Because it's August - Wendy is camped in front of the TV watching 'Big Brother' and the kids are still on a UK tour spending their grandparents' money on sweets, toys and expensive seafood restaurants. It has therefore fallen to me (the handsome one) to post the latest bulletin.
Firstly, we are still waiting on news of the 'oz' move - which is a bit of a pain (but the good news is that I can get away with not writing very much). It means of course that we are still not certain of our final destination but it does look increasingly like being Adelaide.
As you will have already noticed Wendy is totally clued up on annual rainfall levels, house prices and exchange rates - which leaves me with the onerous task of choosing which Aussie Rules football team to support. Naturally, as we are moving 10,000 miles away from Britain my favourite 'soccer' club will now be Manchester United but choosing an AFL team is proving problematic.
The issue is that Adelaide has two teams: Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide and the most vexing problem is that they are actually quite successful - both of them having won the Championship in the last 5 years. As a (soon to be ex) Doncaster Rovers fan, I can't be pledging my support to successful sports clubs.
I feel it would be the start of a slippery slope,I would have to lose my inverted snobbery and start watching popular TV shows like 'Lost' and 'Heroes' and listening to chart bands that sell more than 17 albums.
I was going to make my decision in the true Aussie style - on the toss of a coin (with a small wager on the side)but then I found this picture of the Crows' cheerleaders.
COME ON THE CROWS! Now how do I buy a season ticket?
