G'day all,
It is serious today! I MUST get on with sorting out what to take and what to leave home!
I had a lovely day yesterday, called to see my friend for morning tea at 10.30 and never left till after 4 in the afternoon.
We haven't seen one and other for years, we have many mutual friends and aquaintences so we had lots to talk about!
We sat on her balcony overlooking the ocean and it was just great, what a life we have
I was up early this morning and have already done quite a bit so felt justified coming here for a little while
Slavika Good to hear your little 'princess' is getting better again. It really is the worst to see little ones sick, you feel so helpless.
You are right I am sort of looking forward to getting 'on the road again' for a number of reasons. I know there is no work for dh in our home town of Adelaide, we definetly do not want to move to Melbourne or Sydney (where there would be work in his field), this way we maintain our home, dh does the work he enjoys and we also see a bit of the world.
It is a lot of getting used to again and it does get me down at times but when you weigh it all up, we are pretty lucky really.
I am pleased we are going to New Zealand, I somehow feel a bit safer there then I would in India.
We are having trouble getting a serviced apartment, plenty of hotel accommodation. We have booked the 'de luxe suite'
http://www.venturainns.co.nz/Hamilton_rooms.htm
which seems quite nice but it is not available for the whole time that we are there. My priority will be to find something where we can stay the full length of time, if not we will just have to chop and change all the time.
We will be leaving next Tuesday or Wednesday and fly to Wellington where we will stay for a week and then to Hamilton where we will be for the rest of our stay. We expect to be there till April sometime.
Trudy pleased all is going well with your daughter and grand daughter
Pretty good only 7 pounds and she is back at her normal weight, good for her. I don't think I ever got back to my normal weight after the birth of my children
The bush fires continue to rage and it is quite heart breaking. It is warming up again and the temperature is expected to reach the forties again at the weekend with no rain in sight.
I had some hydrangeas in pots that I have been wanting to plant but have been waiting for the weather to cool, I cannot wait any longer so planted them very early this morning and hope they will survive the heat.
My garden is serviced by an automatic watering system but when the weather gets this hot it does not seem enough.
I saw on the news the avalance in Canada, the footage was awesome, what magnificent scenery but how sad for those families who lost loved ones in the avalance.
What contrast from one side of the world to the other.
Have a great day all, I have been here longer than my intended '5 minutes'
Cheers
Maria