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Oh, ****! (Or: The Perils of Relocating Interstate)

I just collected Ben's car from the depot and it is now safely nestled in the building's secure carpark. We nearly lost the bloody thing, though...

It turns out that the transport company's depot also happens to be an auction house. And due to a bit of confusion on the part of the depot staff, our car (including Genevieve's car seat) was *this* close to being sold. They had it up on the block and were just about to kick things off when a frantic phone call came through from reception telling the auctioneer to call the whole thing off. I kind of wish that they hadn't told me about it. O_O

The upside of the whole incident is that our car is freshly detailed and sparkling clean.

Blessed sleep

Genevieve went to bed wide awake, relaxed and tantrum-free. This is the first time in ages that she has gone to sleep without blasting off into orbit first. Now to see if she'll actually get an uninterrupted night's rest.

Grumpy is thy middle name

The one real downside to being able to travel everywhere on foot is the common cold. I'm on to day three of an absolute shocker and it really isn't a good time to be sick. Genevieve has been really clingy since we arrived and is doing everything in her power to push all of my buttons. When Ben is at work, she is seriously cranky... she's constantly asking for "Daddy Daddy DADDYYYYYYYYYYY!" and doesn't want me to stray more than two feet from her side. Sleeping through the night is also a thing of the past.

She's cooling her heels in solitary at the moment while I have a breather and inhale a cup of coffee.

Bleurgh. I am not having the best of weeks.

They're heeeeeeeere!

Congratulations to Julie over at Twincidence! The buns were born via caesarean yesterday. Michael and Isaac arrived very early (around 33-34 weeks if I'm not mistaken), so they will be staying in hospital for a little while yet. All the best and well done. :)

Ding-dong and all's well

After a fairly uneventful flight on Friday, everything has finally fallen into place. The apartment's beautiful, it's in a great location and the neighbourhood is pretty darn nice (but Mum must *not* know that the casino is right outside our front door).

Melbourne is a beautiful city. We're right next to the West Gate Freeway, but the traffic noise is fairly minimal. There are a lot of trees along the streets, high-rise buildings are fairly scarce and there's a real village atmosphere. The South Melbourne Markets are less than five minutes' walk from here and are a revelation... if you want it, chances are you'll find it at the markets. I'll be heading down there on Wednesday for fresh produce and on Friday I plan to buy out a stallholder's stash of spiderweb lace (it comes in three colours!)

There are so many things available here that you wouldn't have a hope of finding in Brisbane... I have finally tracked down a tea shop that sells roast barley tea and Maccha/Matcha (powdered green tea, the key ingredient in green tea ice cream).

Will post pics once I have finished unpacking and am a little more organised.

Everything is a bloody problem

!@#$%^&*(%)^%&*?BARBARA STREISAND!!!!!1

This whole moving thing is really starting to royally piss me off. I'm so cranky right now and anyone who disapproves of my tone of voice can SHOVE IT.

Screw the company. Screw them right in the ear.

*sips some cheap and nasty merlot*

So there.

A skinny little Brownie and a fat Girl Guide

While packing today I came across my old Girl Guide uniform which dates back to 1993.

I can still fit into it without too much hassle. This is either cause for amusement or unbridled horror. Either way, I'm saving it for fancy dress parties...

Introducing... Abby

Abigail Dawn Stockton was born at 2.18am this morning, Wednesday May 2nd. At birth she weighed 7lb 15oz, was 52cm long and had a head circumference of 38cm. Mother and baby had bit of a rough time (last-minute caesarean) but are now doing splendidly. Welcome to the family, kiddo. :D

Movement at the station

Looks like we're going to have a new niece or nephew within the next day or so. Wheee!

Making headway

Well, we finally found out where we'll be living while in exile... it's about a ten-minute walk from the office, right near the river, the tram stops right outside the front door and it's *extremely* posh... I'm talking granite benchtops in the kitchen, a swanky bathroom, heated pool, gym and sauna. Holy dooley. We're not going to know ourselves. o_0