Kindy

This morning marked my first trip to Kindy with the whole family, and luckily for me the route seemed surprisingly easy, with the exception of quite a number of hills. I was introduced to Sophie, Annie's main Kindy teacher, and had a look at the provisions for Annie - which included all the things you'd find in a non-specialised Kindergarten, with the addition of things like the neon coloured reading books with tactile things sewn in. On the way back from Kindy, I popped into the bank with Cherie and Michael (Paul had gone off to complete some tasks towards his leaving for the UK later this month) and set up the account for Cherie to pay me more easily. It was ridiculously easy - even setting up internet banking, and I could even choose the colour of my debit card (pink, in case you care) which was a refreshing change from banking in England. 

The afternoon was then mostly taken up going clothes shopping with Cherie - her Grandmother had given her some money for Annie and Michael, and she wanted to spend it on flannel pyjamas for both (because apparently the Winter here can actually get pretty cold. Ha! Wussies). We also picked up a couple of new Elmo DVDs, for which I was supremely grateful, as I was sick of the 'Sesame Beginnings: Moving Aorund' one already...adn it had been less than a week. We had lunch out, which was pretty pleasant - when the child:adult ratio is switched, things are, unsurprisingly, a lot easier - and I completed my first successful impromptu nappy change (by which I mean on the floor of the toilets, rather than on a change table). So though relatively banal, the day was pretty good in terms of getting to grips with the routine and Perth in general.

Night-night!

A xx