Hi all we have been in Brisbane a year today. It has been great and we love our lifes here,but it did take time to settle.
We have had some ups and downs, our dauther Gabrielle did not get on with her first school and it was very hard as a parent to see your child so upset,but then we looked at other schools and she is now very happy.We also have two older children who were 19yrs & 17yrs,one girl and one boy,now they have found it hard to settle and we heard lots of we are going home to UK we dont have any friends and the kids and music is not the same which at the time was very hard on us as David and i were happy to be here, Ashlee-Cora our daughter was working as a hairdresser and got to be with the girls from work and started to go out but then her boyfriend from home came out for 1 yrs working hoils and to cut a long story short we never liked him they ended up renting a house but he never liked it here so after 7 months he upt and left one day without telling anyone Ashlee-Cora came home from work and he was gone its the best thing that ever happend 3 months on and she has meet a great Ozzie chap that is really good to her and she is lovin it here and doesnt want to go back. Then there is Sam he has now turned 18 yrs and works and has now made some good friends and is out partying at the weekends and he is lovin it now and isnt always on MSN to his mates moning about being here and now tell them how good it is now.
Now the kids are happy it has made it so much easyer for us as parents.
Yes the prices have gone up here and it isnt the same as the Uk for alot of diffrent reasons,and yes we really do miss family and our friends so very much,but we are doing such alot as a family here and we go out every weekend and do something and it really does cost much great beaches great parks and barbies always clean and in working order. We are so glad that we stuck it out with the kids as we know that they have got a better life here and so have we.
Hope i havent gone on too much not much of a writer.
Love Sharon x
hiya, what a great post! glad your kids are now settled and things are good for you! it makes it so much easier for us parents when the kids are sorted don't it? we have been here 6 months now and we love it here also, kids are settled and sorted, hubby doing really well with his job, and we just love it here!!
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Its good to read that you have settled in well and everything has come together for you. I can share what you went through with your daughter not enjoying her 1st school as our 7 year old was the same and we felt quite guilty for taking her away from friends she had know since nursery school, but she is ok now.
We hope everything carrys on going well for you and enjoyed your post.
Danielle x
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Excellent post Sharon ,i agree it isnt easy at first,but if you hang on in there life can be just 'great' ,well done to all of you for putting in the effot needed and heres hoping your new life just gets better.
Cal x
thank all for reading the post,and so happy that we have made the move and looking forward to lots of new adventure to came. It really is what you make it and you do have to rember that it is not England with sunshine and try to mix in with the life over here.
Sharon x
