Hi,
We got Toby to get off in town yesterday and come to our work. He did his homework and then we went to the Majestic Tower (our old workplace) and the Japan embassy to watch a movie. It has English subtitles and was a lovely movie about a wee girl in 3rd grade and some boys in her class that were friends. Toby rated it a 9.5 out of 10. So, all thumbs up from him.
We went home and Mike packed for his tramping weekend. I was feeling quite tired so I went to bed. I think I was awake when Mike came down to the bedroom to say he was almost done, but I definitely fell asleep after that because I never hear a thing until the alarm went off for my run.
This morning is lovely in Wellington. Sunny, calm. Very nice. I bet you all want to live here today.
Love,
Angela
Friday, August 29, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
The Wednesday with nothing for me but busy for Mike
Hi,
Mike stayed at home with Toby again yesterday and worked from home. But he also had to pop into town three times for meetings and to collect his laptop. Poor guy. I was excited to ride home after catching the bus in and got changed and went down to the basement. Only to "remember" as I pushed my bike out that I had a puncture.
As I rode in on Tuesday morning I checked my tyres as always. I thought the back one was a bit soft, so I pumped it up. As I crossed the kerb behind the Beehive, I thought it felt a bit odd. So I stopped right behind the Beehive and sure enough - the back tyre was flat. Wheeled my bike to work and promptly forgot about it being flat in all the Toby fuss.
So - I had to rush home because Mike was in town for a meeting and Toby was at home. Did I try and fix my puncture there and then and be thirty minutes late? Or catch a bus now and collect the bike later?
A 22 came past and I ran with my pannier in hand and bike shorts on and jumped on. I might have been the only person on the bus in shorts, but the way they pump up the heaters, I think the other passengers might have rather fancied being in shorts too.
As I went past Kelburn School, I saw our car parked there. Now I understood Mike's text saying "Car parked on Kelburn High st. Can you collect it?" No, was the answer as I went past on the bus with no car keys on me.
I made dinner for Toby and chatted to Christine and then Aidan to catch up with them. Then Mike got home with good news about his work (he got a promotion!). Woot! Time to celebrate.
I had to catch the bus in again this morning. Stunning day it is too. Would have been a lovely ride.
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Mike stayed at home with Toby again yesterday and worked from home. But he also had to pop into town three times for meetings and to collect his laptop. Poor guy. I was excited to ride home after catching the bus in and got changed and went down to the basement. Only to "remember" as I pushed my bike out that I had a puncture.
As I rode in on Tuesday morning I checked my tyres as always. I thought the back one was a bit soft, so I pumped it up. As I crossed the kerb behind the Beehive, I thought it felt a bit odd. So I stopped right behind the Beehive and sure enough - the back tyre was flat. Wheeled my bike to work and promptly forgot about it being flat in all the Toby fuss.
So - I had to rush home because Mike was in town for a meeting and Toby was at home. Did I try and fix my puncture there and then and be thirty minutes late? Or catch a bus now and collect the bike later?
A 22 came past and I ran with my pannier in hand and bike shorts on and jumped on. I might have been the only person on the bus in shorts, but the way they pump up the heaters, I think the other passengers might have rather fancied being in shorts too.
As I went past Kelburn School, I saw our car parked there. Now I understood Mike's text saying "Car parked on Kelburn High st. Can you collect it?" No, was the answer as I went past on the bus with no car keys on me.
I made dinner for Toby and chatted to Christine and then Aidan to catch up with them. Then Mike got home with good news about his work (he got a promotion!). Woot! Time to celebrate.
I had to catch the bus in again this morning. Stunning day it is too. Would have been a lovely ride.
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
The Tuesday with unexpected things
Hi,
Well, Tuesday was indeed a weird day. In at work a little early (but not as early as I wanted) to try and get through my work. But at 10.45am the school rang and I had to collect Toby from the nurse's office and take him to the doctor. Toby is ok but possibly not at school again today. Mike joined Toby and I at the doctor's office yesterday and then we all went home. We went for a walk into the Otari Wilton bush (it's lovely there) and back home.
Mike fixed the spouting.
Then he went out for his tramping meeting and Toby and I had a yummy dinner of chicken schnitzels. Yum.
The day today is overcast but there's no wind. I caught the bus in for the first time in ages. Much prefer riding my bike.
Have a good day.
