The Land of Oz.....
WHEW! What a long time since i have even lurked on IMSN...missed everyone all more than I realized. Where to start? Can't go back to June as I would have to relive the exam and boards and UGH moving...I'll start with leaving Canada...was kind of sad, but really ready (or so I thought) we have the most wonderful week in hawaii ..I LOVE it and would go back in a heartbeat. The baby and Mike found the heat a bit tricky, but our pool helped a lot. We got to Australia in the beginning of June and it was freaking freezing (I know wierd coming from a Canadian) I just wasn't prepared for it to be an actual "winter" not like ours of course, but still a little breezy. Anyway we rented a vacation house in the Northen Beaches area which is totally breathtaking and I would recommend it to anyone...pricey,but oh well, I'm married to a surgeon HA!
Anyway the first week was Ok, but the second week here was the worst one I have ever had! Long story short the boys and I got really homesck (I think that reality set in , I have never lived away from family andfriends before) and things just got hard (paperwork issues etc) Mike's license was messed up and it was going to be a month before he could operate, YIKES! He was shocked and upset and we were already having a hard time adjusting.....then Xander got sick, REALLY sick (to me it was REALLY, he had only ever had ear infections) anyway he was vomiting and having horrible GI issues for days until we finally took him to emerg (no family Dr here yet) turned out he was struck with some virus and was so dehydrated they couldn't even get an IV without poking him 3 times...by now I am sobbing, but don't want him to see me...at this point the guy from admitting comes in to tell me that our medical inxurance won'tcover us as we haven't been here for 2 months yet so we will have to pay out of pocket! It costs us a LOT, but the hospital was great!! He was on the mend by the time we took him home and is perfect now.
The big boys LOVE it here and go to a small private catholic school (we are technicallu Anglican, but no one seems to mind very much) it is a great school and I am very impressed with the education system here!
The baby had seperation issues with the move, but is getting better every day (I can actually use the washroom on my own now) He is sooo cute, but what a handful!!! Just turned 19 months and is talking up a storm...nice to be able to understand what he wants/needs. I know he understands me, but really only does what he wants
Mike is happily operating and learning and I have to say it's nice to have the man I fell in love with back! I didn't realize how stressful things were until I look back....I feel lucky every day to have the life I have!!! It must possibly be the most inner peace I have ever felt...I think that Mike feels the same way too, but would never voice it
I am going back to Canada for a wedding in October and am not taking any of the kiddos with me...crazy! Mikey insisted that I go alone and offered to take vacation...he wanted time to bond with the boys alone and thinks I deserve a break...I'm a bit worried that I will spend the entire time missing them all too much. I suppose it will be what I make of it and I should try to enjoy the break!
We met some wonderful friends when we first arrived (they had moved here from the UK the day before us) and we are all taking a trip up the central coast this weekend should be fun...
Ciao for now
S
WHEW! What a long time since i have even lurked on IMSN...missed everyone all more than I realized. Where to start? Can't go back to June as I would have to relive the exam and boards and UGH moving...I'll start with leaving Canada...was kind of sad, but really ready (or so I thought) we have the most wonderful week in hawaii ..I LOVE it and would go back in a heartbeat. The baby and Mike found the heat a bit tricky, but our pool helped a lot. We got to Australia in the beginning of June and it was freaking freezing (I know wierd coming from a Canadian) I just wasn't prepared for it to be an actual "winter" not like ours of course, but still a little breezy. Anyway we rented a vacation house in the Northen Beaches area which is totally breathtaking and I would recommend it to anyone...pricey,but oh well, I'm married to a surgeon HA!
Anyway the first week was Ok, but the second week here was the worst one I have ever had! Long story short the boys and I got really homesck (I think that reality set in , I have never lived away from family andfriends before) and things just got hard (paperwork issues etc) Mike's license was messed up and it was going to be a month before he could operate, YIKES! He was shocked and upset and we were already having a hard time adjusting.....then Xander got sick, REALLY sick (to me it was REALLY, he had only ever had ear infections) anyway he was vomiting and having horrible GI issues for days until we finally took him to emerg (no family Dr here yet) turned out he was struck with some virus and was so dehydrated they couldn't even get an IV without poking him 3 times...by now I am sobbing, but don't want him to see me...at this point the guy from admitting comes in to tell me that our medical inxurance won'tcover us as we haven't been here for 2 months yet so we will have to pay out of pocket! It costs us a LOT, but the hospital was great!! He was on the mend by the time we took him home and is perfect now.
The big boys LOVE it here and go to a small private catholic school (we are technicallu Anglican, but no one seems to mind very much) it is a great school and I am very impressed with the education system here!
The baby had seperation issues with the move, but is getting better every day (I can actually use the washroom on my own now) He is sooo cute, but what a handful!!! Just turned 19 months and is talking up a storm...nice to be able to understand what he wants/needs. I know he understands me, but really only does what he wants
Mike is happily operating and learning and I have to say it's nice to have the man I fell in love with back! I didn't realize how stressful things were until I look back....I feel lucky every day to have the life I have!!! It must possibly be the most inner peace I have ever felt...I think that Mike feels the same way too, but would never voice it
I am going back to Canada for a wedding in October and am not taking any of the kiddos with me...crazy! Mikey insisted that I go alone and offered to take vacation...he wanted time to bond with the boys alone and thinks I deserve a break...I'm a bit worried that I will spend the entire time missing them all too much. I suppose it will be what I make of it and I should try to enjoy the break!
We met some wonderful friends when we first arrived (they had moved here from the UK the day before us) and we are all taking a trip up the central coast this weekend should be fun...
Ciao for now
S
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