The Grey Family in Samoa 2008: August 2008

Sorry we haven’t been updating much lately. Firstly I was sick and then Latia, both down with Dengue Fever, it just amazes me how such a small insect can cause so much pain!! It put us out of action for about a week we were both recovering when our neighbours Jan and Clive arrived for a week away from the wind and rain you have been experiencing. So it was on with the tour guide hat and showing them the sights of Samoa. Emile will hopefully get some pictures on today. Did try last week but it didn’t work for some reason. We have a boarder staying a couple of nights a week. Emile’s cousin’s daughter Mazi (16yrs) who attends Robert Lois Stevenson’s High School up the road has been staying. Otherwise she had to leave the village at 5.30am in the morning to get to school on time and she has exams coming up soon. So she enjoys a sleep in at our place a couple of days a week. The girls are enjoying having some new company and she brought with her a proper bed, so all the girls have turns sleeping on it when she is away! We had our first night out without children thanks to a built in babysitter, let’s hope we get a few more!! It is now countdown till Leilani’s birthday on the 30th August when we will be in Savaii so she can swim with the turtles, provided they are not too big!! We are also looking forward to the Perham-Roselli family arriving over in time to celebrate the birthday as well. Here’s hoping the weather is starting to improve in New Zealand or we might be tempted to stay in the Heat of the Tropics!! Just joking, we are looking forward to coming home even if it is going to be cold!