CHAPTER 11
The last week in January was when New Zealand children returned to school for the first term of the new school year. Stacey had insisted on returning for a month even though as an expectant mother in her third trimester she was well proportioned as a kind Laurie described her rotund tummy. Unlike her previous pregnancies, there had been no problems but both her midwife and Doctor Kortay kept a close eye on her. Laurie had moved into her home on a permanent basis and had rented his own place out to Jessica. She had sold her Auckland house and bought one in Wellington. However the final takeover wasn't until early March. With the prices of Auckland homes higher than in Wellington she had found a nice home equivalent to her one in Auckland but there was a lower mortgage to service
