Mr C is complaining about jet-lag. Our biggest time difference (well, myself and the kids) has been three hours between here & Beijing. We'll be flipping things totally over when we go to the US. I haven't had to think about this before, but I am finding myself wondering how to manage jet-lag not just for myself, but for a five year old, two year ( Read more... )

Yep, turned up on the Saturday and stayed overnight, leaving around lunch on Sunday. At least it felt like lunch, buggered if I know ( Read more... )

I'm still here, things have been extremely hectic and stress loaded the last few weeks, it is slowly sorting out, but I am quite exhausted and time deprived ( Read more... )

Really, I do. There is nothing quite like it to restore the soul ( Read more... )

Ok, so we got our visas in a very timely and organised fashion (contrary to what I thought) and within seconds of our passports being in our hot little hands, we had organised our flights home to Australia. Needless to say, there are 7 sleeps till we get home. The kids and I will home for a couple of months, Mr C will have two weeks in Aus, then ( Read more... )

Actually, I wasn't ( Read more... )

Bloody hell ( Read more... )

And now I have packers turning up on Monday to do their initial assessment of all our stuff... (this is before the visa interviews...)

I hope David Bowie's got a G&T waiting for me...

Ok, so the kids don't have to turn up on Tuesday.. phew! I am wondering what the bloody catch is ( Read more... )

Heh heh ( Read more... )