9 years ago
Monday, November 3, 2008
i am bored
The kids are asleep and Nate is away until Wednesday at a writing workshop. I have the house to myself and I am bored! This is crazy. There is nothing on tv, I am sick of facebook, I can't blog about our awesome weekend at the beach because Nate has the camera (and all of the pictures) with him, I don't have any fabric (it is $22 a meter), I didn't bring any of my scrapbook/card supplies and everyone I know is asleep right now. Oh yeah, and I am sick. I wish I could curl up with Nate on the couch like we normally do after the kids go to bed and watch an episode of Fringe. I guess I'll just go watch North & South for the hundredth time instead!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Thump!
Yesterday we heard something hit our window and we when we went to go check what it was we found this:
She was a little dazed but after she sat in the shade for a while she was able to fly away.
She was a little dazed but after she sat in the shade for a while she was able to fly away.
I love Australia
After my last post I thought Australia deserved a post of all the things I love about it.
1. Our Ward: We have moved a lot and therefore been in a lot of wards. All I can say is this ward is awesome. I have never felt so welcomed!
2. The accent: Of course this is one of the best accents ever! At work the other day I was actually told that my accent was "beautiful". I thought it was crazy that someone would think the way I talk is beautiful compared to the way they talk.
3. The people: I guess this goes along with #1 but everywhere we go the people are so laid back and friendly. Nate's school, church, work - everyone!
4. Tim Tams: Chocolate cookie (or biscuit) with chocolate inside, dipped in chocolate. Mmm.
5. Wild Kangaroos: There is a field right by our house that always has kangaroos. I love driving by and trying to point them out to the boys. And it is so cool to see them bouncing!
6. Birds: The birds here look like they are straight from a pet shop and they will just be standing out in the grass in the mornings. My favorites are the red parrots and white cockatoo with yellow mohawks.
7. Our House: (see earlier post) Our house is so cool!
8. Rounding: They do not have a 1 cent. They just round everything to the nearest 5 cents. This is especially nice when you are working as a cashier (I am).
9. Minimum wage: The minimum wage here is around $15. Awesome!
10. Shops: The ACT is set up so that each town or suburb has an area of shops. Sometimes the shops are small and there will be an IGA (small liquor/grocery store) and maybe a restaurant, hair salon, bike shop, etc. There are bigger shops where there might be a grocery store (or two), clothing shops, veg market, hair salon, bank, etc. In the even bigger ones there is a full mall complete with grocery stores and fresh meat markets. I just think it is really cool that the shops are grouped all together. It makes it so much easier to find things when you are new to the area.
So these are just the things I have come up with living here for 4 months. I am sure by the time our 4 years here are up we will love it even more.
1. Our Ward: We have moved a lot and therefore been in a lot of wards. All I can say is this ward is awesome. I have never felt so welcomed!
2. The accent: Of course this is one of the best accents ever! At work the other day I was actually told that my accent was "beautiful". I thought it was crazy that someone would think the way I talk is beautiful compared to the way they talk.
3. The people: I guess this goes along with #1 but everywhere we go the people are so laid back and friendly. Nate's school, church, work - everyone!
4. Tim Tams: Chocolate cookie (or biscuit) with chocolate inside, dipped in chocolate. Mmm.
5. Wild Kangaroos: There is a field right by our house that always has kangaroos. I love driving by and trying to point them out to the boys. And it is so cool to see them bouncing!
6. Birds: The birds here look like they are straight from a pet shop and they will just be standing out in the grass in the mornings. My favorites are the red parrots and white cockatoo with yellow mohawks.
7. Our House: (see earlier post) Our house is so cool!
8. Rounding: They do not have a 1 cent. They just round everything to the nearest 5 cents. This is especially nice when you are working as a cashier (I am).
9. Minimum wage: The minimum wage here is around $15. Awesome!
10. Shops: The ACT is set up so that each town or suburb has an area of shops. Sometimes the shops are small and there will be an IGA (small liquor/grocery store) and maybe a restaurant, hair salon, bike shop, etc. There are bigger shops where there might be a grocery store (or two), clothing shops, veg market, hair salon, bank, etc. In the even bigger ones there is a full mall complete with grocery stores and fresh meat markets. I just think it is really cool that the shops are grouped all together. It makes it so much easier to find things when you are new to the area.
So these are just the things I have come up with living here for 4 months. I am sure by the time our 4 years here are up we will love it even more.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Not that I'm homesick...