Love,
Angela
Well, Tuesday was indeed a weird day. In at work a little early (but not as early as I wanted) to try and get through my work. But at 10.45am the school rang and I had to collect Toby from the nurse's office and take him to the doctor. Toby is ok but possibly not at school again today. Mike joined Toby and I at the doctor's office yesterday and then we all went home. We went for a walk into the Otari Wilton bush (it's lovely there) and back home.
Mike fixed the spouting.
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| Pointing at the last bit of grass in the spouting he missed |
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| Showing off. No, that hose hasn't got him tethered to safety |
The day today is overcast but there's no wind. I caught the bus in for the first time in ages. Much prefer riding my bike.
Have a good day.
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Monday with nothing
Hi,
I rode home in lovely conditions really - no wind to speak of. Or maybe it was a slight southerly - I wouldn't feel that on my way home. Toby was at home already - without a key. So he says he climbed to the deck and the dining room door was unlocked. I am unsure of this as he ran back up the side of the house when I called. And I think climbing to the deck for him would be very scary. But he told a good yarn about it.
Toby ate a cupcake from a colleague, Jo. He asked if it was the same person that made his birthday maggot cupcakes (they were huhu grubs, but I see his point). When I said yes, he said she was an artist.
I cooked dinner - recreating (or trying) Aidan's meal from Saturday night. It wasn't even close to as yummy as her version. But it was edible. The marinade for the meat goes a long way to making it all tasty. Mike loved it. Toby tolerated it.
Not sure where the evening went. I was tired yesterday and I convinced Mike to go to bed super early. We watched a documentary on the human body (a series with Dr Alice Roberts from about 8 years ago) and learned all about the lungs. Great stuff.
I was asleep in seconds after Mike turned off the second episode about kidneys when he realised he was reading on his phone and I was asleep already. Hahahah.
This morning was a damp ride into work. But no wind - so the rain was light drizzle. Fun. My bike gear is slowly drying out under my desk.
Have a lovely day.
Love,
Angela
I rode home in lovely conditions really - no wind to speak of. Or maybe it was a slight southerly - I wouldn't feel that on my way home. Toby was at home already - without a key. So he says he climbed to the deck and the dining room door was unlocked. I am unsure of this as he ran back up the side of the house when I called. And I think climbing to the deck for him would be very scary. But he told a good yarn about it.
Toby ate a cupcake from a colleague, Jo. He asked if it was the same person that made his birthday maggot cupcakes (they were huhu grubs, but I see his point). When I said yes, he said she was an artist.
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| Cupcake temptation |
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| He looks pretty pleased |
I cooked dinner - recreating (or trying) Aidan's meal from Saturday night. It wasn't even close to as yummy as her version. But it was edible. The marinade for the meat goes a long way to making it all tasty. Mike loved it. Toby tolerated it.
Not sure where the evening went. I was tired yesterday and I convinced Mike to go to bed super early. We watched a documentary on the human body (a series with Dr Alice Roberts from about 8 years ago) and learned all about the lungs. Great stuff.
I was asleep in seconds after Mike turned off the second episode about kidneys when he realised he was reading on his phone and I was asleep already. Hahahah.
This morning was a damp ride into work. But no wind - so the rain was light drizzle. Fun. My bike gear is slowly drying out under my desk.
Have a lovely day.
Love,
Angela
Monday, August 25, 2014
The weekend with great fun all round
Hi,
Friday night saw Mike out on the town with his friends (Andrew, Adam, Josh, Aidan and others) and they went on a pub crawl after work, sampling the delights of the craft beer scene (well, that's what I was told - they may have been drinking any old rubbish, I wouldn't know). I was actually surprised when Mike got home at a reasonable hour (11pm). Although I was already comatose and he banged on the French door and scared me awake. The boys (Toby, Emerson and Duncan) were sleeping in the lounge upstairs.
Mike then got into bed and told me all about the evening. He was slightly uncoordinated and I got kneed and hit in the head a few times. I told him it was like having an elephant in the bed with me. Whereupon, he took that to mean he should do elephant impersonations. I got trumpeting and trunk waving for ages until I told him he might wake the boys and have to do a lot of explaining!
Slept well and stayed in bed the next morning until Mike woke up. We got up and went upstairs to get breakfast for the boys. Toby slept through it all. Eventually Emerson and Duncan went to our room and played and Mike cuddled up on the couch and was asleep in seconds. So my two boys slept on the couches while I finished laundry and watched Aidan's boys play. Weird.
