Jet Lag Sucks

Jet Lag is no joke.

we were able to track our flight as we went,
kinda cool to see the path we took.(NOTE:just TX-Sydney)

We have spent a majority of the time sleeping since we arrived here in Exmouth. Well, Jerrod, Logan and myself at least, Addison is another story...she is quite frankly a freak of nature I swear. My 4 year old literally wakes up at 4 refuses to nap and puts herself to bed at 7:30 just to do it all again. Meanwhile Jerrod and I are dragging butt getting things in order and learning the area. We took 3 hikes yesterday in hopes of seeing a kangaroo (the kids want to see one so bad) we even took a trail...the kind that had uneven red sand and tall grass on both sides about the height of my knee and I just prayed I could run fast enough if necessary. It is THE trail to the beach so walked often and every one says they have never seen a long squiggly thing that must not be mentioned on it, but lets be honest if someone would see one it seems like it would be me. We got 1/2 way up the trail to where it meets a main road and took the road back to town and never made it to the beach as the wind was wicked strong and Logan was complaining about his ears in the wind. We were told by a local we stopped to talk with that normally the kangaroo are abundant in the area but they have had so much rain this year (the most they have had since the 1900's!) that the kangaroo don't have to come into town from the desert to seek water because they have it already (makes sense to me!) Everything is sooo much greener than we thought it would be, for the same reason. It is kind of nice, not as much of a shock having some grass in our giant backyard; which i have yet to have the nerve to go back to.
Every one is so laid back, shoes and shirts are optional and everyone greets you with a g'day and a smile. When we took our day in Sydney we were floored with the beauty of the town. There wasn't any garbage ANYWHERE and it was so clean and tidy...and if there were homeless people, we didn't see any and we walked everywhere. The same can be said for this small town. Australia has something right, taking care of there country. It's  the cleanest place I've ever seen and I love it. They also don't use plastic bags at stores at all, so you have to bring your own reusable bags or buy them there.
The sticker shock set in when we did our first grocery shopping trip Saturday. Thank god we had pre ordered essentials and some non perishable food items on walmart.com and they were waiting for us in the house; just a small tube of banana boat sunscreen is $20 (that's something I stock piled from the commissary with coupons before we left since you reapply daily) The grocery store is literally right behind our house, so its nice to be able to walk to. We left with the kids in the double stroller and came back with it full of groceries and the kids walking...glad we brought it! All the shops are close together including a delicious bakery full of breads, breakfast delicacies, meat pies, cakes and desserts (I may make it a goal to try one of everything!) a butcher, hairdresser, several restaurants, post office, Addison's school, library, toy store and several other small shops.

The kids woke up at 5 this morning rather than 4 or 4:30 so it is improving; thank god for New England's Best Blueberry coffee that came with my wal mart order, it has been saving my life on these early morning! Jerrod is getting ready to head into his first day of work! He will catch a car pool and drive about 30 minutes out into the desert to get to the observatory; honestly he will see more wild life (and not the cute and cuddly kind) then I will...he can just keep those things out there with him at the site thank you very much.
Ok off to get 'acup' (coffee)
 of this delicious hot beverage so I don't fall asleep here on the couch while the kids are running around. Wish us luck on our first day being alone in our new town!