Getting Ready

OK, so I lied. I was really wiped out when I got home from work last night - my arms were sore from picking up boxes of juice and museli bars - and so I didn't do a post. Take my favourite child! It changes from moment to moment so you may as well take them all. Hmmmm, I don't see the downside of this situation.

It's good to be home and sleep in my own bed. Not that the bed in the camper trailer is uncomfortable, and I had my own pillows, but the constant light across the road was a bother. Plus we didn't have enough stakes and rope to tie down all the window flaps, so the wind caused a lot of flapping during the nights. We actually got back to Brisbane on Friday, but I continued my technology holiday until yesterday. Truth be told I didn't have a hope of getting near the computer for the first couple of days, what with Sparky suffering DTs from withdrawal.

I'm dying to tell you all about it, but I'm afraid it's going to have to wait a bit longer. School starts next week - can I get an 'amen' and a 'hallelujah' for good measure - and I've done exactly nothing to get ready. Both Miss Thing and Sparky need new uniforms, Sparky especially as he starts at the new school. I've done a quick cost run down and while I love the idea of uniforms it's really not all that much cheaper. I'm not even getting them a full week supply, and the cost doesn't include shoes for Sparky. Plus their "resource scheme" fees - who said public school was free? - plus their stationary, new socks, bus cards... How anyone can afford private school is beyond me.

So were off soon to start the madness and my post about our trip will, again, need to wait. It will be worth it, however, next week when I have a near empty house again. Nothing says happy mommy like back to school.