Yup, like the title says, it is starting to get warm here. The daily highs have "only" been in the mid to upper 80's, but the humidity is going up too. I don't think I make a good southern lady type, I don't glisten or glow, I SWEAT when I get hot! Fortunately, the breezes are pretty consistent and they do help. A bit. If they blow at night, which they have not been the last few days. Ugh! And to make it more fun, I informed our lease agency and body corporate builder that the AC unit wasn't working a month ago, since I knew the heat was coming. Apparently, I wasn't assertive enough at the time, so the builder dithered, sent over his electrician (who was a no show for 2 days! Really?) who said he needed the manual to diagnose the error code. I informed him HE was supposed to have it according to the builder and should have brought it to me 3 weeks prior. News to him. So, things are starting to happen now that I called them on Monday and let them know if it isn't either fixed or replaced by Friday, I suspend my rent payments until it is. Waiting a month is being plenty patient, and I've used up my allotment for the time being. We'll see how they roll with it now.
We spent Saturday last weekend at a wonderful place called Kings Beach, on the southern part of the Sunshine Coast. Great sand, the ocean is warming up a bit, brought a couple of boogie boards and Alex is loving body surfing! Annika keeps sliding off the board, but she is trying. Both love the waves. Even Ian is getting into the water now. He tries to kickbox the waves and often ends up on his butt. He and I also explored some tide pools and found lots of hermit crabs, a sea slug, minnows, and even saw a crab under a rock. We found some pretty sea shells and had a great time. I'm getting brave enough to go into the waves too-the water is so refreshing on a hot day! I wish there was some way to keep sand from sticking to sunblocked bodies-it really makes a mess. I'm thinking I need to buy a full body swimsuit. I've seen some Muslim women swimming in them-they do cover everything! I'd love to avoid having to apply all the sunblock. . .
We've been looking at possible flights home for next Juneish as well. The prices really get steep in July/August, so it looks like the kids will be having to miss a couple of weeks of school, but when the difference is about $1000 per ticket, school will have to be made up instead. The schools here aren't so concerned with missing for family vacations-I think that has to do with the kids going just under 200 days each year. They'll get a 6 week summer break in Dec/Jan, a week in April, 2 weeks in June/July, and 2 weeks off in September. The breaks seem to come when they are really needed for both kids and teachers, but the prices for vacation spots double and triple on school holidays all over the country and in popular destinations around the Pacific. So, if you ever plan on visiting, make sure you check the school calendars before you go!
Alex is in the school musical that will be presented the last weekend of November. They started before school practices and Sunday afternoons a couple of weeks ago. She is so excited! She plays a general nursery town character, the name of the play is Once Upon a Time, a Nursery Rock Fable. It has zombies in it too-should be interesting to say the least! Annika just finished up 5 weeks of cricket lessons. Interesting game-I still haven't really figured out the rules, but she does a good job with bowling (pitching the ball) and her batting is coming along. She is simply enthusiastic with whatever it is that she does. Her zest for life is exhausting at times, but invigorating at others. Ian is getting more patient with letting me read to him. He prefers books about scary animals, comics, and adventure type picture books. Good thing I have everything but the comics, and the library has a supply of those. He is getting so excited to start school! I'm getting excited for him to start school!
Have a great week everyone-miss you all and love hearing from you. Will miss having Thanksgiving with family, but we also figure this isn't going to be a permanent gig, so should be home in a couple of years. Besides, it's too HOT to cook anything inside this time of year! I'll make a few favorite dishes, but keep them on the cool side for sure. Holiday salads anyone, with cold turkey and ham, sounds really good to me!
We spent Saturday last weekend at a wonderful place called Kings Beach, on the southern part of the Sunshine Coast. Great sand, the ocean is warming up a bit, brought a couple of boogie boards and Alex is loving body surfing! Annika keeps sliding off the board, but she is trying. Both love the waves. Even Ian is getting into the water now. He tries to kickbox the waves and often ends up on his butt. He and I also explored some tide pools and found lots of hermit crabs, a sea slug, minnows, and even saw a crab under a rock. We found some pretty sea shells and had a great time. I'm getting brave enough to go into the waves too-the water is so refreshing on a hot day! I wish there was some way to keep sand from sticking to sunblocked bodies-it really makes a mess. I'm thinking I need to buy a full body swimsuit. I've seen some Muslim women swimming in them-they do cover everything! I'd love to avoid having to apply all the sunblock. . .
We've been looking at possible flights home for next Juneish as well. The prices really get steep in July/August, so it looks like the kids will be having to miss a couple of weeks of school, but when the difference is about $1000 per ticket, school will have to be made up instead. The schools here aren't so concerned with missing for family vacations-I think that has to do with the kids going just under 200 days each year. They'll get a 6 week summer break in Dec/Jan, a week in April, 2 weeks in June/July, and 2 weeks off in September. The breaks seem to come when they are really needed for both kids and teachers, but the prices for vacation spots double and triple on school holidays all over the country and in popular destinations around the Pacific. So, if you ever plan on visiting, make sure you check the school calendars before you go!
Alex is in the school musical that will be presented the last weekend of November. They started before school practices and Sunday afternoons a couple of weeks ago. She is so excited! She plays a general nursery town character, the name of the play is Once Upon a Time, a Nursery Rock Fable. It has zombies in it too-should be interesting to say the least! Annika just finished up 5 weeks of cricket lessons. Interesting game-I still haven't really figured out the rules, but she does a good job with bowling (pitching the ball) and her batting is coming along. She is simply enthusiastic with whatever it is that she does. Her zest for life is exhausting at times, but invigorating at others. Ian is getting more patient with letting me read to him. He prefers books about scary animals, comics, and adventure type picture books. Good thing I have everything but the comics, and the library has a supply of those. He is getting so excited to start school! I'm getting excited for him to start school!
Have a great week everyone-miss you all and love hearing from you. Will miss having Thanksgiving with family, but we also figure this isn't going to be a permanent gig, so should be home in a couple of years. Besides, it's too HOT to cook anything inside this time of year! I'll make a few favorite dishes, but keep them on the cool side for sure. Holiday salads anyone, with cold turkey and ham, sounds really good to me!
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