Tuesday - Back to the Daycare Routine

Daycare day. We were a little slower moving this morning due to date night and the fact that we have had a break from having to get ready for school and I've forgotten how. Ellis obviously has too and has reverted to his not wanting to go to school. There weren't many kids at school today and I felt bad dropping him off.

I didn't quite know what to do with myself as there is no more Christmas shopping to do. We can't buy our fridge yet as we don't know the size of the space it has to go into.

So I decided to see if I could walk into New Farm along a route that goes along the top of the cliff - I've seen it from the car when driving onto the Story bridge back to our place. So I tried - but it was impossible. This is not a pedestrian friendly city. On my quest, I passed a sharps disposal unit. Yup - I was in Chinatown near a pedestrian underpass.

I eventually caught the bus and went to New Farm where I managed to shop - bought three tops (Rowan slept through it all) and then I headed home. There was a weird incident at the ferry terminal. There were a couple of guys repainting the lines on the dock - they took a liking it seems to a family that was trying to figure out which ferry to take. When the ferry pulled in it was Marshall (the grumpy driver who yelled at me once). Somehow I think they convinced Marshall to let the family on for free. It was all very bizarre - the exchange took like 10 minutes. As the family got on ahead of me, the dad tried to shake Marshall's hand in a "Happy New Year and thanks" kinda way. This just made Marshall more grumpy. Weird.

I talked to Barb and Keith on the phone today. Keith asked if I was homesick - I'm starting to get a little homesick, but home seems very far away. It's hard to describe - we haven't been gone that long - but I can't really remember what home is like. Plus, nothing really reminds me of home here. It is very different. I think I would be more homesick if there were things that reminded me of home - but nothing does. I expect when I start watching Olympic coverage, I will get homesick.

I went back to get Ellis at 4 - surprisingly, the kid that is always there, Leroy, had already been picked up. Wow - must be late. Again, Ellis said "I don't want to go home, I'm still playing." Should have listened to him as he was fairly rotten tonight. Hey - he poohed twice at school - that is some kind of miracle.

I've had to tape his light switch because he keeps turning it on at night. How do you get a kid to stay in his room and go to sleep? This is our latest dilemna.