We are officially back online! On Friday the National Broadband Network finally came and connected the wire from the street to the house! So, we are finally back online. We still do not have a phone line to the new house, but are grateful to at least be able to catch up with people via Skype and get some work done. While we have been offline, lot's has happened. We will try to catch you up as quickly as we can.
We were officially moved out of our old premises on the 21st of November! It was very exciting to be staying in one house. We have learnt quickly that we own a lot more things than when we moved here 9 years ago! We thought we would be moved in one afternoon, and it turned into a 5 day process, with a lot of trips as we only had a small trailer to use. Also, we multi tasked, as we had some commitments we just couldn't get out of during the process.
Some interesting things we have learnt about the new house....
1. 6:00 am a truck plays a horn to let all the workers on the street know that he has arrived with hot coffee! ( therefore waking everyone in our entire house up,.... everyday!)
2. Our house is VERY bright without curtains. We have gotten blinds in the kids windows, and luckily our have arrived in and will be installed next week! ( I will be so happy when I can close my eyes and sleep for awhile.)
3. Our new house has fans in the bathrooms that tick all day and all night! Sounds like water dripping... Hopefully will get fixed... :)
But, despite those three minor things! God has blessed us in a million ways!
On November 29th we were able to invite all the people who helped us move into the house, and paint, and worked hard along side us to a thanksgiving dinner! ( we know it was a day late! :) ) There were 48 of us who enjoyed a feast! Chris and I were able to get our hands on a turkey, a real, whole turkey! It was expensive... It was 4 kilos and it cost 45 dollars. But, was worth it... It was extremely yummy and Chris and I had such a great night sharing the evening with all of our Australian friends and family. We also did a ham, to save a bit... :)
On the evening of the 29th.... our first guests arrived to stay in the granny flat. We had four visitors from Brisbane for our friends wedding. It was a gorgeous weekend and we are so happy for this gorgeous couple. You can pray for Luke and Talesha as they start the life together as Mr. and Mrs. Hotchkin.
The last week we have been trying to get ready for the Christmas Carols. Please pray that Friday night the 13th would go smoothly and that God would be glorified in everything we do! Or goal this year is to be more intentional about the Christmas message. Pray that it would ring loud and clear.
We have also been getting ready for our Christmas play "We 3 Spies". We are performing it on the 22nd. And, can't wait!
We are so glad to be back online and able to stay connected with everyone. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers!
Melissa
