I'm Here

Oh my goodness, so much has happened since I last wrote.  I have ben experiencing computer probs again, so that took me a while to figure out, othwise I would have written sooner.  More than one way to skin a cat....not that I would skin a cat, Emily, honestly it's just a saying.

Well I have arrived in Karratha and from the little I have seen, I reckon we will be pretty well set here.

The house is really big and well set out, brand new with four big bedrooms.  Most things that we will need are here, but I wil be bringing up a few of my wants. Like  decent frying pan.  I cooked Chris bacon and eggs for breakfast and the coating on the tiny fry pan came off onto to the bacon. Added protein, I think not. 
Small thing but if I have it at home, why not here? I can bring our good stuff up here.

The town of Karratha is undergoing a big spruce up.  There are major works in progress in the town centre to open it up and increase the roads and parking.  They have recently opened a huge, big leisure centre which has pools, netball courts, volleyball courts etc. We are going up there for a look later today.

Everything that we need shopping wise is here, banks, Target, The Mart, Woolies, Coles and lots of little specialty shops. I was amused the other night, we called into the bottleo to get a couple of  coldies and it is a drive thru in the true sense of the words.  The young lady comes up to the car, you dont even have to get out of the car!!  I made my first friend, as we left she said "Bye Girl."

People here are very friendly and welcoming.

Of course the fact that I have already scored a job, makes it even more attractive.  I will start work the week after we come back in January, being the relief administration person at the Nickol Bay Hospital. So every time someone makes a crack about the weather, I will just smile and think of the money. The financial advantage of working in Karratha is very appealing.

The weather cracks, I must say, are really starting to annoy Chris. After all, you do get weather everywhere and it seems to be the thing that all folk moan about no matter where they live. Too hot, too cold; too dry, too wet etc etc. And it's one of the few things in this world that you can do naught about :)

As the lady said to me yesterday, who conducted my job interview, the summer here is like the winter in the south. In winter, you stay in by the fire, dont go outside unless you need to and pretty much hibernate. Well that's what we will do in summer.  In winter we will go camping, have lots of BBQs and get out and about. It's all to do with adapting and learning to go with the flow.

We have both done it before and I am confident we can do it again.  I will get off here now and go spend time with Christopher, after all that's what I'm here for ;)

Computer Woes - cant add a post, will keep trying

It seems that the only way I can put a post up at the moment is via my phone. Oh it's at times like this that I wish I was very technically savvy. It is so frustrating that I have so much I want to say and can't get it onto my blog. My keypad on the phone is tiny and as I have already confessed, typing is not my greatest virtue. Drat it all.
 My backspace button gets a fair workout.

I have started telling folk at work that I am leaving - the responses are really interesting. Some people immediately light up and say good on you, that's fabulous; others say, where is Karratha?; and others first utterance is, gosh it will be hot, won't it? The few that are truly delighted for us, is heart warming and they obviously are the ones that I am going to seek for encouragement and support.

My very dear friend, Kerry, wants to give me a little send off. I just wanted to slink away, but apparently that won't be happening. I spoke to Chris and he said, basically, that I should feel honoured that I have friends that will want to say See Ya! He also pointed out that I would want to do the same for one of my good mates so to be gracious and even though it willbe hard, to smile and say, thank you.
I just don't want to cry in front
 Of everyone, which of course is well on the cards.

The good news for the week is that I have had several lines marked through items on The List!! Yay, go me. Everytime I mark something off, I feel a little better, not so frantic.

I have also got over the novelty of Chris being away. Now I just really miss him and want him back.  Two weeks though and I will be with him. The separation is difficult, but hey suck it up, Kathy, it's not that long.  The tiredness and joint aches are wearing me down a bit as well. Tried sleeping in the spare bed and I think that's a little better.
Anyway my lovelies, I will try posting tomorrow about the information I found about superannuation and LWOP.