A Lockup, Footy and Manic Monday

On our last day living in the CBD, we went to Melbourne's oldest tourist attraction, Old Melbourne Gaol, where Ned Kelly was hung. As part of the tour we had the Lockup Experience, where a cop yelled at us for half an hour as if we were criminals and locked us in a cell. I couldn't really take it seriously though. The cop was a young woman from New Zealand. It was like being in a fight with Diana!

On Saturday night we took the children to the Telstra Dome to see the mighty Bombers trounce the Brisbane Lions. Hannah recorded every goal in the Record, and Sam sang along with the Essendon theme song at every opportunity. Unfortunately, I didn't take a camera so you can't see them both in their Bombers colours. But you can read all about the game here.

The first day of school went very well. Both children enjoyed the day immensely, both made friends, both looked forward to going back on Tuesday. Hope it lasts. They get their school uniforms on Thursday and I will post some photos of them and of the new house, assuming I have a home internet connection by then. We moved in on Monday and all went well. The lease furniture is very good and the house is fine although it has extremely high ceilings and lots of bare floors so it is quite cold. Vicki stayed for pizza and the children enjoyed their new bedrooms, although Hannah's door fell off. Nothing's perfect I guess.