home again

We're home again in our cold house, with a heater that isn't working properly. Bring on warm, sunny spring!!!

Victoria has had more rain this year than it has for I think more than ten years. Thanks to the huge amount of rain this winter, Melbourne has gone from Stage 3 water restrictions down to Stage 2. We can now do exciting things like wash our cars at home (on stage 3, the only parts of your car you could wash at home were windows, mirrors, and lights-if you wanted a full clean, you had to go to a "water efficient" commercial car wash). I think that's the only change that will really affect us, since we don't really water our lawn or garden. Maybe my car will get cleaned more than once a year now.

We've just spent the afternoon hanging out at Hugh's parents and now need to clean up our slightly disastrously messy house before I go out tonight to a thank you night for everyone involved in children's ministries at our church. I'm not that super keen on going, but I'm glad that the teenagers who help us out at the kid's club Friday afternoon are coming along. I hope it will make them feel appreciated.