Good times

Yesterday was such a lovely day here in Clarens. First of all I slept well for the first time since the tick bite fever saga, then because I'm still quite tired from being ill I'd cancelled my morning stuff and spent it at home reading The Week. A friend bought me a subscription for my birthday but somehow it all got messed up so this was the first edition I actually received. The weather was also beautiful after a couple of stormy and cold days.

At Mapheo we took the kids out to a nearby farm where they have various animals you can look at. It's a bit like a tiny safari. The kids were so excited as it was a suprise trip. We loaded them into the cars (as exciting as ever) and set off. At the farm we walked around the land looking for animals and their footprints. The kids were in teams and had a sheet of paper with different footprints to find and tick off. Suprisingly they all managed to find them all within minutes - a little imagination goes a long way! We also saw some different kinds of bok, black wilderbeest and zebra. It's such a privilege to be part of so many firsts in these children's lives. They were so excited to see the animals as in Clarens we only see cows, sheep and chickens. After we had seen the animals we sat and ate our hotdogs in front of an incredible view across the mountains.





In the evening I got together with some other ladies and watched a period drama which was fun.

And then as the icing on the cake, when I was fast asleep in bed my phone rang. I looked at it and realised it was England calling! My cell group at home had been putting together their christmas shoebox gifts and remembering me doing them last year so decided to call me (before checking the time difference!). They passed the phone around and I got to have a little chat with everyone. A lovely end to a lovely day.