Hi,
I was very excited at the airport waiting for Toby's flight to touch down on Friday evening. We arrived a few minutes before the flight and could watch the plane taxi up to the gate. Then we saw Socs (Jack's dog) being unloaded from the cargo hold. Before I knew it, Toby was running up to us for hugs.
Jack's mother said Toby had been a wonderful companion for Jack for the past 4 days and that Toby could go on holiday with them again. A ringing endorsement of Toby's good behaviour, I think.
We went home via the Thai takeaway and we all ate on our bed in the lounge. Well, off the bed anyway. Pad Thai, green curries, red curries, beef stir fry and prawn garlic yumminess were on the menu.
Saturday morning we tumbled from bed and Mike went and hired the trailer. When the chap at the petrol station saw Mike in the queue, he reached down for the trailer hire book. Seems like Mike is reaching infamy at the petrol stations at the weekends. Mike then performed Herculean tasks by carting 600 kgs of waste to the tip. I think 400 kgs was from our bottom floor up to street level and the rest from Vivienne's house up to street level. Mike's body is a little tender today.
Toby went to Jack's birthday party and had a ball. I collected him after popping in to see Sally and Andrew, then Mike's parents as well.
Sunday was going to be serenity and peace. But it turned into revolving doors at our house. One lot of guests would leave and another lot would arrive. Anyhow, we had William, Alex, Duncan and Emerson for an Easter Egg hunt at 11am. That went reasonably well. Three of them found 7 eggs each. Poor Alex (he has spent lots of time growing up in Beijing and Easter Egg hunts may have been a new idea to him) only got three. Next year Alex might understand the cut-throat nature of finding eggs. The other boys certainly did.
The Tabors left after their whirlwind visit (but very nice to see them anyway) and Alex was also picked up. William stayed a bit longer, but as I finished up a cup of tea with his mother, Jack and his Dad arrived to take Toby swimming.
Phew! Time to pause and change tack. I spent the next 60 minutes batting the walls in our new bedroom and managed to get it all done. Now it just needs brace gib put up this week some time and we'll be right to get the plasterer in very soon. Our new bedroom looks great - and that is even without walls.
Off to Sally and Andrew's place for tea and a good catch up with everyone.
Toby and I have the day off today as it is a teacher-only day at Toby's school. We had breakfast at Wadestown Kitchen with Christine and Tom, then I drove Christine's car to where she paddocks Victor,, her huge horse. Tom had a ride (he is good already) and then it was Toby's turn. I could tell he found it exciting and scary - bit like me. I foolishly got on and for the first time in my life was told how to ride a horse. It is jolly hard. Stomach in, tailbone down, shoulders back, head up, heels down, knees out and feet wrapped around. You have to be a contortionist.
But, guess what? I trotted and got the up-down pattern right once in a while! Yep. I almost understood what to do.
Anyhow - time to go and get some groceries. Have a good day!
Love,
Angela
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