Not only did we have our anniversary but we also had a couple of important events happen this past week as well. Firstly I got to inspect the house that we like that is down the street from our current place. It is similar in size, maybe smaller with only 2 bathrooms instead of 3 ( as if we need 3 bathrooms) and it has a lovely pool and a really nicely landscaped yard with lots of little extras inside and around that our current house doesn't have. I also got to meet the owner of the property, at first she came off as very snobby and aloof and made me feel like I should have dressed up in my finest attire to inspect her house. She made it very clear that she doesn't like mess and she expected us to keep the house as clean as possible at all times and she even went as far as to say that she wanted her maid to work for me instead of the one I have now. I was stupid enough not to think quickly and agreed to this suggestion which then caused me 4 days of constant stress and unease. I did like her maid, she was very particular and clean but I had a gut feeling that she would also be there as a spy making sure we didn't break anything or damage any part of the house. I also felt really guilty at the thought of sacking my current maid Juk who has given me no reason or cause to warrant losing her job and she didn't deserve to get fired just because I was too spineless to stand up to this pushy Thai woman. I cannot tell you how much I stressed over this small detail and it wasn't until I read a passage in a book that I am reading - Sarah Palin's autobiography, Going Rogue - in which she said that she must be the person to live with her decisions and abide by the consequences of her actions and this rang so true with me that I then and there decided to stand my ground with this woman and tell her that I will not use her maid and will continue to keep mine as she is good and the kids are relaxed and comfortable with having her around. As soon as I made this firm in my mind I felt at ease again. We had scheduled a meeting with her and the agent for Sunday to sign the lease and pay the security deposit and when she arrived she had on that same snobby attitude from the previous day, not to mention the same outfit. She went over the contract like she had never seen one before (she owns 4 rental properties within the SP villages so I know she knows how to read a lease) and then she had some questions or rather rules that she wanted to inform us on. Firstly she wanted to tell us that we must allow the Pesticide guy to come in a spray for termites once a month. This Marcus agreed to but I still have reservations. I don't like using sprays of any kind around my kids let alone a fine powder that will fill their nostrils. I think I will jus tell the man to bugger off when he does come by as I am not comfortable at all with having chemicals sprayed where my children live, eat and sleep. The second rule was that she didn't want the puppy inside the house WTF? I told her on the day of the inspection that I had a dog and asked her if it would be an issue and she said no it was fine. To this new rule I flat out refused to agree to and told her that if she didn't want the puppy inside the house then she should find someone else to lease her house to. She then proceeded to sit there and "think" about it for about 10 minutes at which point I went to care for the kids as I needed to walk away from the table and by the time I came back she had told Marcus that he was a "very sexy man" and agreed to sign the lease.
I just hope she isn't a pain in my ass and bothers me about small details and I just hope that I can relax enough in this house to make it feel like home rather than living in my grandmas house full of antiques and fragile china. Marcus obviously doesn't care and isn't bothered by her meticulous nature but something about her niggled at me that she is devious.
Don't get me wrong I am over the moon we got this house as houses within this village that are single story and have swimming pools are like hens teeth and we are so lucky we get to stay in a village that we have come to know well and feel safe in. Also I look forward to sitting by the pool with the kids and Marcus having a nice glass of wine watching them swim and play.
The second thing that happened this week was I enrolled Lillie into Judd's Kindergarten. I know she is still so young but it is more like a childcare than a kindergarten for kids her age. I mean yes she wears a uniform, which by the way is bloody adorable on her, and she will have lessons to learn but they are all activity based and fun. I picked up her school backpack and uniform today and she got to try it on for me, she seemed like such a big girl and was so proud of her new dress. She also got a nightie to wear at nap time which has cute little flowers on it. She will start on Monday and just do a week or 2 of half days and then when she is settled and comfortable with her teachers I will change her to 3 full days per week. I still have to pay a full semester for 5 days per week but it is still way cheaper than all of the other international schools and the ladies don't mind if she doesn't come everyday. My hope is that she will learn to play and socialise with other children better as we live a fairly solitary life over here and we don't get out much to play dates or parties and I think school will be very good for her. I also look forward to having some much needed time to myself, I plan to go to the gym, do any grocery shopping or run any errands and also squeeze in some much needed lunch dates with my friends whom I never get to see much anymore and since I only have a handful of people I can call friends it is important that I make the time and effort to see them more.
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