One week from now we'll be in Australia! We'll be fighting jet lag and recovering from a 14-hour flight with two toddlers, but we'll be in Australia! The guest room is pretty much complete. There are some relatively minor clean-up issues in the rest of the house. Last week I packed two suitcases with clothes for me and the boys. This week I need to get the van washed, renew prescriptions, clear out the fridge, obtain some Australia cash, and store away (in the outside office) stuff I don't want our home exchangers messing with (sewing machine, Roomba). And I need to pack carry-on bags.
I'm looking forward to hearing lots of cool Australian accents (are there any good movies with Australian accents in them, so I can start training my ears?); apparently the Australians are very British, and so they say stuff like "lift" and "que," which I get a kick out of. I hope this also includes "trousers" instead of "slacks," because I've always hated the word "slacks" when referring to pants (I think it brings to mind something cheap, plaid and uncomfortable and not suited to Midwestern humidity and heat). And maybe we'll even get to hear Athena's budding Australian-speak!
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Classic Australian movie Gallipoli might help.
When did you get the Roomba? Does it work at all?
Yay! Australia! I don't think I've ever heard anyone here use the word "slacks" in relation to trousers. And I think "pants" refers to undies. Also, queue is spelled with double "ue" :-) I also had a woman correct me when I asked where the cafe's "ladies' room" was. She told me it wasn't a "ladies' room" and that they just had a "toilet". I guess "ladies' room" refers to when it's nice and has a little sofa area too.
We are sooooo looking forward to your visit! Yay!
Got the Roomba from Woot a couple weeks ago. It works ok! It's no Wallace, though.
I'm also trying to get myself use to calling it (the place where we're staying in Sydney) our "flat."
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