Hit the Ground Running

It is so good to be back, and it's just like we never left. Tyler, Joseph and Grace are taller, like I suspected they would be. The rocks out back are still there, Sylvia and Frank took great care of the car, the house is ours again. There has been some change. Our house is now sporting a new deck that extends to the South side of the house along with a new patio set. There are 4 new students in Aiden's class and a new principal at the school.

The weather has been fairly cool since we arrived, highs only around 20 but no rain. The area had a fairly dry and cold winter. Sean and I chuckle when the locals comment about their 'cold' winter, only receiving frost about 5 or 6 nights all winter although they did get snow on Mt. William twice this year.

Aiden is great. Happy to be here and back in the swing of things. He did not waste any time and started back to school last Monday and was warmly welcomed back. I think he was a little overwhelmed by all the attention he received on Monday morning. His regular teacher, Frau Stoffel showed up to greet him even though it was her day off. He felt very special about that. He had a busy first week with after school play-dates and two birthday parties to attend. He slid easily back into the school routine and seems to have adjusted without any problems.

Sean is pleased to be back at work. It is a very busy time at the office right now. They have a number of projects on the go and are trying to get ready for the release of the bush-tailed rock wallabies in early November. Sean's main assignment will still be macropod monitoring but more analysis and writing this time. I'm sure there will be more to report on that once he gets himself back in the groove. It's nice to be just picking up where we left off, and not rediscovering the wheel, so to speak. It is fun to be tossed into a new situation, but it is a lot of work, and this time we just skipped back in. We have felt very welcomed.