Crossed fingers...

It's been a lovely couple of days.....having agreed with the children that we would go for a picnic and further having made the slightly concerning decision that Anna could make said picnic, we received a call from Lydia, asking us if we would like to join them on a trip to Waterworld in Manly. George and Anna were thrilled at the prospect of spending some time with other children, and I really enjoy Lydia and Paul's company, so we gratefully accepted the invite drove over to Manly. Waterworld was great fun (big slides) and we ended up spending the day there, with the children going in and out of the slide place and playing rugby league on the beach. Lydia and I put the world to rights, as women tend to...

Today we were excited to be going to have a look at a couple of potential houses, and hopefully we will be successful in getting the place below -


It's in Narrabeen, very close to the famous surfing beach (see sunset pic above) but best of all it backs onto the lagoon - see photo of the garden below!

It also comes with its own boat for use on the lagoon and creeks. The children are so excited at the prospect of being able to fish from their garden, there are shops nearby, a park about 100m away and the school bus and the bus to the city stop there. And the beach is on the other side of the main road.

Houses here are much more imaginatively designed than at home it seems, and you very rarely see two houses the same. One of the nice things about this house is that it has a 'master bedroom suite' running the whole width of the house, with a balcony running across it with that view, and comprises a bedroom, a small sitting room, a walk in wardrobe and a spa bathroom. I will barely know myself if we succeed in getting this house! There is also a guest suite with bedroom, small sitting area and ensuite, two other nice bedrooms, a huge playroom (they call it a rumpus) with a bar in it (!) and then an open plan living kitchen and dining room which is also enormous. The rental market here is very competitive - there are more people looking than there are properties and you have to apply and then the lessor decides who they want in their house. You have to be quick off the mark, but no one else has viewed this house as yet, and they are not planning to show it again until next week - and then only if it is necessary. So keep your fingers crossed!