A very late post

Sorry for not posting in so long! We've all been busy and I don't think that any of us have even thought about it for a while. Everyone is doing well. Amy and Caleb have been back in school for a week after their two week spring break. They are both still enjoying school and seem to be doing well. Mom and Dad have been trying to continue the settling in process although I think some of it at least is pretty frustrating. The house we are renting and moved into is working out okay although I for one am upset that it is for sale already. Yesterday we found out that our shipment from the states is delayed again and will probably not arrive in Brisbane until the 2nd week of November. We them have to wait for it to get through customs which could take another 4 weeks! As we keep telling ourselves, at least we'll have it by Christmas. We've found it very hard to get much of anything done. As we try to change our address with companies in the states, we've found that it is nearly impossible. Mom and I have also found that getting me a bank account is difficult. They need a certain amount of Australian I.D. to open the account, most of which I don't have and never will have (e.g. an Australian birth certificate). Getting a Queensland driver's license has been confusing also, although we think we may have found a way now. Mom is more comfortable with driving around Indooroopilly now and I don't think she gets out of the car with her legs shaking anymore, which is good news. I myself have driven twice and I think scared Mom to death the first time (for no good reason, I might add) but she seemed fine with it the second time around. For once I think that Dad is the one in the family with the least driving experience. Because he only drives occasionally and is still set in his American driving ways, Mom has passed him up! That may not last long, but it will hold up for now. I have been busy applying for university and jobs. I am nearly sick of them, but have to perservere if I hope to be able to pay for school. Because I am not completely sure what I want to study (although it has been narrowed down), I applied for something a little different at each of three universities. At the University of Queensland (UQ) I put my two preferences as being 1) Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)
2)Bachelor of Science/Laws (Psychology/Law)
At the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) I put three preferences.
1) Bachelor of Behavioural Science/Laws (Psychology/Laws)
2) Bachelor of Justice (primary major - criminology, secondary major - law)
3) Bachelor of Applied Science (primary major - forensic science, secondary major - biochemistry)
I also applied at a third university (Griffith University) where I put down three choices of study.
1) Bachelor of Forensic Science/ Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2) Bachelor of Psychological science/ Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
3) Bachelor of Marine Science (marine biology)
If I get accepted into all three universities, I'm not sure how I'll decide which to go to. They all cost around the same and while some are closer to my house than others, the difference is not that big. One of the factors that I'll use is how long it takes to complete the degree. A degree of psychology and law take between 1 and 2 1/2 years longer to complete than the other degrees. If I took that major, I'd have to obtain another visa because mine expires after 4 years and I would want to finish the degree here. Anyway, aside from that not much is going on. Hopefully I will be able to convince Mom to post soon. We hope everyone back home is doing good and we miss y'all!