Thanks northern bird . We be in conolly first 3 weeks
Be good to meet you

Good Luck you will be fine and enjoy it

Hi God I remember this feeling from last year - and we don't have any kids so I think it was a lot simper for us.

But don't worry about your cats - I was heartbroken when the shipping guy came to pick them up, worrying about what they would think, and that they'd think we'd sent them away (I know - I love my cats!). They are here now though and are fine. They were quiet in quarantine and obviously a bit scared by everything but they soon got over it and are back to normal. There were no issues with their care, in fact it's like they are living with vets for a month so they are monitored closely.

It makes me laugh now when I see them both sat on the wall in the evening watching the sun set into the ocean, they love it!!

Sending you best wishes for the next few days.

Don't worry it is natural to feel like this, we moved to QLD, arriving last Tuesday, it is the initial thought and saying goodbyes etc. but you will be find, it is now quite exciting Good luck

Well the leaving party was not great so many people let us down , I tell u it's a good way to see who your friends really are . Well only 6 days to go now all goodbyes done and am feeling more positive about going anyone who would like to meet up in Perth let me know we be staying in Connolly area for 3 weeks from 1 st sep x

Anyone who hasn't got the wobbles at this stage.....needs to start worrying!

is you daugter staying or going with you, just remember in a few years they will be doing there own thing, when we when to nz our said i am not coming to vist you, you have your lives to lead as well got a friend in perth who came back to uk split with his wife she had an affair no hes back in perth with his daughter and loves it

Sorry your leaving party wasn't so great last night.

My older 3 kids aren't coming with us (I have 5 children). They live with their dad & are all teenagers so are kind of settle for now with their mates, etc. The boys seem fairly matter of fact about me going but my daughter has flipped about it & it doesn't look like there's much chance of seeing or speaking to her before I leave. I know technology is great now but it's not going to be the same as a proper cuddle. I'm not feeling too bad about it all at the moment but possibly because I'm with my parents & my boys are here.

I can't believe how much we've got to squeeze in before we fly in 10 days time (we land on the 2nd). I've had a lovely weekend with my family although hubby had to be elsewhere for the weekend & my elder daughter wasn't with us. I've spent the afternoon hoovering my car ready to put on ebay. We've got a couple more days here then we're off to father-in-laws on for the last week. During that week I've got to catch up with my best mate, visit some of hubby's relatives, drinks on Friday with hubby's friends & a few other people to see as well.

We spent the last few weeks in our house sleeping on a mattress on the floor & then the last night on an airbed, not my idea of fun so you have my sympathies. Been enjoying the comfort of a proper bed again the last week or so

Hope you get your cats off ok. I'm sure they'll be fine as it sounds like they get very well looked after. We decided it would be better for our cats to re-home them, heartbreaking as it's been. One of our cats was about 14/15 years old so really didn't seem fair to ship him across the world & my cat came from the RSPCA & hated being caged up so again decided it would be better to find her a new loving home. She's actually gone to live with my youngest daughters best mate which is lovely for the girls as 'H' knows exactly where her cat is & 'I' is looking after the cat for 'H' (if that makes sense?).

Sorry I waffled rather a lot there

Alison x

My daughter is staying here along with my 2 eldest boys. I have said myself that in a few years they'll be off doing what they want. Tbh I don't see so much of my eldest now as he has his own life. I also think me being over in Oz opens up opportunities for them if they want to come over & travel.

Alison x

Hi Alison ,

well u arrive the day after us , small world really , sounds like u have excepted your older kids are ok here and it opens doors for them if your over there , are you going on a permanent visa , what do u and ur hubby do ? mine is a carpenter/plumber , with no job as yet
well tomorrow need to pack up properly got rid of our last house hold items today. looking around it is very depressing , the only thing I wont get rid o is a carved large wooden giraffe !! ...I really don'want to get rid of him , but not sure if he can be posted over he stands about 6 foot tall .
Its good u got a good home and know where your cat has gone , that is an old age to fly, we had an old dog , she passed away three months ago, I was stressing what to do with her as she was old , but mother nature took her away and so we had no decision (heart failure) .

tuesday we move out of this house which is rented into our friends which will be fun as we must take our blow up beds there lol , our owned house is rented out while we are out in oz. and may sell it next yr ...
so from tue to sat we are with her , then heathrow sat ..............hong kong 2 nights then boooooooom we land in perth like refugees with only our luggage ..............I Don't know what to expect . its a mind field , one of the people at the leaving party was a friend of a friends mum, who just flew in from perth so she came to the leaving doo, she had the ozzy twang , only been there 7 years, nd picked it up ........she was trying to give advise , but I was a little too worse for wear, balling my eyes out for no reason ...................what a life hey

It is depressing looking round an empty house that has been your home.

We're on a permanent visa. Hubby is a mechanic by trade but has been cabling for a while & has also been retraining as an electrician. I'm a waitress/bar person & have just completed my NVQ level 2 in food & drink service so between us we have a few options as we have no jobs yet We're staying with friends when we arrive whilst we get sorted which is a huge relief to me. I met up with an old school friend a few weeks ago who was over from Oz for a month. He's only been living there 2 years & already had a bit of a 'twang' here & there which we did take the mickey out of him for

I keep doing the bawling my eyes out for no reason thing. I was doing the ironing at mother-in-laws last week & was stood there sniveling my head off

What part of the country are you in at the moment? Certainly is a small world!

Alison x

We are in Bournemouth Dorset . So right by the sea . Thanks for the info Alison that's what I done bar work however good u done ur training as bar work is very well paid in oz as I understand . Still house full of rubbish now to get rid of , and meant to be moving out today nightmare . Cats go today to heathrow shippers and I am going to be a mess will write more soon take care x

All the best guys Im sure when the time comes I will be sniffling just as bad