Only 12 days to go now...We've been cleaning out our house, it feels so good to get rid of so much rubbish. Regardless if you're go away or not I think it needs to be done; you end up finding  some real treasures as well, like things you've been looking for for ages. But I am now content. Thinking that we may be away for 5 month is now seeming a little daunting, and I didn't realise what it takes to pack up a family. And how is it that just before you go away you're house starts to have a breakdown - just 2 days ago our toilets seemed to be blocked, but luckily having a brother as a plumber pays off, he came over today to check it out and it only cost us $1.50 to fix the problem...lets hope things run smoothly until we leave