How Do I Balance My Needs With DSD's?

[Lulu]

Oh fark, teens make me laugh!!!

Look in the scale of things, I think you and DH come first cos without you there is no family kwim?

At least she knows the score, she might have to move schools and she seems fine with it.

Where is the sage advice of the Post It note when you need it hun??????

[fionas]

I tell ya what though, I still feel guilty because I don't think we'd be doing the right thing by her ie. making her go to a different school than last time. Great, that she's cool about it but still not the right thing to do.

Then I got a bit of a grip and started browsing houses and got excited all over again! Found somewhere that would be PERFECT if we were ready to move now.

[Lulu]

Yes, but is it Post It note enabled?? lol

Will you come and have a drink on sat night with us hun???

[fionas]

I can't Lulu. I still haven't had my eyebrows done and still wear lipstick that makes me look like a clown and you will laugh at me!

No, seriously I would LOVE to (and have been watching that thread believe me) BUT DP is working tomorrow night and it's really hard to plan ahead because he often takes jobs at the last minute (train driver toot toot!).

But I promise that when another get-together is organised I will do my best to arrange things so that I can come.

[Lulu]

*lulu runs to check her eyebrows and screams in horror

[Nai]

Well Fiona - if you do move to Yarraville, you will be just down the road from me As someone who has move from Northcote to the other side of town, I can say that you will really like it over here.

(Nai rushes off to get tweezers and into Myer to get new lipstick for tonight... eek!)

[fionas]

Ooooooh, thanks Nai! We're going to go for a "day trip" there on Monday because it's ages since I went over there and DP still needs a bit of a nudge that it's a good idea. Yeah, I think Northcote and Yarraville are pretty similar and I do want the same sort of vibe and still be close to town. Where would you recommend for lunch that's pram-friendly and nice but not too exxie?

Now, how easy/hard d'you reckon it would be to find a 4br house to rent? Obviously, I've been having a look online but only for the past week and while there's a few out there, it looks like fairly slim pickings. We could make do with a 3br but a 4br would be much better as DP could fill a whole room just with his train 'stuff' and he's a shiftworker too so having a 'spare' bedroom is handy.