Tue 26 February 2008 - blimey it has been a long time

since updating this blog

I didnt realise the last time was when we came back from QLD (god i love QLD)

ok whats happened since then......

well same old, same old really..

you know same shit....sunnier bucket (i wont say shinier)

Had a lovely but quiet xmas, at home in the pool  but did decide that next year i (we) need to do something different!

Alan had 10 days off over xmas (that we hadn't planned for as we didn't know) which was ok but financially we could have done without!

I spent nearly 8 weeks enjoying my time with the girls, friends and the pool (so glad we bought a place with one in)

Went back to work, and compared to last year, this year is fantastic, i was ready to hand in my notice last year due to unsupportive staff members and a shit of a kid (lol) but this year i am in a different class, still with a special needs kid (as that is my speciality) but totally different experience, a supportive teacher, wonderful parents and grandparents of the child and positive thinking from all!! god it makes such a difference i can tell you!   plus this child isnt as violent as the last one... !!!!!! i dont come home with bruises and teeth marks this year

I have started back at uni to complete my teaching degree that i started 4 years ago back in the UK, i completed 2 years there and had 18 months off since being here

I have decided to focus on early years though instead of upper primary! working in early years this last 18 months has been really enjoyable (if i ignore the shit that i had lol) and have to say i'm enjoying going back into study (so far......ask me this again in 6 months LOL)

On a personal level

Life has been shit!!!! but i wont discuss

I am fine, the kids love it over here, Amy has settled into private high school like a duck to water, she always has either a friend coming here or like tonight off to a friends house till 5.30, Kirsty is doing well as school and has been made a prefect this year (so pleased and proud of her) She  also has loads of friends

I will hasten to say at this point, that both the girls did well at school in the UK too, but their whole outlook is different over here and socially its easier for them to mix, they both still play netball for the local district, something that they would never have done in the UK!

So its good for them!

Well i will try and not leave it so long next time

oh and just before i go

PP arrives 8th March, i shall pick them up from the airport (as its only 10 mins from me) and drop them at Gobbyjocks

and then my mum arrives again on the 19th March.....god i can't wait to see my mum again!

and then......

we fly back to the UK on the 26th Sept!!!  WOOHOOOO!