DHS Rang!

We got a phone call!! and an appointment from DHS....don't get too exited though, we need to know where we are moving to and have documentation on the costs before we can apply for the grant. There is no help in locating somewhere. So we are back to square 1! So one minute we have an appointment, next we don't. I have been speaking to Cr Kevin Bradford regularly today, who is trying to apply some pressure.

I was quite clear with the DHS manager that we needed help locating somewhere! That it wasn't as easy as it sounds as there are no suitable properties available. Cr Kevin Bradford even rang with a property he thought may be suitable (but it was all closed up so we don't know).

While I was talking the the DHS manager the phone was disconnected, from the drilling outside I think. I tried to ring back but was told there was no such manager there. Reception kept asking for the name of the child to put us through to child protection. For the 3rd time I explained we were talking to a manager about the Relocation grants, eventually they just put me back to Casey Council, who said they had nothing to do with it! That is a great indication of how things are being run and how supported we are.

I don't want to sound like I am whinging but we run our home based business from our 3 car garage. Without it we can't pay the kids school fees. That would be the last thing we would ever want to happen, so we have to keep the business running through all this turmoil. We have already lost money in the past week, as I have not been able to keep up or be available to answer phone queries. Can't do that while I look for a home to live in!

I am also concerned about rushing things, although we want to be safe, we don't want to lock ourselves into something that isn't right either.

The kids have returned from school. Hannah is spending lots of time with our dog, Jessica. She keeps tethering her to places so she knows where she is! She locked Jessica's lead in the sliding door, so she knew she couldn't go anywhere....

Home, what is that again, isn't it meant to provide stability and security? It doesn't seem like that any more...