It has been a good week. On Friday I took the kids to the trampoline place, the Big Boing. They had fun, but we didn't really gel with any local homeschoolers. The place was huge and the tables were all spread out, with people sitting in little groups. We weren't welcomed by anyone, so we didn't know who to talk to. It was kind of a bummer. The kids still had a good time, and met a girl but she was here on vacation, so that doesn't really help. They played air hockey and had a bounce and did the ninja course. It wasn't the best introduction to the homeschooling community.
But...we had a very successful playdate on Tuesday. It was awesome, in fact! The kids met a nine year old girl called Lexi, and her mother Nicky and her little brother Felix. We met them at the park in Mooloolaba, and from there went for a play at the beach, and then continued on to get ice cream. The kids and Lexi clicked immediately, and I couldn't be happier. They are so stoked and can't wait for another play.
On Wednesday I had organised a meet up with whatever homeschoolers would join us. Quite a few came, which was good, but it was a little overwhelming. Carmie wasn't well. She had been up sick with nausea the night before and didn't get to sleep until 11:30. She mostly sat and read and asked to go home, even though there was a girl who was trying so hard to play with her. Arley took a while to warm up, but ended up playing with two boys his age, so I'm calling that a success. And the good news is, two of the mothers have taken us under their wings and we are seeing them again tomorrow, for a smaller playdate - the same girl who was trying to befriend Carmie, and the two boys Arley was playing with. We are going to knock Carmie out tonight so she sleeps!
Today Carmie and I took a trip to one of the malls here. It still seems great that we can just go to a mall now. It sounds silly, but Ulladulla had nothing of the sort. There is so much to do here, I am kind of boggled by it. There are highways and motorways everywhere connecting all the different towns and places, and I am not quite used to the size of the place. But we are loving it, and we talk about how this has been the best move pretty much every day!
Poor Carmie has been getting nauseous a lot lately. Her referral for an endoscopy was denied because the doctor's receptionist forgot to add her bloodwork, so I had to go back to the doctor. So, we are still waiting to hear back about when she will get her endoscopy, and until then she can't change her diet. I hope it happens soon, we would love to get it over with and get her back on track. Her numbers are very high and the doctor said we should look at it like she definitely is coeliac, but we need the endoscopy before we make a lifelong change.
We also got Bella out to a dog beach one day. The beach was absolutely beautiful, and stretched on for miles. It was a gorgeous day too, and the water was as warm as it is in Mollymook at the end of the summer. I've been told that some days the water here is like bathwater, and that is exactly how I like it. I've also been told that the first summer here is very hard to get through because of the heat, but that you get used to it over the next summers. Fingers crossed!
The fun never ends.
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