We're finally settling into our new digs. One thing's for sure we can't complain about the lack of space anymore. Everyone seems a lot happier and more relaxed - less like caged animals. I think it's going to be good for us being out of the tiny little shed. I don't want to sound ungrateful though, because our inlaws were very generous to let us stay in there for so long, rent free. But the lack of personal space and privacy was starting to cause far too many fights, and moodiness. We were all starting to think we'd made a big mistake moving here, and wanted to go home. It's much better now. I can't wait till we can get our own house built.

We're still spending the weekends clearing the gully on the property. Rob reckons we're over the halfway mark finally, which is a huge relief. It's been a massive undertaking, not helped by the excessive heat and swarms of flies. I found a nest with duck eggs in it - Rob had inadvertently cleared the long grass from around it, but somehow missed standing in the nest, so it was sitting on the bare cleared ground. I don't think the parent ducks were too impressed, so we covered it back up with some mounds of grass. Mother duck's been sitting on them, so hopefully we'll get some ducklings soon. They're a lot more welcome than the snakes - Rob found a big length of shed snakeskin in the gully. That was enough to send her packing for the day. I took it home for Bay to have a look it and take to school. I wasn't too happy when he came in, and draped it over my shoulders while i was working. At least it didn't have the snake in it.