The weekend with gorgeous weather

Hi,

What a lovely weekend.  The weather forecast is not superb, but this morning's ride in was so nice!  It might be a different story by the end of the day.

Friday evening was a quiet time with me and Toby watching a movie.  Saturday kicked in with swimming and Toby swam well again.  He really is getting it sussed.  Mike took the time to get the plumber in and cap off the downstairs plumbing.  But we met up at Sally and Andrew's house to collect the bouncy castle.  Sally and Andrew weren't around but we checked out their house anyway.  Saw their new fancy television on the wall, and their old one in the spare room.  Mum and Dad - when you're in town next, book that room!  Way better comfort than our offering.  Heheheheh.

We were getting ready to go for a walk up Mt Kaukau when we got a call from "John".  I heard Mike say "Oh, hi John".  And I wondered if it was the John we were walking with, or the John we were dropping the bouncy castle off with.  Turns out neither!  It was John - Mike's cousin.  He was in town with Nic (sans children) for Nic's cousin's wedding and they popped in for 30 minutes.  So good to see them.

Mike dropped off the bouncy castle when that John called and then we met the other John for a walk!  Funny!

Mt Kaukau was heavenly.  Not a breath of wind on top.  Probably one of three days like that all year I'd guess.  And such as easy walk.  We went up Simla Crescent and down into Johnsonville train station.  Two hours, including walking with Jack and Toby and eating on top.

Jack came home for tea with us and Toby was chuffed to play with him for a bit longer.

Sunday Mike took to continuing the demolition of the green room.  During the weekend he (and Toby) have taken out the wall between the old toilet and the green room.  And now it has no ceiling and hardly any gib left.  Toby loves lending a hand.  He hammers the gib out with gusto.

We also tried to make a bow and arrow as a practise run for Cubs on Tuesday night.  It was a bit tricky but I think we have a working prototype now.  We have had some failures.  And we gathered bamboo from a local source but it was the sort you can build scaffolding with - not make a bow with!  We went and bought stakes from the garden shop!

Then off at 4pm to the class picnic behind the Wadestown library.  Lovely weather - no wind.  T-shirt and shorts.

Home for more demolition and bed!  Phew!

Have a marvellous week.  I know my parents are "home" in Australia again.  I hope they settle in quickly!

Love,
Angela