Out and About

                                       Harry and I, at the waterfront in Batemans Bay

The view from Elwic's office.......

Lunch with Nan and Pop when they came up to visit last weekend

Pop taking Harry for a walk down the waterfront

Elwic and I

The hunk-a-lovin I am married to!!!!

So much to do

There is so much to do when it comes to moving, but alas I am a pro at this now, so pretty well know what needs to be done.
This move will be the first move where we pay a moving company to do it all for us!....  It will be such a releif to know that people will just come in, pack everything, and take it away, and then it will be delivered to our doorstep in NZ!!  Fantastic !!!!

I'm tempted to get cleaners in to do a final clean so I dont have to trudge through 3 storys of house with a toddler who likes to make things dirty

We are in the process of sending all our forms and papers away for the visa.  We are hoping it all happens really quickly, and we can just get over there.

Going on holiday next week, which will be really great.  We both need a holiday, and are so looking forward to seeing the whole family!!!

The monkey is being a gorgeous boy.....  trying hard to please us... although he really knows how to put it on!!...

Looking forward to him spending a bit of time with the family too..... They miss out on so much, not being able to see him regularly. 

I have eaten way too much chocolate today... I blame it on stress.......now I am full of regret!....

Finally

Well it has taken since Feb, but Elwic has finally landed a job back in New Zealand.
I am so grateful, and the job he has landed is a really great one

We are now going through the visa process again, which I can't say Im too excited about, but looking forward to being back and being settled.

I wont continue on to study this semester, I will take 6 months off, and work part time when  get back to earn a bit of money and get ahead....

Looking forward to Settling, once and for all.....

Sick.... again

I have had a terrible run with head colds this year. 
Harry started daycare in Feb.. and he did not get sick once up until 3 weeks ago, where he caught a chest infection and had antibiotics.... I thought that was a pretty good run considering daycare is full of sick, snotty and coughing little mites..... 

Me on the other hand.... I have had a cold nearly every month.   I can't even say I am run-down or overworked, because I'm not...... lol
I have finished Uni, and now Harry is in daycare and I have time to myself to rest, and.... well..... do nothing for a while.....
And just aswell, because its no fun having time to yourself without a gremlin pulling at your leg, when you are sick

Here's hoping that's me done for colds for the year.....

Someone else can catch it next time.......

Another update

Summarised update of our life:

- Decided in Feb to move back to NZ
- Still currently looking for work
- Had 3 lots of vistors come and stay
 - have completed my first semseter at Uni
- I LOVE studying commerce!!!!
- Harry is getting so big, and talking lots
- He has snapped out of a terrible tantrum throwing stage (thank goodness)
- We are going on holiday to Noosa in 5 weeks

Here are some photos of Harry at 20-22 months

At the Zoo with Nana, who came to visit. Harry 22 months

Harry and Nana at Mogo Zoo

Having snuggles with Nana while she is on the phone!!!!

Being super cute!!

Another week down...

Well what a week, it sure was fun, but chaotic and full at the same time. We said farewell to our beautiful friend who came to stay with us. We celebrated and remembered the ANZACS who dedicated their lives.... Spent the day with Nanny and Poppy, which was lovely despite an unbearable child who made my day living hell.... I completed a major management presentation that weighted 20% and think I did really well, and spring cleaned the house, as it's for sale and we had an open home today. So now Harry is in bed, DH is watching a movie And I am enjoying some time to myself. I would really like to do some baking, but the kitchen is so spotless and clean, I can bear to make it messy again,so I might pass on the baking today. It's only calories I don't need anyway. Looking forward to normality this coming week. I have a few major assignments due over the next couple of weeks so I need to knuckle down and get some work done. Still really hoping that DH lands a job with this company he has applied for. It's really hard not to get your hopes up, as it would be perfect...... Buti am going to try and not think about it for now, and just take what comes. I am always a believer that if you don't get something, then something better is out there for you. I was planning on blogging today about my challenges I have been having recently with Harry, but he has been so sweet today, and all the bother, and headaches he has caused us in the past few weeks all melts aWay when he giggles and plays, and says thank you and please and is just generally really sweet. He is a good child, and I know that. He is just outrageously strong willed.... And the continual resistance gets me down sometimes. I'm so grateful for such a great husband. We are a good team, and think we are both catching on to this parenting gig pretty quickly..... I'm off to hunt for something sweet!!!

Busy Busy

This week has been busy.  Where to start.
The last time I blogged was last Sunday, so since then we have been sending out C.Vs like mad, emailing companies about vacancies, and making plans to move back to New Zealand. 
On Wednesday I spent the day running around, doing food shopping and getting the house sorted as we had a guest arrive from South Africa.  A good friend of mine and E.  She is here until the 25th.
Thanks to mother nature (not) its been miserable and raining, so instead of being out and about and showing her the beautiful coast of NSW, we have been inside, eating outrageous amounts of junk food, watching movies, chatting and catching up on 4 years of lost time, and playing with Harry.
On Friday our guest announced that she wanted to get a tatoo, so after a lazy lunch of pancakes, stewed fruit and a mountain of icecream, we headed over to the tatoo parlour (one in which I checked out previously and has a really good reputation).
It was the first time I had stepped into a tattoo parlour, it had rock music playing, smelt like boys, and had 2 machines buzzing away on shirtless men.......
The guy who served us said that he could draw something up straight away, and so we agreed, and decided to do it then and there.   HOW EXCITING!....... This really made me want a tattoo, although I wont be getting one soon, as I want to have something that means something special to me... special enough to have it on my body, somewhere visable for the rest of my life, and I cant for the life of me think of that thing yet, so for now, I watch.
Our friend was so brave, and nervous!....... She didnt even wince with the pain.  We both were amazed at the tattoo artists work.  He was maticulous ( just how you would want them)... and walked out pretty happy!!......
Now the Mr depserately wants one, and has been surfing the net for a font he likes to get our sons name on his arm. 

The rest of the week has been lovely, lazy and fun.  Im enjoying her company so much.  I dont want her to leave!

She is meant to be flying out of Canberra airport on Wednesday, but our luck had it, that there is a major landslip on the only road going that way, and any other route would require driving dirt roads and would take approximately 3 hours extra, so we are heading to Sydney instead and she will fly out from there!

I went to uni today.  We had accounting and guess what?.... I GOT IT!!!! Woo hoo....

So Im on a happy high, and a sugar high (from the massive block of chocolate we polished off tonight) woops!!!!