
I feel deceived. In all the emigration books on all the Australian soaps they show sun sand and sexy people. What a lot of crud! I am sat on my bed tapping away at the keys on my lappy freezing to death. I am wearing a nice woolly jumper and fluffy socks and still I feel chilly. The average Australian home does not have central heating. Nor do they have double glazing. Its been bucketing down for hours. When it rains here it really rains. Now OK the incessant sunshine does get wearing but hells teeth a jumper in February in Australia?
If I ever achieve my dream and build or renovate my own home here I know one thing. I will budget for double glazing. It will keep the 5am chorus out if nothing else. I shall also incorporate heating.
Daniel the eldest child had his Birthday yesterday. He has been hugely excited at the thought of a sunshine filled day as opposed to the usual UK wash out. You guessed it. Yesterday it rained from dawn till dusk. I was fully expecting the house to float away. More birthday hiccups the husband had to work late. By the time he rolled through the door at gone 7pm the kids and I were ready to eat each other. So we ordered take out and had Dans birthday cake. Then the small people where ushered to bed. Still Daniel did not complain. with his DR who DVDS and his I-pod he was one happy little solider.
I however see his entry into double digits as a turning point. He no longer wants plastic tat and toys where you can spend a pittance and have a mountain of gifts. No we have no entered the age of hi tech High cost and tiny piles. An era has ended for Daniel but it seems only I view it with sadness although I am sure my bank manager feels my pain.
1 comment:
Ohhhh we have the same thing with J (ds1). He's 12 now and we really noticed the difference this Christmas.
His little brother had the usual mountain of plastic tat, whilst J had about 4 tiny presents.
We had to explain to him that his pile had cost twice as much as his brother's :-o Bless him he hadn't really thought about it, but we felt really guilty!
Definitely get double glazing - how on earth do these people survive without it?!!!
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