I’m a bit late with this post, I’m afraid. I was due to write it yesterday but forgot that we had to spend the day in the city having full medical checks for our permanent residency application for Australia!! What a process that was!! But I am happy to report that we are all fit and healthy with no hidden tropical diseases. We’re almost there now – SO exciting.
This week has welcomed back ROUTINE!!! YEE HA!! As much as I have really loved having the kids home for the holidays, I was starting to really crave routine again. The summer school holiday really is a long one.
The last few days of our holidays were a bit of a wash out after what seemed like a years worth of rain decided to fall in a couple of days. (My heart really does go out to all those poor families in Queensland that have been so badly affected by the rain, with some horrendous flooding). We were lucky in Sydney to just have a few flash floods. However living on the coast, the Ocean has given us some spectacular displays with some of the biggest waves I’ve EVER seen. It was mesmerising just watching them. Even the local surfers weren’t brave enough to venture out.
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A stunning display at Narrabeen Beach |
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Some rainy day play. Miss H managed to stay in her PJ’s the WHOLE day! (Ahh remember those days…….) |
On Wednesday morning Master J started Year 1! They mixed up all the classes from last year so not only did he have a new teacher but a whole new class too. He came out after his first day looking a little shell shocked, but apparently he’d had a very good day. I had about 50 questions I wanted to ask about his day and had to be very restrained, keeping it to about 5! Or maybe 10? “Who was your new teacher? Was she nice? Who is in your class? Who did you sit next to? Did you recognise anyone from last year??………” “MUM!!! Will you just stop with all the questions – why do you HAVE to ask so many???????” Typical boy – leaving me almost begging for information!!