My boys woke up at about 11 and I made lunch around 12. Seemed to go down quite well. Aidan called me after 1pm and I went to her place to collect her. Then met Christine at Joe's Garage for lunch.
We ordered drinks when we got to Christine's table. Christine had just ordered a latte and asked Aidan to go to the counter and cancel that order and get another iced coffee instead. She came back and declared that despite some initial confusion, she had managed to do that. Then the latte arrived. No one wanted it. The waitress was confused. Aidan said she'd drink it. But I took it off her, because Aidan never drinks coffee and although Aidan has mentioned strange things happen to her when she drinks coffee, and I am intrigued and would like to witness this at some stage, I wasn't prepared to see anything odd at that particular moment.
So I tried the coffee and wondered how I would make any in-roads into it. But then my iced coffee arrived and as I slurped my way through it, I filled it up from the hot coffee. Worked a treat!
We chatted away - Aidan and Christine hadn't seen each other for a while. Good times. Then I drove Christine home via The Warehouse and collected Aidan back from Te Papa (where she nipped out to get a card) and we went grocery shopping for the evening.
Back to our house and we dropped Toby off at his sleepover with Magnus and then took the majority shareholders of Tabors to their house for tea. Aidan cooked the nicest dinner. We both loved it! Then we went home and watched the All Blacks pummel the Wallabies into oblivion! Ooossshhh! Great way to round off the day!
Sunday I got up and did a bike ride around the bays. 47km in 2hours and 12 minutes. Now I have a time to beat. Won't be hard to better that because it was a fierce southerly and nothing between my head and the South Pole for quite a lot of that ride. But it blew me up the big hill at the other end, so I wasn't complaining by the time I got there.
Home to grab Toby and collect Emerson and Duncan (well, Mike did that) and off to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I loved it! Cried, laughed, loved the one-liners. Great movie. Glad I said I'd take the boys. My selfish gene meant I never got time on Saturday to take them as I was enjoying lunch with Christine and Aidan too much. So, I felt like I needed to do it on Sunday!
While I was at the movies, Aidan looked after Christine (see in the photo? Christine came off her bike and has a pretty sore arm!). Did her dishes and ironing and got some groceries for her. I think I just had Aidan niceness reinforced.
Came home and did my own ironing. And after dinner, I went grocery shopping. When I got back, Mike helpfully helped me putting away the groceries. When the bread rolls wouldn't quite fit in the freezer bags, he bit the ends of the long ones and shoved them in! Hahahahah. He is so funny. I'll make sure he only get those ones!
Right. Time for the week to begin! Have a great week!
Love,
Angela
Friday night saw Mike out on the town with his friends (Andrew, Adam, Josh, Aidan and others) and they went on a pub crawl after work, sampling the delights of the craft beer scene (well, that's what I was told - they may have been drinking any old rubbish, I wouldn't know). I was actually surprised when Mike got home at a reasonable hour (11pm). Although I was already comatose and he banged on the French door and scared me awake. The boys (Toby, Emerson and Duncan) were sleeping in the lounge upstairs.
Mike then got into bed and told me all about the evening. He was slightly uncoordinated and I got kneed and hit in the head a few times. I told him it was like having an elephant in the bed with me. Whereupon, he took that to mean he should do elephant impersonations. I got trumpeting and trunk waving for ages until I told him he might wake the boys and have to do a lot of explaining!
Slept well and stayed in bed the next morning until Mike woke up. We got up and went upstairs to get breakfast for the boys. Toby slept through it all. Eventually Emerson and Duncan went to our room and played and Mike cuddled up on the couch and was asleep in seconds. So my two boys slept on the couches while I finished laundry and watched Aidan's boys play. Weird.
My boys woke up at about 11 and I made lunch around 12. Seemed to go down quite well. Aidan called me after 1pm and I went to her place to collect her. Then met Christine at Joe's Garage for lunch.
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| Two iced coffees please |
We ordered drinks when we got to Christine's table. Christine had just ordered a latte and asked Aidan to go to the counter and cancel that order and get another iced coffee instead. She came back and declared that despite some initial confusion, she had managed to do that. Then the latte arrived. No one wanted it. The waitress was confused. Aidan said she'd drink it. But I took it off her, because Aidan never drinks coffee and although Aidan has mentioned strange things happen to her when she drinks coffee, and I am intrigued and would like to witness this at some stage, I wasn't prepared to see anything odd at that particular moment.
