Shootin' the Breeze: GETTING SOMEWHERE SLOWLY....

“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”
-Henry David Thoreau

Plans are just plans. They are dreams, ambitions, hopes, intensions and fleeting thoughts. That is until you put them into action, then they become terrifyingly real!

Plans were all we had until the house was sold, then it all became a reality. There was no turning back.

It is now down to the nitty-gritty. It's time to unravel ourselves from a lifetime of accumlation of car payments, credit card debt, homeloans and all other trappings that have made our lives comfortable.

After feeling totally overwhlemed 2 weeks ago, and waking up at all hours of the night, I am now feeling we are getting somewhere. The emotional issues are slowly being resolved. We have found a lovely home for Skye, our Border Collie. Karen, an absolute dog lover and friend from Hout Bay has offered her a home, with her 4 other dogs. We have socialised them by going for walks and taking Skye to her home and she has passed the test!

Winnie has found a job with a great family in Constantia. It's a busy household with 3 giggly little girls and a boy, all under the age of 10. Strangly enough the mom, Coryn, hails from our hometown, East London. Winnie will live in and I know this family will take good care of her.

Damon is back from his travels and has decided he would like to stay in SA until we have found a yacht. Our special friends, Steve and Linda have kindly offered their flat to him. He is very happy and will be comfortable in their home.

My folks are moving into a flatlet at my sisters house, they seem to have come to terms with it and the flat is being painted and carpeted to make it comfortable for them.

We feel so blessed that these wonderful people have come into our lives when we have needed them most.

Tayne has officially de-registered from school and is so chuffed he can now grow his hair long. He now has me to deal with as his teacher......!!

Michaela, meanwhile, has just arrived in Bolivia after a few stressful weeks of visa problems. She is backpacking around South America with 3 Cape Town friends until September and we will meet her in America after that.

None of this has happened without a heavy heart and a few tears, but the load is getting lighter.

FAMILY TIMES