So...we have some news. We are moving to the Sunshine Coast...in eight days. What?? Yes, that's right. Jeff and I went up on Saturday and loved it up there. It is beautiful, tropical, clean, orderly, great weather, great restaurants, gorgeous never-ending stretches of beaches. We looked at a few rentals, just as a way of looking at various neighbourhoods, and we really liked one of the houses so we applied for it. We were really excited to get the house, but the realtor called the next morning to say we didn't get it. She said there are 30 to 40 applicants for each rental in our price range. Then she told us that she had a house that was a little over our price range, but no one had seen it (not even her), and that if we liked it, she would put our application forward for that house before it was advertised. We did like it. It is older than the house we are in now, but bigger, and with a fantastic yard and a great swimming pool, and it is in a beautiful neighbourhood with man-made lakes and bike paths and walking tracks. It is 12 minutes drive from the beach, which is further than we would like, but it has the great yard and pool, so we think that is a good compromise. We are so excited to move, and so are the kids. We weren't reckoning on such a fast move though.
It was the kids' birthday on Friday. They started their day with birthday presents, and then we all (Jeffrey and I, and Lolo and Dida) took them bowling. It was very loud in there and Arley was too overwhelmed to bowl, but Carmie and Jeff played a game, and then Carmie and Arley played several matches of air hockey, which they love. Afterwards we went out to lunch, and then had a quiet afternoon at home. We had cake in the afternoon and then the kids had a tv dinner, at their request. Much easier than having a big party! I can't believe the kids are now 8 and 10 though. It boggles my mind.
Today I took the kids to a park for a belated birthday get together and a going away party. We met their friends Will and Charlie and Amalie, and their newer friends Katya and Sasha there. Carmie had a minor meltdown when Arley hit her in the head with nerf bullets and wouldn't stop (the kids were having a nerf gun war). The kids had fun at the park and it was sad to say goodbye to their friends, and mine too!
Arley has been a bit ornery since Jeffrey and I have been back. I think he missed me a lot, and since we got home, I have been so busy packing that I haven't been able to spend much time with him. He seems quite volatile, and I feel like he is building up to another huge meltdown. Time will tell.
So now we are in a packing frenzy. Mum and Geoff are up at the Sunshine Coast looking around themselves right now, and they have changed their plans to some stay with us again on Saturday for a couple of days to help us pack and weed the garden and help with the kids so we can actually be ready when the movers come on Friday. Wish us luck!
Jeffrey and I on the Sunshine Coast
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