So I tried the coffee and wondered how I would make any in-roads into it. But then my iced coffee arrived and as I slurped my way through it, I filled it up from the hot coffee. Worked a treat!
We chatted away - Aidan and Christine hadn't seen each other for a while. Good times. Then I drove Christine home via The Warehouse and collected Aidan back from Te Papa (where she nipped out to get a card) and we went grocery shopping for the evening.
Back to our house and we dropped Toby off at his sleepover with Magnus and then took the majority shareholders of Tabors to their house for tea. Aidan cooked the nicest dinner. We both loved it! Then we went home and watched the All Blacks pummel the Wallabies into oblivion! Ooossshhh! Great way to round off the day!
Sunday I got up and did a bike ride around the bays. 47km in 2hours and 12 minutes. Now I have a time to beat. Won't be hard to better that because it was a fierce southerly and nothing between my head and the South Pole for quite a lot of that ride. But it blew me up the big hill at the other end, so I wasn't complaining by the time I got there.
Home to grab Toby and collect Emerson and Duncan (well, Mike did that) and off to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I loved it! Cried, laughed, loved the one-liners. Great movie. Glad I said I'd take the boys. My selfish gene meant I never got time on Saturday to take them as I was enjoying lunch with Christine and Aidan too much. So, I felt like I needed to do it on Sunday!
While I was at the movies, Aidan looked after Christine (see in the photo? Christine came off her bike and has a pretty sore arm!). Did her dishes and ironing and got some groceries for her. I think I just had Aidan niceness reinforced.
Came home and did my own ironing. And after dinner, I went grocery shopping. When I got back, Mike helpfully helped me putting away the groceries. When the bread rolls wouldn't quite fit in the freezer bags, he bit the ends of the long ones and shoved them in! Hahahahah. He is so funny. I'll make sure he only get those ones!
Right. Time for the week to begin! Have a great week!
Love,
Angela
Friday, August 22, 2014
The Thursday with #WFH
Hi,
Well, working from home worked quite well yesterday. The network connection was okay - and I got quite a bit of work done. I had to pop into town to visit two clients after lunch and that went well. It was freezing in town! Brrrrr. Came back home and I'm not sure Toby even knew I had left and returned.
Mike got home after his working day and brought me home some beautiful flowers. Some of my colleagues had told him I had a bad day at work. Well, it wasn't the worst of days, to be honest. Pretty par for the course. But maybe I was a little more vocal in expressing my dissatisfaction than usual.
Isn't he sweet? Love them! And you won't notice that I carefully composed the photo to hide the blue plastic water jug vase (hopefully). Mike says I need to go shopping for a vase this weekend. I have a ginormous vase that can fit the biggest bunch of flowers ever. Well, maybe a small tree, actually. And a vase that can fit two wee flowers. But nothing in-between. My mission is to find a replacement.
Went for my run this morning and it was hard to get out of bed. The rain was pouring down. During my run it was only light rain, but the southerly was cold! Cold! And my ride in was not nice. I had my laptop in my pannier, and it was wet and really windy. Not a nice ride.
The weekend looms large! Woot! Bring it on. 4pm can't come soon enough. Emerson and Duncan are coming for a sleepover tonight and Mike, Josh and Aidan are meeting Adam (and maybe Andrew) and heading out to find some quality beer. Quality - rather than quantity. I hope. Then tomorrow I hope to do a bike ride (but the weather might have other ideas - not a good forecast) and then have lunch with Aidan and the boys before a movie. Sunday is free at this stage.
Right. Time to get stuck in! Have the best day ever!
Love,
Angela
Well, working from home worked quite well yesterday. The network connection was okay - and I got quite a bit of work done. I had to pop into town to visit two clients after lunch and that went well. It was freezing in town! Brrrrr. Came back home and I'm not sure Toby even knew I had left and returned.
Mike got home after his working day and brought me home some beautiful flowers. Some of my colleagues had told him I had a bad day at work. Well, it wasn't the worst of days, to be honest. Pretty par for the course. But maybe I was a little more vocal in expressing my dissatisfaction than usual.
