A money box, plenty of wishes, hopes and dreams

" Oma, how much is a plane ticket?"

Tickets to and from Europe to Down Under. A variation of prices and opportunities. I receive emails from a site offering flights from NL to Australia and New Zealand.  I have programmed my request to be notified for trips under €1.000,00 so as to only get these special offers.

I have a money box- yes a separate money box into which I deposit any 'left overs' and 'extras' I have at any given time. Some weeks it grows steadily and other weeks it stagnates. But grow it does. And once in a while, when I am dreaming or get a good offer, I get my wee key out of hiding, open my money box and act like a scrooge and count my money!

I dream, I plan, I plot, I figure. When is the best time? How long shall I stay? Shall I stop in Australia first, or on the way home? Will we manage to get the Australians to come to NZ so we can all be together? That way the cousins get to mix and mingle - doesn't happen a lot. The son in Australia loves to have time with his siblings in NZ. Do all the school holidays match up? Shall I take the wee grandies on a trip to Napier again like last time?
And I need time to organise another granddad /oma day.
My former husband and I like to have a special grandparent day with the children- and we always manage to have lots of fun. We even have family meals and I get to cook.

I need time to sort out about my pension this time round. The date is nearing and I need to know what steps to take to set this process in motion. NO IDEA what is necessary to get this off the ground.

So many things to take into account. It isn't just a 'hop on the plane' and get there. It takes thorough planning and organising.

But hey, it is also exciting and adds to the fun. My trip always begins when I start to acknowledge that 'time has come' to 'GET ORGANISED!' It will take a while and I haven't got a date sorted yet - but oh what a lovely event to look forward to.