Housie update

Today, we have been in the house for 4 weeks.  I cant believe a month has gone by since the movers tossed our belongings out the back of their truck.  We are feeling settled as I am happy to spend the day in my pjamas with Gioia.  We took Johan to the airport last night for a quick 8 week stunt.  He returns days before my scheduled c-section.  We both tried our absolute best not to get teary eyed as we said our goodbyes as Gioia seems to suffer tremendously if we show too much emotion, infact she warns us on the highway already that tears are not permitted.  I pinch my thigh at the first hint of a tear and Johan keeps faking sneazes in a weak attempt to conceal the true reason for his moist blue eyes.  I have stopped making 'to-do' lists as I realise running a house is a marathon and not a race and we have the rest of our adult lives to fine tune the little imperfections and make the house just perfect.  I am looking through the big double doors imagining Gioia's future 3rd birthday party on the deck...it will be a warm summer afternoon for sure and I can see all the little guests in their costumes running around the pool..so much to look forward to..so much!