Hello 2010! Wow what a year it has been for us! We have lived in South Africa now for almost 15 months, all of 2009. We have survived what I thought would be a long and sad year, but turned out to be a fast and exciting year for us. It makes me so sad to think that these years are going by so fast, my kids childhood is passing me by too quickly.
This year has been a good family year for us, as we have had lots of "us" time. South Africa has given us the gift of Time! Time to slow down and eat as a family every night, time to actually see what pretty cool kids we have, time to watch them face some of their fears and overcome, time to watch Hunter come out of his shell. South Africa has given us time to listen to Claire talk, time to watch Taylor grow up and make new friends. Time....sometimes it is what we need as parents to do what we need to do, better! We have had time to discover a country we would have never, ever come to; and fall in love with it! Time to take our kids on safaris, time to taste some great wines. Time to build memories to last a lifetime. Time to all go and watch an owl in our backyard(just happened), what a gift we have been given!
2009 will always remain close to my heart, as this was the year for our family to overcome. To overcome the fear of new schools, to overcome the sadness of goodbyes, to overcome the fear of the unknown, and to begin to overcome Speech Apraxia and developmental delay!
I look forward to what 2010 has in store for our family! I know there will be hard days, but I hope the good ones will outweigh the bad! I hope to see us settled back in the US before the end of the year, one thing I have learned is that family is everything and being a world away is too tough!
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