Things have been moving on since my last entery. Alison has started work and dosn't like it (supprise supprise).

Maisie started school yesterday and is kind of okay about it (though she did cry in class today saying she misses home, but I think that was more for effect). It was funny takening her to school and getting a guided tour from the principle. He was realy nice and helpful. As was her Year Head and Form Tutor. I felt like a proper (Step) Dad for a change! She's palled up with a few friends, so a good start. She hates the uniform though, and I can't blame her, it is bad.

Signed the lease and got the keys to our new home.Phone should be on this Friday. Need to look at cabel TV as 'normal' TV is terrible. Okay if you like Neighbours and Home and Away (which are on at 7:30pm like Coronation St & Eastenders), Aus Big Brother (which Maisie likes) and worst of all The Bill!!!

It's a nice 2 bed Victorian bungerlow - 2 living rooms all quite big. Nice new fitted kitchen, small bathroom - with a tiny bath, and nice back garden. It wasn't our first choice of home, but we we're panicing about finding somewhere and thought it's best to play safe and accept it.

Ironically, a house we viewed on the same day (a much nicer house) phoned earlier to offer it to us! such is life. Alison is gutted as she much prefered this one, as did Maisie. Oh well, I like it's old rambling nature (just like me really) and it will do us fine for a year. Now we just need to get some cheap furniture to tide us over until our stuff get's here - still a month to go!

Although I like it here and am ebjoying my stubbies of VB (Victoria Beer) I can see us home in a year. I just can't see Alison (and to a lesser extent Maisie) settling here. Which is ironic as it was Alison's idea to come. I was feeling a tad down about this earlier this evening, but all it really means is condensing everying into a year instead of two or three years - ah ever the optomist!

Anyway, we move in on Saturday. Then time to start to look for week. Spending the next few days take Maisie to school and picking her up and doing a few jobs at the new house.