Hi,
Phew - I'm at work and can take a breath from the hectic pace of the weekend. Despite the weather straight out of winter we were out and about all weekend. Let's see? How did it go again? The blur that it was...
Friday night we rode home together (ahhhhhh...) and collected wee Toby and packed the car ready for camping at Camp Woburn (Sally and Andrew's backyard). We saw quite a few of their photos and pitched the tent in the backyard and slept like logs. We never got around to mowing their lawn the whole time we were away (in our defense, only the last week was dry; we ran around their lawn at one stage and splashed our way through the grass) so the ground was so soft - it was heavenly.
Saturday morning Mike walked to the market with Sally and I got yummy pain-au-chocolate for breakfast. How lucky am I? Then off to swimming for the first lesson of the term. Toby is now in the big pool! Same class but they have moved them. Good move I say. We're going to try and work on his swimming this term with extra swimming afterwards at H2OXtreme. We'll see how that goes.
Then home for a quick lunch and then off to Makara Beach to brave the winds for a day tramp with the tramping club. It took us from 1.45pm to 5.30pm but the kids were great. Three boys all about 7 years old and Toby loved having his best friend Jack there. Jack has changed schools and Toby misses him a lot. Turns out it was Jack's mother's birthday on Sunday but they had no babysitter sorted. So we asked if Jack would like to sleepover with Toby and his parents could go out. Toby had a ball! Jack was so polite. Mike cooked tea (spag bol) and after his first taste, Jack declared "This is delicious" and promptly devoured the huge bowl. There were other outbursts of delight at Mike's cooking at Jack slurped through the bowl. Jack can come to our house for a sleepover any time!
We're going to sort out trick or treating with Jack and Toby. So I have to plan that.
Sunday was a bit more leisurely. Jack's dad came to collect Jack quite early (and he brought around lovely purple tulips as a thank you - Mum, you will like them in our vase!) and we got ready for Zealandia. The weather was atrocious. Mike dropped us at the door and parked the car and as we waited fro him, there was a multitude of fathers doing the same thing. We saw the exhibition and headed back home rather than getting more wet wandering around the valley. Toby loved the animatronic moa.
Sunday afternoon passed with us watching Footloose as Toby has a talent quest on Tuesday and wants to dance to Footloose. Ok.
Toby is also doing 2 weeks of chores to earn a plastic bag science kit toy from us. He made us lunch on Sunday and said he'll make his own lunches too (I forgot today and made their lunches - but I'll try and remember tomorrow). I might be eating a lot of toast over the next fortnight.
This morning was lovely until 7am and lovely after 8am. But in the middle, I was riding to work and got caught in heavy, cold raindrops with a strong nor'wester. Brrrr. I dropped off a letter for Jack to their letterbox (from Toby) and had a good ride in as it started to clear.
Keas tonight - and ten Keas for investing! Wow! It's going to be busy!
Have a great week!
Love,
Angela
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