Back in the City

Lilly stated that today's drive didn't seem half as long as usual. We all agreed it was because we were going to our friend's house.

The mobile phone alarm started buzzing and vibrating at 6.30 this morning. Elsie and I greeted it with eyes that wouldn't open and we certainly did not want to brave the cold morning. Half an hour later we dragged ourselves out and set to work waking everyone else up.

We finally hit the road at 10 o'clock, checked the post office on the way through town, and kept driving until our servo stop around 2ish. It wasn't until nearly 5 that we arrived at Tammy's. The past 7 hours have flown by; talking, eating, watching movies, playing with puppies. And the inevitable cleaning up when there are 16 children and 3 adults in a house.

I also got to catch up with Robyn, my midwife for Willem's birth. It was so nice to see her again. I was able to tell her about the amazing impact she has had on my understanding of caring for babies and raising children.

The children have bunked up wherever they have found room. The girls in one room, the boys in another, babies with their mums, and the older two watching a very late DVD.

So here we are, a long way from Wallaby Scrub. Us country folk can get a bit overwhelmed by all these city slickers. Well, I'm sure we'll survive our week in the big smoke, and then head back to the bush .... where we belong.