It was the old days, I still remember it but I must have been less than 5 so it would have been over 25 years ago!! It was a squareish house on piles, so it wouldn't have been too much to shift it I guess.
Last day of holidays tomorrow. Bit sad really since W is the most happy and relaxed I have seen him in…ever. He is being so well behaved and nice. Today he even made a treasure hunt with clues spread around everywhere for us all to follow I just found out yesterday that he is going to spend all day Tuesdays skiing for the whole term!
Skiiing via school is so awesome! I guess it's a pretty appropriate skill to have where you are.
Cally I know exactly what you mean about having "issues" with the house. We thought we were pretty clever buying this house when we did - for the amount of money we paid (ie, not much) it ticked pretty much every box on a fairly exhaustive list. But a decade down the track (and after the household has grown considerably including the amount of stuff we own) plus having seen a lot more (newer) houses, I realise how some of the things that irritate me are actual design flaws, that could only be fixed by major renovation work (eg moving walls, building on). Like, I don't understand how in 1974 a 4-bedroom house would have a single bathroom & toilet when all the houses built in this area from 1980 onwards have multiple bathrooms & ensuites, not to mention extra built-in closets, family rooms etc. Plus we have this idiotic looooooong hallway that runs all the way through the house that chews up a massive amount of floor area but is too narrow to function as anything other than a walking-strip. Plus, my fridge is in the laundy. How that hasn't made me insane in 14 years is probably only because we spent 5 of those years in a different house in Canberra. LOL.
Arte that's great that W is so happy and relaxed! We are having the opposite at the moment. I don't know if miss E is having some sort of hormonal growth spurt right now but she's been cranky, non-cooperative, frequently riles straight up to squealing/shouting/accusing people of not listening to her, and is (it seems) terminally bored. Today I gave her a list of three suggestions of things to do after which point she forfeited the right to complain. Seemed to work... for all of 15 minutes or so . She doesn't realise it yet but her tv-viewing is about to be severely curtailed since I am of the opinion she is developing signs of a lazy play-brain.
LOL, I remember my mother giving me several choices of boredom busters - cleaning room, doing dishes etc. I recall I found some way to entertain myself pretty quickly lol.
Bummer about the grumpy phase. I hope it passes quickly xx
There was something I was going to ask you…mind blank.
And OMG, is H 15!!! Far out!
The houses in NZ didn't really pick up on the ensuite/multibathroom trend until around the late 90's. This house was built mid 80's and despite being huge it still only has the one bathroom.
Seems like all our babies are losing their teeth now!! W still looks to have them all firmly in place I don't think I am ready for the gap-teeth stage. He is still my baby.
I am just about to head up the mountain to see how W is going up there. He must have been quite keen since he put on multiple layers of clothes with no fuss. It is the first time I have been up the mountain in years - brilliant day for it!
A few issues here - FIL had emergency surgery on Friday to remove a large tumour from his bowel. Takes about a week to get the test results back so we're not sure if it's cancer or not. I thought DH was going OK, but he had a crap week at work last week and ended up with a mental health day yesterday as he just couldn't face work on top of the stuff going on with his Dad. Seems to be going OK now though.
Not much else happening. Started thinking about DD's birthday party. I'm thinking rainbow theme.
I just found out yesterday that he is going to spend all day Tuesdays skiing for the whole term!
. She doesn't realise it yet but her tv-viewing is about to be severely curtailed since I am of the opinion she is developing signs of a lazy play-brain.
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