**If you haven't figured out by now we had no WIFI on our trip to Matatiele. I did continue to write our about our journey and am now posting then as I find time to write. I will try to remember to date them at the top as to keep things in order**
Friday, July 4, 2014
Friday, July 4, 2014
We were up and running today at 7:00am as we needed
to replace the van tire before heading on our 4 hour journey to Matatiele. After having that done at the local “Tiger
Tyre” just down the street we were on our way by 9:30. Hills, hills and mountains about describes
our journey. We made two short stops on
the way.
D was feeling ill so we stopped to walk around and use some
restrooms. I had some liquid anti-nausea
in the back so I gave her what I thought was an appropriate dose. Shortly after being on the road again she
fell asleep.
We stopped again at a “Wimpy’s” for lunch and as D was still
sleeping I stayed in the car while the others picked up some food. Upon looking at the anti-nausea medication I
realized I had given her the older child dose so 2 tsp instead of 1. Oops! Best 3 hour nap she’s ever had!
We dropped our luggage off at our guest house: our home for
the next 3 nights and left immediately to see Z. With all the stopping and truck traffic(they only go about 10km uphill and there are ALOT of hills) the 4 hours trip took us about over 5.
Z is wonderful!
Everything we imagined and more.
Upon first seeing us she cried. As we spent more time with her cottage she
started to warm up. By the end of our 2
hour visit she would sit herself on my lap.
She even gave dad a cuddle before we left. Big sister just wanted Z to sit on her lap
and Z was happy to comply.
Couple of observations:
1.
She
appears to be “top dog” of her cottage.
When in toy altercations with others she always ended up the winning
party. Watch out cousins!
2.
We are told she loves to eat. Will fit right in then!
3.
English is not spoken in the cottage so we will
have a slight communication barrier.
4.
She currently sleeps through the night.
5.
She laughs a lot and has a very playful spirit.
6.
She is very well cared for.
We are feeling so entirely blessed right now and so thankful
for God’s hand upon this trip so far; in safety, patience in travel and especially
in meeting this child that He has chosen to join our family.
Sounds like a wonderful exciting time in your lives. Perhaps you could use a bit of anti nausea meds for D for the long boring flight home ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all these postings today! :) We've all been checking anxiously I'm sure. Its great to have the details to "fill in the gaps" from the weekend and hearing that God has been answering the prayers of many for your safety and that meeting Z would go well!
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear from you!
ReplyDeleteZ sounds lovely & we're thankful that D seems to be loving every moment of having her around. We'll have to see how fast her cousins can teach Z to ask for fishies, raisins & craisins! :)
Mom has been helping to keep us up to date too. Praying you can give Z gravol on your flights if needed.
Noah keeps pointing at planes and wondering if it's your's yet. He is also curious what D & Z's favourite games are on the Ipad.
The garden is getting some attention. Last night Mark & Josh's ball game was cancelled so the 2 of them put in some time (I think they had someone help to make sure they weren't pulling plants). lol! Lots of love & prayers for a safe & wonderful remainder of your trip!
Sounds like you're having quite the adventurous trip! How wonderful and exciting that you were able to spend time with Z and that that went so well! Keeping you all in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteZ sounds like she will fit right in!! Glad you had a great visit with her! So many adventures make for great stories to tell!!! So happy to hear things are going well.
ReplyDeleteB talks about baby sister all the time and is missing D!!!!