So we had an awesome weekend.  My parents went on a trip we had bought them to Venice.  We really enjoyed our family time.  Caitlin was sick literally and Jessie didn't sleep well, so I didn't get much sleep.  But it felt a lot less stressful.  We didn't have to worry about anyone else.  It also brought home to me how much Mum and Dad must be feeling the pressure of having us here and not having the house to themselves.  They can't just come home and relax, they've a screaming toddler and baby.  I feel sorry for them, and I feel sorry for us to!  I think we all needed a break and a chance to recharge.  Steve seems to be a little fraught at the moment.  He confessed he's feeling the stress a lot, he's desperate to get over there, but also concerned about managing debts and immediate expense when we arrive.  I'm lucky, I'm out of the financial loop, so I don't have a clue what's going on.  But I think its unfair to Steve, he must feel like he's battling it out alone, without my support.  I'll definetly make an effort when we arrive to help out with the finances.  Ignorant isn't that blissful afterall.  A company called for Steve last night out of the blue, he had had a few glasses of wine, so I worried about how it might come across, but he seemed very happy with the conversation and was told he'd be put forward for a couple more jobs.  From here, there seems no possibility that he'll be go without work for long.  Thank god he's a Kiwi!!  I'm sure that helps a lot.  We've got quite a few people that we want to catch up with before we go.  I looked over someone else's blog and saw that their time had come around really quickly and they were sad they didn't have much time left.  Its hard to imagine our time coming to an end here, but I'm sure I will be writing and feeling equally as sad in a month or so.

Anyway, at the moment we're just sitting around and waiting for the citizenship paperwork.