lot. Nothing will happen but it's something to consider. Houses are so expensive here and so high maintenance. Now Ii am moaning

I have been on the hunt for a swimming instructor job. Anywhere. Boy this has been disheartening. Most of the work is in the afternoons and I can't work then as we have made a decision that I will spend the time with the kids. It will come I know. I am not the most patient kind of person.

OK all the bad stuff gone and out the window.

Leon is going out on Wednesday night with some friends for a curry. How rude this will be the second time. I am so chuffed for Leon. What is wrong with these women no night time drinks with a few friends. Nothing at all. Unless I am not been invited. So I have decided to invite all the special friends I have made to drinks here. Maybe this will get the ball rolling.

Our darling bundle of joy and spunk Victoria lost her first tooth. She has been the banana and so happy with herself. Kara and Victoria made a bed for the tooth fairy anf little notes. They always ask the tooth fairy it's name. leon normally does the return letter and makes up some funny name. This round it was my turn. So the fairy was "cupcake with sprinkles". I was todf it was a funny name.Lleon loved this and of course jumped on the wagon and had a good laugh. Kara our special darling, soft hearted little lady would not go to slepp because she was scared of the tooth fairy coming into the house. Now try explaining to a scared 7 year old that the tooth fairy will not come into your room without giving the secret away. This happened with Father Christmas too. Now Kara jumps into our bed to save the stress.

We went to a chowder festival on saturday. What a good laugh. Did feel a bit funny when we first got there but soon slotted into full taste mode. We tasted some fantastic soup chowders.

Sunday it was off the Groton to visit the submarine. This was really great. We got to walk around in the submarine. Dad we all thought of you so much. We would loved to have heard your stories. Kara has a post card for you dad which she chose. will get that off to you. Then we had lunch at a pizza place called the 2 wives. I liked the same. Leon had a clam and paremesan pizza. The poor Italians would cringe if they knew what the Americans did with the pizza.

We have booked a long weekend away to North Carolina, Charlotte to see our special friend Caroline. We both can't believe the coincedence of the weekend. Harold will be with my parents inSsouth Africa and I will be in Waxhaw with Caroline. Looking forward to a great laugh.

I think the main thing is we all make the choices good or bad, but never along the line do we mean to hurt.

We think of everyone across the world often.

All my love
Heather