Continuing "My Story"
Bill and I wanted children but we waited until we had a home of our own. We worked to save for a deposit and mortgage and in September 1971 we moved into our new house. Carol–Ann was born in June 1972, so we were lucky that we didn’t have to wait long for our bundle of joy.
Bill and I wanted children but we waited until we had a home of our own. We worked to save for a deposit and mortgage and in September 1971 we moved into our new house. Carol–Ann was born in June 1972, so we were lucky that we didn’t have to wait long for our bundle of joy.
I worked until the end of the year at Mansfield
State School having to dash from the classroom to throw up nearly everyday but
I made it until December. Then I had time to get the nursery ready but now
money was not so plentiful with only one of us working. We made do with second
hand stuff and planks and bricks for a bookshelf.
We only had one car, which Bill drove to work so I
stayed home most of the time. There was a corner shop about one kilometer away
but we did our weekly shopping on a Saturday in the car. I did a lot of
gardening, making curtains and baby clothes. Because I had a lot of adventures
and travel beforehand, I was happy to be a homebody. Although I suffered badly
with morning (all day) sickness for the first five months, I was very happy. I
was going to keep this baby and love it to death. (That is another story you can read here).
Bill’s Mum and Dad had to return to Switzerland to
claim their new apartment so they just missed out seeing their first grand
child. It was a long time before they did. My Mum and Dad came from Sydney to
be with me before and after the baby was born. In those days we didn’t know the
sex of the baby until it was born.
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| Proud Mum |
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| Proud Grandma |
A proud dad and an inquisitive dog, Ricky, who was very gentle and protective.
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| Proud grandparents |
