A bit of luxury at last !

Well, we've just got back from a very tiring but luxurious weekend in Perth and Fremantle ! We stayed in the Esplanade hotel which was lovely despite me drawing the short straw and having to share a bed and room with the kids and Paul and dad having their own !

We visited loads of places - Dad and Paul did the night tour of Fremantle prison whilst we hit the hotel pool. Then on Saturday we went to Perth Mint, the Swan Bells, tram tour then a bit of shopping before we went to Kings Park and watched Happy Feet in the open air cinema. It was a sad film and Nakita cried most of the way through and Tallulah didn't like it so, needless to say, that's one dvd we won't be buying.

Today we visited Fremantle markets, the fairy shop and the Esheds before coming home penniless. Suffice it to say that was our annual holiday but we enjoyed it. The girls are now saving up to go back to Fremantle as there are loads of things they want to buy !

As for the rest of last week, Nakita's class put on an assembly in front of the whole school which was good - they were all very confident speakers. I also heard the Oz national anthem for the first time then as they play it every week at school assemblies so now I know the tune - am yet to learn the words. That same day I was a volunteer at the school canteen which consisted of loading up junk lunch orders as requested by the kids - no fruit was on the menu, in fact I couldn't see one healthy thing at all. Luckily the law is changing wef August this year so they'll have no choice but to change. The canteen provides extra funds to the school via the P & C and so, when the rules do change, profits will decrease as there's not a lot of profit in healthy food. I bit my tongue and stayed schtum though as this will mean that they have to fundraise like all the UK schools and, personally, I think it makes for a more community feel school. However, I will be interested to see how/if this works as I've noticed that the Ozzies round here like something for nothing and, unless alcohol is involved, not many put their hands in their pockets.

Helping at the canteen is good though as I get to find out what's going on as the others are all Ozzies who've been here for years and it would appear that you do not put your child in a state senior school unless you want them to become 'feral' !! Good to know on the one hand and, at least private schools here are cheaper at less than $4k a year, on the other hand it's $4k a year you could really do with !

Anyway Dad leaves Wednesday, the month has just flown by, only 3 weeks before my mum and stepdad arrives !!

05:55 - Sun 25 February 2007