Another Countdown now!!

Hi all...

Well, we have another countdown now. This one is until we move to our new house in Gisborne. Which is now only 11 days away!!

We have purchased airbeds, for again we sleep on them until we get our things in the crate. Which will hopefully arrive in Australia on the 22nd November, so could be then or a week after.

Then I happen upon the quandry of, "Where will I store all the things we brought over??". I don't think they have lofts in this country. Luckily didnt bring an awful lot, but still!!

We also got our car last weekend there. It's a ford explorer. We will perhaps get it fixed up for LPG gas which alot of cars have over here. They all seem to have extra tanks for it, and bigger cars easier to put it in, although the cars we see using it usually have the tanks in the boot. So we are going tomorrow to get our drivers liscence exchanged for Victoria ones. This will get the insurance down, as well as having it for ID, which they all need over here. So we managed it!! Get a car and a house to live in in 6 weeks!! Although, quite difficult as some of the houses quite strange, and seems that no two houses are the same.
Anyway, will put some piccies of the car on this site, then when we get the house, take piccies of that.
Also on friday, get Caitlins school uniform ordered for when she starts Gisborne Primary school. She is going to look exactly like what they do on home and away. They wear the blue and white checked dress in summer and the jogging pants and sweatshirt in winter. A hat is also compulsory in the summer as they dont get to play if they dont have it. The sun was so strong the other day, it melted Jennifer's crayons & pastels, I kid you not! So that you will need to see. Jennifer will start Pre-Prep, which is our primary 1. She will start Prep after christmas. Here they go to grade 12 when they start high school, at age 13 years. So they end up leaving about 17 or 18 years old!! Imagie that, but quite a good idea, then they are slightly older and may have a better idea what they want to do.
Weather abit mixed these days. Was warm but then cooled right down, even with a bit of smirry rain on sunday there. But we have to remind ourselves that it is only spring!!

Another reason I'm worried that I'll miss Christmas...illogical to have it in the summer!! So totally going to sicken you all by having a barbie for christmas dinner, and perhaps go to the beach for the day!!! Well, It has to be done really! Would be letting you all down otherwise!!

Stuart getting right into the Aussie way. Will post a piccie of him in here. All that's needed it the Billy Ray Cyrus pony tail or mullet and we will be sorted. Although, he hasnt had a drink of the amber nectar though. So he will need more practice there. Been drinking plenty of Coles apple juice though...
Will wrap this up now, nearly time to go and get Caitlin from school. So until next time

Lotsa love from Oz

Denise & Co