[jo b]

Well thought I would up date you all on what's going on here up in Wigan.

Ian is leaving around the 16th Sep to start his job in Dannevirke :clap Oops sorry wrong emoticon :wah (he he)

He is coming back for Christmas where we will have our last Christmas here and then we will all fly out in Jan together as a family.

I am relieved about this because I was dreading saying goodbye to my family without the support of Ian, in fact I know I would have crumbled.

Update on House:- We had a viewing last week and they loved the place, they have a house to sell which should sell quick (fingers crossed) because it's more first time buyer property. They want to come back for a second viewing next week and have said they don't want to put an offer in for ours just yet until they have sold theirs. So that to me is positive feedback but I am not building my hope up too much. :P

If we sell the house before Christmas. me and the kids will move into Ros and Jeff's (in-laws) and I will arrange to ship our furniture so it will be there when we arrive. That way familiar things will be waiting the kids when they get there.

If we don't then we will sell the house empty, I may arrange shipping before Christmas anyway so the goods aren't too far behind us.

The kids can then start a new term with everyone else in Jan so thay are settling in with everyone else in the school albiet they will still be newbies.

We are going to keep the house up for sale until contracts are exchanged just in case anything falls through.

Thing is I will miss Ians 40th birthday which falls whilst he is in NZ, so Diny you will have to pick up the mantle for me there girl :nice1 :cheers and buy a pressie for me I'll ring you about that nearer the time.

Ian will also miss his sons 7th birthday :wah but I will do something nice so Kurt doesn't miss his dad too much, although I know I'll miss him.

So I hope that keeps everyone in the picture upto now.


chin chin everyone

Jo




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Jo

What a nice positive post and you have thought lots about how you are doing all of this.

Good luck with the house sale and keep posting, I love reading everyones updates, keeps me going.

Deborah

[Diny]

Oh Lordy ..... things are moving fast.

Right ... no worries about the present buying thingy - will be my pleasure. Will also make sure he's suitabley well oiled too :cheers

So ...... you arrive in January? I can't blooming wait. I'm so happy that Ian will be with you for support when you leave your folks. You saw me the night I'd said goodbye to my family ...... what kind of emotional wreck was I? You'll need all the support you can muster - brilliant that Ian will be with you.

Don't beat yourself up about Ian missing Kurts birthday. Mark has missed more of our boys birthdays than he's been home for (he missed Henny's in June and will be away for Fergies in December). We always make a big thing of it ..... and remember - webcams are brilliant.

Can't tell you how much the news of your arrival has cheered me up. My mum and dad arrive here on December 31st for 9 weeks. January will be spent touring round the S.I but when we get back our first port of call will be sunny Dannevirke. Did you know that on Feb 3rd it's the Dannevirke Agricultural and Produce Show? Mum & Dad (being farmers) are almost looking forward to that more than the S.I. trip :roll: :roll: :roll:

Try not to worry about leaving your house empty. As you know we've done that. As long as you've got friends and family close by who can just keep an eye on it you'll be OK. And remember - an empty house always looks much bigger :nice1

From what I can work out the kids go back to school the first week of February. Getting them started at the onset of a new year is a good idea. However, if they're anything like my boys they'll have little or no problems settling in. Here we are at the end of the boys 2nd week at school and they're just acting and looking like one of the crowd.

Anyway - I'll PM you. Or I might even call you. I'm made up with this news ........ it's been a long time coming.

Don't worry about Ian getting lonely ..... there's some nice local Maori girls around Dannevirke who just love fresh Pommy meat :eek :eek

Speak soon mate.

Diny

[StevieD]

Good news Bradleys - fingers crossed for you all....

Sure Diny will look after Ian, and vice versa as he is quite a wiz with telephones and computers I believe :laugh

Ian is apparently looking forward to learning the local lingo as he is a bit of a cunning linguist, especially when it comes to dealing with call centres :exit

Jan says scrapbooking weekends at your house then eh? While Ian's away, the girls will play.

Speak soon.

The nutty gang

[Diny]

Sorry to hijack your thread for a moment but hey .....

I've just found a shop in Palmy called Spotlight. It's a massive warehouse of all things crafty ............ a virtual paradise.

Gonna go back on Monday when I have more time and lose myself ...... it was Jan mentioning the scrap booking that made me post this.

Here ya go - you can have ya thread back now.

Diny

[Carol]

this may come as a wee surprise......but I used to be a Creative Memoroes "consultant"



I failed miserably....talked too much - was far too interested in people - and didnt sell anything!
(or recruit ANYONE)


Guess I'm just not that "type" of person eh.


:nice1

[jan]

Fingers and toes are crossed for you Jo. You seem to have everything all mapped out. I bet Ian is getting excited too.
:cheers

I hope the viewers turn into buyers very soon ,to get you all over here sooner!! :exit

[Avalon]

this may come as a wee surprise......but I used to be a Creative Memoroes "consultant"



I failed miserably....talked too much - was far too interested in people - and didnt sell anything!
(or recruit ANYONE)


Guess I'm just not that "type" of person eh.


:nice1

OOOh, one of my Yoga class did that in the UK. Sounded really good, but Id already boxed up all my photos!

Theres also some separate scrapbook centers I noticed. Im sure I saw one in Petone - round the corner from Mitre10 Mega

[Moorf]

Big scrapbooking place on Riccarton Road in Christchurch (alledgedly! :uhoh )

[Carol]

Big scrapbooking place on Riccarton Road in Christchurch (alledgedly! :uhoh )

been there.
I almost caused an driving past it - I stopped in the middle of the road just to get out and have a quick look!

[StevieD]

Jo, your thread has been hijacked by the scrapbooking gang!!!!!
Good job u one of them :nice1

Stevie D

[Carol]

I've just found a shop in Palmy called Spotlight. It's a massive warehouse of all things crafty ............ a virtual paradise.


Diny

Spotlight is cool Diny - we have a brand new one in Welly......

There is an amazing little shop in our village that sells paper craft products..... the stamps she has are out of this world!
We should go......
:nice1

[Diny]

We should go......


We WILL go !!!!!!

Diny

[jo b]

Jo, your thread has been hijacked by the scrapbooking gang!!!!!
Good job u one of them :nice1

Stevie D

Hey that's cool :clap

Jo

I like your avatar stevie

[Rimbo]

Nice one Jo and Ian. Fingers crossed for you.
I'll have a Tui waiting for Ian if he gets up to this neck of the woods!

John

[jo b]

thanks john

will catch up on msn soon .... I promise

[jo b]

A quick update for you all

flight are booked

Ian flies out on the 20th Sep and returns on 23 Dec in time for Xmas.

We all then fly out together on 8th Jan 2006.............scared..........yes I am.


Jo

[Diny]

That's brilliant news !!!!! can't wait.

If Ian flies into palmy let us know ... we can play taxi serrvice for him.

Things happening now ..... hold onto your hat girlie.

Diny