Have now finished at school and ready for the 2 week holiday... Oli and I are looking forward to the break: an 11 week term is a shock to our pommie system... zzz... Oli also started at a new school a couple of weeks ago so he's had extra stuff to think about. We moved him to a smaller school as he was finding the local one a bit 'overwhelming'. Thankfully, he's back to the Oli we know and love and we can breath a collective sigh of relief! His new school is set in pineapple plantations with some fabulous views along with a lovely feeling of 'community'. Oli is taking up basketball in term 4: as he's now 5'9"he has the height of a basketball player, if nothing else!
I have spent to day dealing with some more 'differences'. Oli suddenly announced that he had to take in some 'lollies' (pommie= bag of sweets) and so we rushed to the supermarket to find that they don't open until 8am each day! I then traipsed off for an appointmen with the the only 'bulk billing' doctor locally, which means that I don't have to pay for treatment up front. I then paid our compulsory 3rd party car insurance and rego (I still don't understand the car stuff!).
Weather forecast is 30 degrees for tomorrow with a possible thunderstorm: we really, really need rain... we've only had a couple of days of it in the last 50 days... The leaves and grass are brown and dry: a real fire hazard. The jacaranda are blooming now though which has got to be one of my faves :)
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