I can hardly believe that Christmas has already come and gone. Last week marked one year since we made the move from Melbourne to the Gold Coast—and what a year it has been. When I think back to last Christmas, I remember arriving at our new house on December 23rd, surrounded by boxes, trying to organise presents and meals for Christmas Day. That time feels like such a blur now, and I’m very grateful that this year’s holidays didn’t involve packing up our lives and moving interstate! The summer break has felt very long already. Schools break up earlier here in Queensland than in Victoria, and even earlier still for those in private school - which our kids now are, as they attend the schools Andy and I work at. Ella finished on 27th November, so over a month ago, which is crazy early!  We had Andy's parents here with us for the first three weeks of December. During the first week of the school holidays, while Ella was the only one finished, Dave and Bunny helped her to set up the Ch...