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| Flowers! |
Isn't he sweet? Love them! And you won't notice that I carefully composed the photo to hide the blue plastic water jug vase (hopefully). Mike says I need to go shopping for a vase this weekend. I have a ginormous vase that can fit the biggest bunch of flowers ever. Well, maybe a small tree, actually. And a vase that can fit two wee flowers. But nothing in-between. My mission is to find a replacement.
Went for my run this morning and it was hard to get out of bed. The rain was pouring down. During my run it was only light rain, but the southerly was cold! Cold! And my ride in was not nice. I had my laptop in my pannier, and it was wet and really windy. Not a nice ride.
The weekend looms large! Woot! Bring it on. 4pm can't come soon enough. Emerson and Duncan are coming for a sleepover tonight and Mike, Josh and Aidan are meeting Adam (and maybe Andrew) and heading out to find some quality beer. Quality - rather than quantity. I hope. Then tomorrow I hope to do a bike ride (but the weather might have other ideas - not a good forecast) and then have lunch with Aidan and the boys before a movie. Sunday is free at this stage.
Right. Time to get stuck in! Have the best day ever!
Love,
Angela
Thursday, August 21, 2014
The Wednesday with user group
Hi,
Turns out Toby was really sick as he slept until midday at home. I think he isn't quite as sick as he is making out - but that might be my x chromosomes kicking in and scoffing at the man-flu y chromosome.
Mike drove into town at 7pm to collect me from the user group and I grabbed the car off him. Toby was looking at another day off school, so I dropped Mike at tramping club and headed back to work to print out some notes for a meeting today and grab my laptop.
Got back home and Toby was seeming to be ok, although he purports to have lost his voice. I am not convinced.
Slept well and today I am working from home while Toby has another day off school. Mike is in at work, having all the meetings he never had yesterday when he was working from home.
Have a lovely day.
Love,
Angela
Turns out Toby was really sick as he slept until midday at home. I think he isn't quite as sick as he is making out - but that might be my x chromosomes kicking in and scoffing at the man-flu y chromosome.
Mike drove into town at 7pm to collect me from the user group and I grabbed the car off him. Toby was looking at another day off school, so I dropped Mike at tramping club and headed back to work to print out some notes for a meeting today and grab my laptop.
Got back home and Toby was seeming to be ok, although he purports to have lost his voice. I am not convinced.
Slept well and today I am working from home while Toby has another day off school. Mike is in at work, having all the meetings he never had yesterday when he was working from home.
Have a lovely day.
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
The Tuesday that felt like it should be Wednesday
Hi,
Yesterday felt so much like a Wednesday. I think it's because the Tuesday took two days to get through. It certainly seemed like it. The afternoon became a weird time-space continuum distortion exercise.
I rode to the library and switched over to the car and collected Toby. Went home to find the slow cooker had done its job and dinner was only a few minutes away. I love the slow cooker. Toby did his homework and I read for a while.
Mike got home and did a bit of homework as well. I lured him into the bath and we chatted away for a while. He needed to keep working but I completely fell asleep before he'd finished. Comatose again.
This morning's run was in lovely conditions - not a breath of wind. It was raining ever so slightly though. It meant my bike ride in was a little damp.
Mike seems to be working from home this morning. I think Toby is feeling a little unwell. Hopefully he feels much better tomorrow. He did do his speeches yesterday and they seemed to go quite well. Good on him.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Yesterday felt so much like a Wednesday. I think it's because the Tuesday took two days to get through. It certainly seemed like it. The afternoon became a weird time-space continuum distortion exercise.
I rode to the library and switched over to the car and collected Toby. Went home to find the slow cooker had done its job and dinner was only a few minutes away. I love the slow cooker. Toby did his homework and I read for a while.
Mike got home and did a bit of homework as well. I lured him into the bath and we chatted away for a while. He needed to keep working but I completely fell asleep before he'd finished. Comatose again.
This morning's run was in lovely conditions - not a breath of wind. It was raining ever so slightly though. It meant my bike ride in was a little damp.
Mike seems to be working from home this morning. I think Toby is feeling a little unwell. Hopefully he feels much better tomorrow. He did do his speeches yesterday and they seemed to go quite well. Good on him.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
The Monday with nothing
Hi,
What a tough day yesterday. My work was flat out the entire day - with meaty issues. And a release that did not go smoothly. But, panic averted and I rode to the library and got rid of any pent up stresses. Marvellous stuff, bike riding! Mike caught the bus to the library and grabbed me and Toby in the car. How nice!
Went home and found some dinner for Toby and Mike and I had our own dinner. Then Toby did his homework (big day today for him - lots of speeches at school) and we had a great time. We discussed the NASA space budget over dinner.
I convinced Mike to join me for a bath and we chatted away, soaking with a bath bomb that had tonnes of little red and pink lovehearts in it. Hahahah. How romantic! I slept the sleep of the dead - right up to the alarm. I hardly ever sleep until the alarm goes off.
Up to make lunches and make dinner for tonight. Yep - slow cooker day! Yummy! Shame Mike is out tonight and won't be able to join us. I'll save him some.
Have a wonderful day.
Love,
Angela
What a tough day yesterday. My work was flat out the entire day - with meaty issues. And a release that did not go smoothly. But, panic averted and I rode to the library and got rid of any pent up stresses. Marvellous stuff, bike riding! Mike caught the bus to the library and grabbed me and Toby in the car. How nice!
Went home and found some dinner for Toby and Mike and I had our own dinner. Then Toby did his homework (big day today for him - lots of speeches at school) and we had a great time. We discussed the NASA space budget over dinner.
I convinced Mike to join me for a bath and we chatted away, soaking with a bath bomb that had tonnes of little red and pink lovehearts in it. Hahahah. How romantic! I slept the sleep of the dead - right up to the alarm. I hardly ever sleep until the alarm goes off.
Up to make lunches and make dinner for tonight. Yep - slow cooker day! Yummy! Shame Mike is out tonight and won't be able to join us. I'll save him some.
Have a wonderful day.
Love,
Angela
Monday, August 18, 2014
The weekend with fantastic skiing
Hi,
The weekend really starts on Friday, as we all know. Friday lunch I met up with Aidan for our soup lunch across the road from her work. I haven't had lunch there in ages. Aidan was rather animated at one point as we consumed our soup, and a particularly emphasised aspirant consonant propelled a piece of her lunch from her mouth and hit me in the eye. I think etiquette demands you ignore extraneous food for the most part. However, getting hit in the eye is difficult to ignore, and it was obvious by the way I reacted by clasping at my eye and wiping out something. She was mortified, but it quickly turned to helpless mirth and I collapsed in giggles. Personally, I'd rather that food from someone else hit my eye than landed in my meal. Good aiming, if you ask me. Aidan was trying desperately to blame the aspirant consonant, and she was sure it was the letter "p" that did it. But in-between her giggles, all she could say was "It was the "p". And eating soup, I thought she was saying "It was the pea". And I knew I didn't get hit with a pea. I'd have a black eye if she'd spat a pea with that force at my eyeball! So I was looking at her like she'd lost her marbles, while she kept repeating "It was the pea". It didn't help that she had forgotten the word for a consonant that is explosive in its delivery and in-between telling me it was a pea, she was saying the word "percussive" over and over (knowing it wasn't quite right but repeating "percussive pea" wasn't making things clearer for me). Interesting lunch! One I will remember for quite a while. And, oh look! It's on the internet. Preserved for ages.
Mike collected me from work at 4.30pm as he'd gone home sick. But fortunately he came right over the weekend. We had a lazy Burger Wisconsin dinner and watched The Blues Brothers. One of Mike's favourite movies. It was better than I recalled.
Slow start to Saturday. But I got all the housework done! Woot! Laundry, ironing, shopping, cooking, luxing. Yep - happy with that. Toby did a lot of homework too. We muddled through the day. Emerson and Duncan arrived to sleepover at 4pm. Juliette arrived to drop off the lawn mower. We had a cup of tea. Mike mowed our new lawn. Looks great. He also got stuck into some weeds.
I went to sleep early as I was getting up at 3.15am to get ready for skiing. It went like clockwork - collected Andrew at 4.05am and we were on the mountain skiing by 9am.
It was such a beautiful day. The mountain had received over a metre of snow since we were last up two weekends back. And there was no wind and no clouds. You can see Mt Taranaki on the horizon in the photo above. Gorgeous!
Andrew and I skied all day. We ate in the queues - they were really long. Even the queue for the toilet was interminable.
We left at 4.30pm and had a great drive home. I dropped Andrew off at 8.30pm and was curled up in bed by 9.30pm and comatose shortly thereafter.
The ride into work this morning was wonderful! Roads were dry. Had a blast!
Have a marvellous week. I'm off to a pub quiz tonight after work. Woot!
