From Howick 2.1.89

From Howick

2.1.89

Dear Alan, Lorna & Girls,

Well a Very Happy New Year to you all & it was so wonderful to hear you on the phone & especially to talk to the girls – it will be nice when Stacey can talk also.

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After whispering about the rain in my last letter it has hardly stopped & been very cold & we have hardly seen the sun except for the last 2 days, which we have spent around the pool. On Xmas day just as we were sitting down to lunch it got so dark & the lights went out & we had a mini tornado – we got the tail end – but Howick & Midmar got it – several caravans overturned & a friend who was there put all his family in the caravan & he a and his brother held the caravan down – the brother had two canoes strapped on the roof of his truck & they were blown off – hundreds of hugh trees were uprooted leaving gaping holes in the ground. Our lights came on again at 8 p.m. after several phone calls by Jimmy to Jagersrust. Howick was without lights for a couple of days – everyone phoned to see if we were OK as it was on T.V.

I am just waiting for Neal to arrive with the boys – they will stay for a week – Jenny is looking after Donovan & Taryn & never has any trouble with them at all – they have spent most of their holiday there. Jonathon swam right across the pool today so I gave him R1 & he rushed off to spend it & now expects R1 everytime he swims across the pool. 

I have told Debbie to send Fay to lessons as she is not one bit scared & puts her face right in the water & I am sure she will swim soon. Jonathon wouldn’t put his face ion the water until he went to swimming lessons – now dives in all the time.  Jenna-Lee spent nearly a week with me & was ever so good never cried once, but was pleased to see Shelia when she came for her.

Well no more news & Neal should be here any minute now.

XXXX Tons of love to everyone XXXXXX

XXX Dad, Mum & family XXXXXXXXXXXX