We now have pack and load dates and plane tickets home! We were able to get flexible fare tickets which meant Lyle was able to use a crapload of airline points and upgraded us all to Premium Economy seats. This means 6-8 more inches of legroom-hooray! So instead of sardines, we get to stretch a bit. These compare to the First Class domestic seats where you have a console between seats. Also means the kids can't sleep across my lap (scarcastic font -DARN) and will have to stay in their own space. The fold down Business Class seats are a thing of beauty, but not happening for this many tickets!
Things are doing just what the blog title says, coming together. There is plenty to be done, but now that we KNOW dates, everything can start to line up. I compare it to a tsunami-the tide just keeps rolling back until it starts to come in. Nothing can stop it at that point, you just have to ride it out! Lyle thinks of it as falling dominoes. Once they are all lined up you just hold your breath until the first one goes down and you just hope they all go in order with no surprises. Of course, I prefer the tsunami!
Life continues to move despite big things happening. We have all had the crud these last few weeks. Ian home Thursday and Friday last week, Alex sick all weekend, Annika home Monday and Tuesday with a doctor visit on Tuesday. Lung infection and antibiotics for her. The rest of us just have a nagging cough and sore throat. I do hope we all get rid of this soon!
We went to a friend's house on Sunday for BBQ dinner. They have the most precious little girl who is just now 3 months old! I claimed her for most of the evening. She is so much like Alex was at that age-wants to look OUT, not over the shoulder. Might miss something! She fed and took a really little nap, and was up and watching the rest of the time. Finally passed out on her mommy during dinner and reported to have slept past 8 am! Doubt it was through the night, but if she only did 1-2 feeds during the night, that was great for her mommy! I now understand WHY all the ladies wanted to hold my babies. They are wonderful, and a few diapers are no big deal either. But it is so nice to have my sleep and my big snugglers! Annika had bad dreams and was in bed with us at 4 am. Cuddles!
Lyle is doing the Bridge to Brisbane run on Sunday morning this weekend. Sunday is Father's Day here and what better way to celebrate it than by being healthy! One of his work mates is a runner too and we invite him and his family to come stay the night with us so he doesn't have to leave the house at 3 am to get to the race start. They have a 4 year old boy and an 8 month old girl. Ian is excited to have friends sleep over because the boys get the air mattress in the upstairs lounge! Alex goes to Ian's room (but may be at a friend's house this year) so the grown ups have a bed and room for the baby crib. Dinner together, Di stays with the kids when I take the boys to the start drop off point, and breakfast done twice. Once for the kids and when the boys get back about 930 or so we do second breakfast. Dinner will be homemade pizzas, salad, fruit and breakfast will be pancakes/scones, bacon, eggs and fruit. Simple and yummy.
We are going through the fun of sorting out the house prior to packing it all up again. Closet cleaning, clothes that have been outgrown, school uniforms to pass on or sell, taking the BBQ apart and throwing it away-what a mess it is! While we are coming back with less, we still won't make the 20 foot container. Have to be 2/3 of a 40 footer. The patio chairs don't stack or come apart and take up a cubic meter EACH!
Will be posting the car for sale this weekend. Wish us luck on that one! Hope we can find a private buyer, otherwise we have to sell to a dealer and will take a bath on it. Also selling the moving boxes we had to get here as the movers will repack in their own cardboard. Will get those listed as well-oh the fun!
Miss you all but see you again SOON!
Things are doing just what the blog title says, coming together. There is plenty to be done, but now that we KNOW dates, everything can start to line up. I compare it to a tsunami-the tide just keeps rolling back until it starts to come in. Nothing can stop it at that point, you just have to ride it out! Lyle thinks of it as falling dominoes. Once they are all lined up you just hold your breath until the first one goes down and you just hope they all go in order with no surprises. Of course, I prefer the tsunami!
Life continues to move despite big things happening. We have all had the crud these last few weeks. Ian home Thursday and Friday last week, Alex sick all weekend, Annika home Monday and Tuesday with a doctor visit on Tuesday. Lung infection and antibiotics for her. The rest of us just have a nagging cough and sore throat. I do hope we all get rid of this soon!
We went to a friend's house on Sunday for BBQ dinner. They have the most precious little girl who is just now 3 months old! I claimed her for most of the evening. She is so much like Alex was at that age-wants to look OUT, not over the shoulder. Might miss something! She fed and took a really little nap, and was up and watching the rest of the time. Finally passed out on her mommy during dinner and reported to have slept past 8 am! Doubt it was through the night, but if she only did 1-2 feeds during the night, that was great for her mommy! I now understand WHY all the ladies wanted to hold my babies. They are wonderful, and a few diapers are no big deal either. But it is so nice to have my sleep and my big snugglers! Annika had bad dreams and was in bed with us at 4 am. Cuddles!
Lyle is doing the Bridge to Brisbane run on Sunday morning this weekend. Sunday is Father's Day here and what better way to celebrate it than by being healthy! One of his work mates is a runner too and we invite him and his family to come stay the night with us so he doesn't have to leave the house at 3 am to get to the race start. They have a 4 year old boy and an 8 month old girl. Ian is excited to have friends sleep over because the boys get the air mattress in the upstairs lounge! Alex goes to Ian's room (but may be at a friend's house this year) so the grown ups have a bed and room for the baby crib. Dinner together, Di stays with the kids when I take the boys to the start drop off point, and breakfast done twice. Once for the kids and when the boys get back about 930 or so we do second breakfast. Dinner will be homemade pizzas, salad, fruit and breakfast will be pancakes/scones, bacon, eggs and fruit. Simple and yummy.
We are going through the fun of sorting out the house prior to packing it all up again. Closet cleaning, clothes that have been outgrown, school uniforms to pass on or sell, taking the BBQ apart and throwing it away-what a mess it is! While we are coming back with less, we still won't make the 20 foot container. Have to be 2/3 of a 40 footer. The patio chairs don't stack or come apart and take up a cubic meter EACH!
Will be posting the car for sale this weekend. Wish us luck on that one! Hope we can find a private buyer, otherwise we have to sell to a dealer and will take a bath on it. Also selling the moving boxes we had to get here as the movers will repack in their own cardboard. Will get those listed as well-oh the fun!
Miss you all but see you again SOON!
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