We've been in Australia a month and we are trying to find some semblance of a routine, but things are still new and I think we are all still trying to get our bearings.
The kids are doing well in school. Lindsey's doing great, better than all of us probably. She's got nice friends, already had a sleepover at a friend's house, and went snorkeling for P.E. today. Not too shabby. Lainey loves her school and is looking forward to a Bear Picnic next Friday. She is VERY excited about this event and can't stop talking about it. She told her MiMi she wanted to be an astronaut, as we checked out some really cool books from the library - one of which happened to be about an astronaut. However, today she told me she wants to be a teacher. :-) Sounds good to me...I know some really great teachers out there! Harrison still talks about going home every day. Some days he likes this house, some days he doesn't. It seems to be he likes it on the days that we swim in the pool! HA! Sam is doing alright - he's still adjusting to work and trying to finish up his last 3 classes to get his MBA! He is thrilled about completing his last class this summer. He's worked so hard and I'm so proud of him! I think he'll FINALLY be done with his last degree, as all that would be left is a doctorate! Me well...
Sleep...it's something I'm having a hard time doing lately. It's very strange because now that I don't work, I should have less stress = less thoughts running through my head when I'm trying to go to bed right? Ugh. No longer do I have to worry about clients, my work to-do list, and making sure I balance my work life with my family life, so that's fine and dandy, so why no sleep?
I suppose I try to keep myself so busy with the kids, keeping house, running errands, and settling in these days, that when I lay my head on the pillow, that's when the thoughts that have been suppressed for the day are ready to surface. Someone dear to Sam and I is fighting cancer with everything she has and it saddens me that she has to face such a battle at a young age. I've been stopping to pray for her throughout my day, but you realize just how blessed you are as the day closes and you have your health, let alone all the other countless blessings our family has been given. Next up, Harrison jumped in the pool the other day, with all the confidence that he is the best swimmer in the world, sending me into the pool to snatch him from the water and throw him on the side of the pool. Granted I was outside, cleaning the pool (while he was supposed to be waiting patiently to get in when I was done) and we have locks on the windows and doors that the kids can't open, but now I'm completely paranoid. I got up last night, as if they would ever try to go outside at night in the dark by themselves, to check all the locks...not once, but twice. Closing my eyes equals me replaying him gulping for air as he struggles to "swim" to keep his head above the water. Yes, swimming lessons are high on the priority list! Booking flights for Lindsey is proving to an (expensive) challenge, as all the discount flight outlets consider her a minor and will not allow us to book through them, thus costing significantly more money. Ah, I digress. I just may have to take a sleeping pill and get over it. LOL!
We did have a good weekend this past weekend, and I am officially a fan of Turkish food! It was fantastic and I can't wait to go back. Perhaps it was also the time with Sam...going on a date was nice. We took the train down to Fremantle (a suburb on the ocean south of Perth). It's an ecclectic place with a lot of bars and restaurants. What's great about public transportation is that you can take your own wine, drink the whole bottle if you want, and then hop back on a train. The train station is about 2 miles from our house. I really do love the whole (clean) public transport thing they have going on here. It would be so nice to see more of that in the U.S.
Up on the agenda this weekend is the Perth Zoo. Then maybe Monday we'll head to the beach. Monday is a holiday for us here, so we are looking forward to Sam being home to spend the day with us. I'll hopefully have plenty of pictures to upload, so keep a look out on here and on Facebook.
We've "survived" one month in the midst of spiders, sharks and the other top ten deadly animals. Not too shabby I guess.
Cheers,
Wendy
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