Ok, I have been shamed into updating my blog by Tiggs!! (have you seen her blog? it's always upto date and interesting!)

Well where are we upto now? Pretty much the same place as last time I posted to be honest   It's these damned delays at LCU that seem to be holding everything up.  I am probably going to be waiting at least another month unless there is one massive catch up session over in Sydney, which is probably unlikely so I am going to have to learn to be more patient.  I think what worries me more is what if my medicals finally get to the top of the pile and then they decide they need further information - that is only going to add to the delay again hey? Oh well, must try not to worry so much!

Hey did you read about my strange dream the other day? WELL ........... I am in the house, its my house but not this one (if you know what I mean) I am there with my three children, Scott, Rachel and Mark and Scotts girlfriend Joss.  We are all upstairs looking out the window at a tiger having a fight with a grizzly bear!! Scott decides to go scare the tiger away as the bear is getting hurt!! Off he goes but he can't split them up and he leaves the dream along with Joss. No idea where they went but they are safe and unhurt.  SO that leaves me with Rachel (14) and Mark(12).  I notice that Rachel has gone downstairs and is stroking the tiger. Very calmly I tell Rachel to walk away and I then scoop her up along with Mark and we are all standing safe on the book shelf on the wall!!  The tiger is below us trying to get us, more playfully then trying to hurt us but we are suitably scared!  Then from nowhere a packet of rice crispies comes into view so I grab it and throw it into another room, the tiger follows which leaves us time to get down from the shelf and get outside locking the tiger in the house!!!!!!!!!!     What do you make of that then?? Reckon all this sitting around waiting for a visa has got to me hey

House selling progress!  WELL at long last we are sold subject to contract!! YAHOOO never thought it would happen.  I lowered the price considerably but the housing market is pretty naff right now and to be honest it will be worth it just being able to get on with life when the visa finally arrives.  I have orderd the boxes ready for the move, they come tomorrow morning.   I am using Freedomshipping who to date I am very impressed with.  I am taking 16 book cartons and 4 tea chests and it is going to cost a lttle over £500, there is the AQIS fee to pay (cant remember off top of my head how much it is but they did include it in my quote).  There is so much around the house that I can start getting packed away and hopefully make it less of a panic when THE time comes. 

OOOOOoooh did I tell you I am off to Iceland?? No not THAT (buy one get one free Iceland) the land of the midnight sun   It's my 40th and I am going to spend it wallowing in volcanic mud at the Blue Lagoon Spa.  I can't wait, I have always wanted to go and I guess once I get to Oz it ain't gonna happen is it?  

Oh well - Im bored now - there you go Tiggs I've updated, let's see how long it is until the next time.