WHERE'S BEST TO LIVE IN NZ ETC :PART 6!!!

[AngryBeaver]

Wow! Part 6...got to be a record.

MN Towers, where's our prize?!

Hope it goes well frik! DD1 adored her kindy.

We're back at "what on earth is that rash" with DD2. Head to toe in spots with no other symptoms. She seems to be the most prone child to random rashes & spots. I don't remember DD1 being this bad.

Just remembered - it's free entry to MOTAT in March if you live in North or West Auckland. It's closed this weekend though, because of Pasifika.

Hope kindy enrol went well frik, my dd1 loved her kindy too.

Good luck frick. We have a great kindy too. Doing a Trike-a-thon on Fri evenig there. They usually do really good events.
Then after 14 of us are going out for our FArewell meal. I don't know what to wear.
I have a very short dress that I need to wear tights with. Don't know if I can actually bear to have tights on! And also I would need to wear my shoe boots with very high heels. Problem is, dh is the same height as me (5'9) and if I wear those heels, I will look like a total man beast next to him.
Also, I am not good in heels and may fall over
Or, I have a dress that I need that I need to wear a strapless bra with...and don't have one.

I would go more casually, but the last time I did that, every other woman turned up in a lbd and I felt underdressed all night!

Thanks everyone :-) it went fine, good actually. We were there for about a half hour and she played with another little girl and had a go on the swings. Today we are going for the 10:30 tea break and then next week she will start properly. Only half days, 3 days a week. DH feels too guilty to take the free ECE hours, so we are paying the optional $2 an hour....... Even though we aren't working and have no income...... But to be honest I also felt weird about taking the free hours. Even though we are entitled to them. I think it's because we aren't working yet and haven't contributed yet. IYSWIM. We may be over thinking it though!

AB, my rule of thumb is to wear what makes me feel good about myself, and not worry what anyone else will be wearing.

Vvv, hope you find out what is setting DD off.

Sibble, how's it going for your DH? I must admit to watching with interest as both DH and I are in construction and we have yet to start looking for work......

Nope, we aren't even using up the full 20 hour allowance in the first place as DD is only going 4 hours a day 3 days a week. And we are paying $2 an hour for those 12 hours.

Ha! As I type I see we have just gotten our first invoice, yep, $24 for the week.

I'm not sure, will ask DH as he read all the bumpf. Does it make a difference if its a plunket?

Take the free hours frick! You will contributing soon enough x

frik he found out last night that he didn't get the job he wanted - 4 interviews over a 5 week period and he didn't get it! He has decided to just do consultancy until something comes up. Luckily he has alot of contacts and people in theory seem to want to use him - crux will come when he tries to convert some of the interest.

Not sure how much work there is out there tbh - more than he thought but alot of people chasing jobs.

Some of his Mainzeals colleagues are taking work in the Waikato area and commuting. At the moment dh is based on the North Shore (a pain for us living South) but doable off peak.

I don't know what aspect of construction you are both in but if it's Project Management, check out linkdin. Seems to be where alot of work is coming up (as well as seek and the usuals of course).

Oh man, sorry to hear that sibble. Yes, project management. Both of us have been on the consulting side of late though, rather than contractor. I am still restraining myself from looking, as we promised ourselves 3 months job free and job search free! But it is really hard to just let yourself have the break. I thought DH would struggle actually, but it's me! It is so lovely to spend time altogether though as a family. DH went with me and DD to kindy today, he has never been to her kindy before. Let alone been able to stick around and watch and participate. He has been teaching DD to ride her bike. And you know, every day I think to myself, please god that she remembers this. Because all too soon we will be back both working full time.

Oh justa, what a stress you didn't need

Is this because of the original ACC person who came around to you? The one that you had to get it all passed on to her supervisor? Or am I remembering it all wrong?

Whatever it is, am sure it will all be fine. Definitely put the thoughts of social workers in vans out of your mind.

If you think the word of a student/ex-diplomat/slightly harassed mother of 2 crazy girls is of any use, send them down to me, I'll tell them them how great you are.

Totally random but... Justa, if you haven't seen the long thread in classics about weird behaviour at toddler groups you should head over there now for two reasons. 1: it will make you cry laughing and that's always a good thing especially on a bad day; 2: you absolutely need to share the story of the "how to please your husband" lecture you got at that group you went to

I know I mentioned before about my oldest and dearest friend having been diagnosed with terminal cancer. And that I flew to see her and say goodbye before we came out here. Anyway, today is her birthday and I had so hoped to be able to speak to her, but she is too ill. And I am just heartbroken.

Please don't feel like you have to reply to this, I just wanted to write it down somewhere. That I love her and miss her. That this is devastating.

Sorry

Justa- Sorry to hear about your hassles. I'm sure it'll all be fine and I hope you get lots of support.

Frik- I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. It's good you got to see her before you left.

Darling frick, come here (((())) .
I'm sorry you weren't able to talk to your bestie. I can't imagine being in your place. Must be so hard for all that love her . But exceedlingly difficult for you being so far away. Type away if it helps xx

justa, I hope it if you do have to endure loads of meetings, that at least you get better support x

Christ, the saga continues.
Db had had a shunt in car so I text to say hope he and ds were ok.
Then went on to say it was our leaving do tonight, should be good etc and wish we could see him and his df. He replied "yeah, well you chose to move to the other side of the world. So that's not going to happen is it? To be honest I'm very hurt that you took the kids away and now ds misses out on seeing his cousins. Hope move goes ok"

Fucks sake.

So Mum arrives and I told her and she shrugged her shoulders and said "oh, get over it!"
I said "erm, I think it's actually him that needs to get over it?"

And she held her hand up and said "This is not a good time to talk to me about this. I am feeling very distressed about going home in a few days and leaving the children. You say we didn't support you. But you never made any allowances for how hurt and betrayed we felf. And, STILL feel. So don't talk to me about this today" And took ds to playgroup.

Back to square one.

Have massive knot in my tummy now