Everything was much easier now, and Little Emil was quite happy with his nanny, and they went for long walks every morning before his nap. He loved to hold stones and sticks, and I loved that in him, as I love stones, and my husband used to call me Christina klip (stone}, as the car was always weighed down with stones whenever we went for a picnic, or a walk in the mountains.
I have decided to lay out my garden with all kind of interesting things, but first I had to get the groundwork done, and the most harassing part of that was to get rid of the invader kikuju grass! Not easy, as it makes long and very strong arms that just strangles everything in their way!
But then I got ill. Something on my side was itching like mad, and on looking after hours after it first started, I found one of the small, dangerous little tics nicely embedded in my skin. I pulled it off, hoping that the head came out also, but as I was busy watering my veggie beds, I didn't look too well!
After a few days this spot started itching something terrible, and no matter what ointment I put on, it would not go away. Then I started feeling like I had a bad flue, but my head was so sore I could hardly lift it from the pillow.
I still thought that I had flue, but when my glands started swelling and my legs went all warm and stiff, I decided to go and see the doctor. As I have to go to the clinic to see the doctor, I knew it was going to be torture, as one had to be there at seven, as the doctor only saw the first fifteen on a day, and sometimes when I got there, about twenty people would be queuing already. So this morning I left at half past six, to find about eight people already waiting.
The problem of course is that you can't make an appointment, and I felt very sorry for old people and young mothers with babies that have to walk long distances, just to find that they can't see the doctor.
I was glad I came so early, but of course the doctor only came at eleven, as she had to do all the clinics in the aria. So by the time the doctor arrived, and I got to see her after the eight people before me, it was lunchtime, and I felt like just lying down on the ground and go to sleep to escape from my aches and pains.
Jan had to go to Johannesburg again in two days, and I was hoping that I would feel better, as the kids would be sleeping with me, and I had to help Andreas with his school work.