2008

This has been a very traumatic year in for our clan. 2008 surpassed 2004, and then some. The second week of April 2008 was particularly bad:
-Carina’s mom passed away after a short intense fight with Cancer
-My sister Lena’s youngest son Barend was killed in a car accident
-A friend Jani was shot and killed in the driveway of their home
-Bruno our lovely Staffie drowned in our pool

Some of the other things to recall and forget:
-Our 15 year marriage nearly crumbled under the stresses of moving
-The financial downturn hit early when I couldn’t get my house or vehicles sold before leaving RSA
-My project was terminated early
-And to top it all off my brother Rassie was brutally murdered in December

These Lows make the highlights seem few:
-We moved to Oz
-Michael is in a good school and is settling in nicely
-We have 2 neighbours that are great
-It is safe enough that I can ride motorbike again
-It is good to feel safe and relaxed

Tonight we are having a BBQ at John and Di across the road. Tomorrow we are going camping with Michael’s friend Jasmin (his girl!). We are really looking forward to it. I just miss my Double Cab Nissan very much as we cannot get much in the little Hyundai Accent. I can’t even use my Engel Fridge as it doesn’t fit and the site doesn’t have electricity.

To all my friend and family out there: Hope that you have a wonderful and blessed 2009. May your dreams come true and you be blessed with good health. We miss you all terribly. Hans, Carina & Michael.