Again on the lost pets - I just walked into the sleepout where I had put Chim's bowl and her food (to drop off to mum), and W must have been in there and the bowl was full. I nearly cried
mum has found a place to stay in townsville that is better than hers. she was with different friends that had the army come knocking and telling them to leave...so they decided to stay mum had nowhere else to go, but thankfully she got a phone call at the 11th hour to stay somewhere else.
my friend in cairns tried to get into an evacuation centre with her children and were told no room. they have now been told to just bunker down in whatever shelter they can find (she has been teaching her 3 year old how to get into the attic JIC...i can't believe it. they are in a floodzone and all and there just isnt anywhere to go...
Its so scary isn't Cass. I am so glad your mum has somewhere to stay. I hope that your friend and her children are safe, I will be praying for them all.
Must be pretty nerve wracking time in FNQ tonight. I guess the only good thing is that people have had a bit of notice. Trill I totally agree with your FB comment. The media make me sick with their 'natural disaster' specials. Hope everyones friends and rellies are safe. My aunt and uncle are on a boat in airlie. So they have left the boat and moved south till it passes.
I am feeling sorry for poor Lu. Is she the only one not going to kinder this year??
Cass Try not to fret. Mattresses in bathrooms etc is horrible but it keeps people safe. They have made all the right preparations, it sounds like they are in a good sturdy building, people will help each other, and now it's just a case of waiting until it's over.
Trill, good to have you back. I'm so sorry you lost your doggie friend. They have such a special place in our hearts. I mourned for ages after we lost old Beags.
Arte, I'm glad your DH has realised the error of his ways, hopefully it will be so much less stressful for you this time around.
JM, no Missy E is not going to Kindy this year. She has to wait utnil next year which is a pity cos her little friend from FDC will be starting mid-year so they will only do one semester together.
Md- how come E has to wait. No 3 year old kindy? To be totally honest I'm not 100% sure I'd send Lu even if I had the choice. So it's kinda good I don't have to think about it.
Ginge- is fri still on? What can I bring? Some doughnuts?! Is 10am too early? We'll head off just before lunch as Sas will need a sleep...
I'm going for a facial and full body wax tonight. Wonder if I need to let the department of sustainability know?
I don't want to go and turn the news on. I am thankful we have cyclone building regulations these days, hopefully everyone stated safe and it doesn't look like it did after Tracey.
Of course it's not as bad as after Tracey - no loss of life or major injuries reported at this stage - no building codes then but people died during Tracey because they didn't prepare...but they won't know what the extent of the damage is until they do their aerial surveying.
No such thing as 3 year old kindy here, you start Kindy after you turn 4 but only 1 year before you start school. It's part of the free public schooling system. Well, actually she will go for one short session a week in term 4 (like a kindy orientation), I forgot that when I wrote that last night LOL
Well of course, stupid me!
Yeah, thank goodness for building regulations and technology to keep people safe these days. I feel for Mt ISA and surrounds who may not be as prepared as it heads their way. Hopefully they weather it ok.
JM, the way they do preschool here is 1 day a week as a 3yo - which mean the can turn 3 early in the year but most are turning 4 and then at least 1 or up to 3 days a week for 4yo's for the year before they start school. So A will do a full day on Fridays and then next year I will put him in for two days probably. The other kids only went for 1 day, but I think A will need it plus it will give me an extra child free study day. LOL at letting the dept of sustainability know about the waxing. You wouldn't want to get a fine for illegal de-forrestation
I haven't seen any updates from Cass, but knowing that there are no reports of people hurt is a positive sign.
Speaking of preschool, I got A a new shirt today. The have polo shirts you can buy with the preschool logo on it so they have kinda a uniform to wear. I had a shirt of L's still but it's a size 6 so it's too long for him. I also dug out the preschool hat the others wore too. He was a bit miffed though when he realised that GIRLS were going to be at preschool too LOL. He thought it would only be boys.
mum had nowhere else to go, but thankfully she got a phone call at the 11th hour to stay somewhere else.
(she has been teaching her 3 year old how to get into the attic JIC...i can't believe it. they are in a floodzone and all and there just isnt anywhere to go...
Try not to fret. Mattresses in bathrooms etc is horrible but it keeps people safe. They have made all the right preparations, it sounds like they are in a good sturdy building, people will help each other, and now it's just a case of waiting until it's over. 
I'm so sorry you lost your doggie friend. They have such a special place in our hearts. I mourned for ages after we lost old Beags. 
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