Back from holiday

It's the school holidays, so we went to visit our families for the first week. Nat's Mum had a surprise 60th birthday party we wanted to be at, so we headed north after school finished and stayed with Becca's family for a couple of days, before staying with Nat's family for a few days more. The surprise party went well, and we all enjoyed our holiday in the Bay of Plenty. Unfortunately, we had to cut our time there short as Nat got a dentist appointment at short notice (to finish a root canal started just before Christmas).

Now that we are back home, we're trying to get motivated enough to sort out the house and start packing. Yes, you read right - packing. Nat has a new job, teaching at a school in Wellington, so we'll be moving soon. We don't know exactly when yet, as Nat's period of notice at his current school takes him a few weeks into Term 3 but his new job is supposed to begin at the start of Term 3. Nat's new principal is very understanding of the situation, and the school is probably going to organise a short-term reliever until he can get there. If possible, we are hopeful that Nat's current principal will release Nat from his contract early. In the mean time, we are busy checking out real estate sites and TradeMe looking for a place to rent. Kiya is excited about moving, although nervous about going to a new school. Josiah prattles about Wellington but really doesn't have a clue what's going on, and Xavier's too busy saying "Dad-dad-dad-dad!" to pay much attention to anything else.

Watch this space!