My son Jan, had met a woman, a lovely person, that he liked very much, and I hoped and prayed that something would come of it. He was getting thinner by the day, I think the loneliness, worries about the eldest son who was very much addicted to computer games, struggles to come to terms with his lot, and the baby and eight year old Andreas to cope with had a very big impact, and I feared for his well being. It was extremely difficult for me also, as I was in and out of hospital every three months, and when he had to go to Johannesburg for work, and I was away, it was a big problem.
So when I saw his eyes shining again with a lust for life, and his whole being just getting to life again, I was extremely thankful. Erna was just the right person at the right time, as she was kind, and caring, and happy.
So now, almost every second week-end, he and the boys were off to Cape Town, which is almost six hundred kilometers away, but I was one very happy mother, as I could see my child getting out of the dark hole he was in for over a year.
My little Emile was growing up too fast, and was a very busy little boy. It was so cute when Sheila's cows passed, and he would stand a the gate shouting moo, moo! Another wonderful thing that was happening at this stage, was that through Erna's love and care, Andreas was gaining self confidence, something he had very little of before. Altogether just a good time in our lives.
Bush had now made the beds for the onion seeds, and we had sown it, and are waiting now for the day the wee green specks would pop out of the soil. The onions I had sown in the holders are already quite strong, and I think that it won't be too long before Bush can plant them out. he is in high spirits, telling me every day how rich we were going to become, and the first thing he would buy was a 'bakkie', meaning a small truck.
After days and many trips to the municipal offices, oom Vlei, the man responsible for the water affairs, at last came to fix my broken connection. But not before I asked oom Awie, another guy working for Sheila to help me, and he had a look, and shook his head, announcing that he would not be able to do it. He said that he passed oom Vlei, who was basking in the sun sitting in his 'bakkie', and I told him to tell oom Vlei that, if my connection wasn't fix that same day, I would phone the authorities in George. Darn it, I already had to buy the new stuff out of my own pocket, as oom Vlei said there was no money to buy it! But my threat did work, and the connection was fixed!