My mom and dad are on a cruise, so jealous! LOL! They are cruising to Jamaica, Cozumel and Grand Cayman...can you say relaxation?!? I hope they are relaxing...they should be...as long as mom isn't flying, she's good to go! ;-) To say that I am missing talking to her would be the understatement of the year! We talk just about every day via phone or Facetime (can you believe I convinced her to buy an IPad?). :-) When they get home we will close on our house - FINALLY! This whole house-selling process has been for the birds! And no, our realtor has been great - thank you Nancy! We are finally set to close starting this week and should wrap everything up by Monday. Maybe now I will get some peaceful rest. The house has been a far greater burden than I imagined and honestly, I think selling our house is cutting that final string. That really isn't our "home" anymore is it? I need to put finality on it.
I'm in job hunt mode and I have to tell you, it's been hard. I'm getting the impression that employers here want Australian people only. It's been a very discouraging process thus far, but I'm keeping at it. Thanks to some wonderful friends forwarding along my information, I have gotten some great feedback from a couple of recruiters that have lifted my spirits! I just have to find the right fit. They just have to give me a chance to interview and I'm confident I can bring it home. I'm praying!!!!!!! If you want to say a prayer for me too that would be great! ;-)
The kids are still doing great in school. I've registered Lainey and Harrison to go to a different Primary school because it is a little closer to our house and they have more options in regards to daycare (for when I find the perfect job). Harrison will get to start Kindy in February and he's very excited about that. I was worried about telling Lainey she is switching schools because of all the changes this year, but she seemed fine with me telling her that she would be going to her friend Jonathan's school in February. She surprised me and seemed excited! Whew! Lindsey is applying for a part-time job at the local pizza shop - they have really good pizza there! Hopefully she'll hear back from them. She's excited about earning some spending money and I think it's great she will learn additional responsibility. Lately we've been falling into "lazy" teenager mode and I'm not a fan. :-) This will be good for her. Yes, in case you are wondering, they can start working at 14 years old here. They are not allowed to drive until they are 17 though, which I'm thankful for. Interesting huh?
We had a good weekend. We went to Bark in the Park with Dave, Jane, her Mum, and Oscar (their lovely Golden Retriever) on Sunday. We entered Oscar and Lainey in the Best Dressed Owner & Dog competition and they walked away a winner! Lainey was thrilled! They dressed as the Princess and the Frog (dog). I'll let you be the judge as to how cute they were!
Harrison saw Spider Man and thought that was so cool! Jane got a kick out of Spider Man saying "Hi kids" followed by "Oh Hi to Mommy too" in a pimped out Spidy voice. Seriously? LOL! Oh please! :-)
Even though it was rainy on Sunday, we still had fun. We enjoyed dinner that evening at Dave & Jane's - she made a yummy Paella and Trifle for dessert! Again - YUM!!! We just adore them and would be so lost without their friendship.
Great Nana (Sam's Mom's mom) turned 90 this past weekend and they had a huge party at Mike and Pat's (Sam's parents for those of you who might not know them by name). We REALLY hated to miss out! All his family came from New York to take part in the party and we would have loved to been a part of it. Great Nana looked lovely in her princess crown and seemed to be having a wonderful time! We were able to sing her Happy Birthday via Skype, but it's just not the same because we weren't there in person to hug her and tell her how much we love her! <sign>. I'm just thankful that our family is so supportive and understanding of us not being there. We love each and every one of you!
All in all it's been a good week. I'm feeling better, the weather has been nice (we actually got some rain - which had made for good sleeping a couple of nights) and life is carrying on as it should.
Love to you all,
Wendy
