5 weeks in Mandurah
 

Finally made it here 5 weeks ago ,drama at the airport when our dopey 14 year old took a granny smith through customs !!But apart from that have loved every minute since we got here ,everybody has been so friendly & helpful ,chat to more people here than i ever did in London.Hubby is a carpenter & he found work straight away,all the forms have been easy.
See kangaroos & Dolphins nearly every day ,the kids dont get so excited now.Have settled in Meadow Springs ,Love the road & the neighbours are loveley,The youngest has started school ,Tried Frederick Irwin but even their waiting list is full .Eldest has interview for school on friday so fingers crossed.Thankyou to everybody who gave us advice along the way .Process seems to take forever but am so glad we did it .Our shipping has docked & is being delivered next tuesday .The kids have made friends & there have been no wobbly moments with them.So i can honestly say im a very happy bunny,Good luck to everybody
Robs & Matt

Re: 5 weeks in Mandurah
 

Glad you're liking it here :)

What school have you got your 14 yr old into? We tried Freddy Irwin for our 14 yr old too.... but he goes to Comet Bay College and seems to be settling in OK now :thumbup:

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Hi there ,
We are trying the baptist college,she really loves french & thats one of the languages they do there .Thanks for letting me know about Comet Bay,always handy to have schools recommended,will look it up:D
Robs

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I went to parent's evening last week and was surprised by how impressed i was with the school :lol: Thought it was great!

Good luck!

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Good to hear that you are settling in ok all the best for the future

We will be arriving in Mandurah on or about the 23rd June (waiting for confirmation of date from the shippers before booking flights)



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Re: 5 weeks in Mandurah
 

Excellent, well done !

Dave

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Lovely, well done.
Just the same here, the dolphins and kangaroos.
Be happy
Denise x

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Thanks everybody,if you see a woman walking along the foreshore with a big grin on her face its probably me !:D

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Or me! :lol:

Re: 5 weeks in Mandurah
 

glad you've settled in so fast. The Baptist has a very good rep, Freddie's is very academic and competitive hence a very long waiting list. If you fancy meeting up with some of us we meet at the Dome on the foreshore every Wednesday morning.

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Thanks ,would love to ,Had a look for you guys a couple of weeks ago ,but it was really busy & felt a bit stupid going round listening for British accents:DSo i will be the one walking round looking confused:confused:
Daughter glad shes not at Freddy Irwin she hates that green uniform !
See you wednesday
Robs

Re: 5 weeks in Mandurah
 

We did the same with the apple saga at customs. Sniffer dog sat at side of our bag. We forgot about the fruit we had brought to eat on the plane.

Felt like criminals, rotton fruit squoshed in bottom of the bag:huh:

Got let off this time, but they said not next time.

Re: 5 weeks in Mandurah
 

Same with us ,kept on asking where apple came from & 14 year old daughter just kept on shrugging & doing the whole teenage "i dunno".She thinks its hilarious especially as i spent months drumming it in that she couldnt bring food over & that i was the one that got the telling off ,husband decided it was a good time to pretend that he had never seen me before:frown:Mind you im going to have the last laugh next time she wants money to spend at an airport:D

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I have a house available for rent in Mandurah if your looking for accomdation. Big family home, brand new, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. can tell you more info if interested

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We are going to stay with friends for the time being but thanks for the offer

Shippers booked for monday the 18th June Flights booked for the 20th June :eek: