FYI
For those who have been following our tales of woe on Em's Twitter, etc., let it be known that we arrived home safe. The car seemed fine. The dogs were a bit fretful on the journey, but given that my anxiety level was a degree off thermonuclear, it's understandable, since Pip in particular is really sensitive to that kind of thing. The cats were out of food and water but perfectly healthy if annoyed at being left for so long, and our lizard still had water left.
It seems to have rained heavily at least once since we left, which means the tanks will be full and my garden is still alive. Didn't see much while carting in loads of luggage and food bags in the last of the light, but the potato plants look healthy, at least, and they were the most baby things in it.
Despite two lots of unexpected car repair, we managed to see everyone and do almost everything we'd planned to do, which is pretty astounding.
The centrelink thing is still up in the air, but at least we're home, now, and can wrestle with them here, rather than whilst sleeping on people's floors and spare beds and sofas. I am trying to see the positives despite this being yet one more week in what has been an unrelenting month and a half. I'm hoping it all breaks soon, though, because I feel like if this goes on much longer, it's going to steamroller me. I can't afford to be housebound again.
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It seems to have rained heavily at least once since we left, which means the tanks will be full and my garden is still alive. Didn't see much while carting in loads of luggage and food bags in the last of the light, but the potato plants look healthy, at least, and they were the most baby things in it.
Despite two lots of unexpected car repair, we managed to see everyone and do almost everything we'd planned to do, which is pretty astounding.
The centrelink thing is still up in the air, but at least we're home, now, and can wrestle with them here, rather than whilst sleeping on people's floors and spare beds and sofas. I am trying to see the positives despite this being yet one more week in what has been an unrelenting month and a half. I'm hoping it all breaks soon, though, because I feel like if this goes on much longer, it's going to steamroller me. I can't afford to be housebound again.
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