A Weekend To Remember

I've just been watching Coronation Street on UKTV.

Tracey Barlow is in court accused of the murder of Charlie Stubbs. Using my blog as a guide, that puts us approximately fifteen months behind the UK screenings of Corrie.

The good news for us though, is that six episodes a week are aired here, compared to five back home. Which means that, in time, not only will we catch up with them, we will, eventually, overtake the UK!

In other good news, tomorrow is Anzac Day. It's the equivalent of Remembrance Sunday in the UK, only the Australian government has got the decency to hold our day of remembrance on a Friday and everyone gets the day off work. To remember.

As for moi, I'll be doing my remembering in Sydney. Me and my young mate Al are flying there tomorrow for a weekend on the lash, sans la famille.

It's been a long while since I had a boys' trip away, I may struggle to keep up with the pace.

Let's hope I don't forget more than I remember.

Up For The Cup!

At around lunchtime today the city of Albury grinds to halt.

For today is Albury Gold Cup day. Businesses, offices, shops, banks and almost all areas of commerce put up the 'closed' sign, lock their doors and anyone who's anyone heads off to the racecourse.

We'll be there of course, as debutants, for this magnificent event. The kids are staying over at our good friends Jeff and Sharon's, so we've got the day to ourselves.

Yippee!

Wonder Woman

Congratulations are in order in our house as the old bread knife got the job she applied for in work.

Not only has she managed to organise, largely single handedly, our move over here and to juggle a new job in a new environment, whilst continuing to run a busy family home, on top of all that she now runs the IT department that she began working in last August.

I'm glad she's mine.

What's Hot And What's Not

We had an impromptu house meeting the other night and we all wrote down our five favourite things about Australia and our five least favourite things. We did it as a secret ballot, with copying and discussion being discouraged.


Here's what Lowri, our seven year old, wrote, word for word, letter for letter.

Likes

1. the weather

2. the schools

3. the houses

4. the People here

5. I Like the shops

Dislikes

1. I hate the flys

2.When People Die

3. When I miss my friends and my family

4.

5.


Here's what Robyn, aged ten, had to say, again, exactly as written.

Likes

1. The weather

2. friends

3. School

4. Gymnastics

5. Shopping!!

Dislikes

1. Miss the snow

2. Miss family

3. Miss friends

4. sometimes gets too hot

5. That I had to do year 4 and 5 again


And finally, for now, the wife;

Likes

1. The people

2. Climate

3. Housing

4. Family time

5. Space/Roads

Dislikes

1. Miss family and friends

2. Distance from the UK

3. Cost to get to the UK

4. Salaries

5. No NHS


There you have it folks, from the female view point anyway.

I'll get to mine soon.