Busy Week

Our goods and chattels arrive from Kazakhstan tomorrow so the rest of the week will be spent organising and unpacking boxes - oh joy!  Frankly, I am amazed the shipment is here at all let alone arriving before Christmas.  There have been so many horror stories from others regarding their shipment.  It just goes to prove my theory, that if your name is at the top of their (s)hit list they are going to make like difficult for you.  There is no rhyme or reason to it, which does pretty much sum up most of my dealings with officialdom in Kazakhstan.

The landlord popped round yesterday to see if we needed any help with anything.  He is such a nice chap and Hans Erik, our general handyman, arranged for the bins to be emptied while we were away.  I will never be able to function in the 'real world' again.  I am pampered so much that I have been ruined!