Last year we survived a mouse plague in Alice Springs, not to mention the hundreds of Redback Spiders who lived in our backyard (and occasionally inside the house) and the daily risk of coming across a deadly snake or two. We got used to it, and it was just all part of living in the desert. 
When we moved back to New Zealand, we thought we’d left all the creepy creatures behind. However we chose to live right in the bush, and living in the bush has its own hazards. Recently, a family of roof rats have chosen to make their burrow under our deck and are now invading our kitchen every night – it’s the yuckiest wildlife experience we’ve been through yet! Not only are they eating all our food and contributing to a rising grocery bill, but they are also leaving poo and wee everywhere and contributing to extra long hours of cleaning and disinfecting things. Big thanks to the guys from Pest Proof who are now on their 4th call out to our house yet still remain calm and positive and totally happy to deal with my slight hysteria.
Other than that, September has been the weirdest month. One day we’ve been in an almighty hail storm, the next day we’re in the garden wearing T-shirts. Thinking back to our Auckland days, September’s always been an unpredictable month in NZ. The great thing about the month of September is the promise of summer....it’s not too far away now.
Life at the moment is full of school and work and ballet and tennis and gymnastics and viruses and rugby and wedding planning. We’re happy (apart from the rats).
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