I have been thinking lately about all of the things I miss about the good ol USA. Don't worry, I'm not sitting here depressed and crying over this. There are just a lot of things that I have gotten used to over the past 27 years and now find myself without them. So here they are in no particular order.
1. Family and friends: of course I miss you all the most. It is so strange to think that I can't get in a car and visit (or come to your wedding) if I wanted to...and I DO!
2. Taco Bell: I miss my bean burritos no onions!!
3. Shopping carts: Don't get me wrong, they have shopping carts or "trolleys" but they are HORRIBLE! I can't figure out what is wrong with them but they steer you, you don't steer them. I spend my whole shopping trip fighting with them to go where I want them to go and it gets worse the heavier they get.
4. Neosporin: you have to get a prescription to get it. Seriously, am I going to go to the doctor when Liam scrubs his elbow just so I can get some? Tempting.
5. Brands: Not that I am all about the brand names but I recently started a new job and had to find navy blue trousers. If I was in the US I would know exactly the stores to go to to find something that would be what they wanted, within my price range and still cute. I walked through 2 malls and found nothing! I finally found what I was looking for in a kids clothing store that happened to have a section for school uniforms.
6. Mexican Food: There are no Mexican restaurants! Its killing me! There are plenty of Chinese though. Maybe someday we'll get to try some. Which brings me to my next thing...
7. Eating out: We used to try to eat out (not really expensive or anything) at least once on the weekend. Mostly because by the weekend I was usually on cooking strike I was so tired. Eating out is so expensive here that we haven't really been able to try much and trying new foods/restaurants is one of my favorite things to do.
8. Measurements on butter: you try making cookies with a 500g stick of butter when your recipe says you need 1 cup!
9. Target: There is a Target here but its not the Target I know. Apparently they just let them use the name but they are in no way connected.
10. Central Heat: Even Australians have told me that they don't heat their houses as well here. It might help if they had seals around their windows too.
11. Upright vacuum: Vacuuming has always been my favorite chore but when you have to do it hunched over with a hose and adapters its not quite as fun or effective.
12. Right turn on red: Of course if you tried to turn right on red here you would be turning into the middle of the intersection but you are not allowed to turn left on red. Sometimes I want to turn so badly but you never know when a camera will catch you!
1. Family and friends: of course I miss you all the most. It is so strange to think that I can't get in a car and visit (or come to your wedding) if I wanted to...and I DO!
2. Taco Bell: I miss my bean burritos no onions!!
3. Shopping carts: Don't get me wrong, they have shopping carts or "trolleys" but they are HORRIBLE! I can't figure out what is wrong with them but they steer you, you don't steer them. I spend my whole shopping trip fighting with them to go where I want them to go and it gets worse the heavier they get.
4. Neosporin: you have to get a prescription to get it. Seriously, am I going to go to the doctor when Liam scrubs his elbow just so I can get some? Tempting.
5. Brands: Not that I am all about the brand names but I recently started a new job and had to find navy blue trousers. If I was in the US I would know exactly the stores to go to to find something that would be what they wanted, within my price range and still cute. I walked through 2 malls and found nothing! I finally found what I was looking for in a kids clothing store that happened to have a section for school uniforms.
6. Mexican Food: There are no Mexican restaurants! Its killing me! There are plenty of Chinese though. Maybe someday we'll get to try some. Which brings me to my next thing...
7. Eating out: We used to try to eat out (not really expensive or anything) at least once on the weekend. Mostly because by the weekend I was usually on cooking strike I was so tired. Eating out is so expensive here that we haven't really been able to try much and trying new foods/restaurants is one of my favorite things to do.
8. Measurements on butter: you try making cookies with a 500g stick of butter when your recipe says you need 1 cup!
9. Target: There is a Target here but its not the Target I know. Apparently they just let them use the name but they are in no way connected.
10. Central Heat: Even Australians have told me that they don't heat their houses as well here. It might help if they had seals around their windows too.
11. Upright vacuum: Vacuuming has always been my favorite chore but when you have to do it hunched over with a hose and adapters its not quite as fun or effective.
12. Right turn on red: Of course if you tried to turn right on red here you would be turning into the middle of the intersection but you are not allowed to turn left on red. Sometimes I want to turn so badly but you never know when a camera will catch you!
Leelou Party
Leelou blogs by far has the cutest layouts I have ever seen...and they're free! I'm ready to party (and maybe even win some free stuff)!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Park Days
Now that the weather is getting warmer we have been spending as much time as we can at the parks. We figure we better get it in before the weather gets so warm we can't go outside!
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