This could well be the last update from Tim & El, from next week, it will hopefully be the Slatters JHB! Last Monday El had her checkup and as many of you know the date has been set for next Monday (16 November)! I'd like to say that that is the day we come parents, but we both believe that we became parents almost 9 months ago, the only thing that will change is that I will get to help carry our children around now!! So please keep us in your prayers this week - especially Ella, it is hard work for her as their combined weights is now over 4kgs... My wife is such a winner!
I write my last exam on Friday, so I am doing my best to study, although with prepping to take some time off (I'll probably only get a few days), organising carols and stuff, it's pretty heavy going! But that's what Berocca and VitB complex are for. Somewhere in between all of this I managed to check if the pram fits in the car and how to best pack it so that we can still get groceries in... it was important.
We have made the last few additions to the baby room, an extra shelf, curtains, chest of drawers and bins, we just need to put up two more corner shelves that El stained white this weekend. The room is such a beautiful place for us, it's the culmination of a lot of love and GOD's amazing blessings. Everyone who comes in the room tells us what a happy place it is, so that's really awesome. Plus, we really enjoy just sitting in it... I suppose we'll have lots of that from next week onwards!
El had loads of visitors over the last two weeks, Anne from college, Renee (church), Sue & Ingrid (her HOD and colleague), Gabba & Yvette, Kerris, Heather, Carol and Liza and Darrel, so we've (well, more Ella) been cashing in on some social time!
Carol and Vernard organised for their worker guy to come and strip our passage wall again, replaster and co-prox it against the rising damp. This will be our second attempt to solve the problem.... only time will tell!
We have had three weekends of HEAVY lighting storms, which have been awesome to watch, but have resulted in no power for most of the weekends. The first storm three weeks back took out all of our lights in church as well as most of our sound equipment. We are currently trying to claim from insurance and Joe has put together and awesome quote for us, so I'm really hoping everything comes through okay on that side, it will mean some 'decent' equipment for our worship team!
El and I are so excited for the new year. We have many 'projects' planned for our new year and know that the kids are only the start of amazing blessings to come. Having GOD in the centre of our marriage has been invaluable and by His grace alone do attribute where we are and all that we have. I believe that 2010 will be a year of dreams starting to become realities! We pray that it may hold as much promise for all of you as well.
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