Our first week

Well one week of living in Kalgoorlie has happened.....so far....it is different. There is a lot of dirt (which is red), when you go to the shops you see a lot of guys in hivis gear rather then suits, or shirts and ties. There are a lot of 4 wheel drives, a number of caravans with the exploring tourists.

I discovered there are a few things I can't get at the supermarket that I used to always buy, just particular brands, but have been able to find alternatives. I also now understand why people have large fridges, buy the time you do your big shop there isn't a lot of room left when you put things away.
I did brave the town myself a few times and managed to find the local Harvey Norman, Kmart and Target stores ok, all of which seem to have a good selection of things available. Unsure what Kmart and Target are like with toysales, but we do have a local Toyworld that currently has their Christmas laybys available. I am hoping that in the next few weeks I can take a stroll down the main street and check out what shops are on offer.

We were going to go and check out the Super Pit on the weekend but Stirling came down ill in the car (now that was smelly!), so we spent the weekend trying to arrange things in the house. Everything is slowly coming together. Greg managed to pick up a wardrobe for Abigail's bedroom on Sunday in a garage sale. We are still lacking storage but that will hopefully be sorted with an order from Ikea going in soon.

Wesley has attended Auskick once already and he is no playing in the Adelaide team (very different set up from the Auskick in Tassie, I prefer the way Clarence was run at this stage). He loves his football.
The boys both started school this week at Kalgoorlie Primary School and love it! I am yet to have a chance to talk to the teachers and see how they are going with the work, but I am told they are settling in nicely. We live a 5 minute drive from school (15/20mins walk, 30mins for the kids), which is handy.