Davros - we are in the final stages of the course.. it is spring break here and so we have a couple of weeks off. Did not get the sneaky extra BUT did learn that the nanny company need 'prac' families for Nannies to work with whilst they are doing their training. Don't have to pay them - just be a prac family. I wish I had known that when I was having dd2 as that would have made life soooo much easier.
SO I have applied for us to be a prac family - just have to wait and see if anyone is brave enough to want us. You have to be with the nany 80% of the time - which is okay - cause in a 5 day week still means you get the equivalent of a day off, where the nanny can look after then without you being around.
If you are a prac family means you only pay half the registration fee and can then use their casual baby sitters as well. Dh and I decided that we should sign up and have some couple time - we have not had any since we first arrived in Aus. My mum is not so brilliant at looking after the girls and hates driving at night so it would put an hours journey on the end of any night out. Figure if we get a casual nanny and train her up - we would be fine.
Otherwise life goes on busy and out and about all the time. In the process of enrolling dd1 into mainstream kindy - am off to check it out today and see what I think.
Thanks for asking - hope all is well at your end with the new school year.