Nessa wrote:Nick.. did you do homebased care in NZ?
No, we've been here for about 7 years but I started my day care when my younger son was 3 (coming up to 4 years ago) so I could look after my own kids while I worked. It's a pity about your educator - I haven't really been keen to have school-age kids in care because of that issue of finding other things for them to do! Of course I have my own ones who might be willing to share some of their toys, but they spend half their time in the holidays out playing with the other kids who live in our street. I have to keep the daycare kids under my supervision at all times, so they would be staying with me. I look after a 4.5-year-old boy who lives down the road from us as well and sometimes now he comes down our way by himself to see my two and hang around out the front - when he's actually in my care though he has to stay with me!
I haven't watched those Real Housewives programs but... aren't they rich? We definitely aren't

I have been basically a housewife for quite a few years though.
By the way, I think you mentioned somewhere about Aussies giving Kiwis a hard time - everyone here basically seems to be quite nice to (and about) Kiwis. Not many people care about rugby so they're not too bothered if the All Blacks are beating the Wallabies!