leachio
31st October 2007, 08:44 AM
Hi All!!
I have found myself with 5mins peace, no kids, no dan, no telephone and thought some of you out there may have wondered how we were all doin since we came home.
Athough it feels like an eternity for us it has only been 2wks and I have to say it's like putting ur old comfy slippers on it just feels great :yes
As you may recall we made the move home in 1 wk from start to finish, we flew back with Emirates and despite my despair at the thought of stopping at Brisbane, Singapore, Dubai and finally Manchester the flight home was prob better than the flight out. It somehow felt a lot more manageable being in 8hr chunks and the kids coped really well! For those who remember Cilla's surprise surprise show on TV our reunion with Dan's parents through the arrival doors at Manchester was reminiscent of Cilla! Tears and hugs everywhere, it made every min of the 27hr flight worth while, bless her she kept squeezing my hand on the way home with a tear in her eye. To see the kids play with nanna and grandad once we got home was priceless to be honest, even Dan commented more than once that he was happy to be home. Dan's parents had already sorted out our accomodation and they have moved in with an uncle and given us their whole furnished house :raebanana
After a couple of days we bought a new car and went up to Scotland to see my family and my beloved daughter, I was also elated to stand beside my best friend of 30yrs and be her bridesmaid. More tears and plenty of friendships reunited! Once we came home again we began the search for re-employment, we both managed interviews with our previous employers and I have been re-hired already, Dan's interview is later this week. In the meantime I had the 'pleasure' of sitting through a 1hr interview at the job centre to see if we are eligable for any benefits untill we start work, oh yes said the man £90 a wk! For 4 of us:confused: Good lordy I can spend that in Tesco in half an hr! So we shall see if the government or our old jobs come 1st!
Since we came home it has only rained 1 day, we know all the neighbours, Ive literally gone wild in the aisles of Tesco, everyone seems really pleased to see us, Jack is settled back into his old pre-school, TV is soooo much better, I haven't seen a cockroach yet and Bisto gravy tastes fantastic :laugh I can honestly say in the nicest possible way that I have not even for 1 second thought about our old life and regretted anything. I know I am home now and man am I glad, NZ was an expensive holiday! Not even Sam B's new snaps make me wish.................. I made some lifelong friends and for that I will always be thankfull and maybe we were meant to travel the world and back again to realise what we had all along.
Hope everyone out there is doing well and I look in most days to see whats goin on!!
Take care xx
I have found myself with 5mins peace, no kids, no dan, no telephone and thought some of you out there may have wondered how we were all doin since we came home.
Athough it feels like an eternity for us it has only been 2wks and I have to say it's like putting ur old comfy slippers on it just feels great :yes
As you may recall we made the move home in 1 wk from start to finish, we flew back with Emirates and despite my despair at the thought of stopping at Brisbane, Singapore, Dubai and finally Manchester the flight home was prob better than the flight out. It somehow felt a lot more manageable being in 8hr chunks and the kids coped really well! For those who remember Cilla's surprise surprise show on TV our reunion with Dan's parents through the arrival doors at Manchester was reminiscent of Cilla! Tears and hugs everywhere, it made every min of the 27hr flight worth while, bless her she kept squeezing my hand on the way home with a tear in her eye. To see the kids play with nanna and grandad once we got home was priceless to be honest, even Dan commented more than once that he was happy to be home. Dan's parents had already sorted out our accomodation and they have moved in with an uncle and given us their whole furnished house :raebanana
After a couple of days we bought a new car and went up to Scotland to see my family and my beloved daughter, I was also elated to stand beside my best friend of 30yrs and be her bridesmaid. More tears and plenty of friendships reunited! Once we came home again we began the search for re-employment, we both managed interviews with our previous employers and I have been re-hired already, Dan's interview is later this week. In the meantime I had the 'pleasure' of sitting through a 1hr interview at the job centre to see if we are eligable for any benefits untill we start work, oh yes said the man £90 a wk! For 4 of us:confused: Good lordy I can spend that in Tesco in half an hr! So we shall see if the government or our old jobs come 1st!
Since we came home it has only rained 1 day, we know all the neighbours, Ive literally gone wild in the aisles of Tesco, everyone seems really pleased to see us, Jack is settled back into his old pre-school, TV is soooo much better, I haven't seen a cockroach yet and Bisto gravy tastes fantastic :laugh I can honestly say in the nicest possible way that I have not even for 1 second thought about our old life and regretted anything. I know I am home now and man am I glad, NZ was an expensive holiday! Not even Sam B's new snaps make me wish.................. I made some lifelong friends and for that I will always be thankfull and maybe we were meant to travel the world and back again to realise what we had all along.
Hope everyone out there is doing well and I look in most days to see whats goin on!!
Take care xx