Our Life Down Under

Got a new job on Friday. Maintenance Manager at a chocolate factory.

Sounds like the beginning of a joke, I know. It’s a small place, around 30 other people work there. It’s normal hours (no more shifts). Money’s good and it’s only 30 minutes away. So it all sounds good so far, I’ll find out for sure when I start on the 3rd of March.

Just been to a little reunion this afternoon with some folk I used to work with at Fosters Botany. This Picture of Ella was take there with our new Camera, which we bought today. It takes great pictures (8 mega pixel) . Ella was having a dance along with some dancers that where up on stage. As you can see she was really enjoying it.

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Just a quick update…

The girls are back.

They arrived this morning at 9:30. Val text me as she was getting off the plane and I thought I had at least 30 minutes before she emerged through the gate, so I found myself a chair near the exit gate and got out my video ipod to pass the time.

The ground staff put them on one of those electric golf-buggy-type-things and whizzed them though Passport Control, Baggage Claims and Customs so that they were out in about 15 minutes.

I didn’t see them come out of course, and was greeted by a slightly grumpy face when I found them (about 3 minutes after they emerged). Doh!

The grumpiness lasted about 10 seconds though and we have had a great day. Ella has grown so much. Even though I’d seen pictures, and seen her on the web-cam, she has changed so much it took me by surprise.

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