We spend the first day unpacking and finding places for all of our stuff, much to Husbands annoyance this involves moving his things around. It is quite amusing watching him go to a cupboard and tutting as he adjusts to the new locations.

Midday we head up to Husbands work, every student I walk past says ‘Morning Madam’. I don’t think I have ever been called that in my life, now I have at least fifty times in less than 30 meters! Husband introduces us to a few members of staff… I’m useless with names but I’m sure I will learn them eventually! Again Baby Blue steals the lime light with big smiles while the other two steal a cake each from the staff room.

For the evening Husband organised a few of his friends to come round to meet us all properly, everyone was really friendly and bought home baked gifts of bread and cake! My confusion on names becomes worst as I’m introduced to more and more people. Husband really enjoys the rum we bought as he entertains our guests, I headed to bed, leaving him chatting away on the veranda.

Baby Blue didn’t sleep well that night. I think husband suddenly remembered why we don’t drink very much anymore! One bottle of rum gone! Needless to say he got no sympathy off mother-in-law or I.

Mid afternoon the family that picked us up from the airport take us into the local nature reserve for a game drive. Our boys sit in the boot with the girls. They love the freedom and find every bump amusing. We see giraffes! I don’t know how many times I have seen them in the wild now but I still get such a thrill looking at the majestic beasts!

We drive to a waterfall where the kids go for a paddle… apparently the ‘Beware Crocodiles’ sign in nonsense! I feel myself finally relax as we chill out on a bridge watching the kids play.

The next couple of days we spend around the house, letting the boys adjust and settle in. We hook up Baby Blues bouncer on the Veranda, where he happy bounces away watching the other two run trough sprinklers or ridding there bikes. I meet the maid who seems lovely. I find it very hard not to get up and start helping as she loads the washing machine or folds our clothes. I can also see mother-in-law struggles to not join in.

Husband efforts to source us a car are rewarded as our new car is delivered. It is massive!

The boys are so excited, they play in it hours! The last few days of chilling have been great but without a car its quite isolated… there are no shops on the estate and we really need to go food shopping. Husband and I leave the boys with Nannie and have our first zambian date… food shopping in Shoprite! It appears we can get most things we are used to. I even recognize a few brands but they are expensive. So we fill the trolley with various brands to try out, Weetbix (no ‘a’) is a success but Choco pops not so much. I also stocked up on a few anti insects things …. I now have a “Cupboard of DOOM”.

Having had Malaria in 2011 it is not something I wish to repeat or put my children through if I can help it! Its is probably my biggest fear living here! The boys have got used to me spraying them morning and evening, it involves them standing like a star with a blanket on there head! Yes they look as silly as it sounds!

As the place starts to feel like home I ask Lego Boy what he thinks of Zambia…. ‘Its hot, I like the banana trees and I love the fogger!’ FYI the fogger is a truck which comes past every evening blowing out mosquito repellent diesel smoke! It stinks!