Whoops - sorry forgot to put on our timescale! 12 weeks for us - flew out 12 Jan 10 and landed back 4 April 10.Our boys were 7 and in Y2 - they thought their Aus school was fab - me and David thought it was far too laid back. They missed their football tho, and the novelty of our swimming pool soon wore off!! I had dreadful guilt for a long while afterwards - even about our poor cat who we took with us. He spent 6mths in quarantine (locally fortunately) and became diabetic. Thankfully, his bloods have settled now he's not stressed and he's off the insulin.
On the whole though, I/we are all feeling a lot more human (if that makes sense) and are settling back well. David's better than he was before we went ( it was all his idea - we moved to be close to his sister and her family amongst other things) - I miss his sister and my nephew terribly.
Sorry for the ramble but it does feel good to write it down!! And Snaith - small world innit - we're in Pontefract,
Glad to hear that everything is working out for you - hope your children have settled back well.
Take care and keep smiling, Di
Apologies Ph0en1x for diverting from original thread