Boulevard of Bumps

This week marks the second week for the boys return to school in Australia, well a return for one and a new start for the other. As the school year approached Smiley turned off his food for several days, then while shopping for back to school books he suddenly doubled over in pain and broke out into a cold sweat!  The Officeworks assistant offered him a chair, but it turned out he was just hungry and not having a severe reaction to the back to school hype, like I was.  Seemed he was over his fasting and ready for feasting. I was starting to feel nervous, once the boys were back at school, I was to begin finding work. Two days before the start of school I bumped into an old work mate at Coles, who recommended me for a job.  Could I be so lucky!   The night before school I tackled the boys haircuts myself as making a hairdresser's appointment was just a bit too hard.    I should have made an appointment, ...

The boys and I are back in the sunburnt country, it is so dry and hot. At times I feel a little alien, like when the bank teller looks at me strangely because I am unsure where to swipe my card. She quickly makes an appointment for me to come in and get the run down on all that has transpired with banking since our departure. That should be joyful. It is lovely being in our house. After 12 years of imagining we now have a front fence, which the DSG began building before his return to Samoa. His wavy gate is the cherry and faux stacked quartz tiles will be adhered to the blue board upon his return. We unravelled into our house quickly and took time out for walks, surfing and getting together with some excellent friends. Including being reunited with our beloved dog, Dee Dee. We went to see the Life of Pi and the 3D glasses made Smiley and I feel ill. Sadly the Domestic Surf God had to return to Samoa, we wept for a long while when...