Almost Christmas!!

Hey all!!

Really sorry that I havennt updated the blog in a while...

The story so far.....Nothing really nuch was going on, just waiting for all the furniture to arrive. Which it did, on the 11th December. So that's us had it all for just over a week now, and already feels like we have always had it.
Will take a picture of what it looks like, then post it on the blog. But what it does do, is make it all real. Not just some kind of secondment, or holiday. Having all our furniture from scotland really makes it look like home.
Even the weather recently has been like home. Ever since the stuff got here, and I've now had a washing machine, I 've been unable to hang it out...would you beleieve it has rained almost non-stop?? Stuart actually had to pour out water from his motorcycle boot when coming home from work. But it's now the 20th December (oh happy Birthday Gran..) and today i've managed to hang it up, as the sun is shining and there are blue skies!!! Apparently this is highly unusual for this time of year, but a welcome sight for all australians. If you didnt know, this is their 13th year of drought, as they havent had much rain all those years do alot of the dams are drying up. Just our luck eh? Whats the bets that they will be over the drought come their winter????
Stuart beginning to think they dangled a carrot to get us here, lied about the great weather. but they assure us that hotter weather will be on its way!!

Oh, we went out last night to see if we could spot real, live, hopping kangaroos, as they come out at dusk and guess what........WE DID!!! Yehaa, thought they were also telling us fibs about that as well. But there they were, in this field hopping about. The night was really nice, a slight wind and we even got a back drop of noise thanks to the crickets and a couple of cookaburra's!! The real Aussie experience, and it was amazing. We have never seen a hopping kangaroo, as in zoo's they tend just to stay still. One was keeping it's beady eye on us the whole time, while the rest of them hopped about in the distance!
Perhaps go up to Mount Macedon, they have signs for Koala's and Wombats, so would be great to see these in the wild. Stuart did see a possum walking along the top of the fence outside our house, rather large domestic cats with really bushy tail.

So we are nearly all prepared for Christmas. We are going to someones house for Christmas lunch, which should be good to be amongst company. The weather report alot better for Boxing Day, so will be up early, load up the esky and head to the beach!!

Well, had better go now, Caitlin has a play date with a girl from her class, but will add those photos of our newly furnished house soon.

Until then, all our love to all who read this blog

Denise, Stuart, Catilin & Jennifer

Hope you all have a wonderful christmas and a bonzer new year!!!!