My parents' have decided to sell the family home out Ipswich way and move up closer to Damian and I. They are looking townhouses/units on Bribie Island.. which has proved difficult!
They had their house put onto the market Monday last week. They had a contract on it on Thursday. Settlement due on the 19th August... moving quick??? I don't think mum was entirely prepared to have everything go so quickly, and neither was I - as I've offered to be their hotel until they find and move into a place they like... could be 2 weeks, could be a month... could be longer!!!!
I'm doing mum's legals for her to save a bit of money and I'm starting to get a little annoyed with the repeated questions! Oh well.. that's what you get when you do things for family!
I have to admit I had a little brain wave this morning when tidying the kitchen... I hate people being in the house... coming for dinner, afternoon tea, morning tea... a day or two I can deal with... Having another 4 beings living in our small house is going to be interesting... manouvering 4 cars (5 including Anita's) is going to be interesting... cooking for 6 instead of 2 is going to be interesting... people cleaning and putting things away where I want them to be is simply not going to happen.... ahhhh.. I'm just going to have to stress less and hope they find somewhere sooner rather than later...
Oh - must remember that I will have little bodies running about the house all the time too... and with Mum not working and the boys who are home schooled.. it's going to be very very busy here...
I'm going to need a holiday at the end of it all!!!!
Wish me luck.. they move in on the 8th August!!!!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Things are looking up!
Thanks Jen for the reminder that I hadn't posted this yet!!!
Stu has been successful in getting a new job. It's out of Local Government and into Qld Rail (which is presently owned by the State, but who know's what Anna's going to do with it?) It's along the line of what he was supposed to be doing in Caboolture, but then things changed! He will be able to implement change instead of just dealing with issues and complaints! He's going into the position with no knowledge of their systems or exactly what he's going to be doing, but I think he will hit the ground running and hitting many goals! I am so very proud of him! The position has been vacant for 8 months.. so he's going to be very busy and quite stressed for the first few months... but thankfully he has the 40 min train trip home to gather his thoughts and walk through the door as a happy hubby!
The biggest thing I am going to miss is having him so close.. so that if I'm having a meltdown with the kids, or just want a cuddle.. I can just call... Not anymore! Also no sharing lunch together. We have however committed to going for walks with the puppies (meet MILO! - change of name pending!!!) and maybe even some PT sessions/gym membership to get us into shape!
We are hopefully going to be able to get the back patio back up, along with a carport down the side... some pavers near the sandpit and some soft fall around the swings... maybe a camper trailer... we'll just have to see how far the extra dollars and payout stretch (long service money!!!)
Still waiting to see how much tax we are going to get back.... that should help toward it too!
Stu has been successful in getting a new job. It's out of Local Government and into Qld Rail (which is presently owned by the State, but who know's what Anna's going to do with it?) It's along the line of what he was supposed to be doing in Caboolture, but then things changed! He will be able to implement change instead of just dealing with issues and complaints! He's going into the position with no knowledge of their systems or exactly what he's going to be doing, but I think he will hit the ground running and hitting many goals! I am so very proud of him! The position has been vacant for 8 months.. so he's going to be very busy and quite stressed for the first few months... but thankfully he has the 40 min train trip home to gather his thoughts and walk through the door as a happy hubby!
The biggest thing I am going to miss is having him so close.. so that if I'm having a meltdown with the kids, or just want a cuddle.. I can just call... Not anymore! Also no sharing lunch together. We have however committed to going for walks with the puppies (meet MILO! - change of name pending!!!) and maybe even some PT sessions/gym membership to get us into shape!
We are hopefully going to be able to get the back patio back up, along with a carport down the side... some pavers near the sandpit and some soft fall around the swings... maybe a camper trailer... we'll just have to see how far the extra dollars and payout stretch (long service money!!!)
Still waiting to see how much tax we are going to get back.... that should help toward it too!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tired... and Tax Time!
I really don't understand why I am soooo freaking tired this week.... I've had one of the easiest weeks in a long long time - with half my kids away on holidays.. I only have 1 or 2 a day... and in the case of yesterday.. she only arrived at 11am so it really was a half day at that... so why then, when I have to put less concentration into my job, am I just buggered... my eyelids feel like sandpaper and I could easily go to bed right now if Bella wasn't still here!!! If I focus on what's coming up maybe I won't be so tired!!!
