Our goal at the moment is to get our house on the market in spring. So I probably wouldn't get up there till next year. Ideally I would like to be there before L starts school.
Yeah ikwym, but our property is so run down that it will take us that long to get it on the market. Houses don't sell well here in the winter so you really need to aim for autumn or spring.
lol, i can imagine md. watersides are so much fun.
we have been without power for 2 days and it is absolutely freezing here. not fun at all. the worst part is waking up in the morning and hearing all the neighbours generators going when we don't have one.
lol, i can imagine md. watersides are so much fun.
we have been without power for 2 days and it is absolutely freezing here. not fun at all. the worst part is waking up in the morning and hearing all the neighbours generators going when we don't have one.
G: whhhaattt? what happened? it is sooo cold ATM too (and i am not even up in the mountains!)
Oz: that would be so so so awesome if you two could live in the same place! what a coincidence! i hope that it can happen for both you and Ginger! maybe that could be the sept 07 baby buddies reunion point
MD: yeah our mates were talking about some slide antics with their 4 year old....apparently there were a few hairy dunking moments when they lost their balance . thankfully (??) Leila is a bit of a scaredy kat like her dear mother and prefers the more demure past-time of splashing in a pool sans accessories lol.
AFM: 6 days until we go (quietly freaking out). DH forgot to get the visa stuff organised, so it was all heaped on me over the last 2.5 days...not happy jan. we could of been deported at arrival if this was not sorted. anyway $1200 later and we should be getting our visa in the mail in the coming days...nothing like keeping it to the line!
after the big storm we had no power. no idea why. it is back now though so that is ok. my house is completely trashed though. 2 days of no washing machine, dishwasher, vacuum etc. and it looks like a tip!!
i just can't believe they reckon it will be 31 on monday. i can't imagine it.
dh is going up to sydney on australia day weekend to have a chat to his brother about the option of us doing the big move. this is the first step in the massive process. if it goes well with his bro, and his bro thinks its a viable option then this will set the ball rolling. if his bro is negative about it...then we might have to reassess. i will keep you all posted.
Thanks Md. Yes we are planning on going there for a visit over Easter to see how we like it in a colder month and quieter time period iykwim? I am still keen to do it, I am interested to see how dh feels after talking face to face with his brother.
G, If you go at Easter I think you will be pleasantly surprised. The water is still warm enough for swimming right through april as all the warmer currents from the north have moved down the coast. We only ever go on holidays during the easter holidays and we always go to the coast and it's a gorgeous time of year to be there and even better that it's not overrun with loads of people. Fingers crossed the meeting with your BIL gets the ball rolling on this. I agree with MD, it's not a decision that needs to be made now and you said yourself that it wil take till at least spring to even consider selling the house so you have loads of time to be sure that it's the right thing.
Cass, having the wrong travel plans/preparation is one of my biggest fears. I would have been hyperventilating at the thought of the visas not being done yet! But I can't believe that it has come around so quickly. THis time next week you will be there! So what will the time difference be so we know when to expect you online
L had a fishing clinic today down at the State Fisheries place. It was only $40 for the bus, all day fishing and a BBQ lunch and they came home with $120 worth of gear! He got a Shimano fishing rod, fancy lure and a tackle set as well as a hat and t-shirt. He's stoked at the freebies. He even caught two Yellow Belly fish too. The organiser is going to email through some pics next week which is great.
E had a dentist appointment to pull out some of her baby teeth to make room for the adult teeth and hopefully make her look not so much like a hillbilly with crooked teeth and he ended up taking out 6! THe original plan was to only take out 4, but he decided to take an extra two out down the bottom as the adult teeth were just starting to push thm up. Poor kid had to have 8 injections through her whole mouth as the teeth were on both sides and in the upper and lower jaw. The anaesthetic is just starting to wear off now, but I gave her some nurofen about an hour ago so she doesn't have to deal with too much pain just yet. The biggest challenge will be making sure that she doesn't loose the blot clot from the sockets as they are quite shallow. She held up better than I thought she would. The Dr and I agreed to do them all at once because I knew I'd have buckleys and none of getting her to go back for another go if we only did half of them! I have promised her a banana smoothy for tea though which she is looking forward to.
Also got L and E measured for some custom orthotics for their shoes too. Poor kids copped all the problems LOL. It's going to be a huge few months $$ wise for us with all of this and with P's ENT appt as well. And that's not even going into the back to school costs as well! It just seems never ending atm. I'm cringing at the thought of DH doing the BAS's and telling me how much personal expenses we've had. So much for saving some money this year!
Cass, notice how I studiously avoided mentioning your departure there? It's because I still can't believe you're going to LA of all places! You are gonna have to give us a blow by blow account of what it is really like because (as you can probably tell) it has turned into a nearly mythical destination in my head because we see all these fictional portrayals in film & tv. LOL I'm worried you don't use enough hairspray to survive in the concrete jungle. I'll be much more psychologically comfortable about your whereabouts once you hit Italia
Cass is gonna get hooked on Botox. I am also bedazzled by the L.A thing! How exciting! Bummer about the visa debacle, that would fill my tummy with squirms!
I hope G and Oz can meet up over easter - how cool!
Trill, far out that sounds expensive! And poor E, I hope it doesn't hurt too much when all the pain killers run out. L's fishing thing sounds great! I am sure W would love something like that when he is older. The trout center runs a kid program where they teach them to fly fish and they get a guaranteed catch - not that hard though since the pool is about the size of a tennis court and there are thousands of fish swimming over each other in it lol (pre release fish because lake taupo is stocked)
The weather here is as turd as it sounds over there. Massive amounts of rain and wind this summer. We went to the city for something to do and went to the swimming pool. W was finally brave enough to walk by himself in the 80cm pool which is lucky because it wouldn't have worked very well now that we are outnumbered!
Cass I am so excited for you. I can't wait to hear all about it, do you have a blog?
Trill poor E and your poor wallet lol. Did she enjoy her banana smoothie?
Arte thankfully we haven't any rain up here this week, it is the 1 year anni of the floods. We have actually had some really nice weather, though I think it is meant to turn crap this weekend.
G we will definitely have to try and line something up. I don't even know what date Easter is lol.
Is anyone else dealing with lots of frustrated meltdowns? I was reading that at 4 boys get their first big surge of testosterone and that it can make them aggressive. We have had to take L's game console away as he gets so frustrated when he isn't winning and has a massive meltdown. Is this an age thing???
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. thankfully (??) Leila is a bit of a scaredy kat like her dear mother and prefers the more demure past-time of splashing in a pool sans accessories lol.
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