Vanuatu - the Adventure

About 8 months ago, when I started to get regular work as a teacher, I decided to keep a bit of my earnings at put it towards a  great holiday for us all.  Christmas is always a bit of a weird one for Age as his family is all over the place and as my side were all doing other stuff and not going to Dalveen ( for the first time in 20 years) - we decided to go overseas for the holiday season.

We had been to Vanuatu on the cruise ship and liked the idea of introducing the kids to a third world country which was relatively safe for all of us to wander about.  Our plan was to self cater and spend enough time to get a feel for the place and people; allowing the kids to see another side of life and culture.

It was wonderful that Frazer and family came for Christmas in Oz, and we were sorry to have missed spending the day with them - but have been blessed to spend some quality time before and after it with them.

Anyway - I am about to post up a few photos and a daily run down of our time in Vanuatu.

Sorry if you are getting all the posts about our holiday in Vanuatu higgledy piggledy datewise. I wrote the posts every day - sketched out really on my iphone - and am fleshing them out as I add in photos.

I'll be 'retrofitting' the dates - which is why you will get a bunch of them at the same time..

A bit embarrassing

opps.. a bit embarrassing that its been so long since I have posted something on this site.

well.. my excuses run into working full time... as well as the CYOA project which has proven to be a much bigger commitment than I had ever imagined.

http://chooseyouronlineadventures.com/  - just in case you want to see what I am on about..

very tired... we all are....

Just as well school is over for the year

A week of Firsts

Its been a week of firsts for us..

Miss Lilly lost her first tooth.  She was so distressed when it came out - even though she said it didn’t hurt at all doing so. She very proudly popped it into her special tooth treasure box, complete with pink satin and a tiny fairy to guard it inside.

You can image the horror, wailing and distress the next day when it was discovered that the toothfairy had not turned up. Mother of the Year quickly emailed the toothfairy to ask what the hold up was.. Thank Goodness the Toothfairy emailed us back within hours with her explanation. This was read out to Miss Lilly when she went to bed that night.  If you’d like to see a copy of that email - click here.

Morgan was shown how to use his folding hunting knife ( a very large pocket knife of sorts) - which kept the boys busy in the garage for ages.

We have more of less done a week of 100% raw.. Adrian defiantly has.  I have had sneaky things while I have visited people or been to a morning tea and the kids have had cooked/ processed things for their lunch boxes.

Age is doing well. He is getting used to the drugs and their effects. He does get a bit dazed and spacy ( but its too early yet for me to start teasing him about it.. give me a few more days..) . On the bright side he is happy not to be having constant seizures any more.  He is super positive and energetic.

and I found not only 1 sign of aging and stress - but two. My first wrinkle ( thank goodness its on my forehead so my fringe covers it.) and eeeekkkkk my first grey hair.. well I found 4 of the blighters… at my temples.. how rude.  They were duly plucked out.  I am in a bit of shock and disbelief about the grey hair.. I mean, I know we all get them.. sooner or later - but isn’t 40 a bit young to be getting grey hair.  I know - its not like my whole head is grey ( I’ve looked… ) and I can't even kid myself they were blond highlights… pure white hair.  does it suddenly lose its colour?  Should I start to obsess over it?

Oh and I completed my first week of a really truly classroom teacher ( well - since ’96 when I was a year 4 teacher)  My year ones were delightful and I’ve had fun with them… but am not tempted in anyway to go back into the classroom full time.. boy - the work involved with the planning and the assessment.. now if nothing will = that would give me grey hair…

Till next week!!