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Day 41

We're almost ready to move over into the neighbouring Apartment for the remainder of our visit and the cleaning and packing has made me think a lot about home.

I got to drive the cruck from the Garage to the house while P-J held the furniture in place on the back. Sure, it was only a few meters, but after almost 6 weeks of no driving, it was lovely (and nerve-wrecking)!

Backing up into the space, nogal!

Jorja helped prepare the quiche bases to test out in the Apartment oven and did well. She is both tall enough to reach the counter comfortably and getting better at listening to and following instructions. We read her Term 2 Progress Report on the way to the airport and I'm pretty sure that it was an area to work on...

Mini Chef

Ethan's growing too. Not only are his legs looking longer, but his vocabulary is widening and his hair is quite a length! I am toying with the idea of letting P-J cut it again with the machine but then I remember the haircut that went so very, very wrong.

Carrying in the couch cushions

While they napped this afternoon, I baked a batch of key lime biscuits. I've never seen anything like it back home and was keen to see what the green dollops on the baking sheet would turn out as. Turns out, they look deliciously attractive to your average (5 year old) passerby, but it only appeals to some tastebuds!

For dinner we were treated to P-J's now absolutely, unmistakably, jaw-droppingly delicious home-made burger patties with potato wedges, cucumber and avo salad and mushroom sauce. Everyone was asking for more (and some of us didn't even crave the missing hamburger roll...)

Diners, Drive Ins and Dives...eat your heart out!

Jorja asked about home during bath time this evening - I think when I opened the Lifebuoy soap bar that I found at the bottom of the suitcase, it transported us all back to Cape Town, for a little while.

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  1. michelleAugust 4, 2014 at 10:24 AM

    They have both grown, and it is always so good when we catch up on Skype (even if it is only dinosaur roars!).

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