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Clearly naming the posts in chronological order from Day One etc was a bad idea, as I have been too slack in trying to post each day and now have no idea what day it is. What I do know is that every day has been a good one and we are having a great time! Christmas Day was filled with all the usual  happenings from rising early at 5:30am with wrapping paper strewn everywhere the sounds of happiness and laughing in the background. Followed closely by construction of said gifts and disposing of the rubbish. Lunch was beautiful as was dessert and the few drinks that followed, now too find a place to lie down to prepare for the night time feast of repeated gluttony.

The boys had a blast and are enjoying there presents with the two older boys buried in there new electronic gadgets and Jackson constructing towers from blocks, reading new books and running around singing:

"Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock! Jingle Bell Sing and Jingle Bell Rock! Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock! Jingle Bell Rock! Jingle Bell Rock! Jingle Bell Rock!"

Doug and I are slowly getting rid of our bugs with Doug able to drown his without to much problem or encouragement at all and it seems that I will have quite a bit of catching up to do come New Year! Jack is well on his way to his normal self but of course these things always go on in waves and now has hit Sam and slowly working it's way through the rest of the house, we are all ready for a quick get away  should it be deemed necessary.

Funny as it is how the countries are so close and almost have all the same things that you think you can't live without as home but of all the things you think you need and want and can't live without, Aidan is in desperate search of Sweet Chili Red Rock Deli Chips and would do, I think, just about anything for a packet. We went into another new supermarket yesterday and while I searched for some bread rolls for dinner he started his mission full of hope and anticipation of discovering said chips. As I rounded the corner with my rolls and a few other necessities I saw the disappointment on his face as I heard him proclaim:

"The only thing letting this country down is the fact that you can't find Red Rock Deli anywhere and I told you we should have sent some over before we left, this sucks!"

But of course, why didn't I think of that beforehand? Chips a definate importance on the scale of 1 to 1000 things that needed to be done before we left.

Boxing day bought with it more eating and drinking but as soon as I heard the sounds from the television of ball against bat I soon found other things to occupy my time and headed into the metropolis to investigate the boxing day sales with Aidan & Maddy, and found myself shopping in "Wall Street". Aidan & Maddy agreed to meet me back at the "spot" in 2 hours which suited me fine. I was on a mission for something different, funny how when we are young we are happy to be mainstream and want what everyone else has and aren't happy till we get it, then when you get a little older, notice I said little older you just want to find something different so you don't look like everyone else not too sure what that's all about.....but I'm sure it has nothing to do with age or anything. After the agreed time I made my way back to the meeting point to find Aidan & Maddy had found a mountain of bargains and shopped up a storm and were donning bags galore only to find that I had one tiny pathetic little bag. Someone please explain to me why wanting to be different is such a costly adventure? I think if I had a spare $1000 I could have been as different as the next person, and why is always the stuff you want never on sale? Bar Humbug!

Getting ready to head South soon, Leo will be over from Spain on the 28th and the rest of the Fahey's both Aussie and Kiwi will be heading to Ma & Pa's for New Year where their small two bedroom cottage will be occupied by an extra 6 adults and 8 kids..........mmmmmm not unlike some kid of cult really. Keep an eye out for us on the news!! I sure hope that when we walk through the front door it will transform not unlike Dr Who's Tardis.