Damian's birthday dinner on Tuesday night... an excuse not to cook and go out for tea... always welcome!
A weekend in Melbourne with Michael, Kylie & Oliver... please pray for some nice weather.... please....
3 beautiful nights in a hired camper trailer on Fraser Is in August... we are testing our options before we decide whether it is what we actually want... (I'm happy with a tent.. but it does take a while to put up!)
Something else exciting in here which is still to be confirmed... and hopefully a good tax return... more on that later!
A day at Sea World.. which I haven't been to in a very long time.. will be interesting to see... all in aide of my fathers 60th Birthday... (I don't need him to hold my hand on the rides anymore!)
...and that's about it for the rest of the year! Until the days off over Christmas & New Years...
Tax... why is there such a thing.... I don't like it at all! I understand that my tax payments (or lack of in this current career) are used for good things like hospitals and nurses, teachers, industrial development and Medicare... but seriously.... paying for Pollies wages, Council office refits and for Prisoners to have 3 star accommodation is beyond me! In this last financial year I have only worked and paid tax for around 4 weeks, while I was waiting for my Blue Card to come through etc... I know that I have that little bit of money coming back to me... but my confusion lies in all the money we have spent to set up this business.... yes... I added my receipts up and if it goes the way we want it to... we have a few things we can do around this place to make it much more comfortable... like put the patio back up and maybe put money toward a less guzzling car than the Statey... If it doesn't go the way I want it to, I will have worked this year for nothing, cause I really do think I have spent more than I have earnt... (waiting for the earnings certificate!) Grrr!!! The other things is I am going to have to pay like $200 to get the tax done.. no more online tax returns for me!
We are really hoping for a good news story so that we can buy Christmas Presents for the family this year.. cause without the money back.... bom bom..... you all luck out!
Here are some pics from our time at Montville where we celebrated our birthdays. Was a lovely weekend and I could have gladly stayed the whole week.. It was just sooo comfortable and homey! The spa wasn't bad either!
I wish I could put up pics of the kids that I look after so you could see how gorgeous they all are too!!! Unfortunately I'm not allowed to share...
Damian's birthday dinner on Tuesday night... an excuse not to cook and go out for tea... always welcome!
A weekend in Melbourne with Michael, Kylie & Oliver... please pray for some nice weather.... please....
3 beautiful nights in a hired camper trailer on Fraser Is in August... we are testing our options before we decide whether it is what we actually want... (I'm happy with a tent.. but it does take a while to put up!)
Something else exciting in here which is still to be confirmed... and hopefully a good tax return... more on that later!
A day at Sea World.. which I haven't been to in a very long time.. will be interesting to see... all in aide of my fathers 60th Birthday... (I don't need him to hold my hand on the rides anymore!)
...and that's about it for the rest of the year! Until the days off over Christmas & New Years...
Tax... why is there such a thing.... I don't like it at all! I understand that my tax payments (or lack of in this current career) are used for good things like hospitals and nurses, teachers, industrial development and Medicare... but seriously.... paying for Pollies wages, Council office refits and for Prisoners to have 3 star accommodation is beyond me! In this last financial year I have only worked and paid tax for around 4 weeks, while I was waiting for my Blue Card to come through etc... I know that I have that little bit of money coming back to me... but my confusion lies in all the money we have spent to set up this business.... yes... I added my receipts up and if it goes the way we want it to... we have a few things we can do around this place to make it much more comfortable... like put the patio back up and maybe put money toward a less guzzling car than the Statey... If it doesn't go the way I want it to, I will have worked this year for nothing, cause I really do think I have spent more than I have earnt... (waiting for the earnings certificate!) Grrr!!! The other things is I am going to have to pay like $200 to get the tax done.. no more online tax returns for me!
We are really hoping for a good news story so that we can buy Christmas Presents for the family this year.. cause without the money back.... bom bom..... you all luck out!
Here are some pics from our time at Montville where we celebrated our birthdays. Was a lovely weekend and I could have gladly stayed the whole week.. It was just sooo comfortable and homey! The spa wasn't bad either!
I wish I could put up pics of the kids that I look after so you could see how gorgeous they all are too!!! Unfortunately I'm not allowed to share...
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