This is what I have to say;
Today wasn't a surprise to me. The surprise was in a form I could never have imagined, Gozi, my Gozi knew what would be a surprise for me, he planned and a good plan indeed it was. A surprise plan, I never love surprises and he knows it. This is how surprised I was:
- My Boys, two of them are here now, they were here even before I knew it! The were here two days back, my boys, one lives in Canada and one lives in Scotland (studies in Scotland).
- My Daughters, one lives in Oman (married), one lives in Detroit (married), are all here and I never knew it.
They planned with their Dad to be here without letting me know. Can you believe it? I couldn't!
My Gozi, took my phone last night and switched it off! reason? its our cerebration and he needs all the attention (that was his reason). It wasn't true. The true reason was, he knew one of my boys (my first born) living in Canada, would call me and ruin the surprise. he was not worried of all the others, they are all Dad's.
Early morning my Gozi goes out, as norm, an hour later, knock, knock, knock (not normal at all), I open the door and my last born (the tallest) is face to face with me! while still trying to figure out if I was awake or still asleep, the rest of them show up giggling, the were just behind him!
Imagine my reaction! was I dreaming? No! please God, its not a dream. Indeed it wasn't a dream. Their Dad appears, smiling foolishly, as when he is guilty of mischief, didn't want to embarrass him in-front of the bunch.
What would you call it? Surprise, surprise, surprise.
The other surprise was when I was given my phone back and I happened to just sneak-pick on what goes on at JF, wasn't I surprised to see this thread? No. I was not surprised to see the thread because AshaDii told me way back she will wright something on my 30th anniversary. The surprise was how beautiful she wrote it, short, articulate and to the point. The response her thread got, was even a bigger surprise.
The least I can say, Thank you all. I wish I would have time to answer all the posts.
I cried and cried and cried, first for reuniting with my loved ones and 2nd for seeing those whom I spent most of my time recently arguing with, flirting with, agree on some points with others and some who dared to even make friends with me, of course its you peoples, my unseen friends, the family which was there when I needed it most, my virtual family and friends who kept me busy and out of misery when my children and my Gozi weren't around. I can not explain it better. I love you all.
Nawaomba niliowaudhi mnisameh sana, niliowakosea msinichukie kwa kukosana tu kwa maandishi yetu hapa JF.
Leo nimeamini kuwa sote ni kitu kimoja, ni binaadam tunaopendana bila kujali itikadi zetu za kidini, kisiasa, kijamii. Mmenifanya nilie sana, kwani hata aliyeniponda, alijitahid anisifu. Nawashkuru na nnawapenda wote.
Shukrani zangu za dhati ziende kwa pacha wangu AshaDii, kwa nyuzi nzuri ambayo sikutegemea. Wengine wote ntawajibu post zenu, kila mmoja ki vyake.
Gozi limelala, nimelichokesha, nililiambia 30 iwe 30 ki ukweli. Loohhh, akajitahid ikawa mbili na nusu! bado ana deni la 27 na nusu!