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Eight months on...

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Okay, so as most of you know I moved to Australia in August with the love of my life... So lets see what has changed in the last eight months... Okay, so as you know from my last post I have become an 'instant mum'. That is all going well. Jakobi is doing an amazing job at school, he has really stepped up. He is doing fantastic with his reading and writing, which was a bit rocky when I first began to look after him. He is making a whole heap of new friends, going on playdates and being invited to birthday parties. My favourite thing is that he is such a different boy, he is super mellow and well behaved and isn't fighting for attention like he did. He has his days, but most of the time he helps me do housework and just wants to hang out with me. It is amazing. He is currently away in Adelaide for the school holidays, and I miss him like crazy! I can't wait until he comes home. My love life  has gone into a complete downward spiral. On Monday, he just got home fro
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Help! What have I got myself into?

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What happens when a 24 year old with no kids and hardly any responsibilities inherits her 6 year old nephew on a full-time basis... A whole lot of tears, laughs and fun, and probably the same from my nephew too. In August last year me and my best guy friend decided it was time for an adventure, so we decided to pack up and move our lives from a small town in New Zealand, to my family in the middle of nowhere in an Australian desert. The plan was, to stay with my parents for a couple of months until we found jobs and a house in Adelaide. Since then there has been a whirlwind of changes happen, for one, I fell in love with my best friend who is now my best friend and partner. Two, we found out in October that my precious 2 year old niece has Leukemia, and last but definitely not least, we inherited my 6 year old nephew.  Seeing as we live so far away from anything, my niece was flown out to Adelaide hospital, where they have the correct resources to help Lexi get better. Adelaide
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