My uncle died on Tues. He has been sick for a couple of years - 75 years old, so it's a mixed blessing because now he's no longer in pain and he went to be with the LORD. I wasn't feeling sad about it until I saw him and my aunty. Having just been to Myles' mum's funeral it's all just too much sadness. Lost so many loved ones, 3 of them in April...bad month for my family. I think I'm over mourning.
It has been a busy time for us. I have been feeling sick and we're moving house. So been busy packing up old house, cleaning and unpacking at new house. My family is busy with funeral preparations so haven't had the usual cousins to help. But Monday we've hired a truck and 4 of my male cousins are coming over to help load and unload.
Funerals in my culture are no small feat. My uncle was a popular man in his community and church so it will be a big funeral with lots of people turning up at their house to pay their respect. There's always a lot of cooking and lots of people.
I would normally be over there a lot but with moving and being preggy and sick it's just not possible. Have had to prioritise so packing and cleaning is all i'm doing until the big move on Monday. We're not moving far from our current place so it makes it easy to troup back and forth.
My niece has been helping me pack and unpack. She's 9 and needs to know the exact schedule of her day...what we're doing every hour. So keeping her entertained has been funny while still letting her help me. She likes cleaning the outside of cupboards but not the inside. She loves using the cleaning spray and is always trying to create jobs that require spraying. She enjoys vacuuming but only what she can see is dirty :)
I can't wait to settle in to our new home and focus on baby. With the funeral, my Mum is now coming over earlier which is another mixed blessing....letting her help me while not letting her stress me over her perfectionist, only 'one way' to do everything attitude. caleb is going to love having her around. Will have to make sure she doesn't spoil him to the point of disobedient!
sleep is calling me.
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I'm sorry to hear about another death in your family.
You are still in my prayers!
Are you in the new house yet??
That must be exciting!
Thanks Faith. We moved house Monday. So our new place was a complete mess, but it was a relief to have moved it all. The funeral has taken over so in the next couple of weeks will unpack.
Setting up house is what I love the most! It does feel great to have more space. And I am going to do a huge purge to get rid of the clutter.
Caleb loves the new place too.
Hi Tali, I love you! I am praying for you! I am sorry for your loss! You will see him again that is what is awesome about it all.....although sometimes saying that does not bring comfort, I understand.
We have something in common, I am moving downstairs and you are moving into a new house---how wonderful!
I will be back, praying for you friend!
Hi Lill, great to hear from you. So how come you're moving downstairs?? Hope it will be a nice home for you and Shaniya.
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