Love,
Angela
The weekend really starts on Friday, as we all know. Friday lunch I met up with Aidan for our soup lunch across the road from her work. I haven't had lunch there in ages. Aidan was rather animated at one point as we consumed our soup, and a particularly emphasised aspirant consonant propelled a piece of her lunch from her mouth and hit me in the eye. I think etiquette demands you ignore extraneous food for the most part. However, getting hit in the eye is difficult to ignore, and it was obvious by the way I reacted by clasping at my eye and wiping out something. She was mortified, but it quickly turned to helpless mirth and I collapsed in giggles. Personally, I'd rather that food from someone else hit my eye than landed in my meal. Good aiming, if you ask me. Aidan was trying desperately to blame the aspirant consonant, and she was sure it was the letter "p" that did it. But in-between her giggles, all she could say was "It was the "p". And eating soup, I thought she was saying "It was the pea". And I knew I didn't get hit with a pea. I'd have a black eye if she'd spat a pea with that force at my eyeball! So I was looking at her like she'd lost her marbles, while she kept repeating "It was the pea". It didn't help that she had forgotten the word for a consonant that is explosive in its delivery and in-between telling me it was a pea, she was saying the word "percussive" over and over (knowing it wasn't quite right but repeating "percussive pea" wasn't making things clearer for me). Interesting lunch! One I will remember for quite a while. And, oh look! It's on the internet. Preserved for ages.
Mike collected me from work at 4.30pm as he'd gone home sick. But fortunately he came right over the weekend. We had a lazy Burger Wisconsin dinner and watched The Blues Brothers. One of Mike's favourite movies. It was better than I recalled.
Slow start to Saturday. But I got all the housework done! Woot! Laundry, ironing, shopping, cooking, luxing. Yep - happy with that. Toby did a lot of homework too. We muddled through the day. Emerson and Duncan arrived to sleepover at 4pm. Juliette arrived to drop off the lawn mower. We had a cup of tea. Mike mowed our new lawn. Looks great. He also got stuck into some weeds.
I went to sleep early as I was getting up at 3.15am to get ready for skiing. It went like clockwork - collected Andrew at 4.05am and we were on the mountain skiing by 9am.
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| Me in a small queue at Giant |
It was such a beautiful day. The mountain had received over a metre of snow since we were last up two weekends back. And there was no wind and no clouds. You can see Mt Taranaki on the horizon in the photo above. Gorgeous!
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| Andrew at the top of the High Noon chair |
Andrew and I skied all day. We ate in the queues - they were really long. Even the queue for the toilet was interminable.
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| Queue stretches out behind me |
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| Andrew behind me in the queue |
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| Google - what have you done to my photo! Hahahah. This is hilarious. |
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| New socks for after the day's skiing. Snug. |
The ride into work this morning was wonderful! Roads were dry. Had a blast!
Have a marvellous week. I'm off to a pub quiz tonight after work. Woot!
Love,
Angela
Friday, August 15, 2014
The Thursday with nothing
Hi,
Well, not too bad a day really. At about 2.30pm, some southerly storm slammed into Wellington, with a massive (but short) hailstorm and thunder. A bolt of lightning hit the wind wand in Evans Bay, not far from where Toby was with his school (ASB Arena). Apparently some glass panels on the roof of the arena broke from the hail. Crazy weather. And the morning had been so beautiful. I rode home past piles of hailstones - and that was two hours later!
Cooked dinner when I got home and Toby practised his speech for school. Mike got home and felt a bit under the weather with his cold. He spoke to his parents for a while to find out how they are (okay - but tired). Fed him up and we had a bath to relax. Seemed to work. I certainly slept well.
What else? Nice ride in this morning - so windy though. When I went for my run this morning, it blew my cap off! But it is a cold wind from the south. Brought snow to down south and the hills in the north.
I think Andrew and I are heading off to Ruapehu for a ski day - either tomorrow or Sunday. I'll watch the forecast. Mike is probably taking a sick day today - he wasn't well again this morning. Coughing and tired.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
Well, not too bad a day really. At about 2.30pm, some southerly storm slammed into Wellington, with a massive (but short) hailstorm and thunder. A bolt of lightning hit the wind wand in Evans Bay, not far from where Toby was with his school (ASB Arena). Apparently some glass panels on the roof of the arena broke from the hail. Crazy weather. And the morning had been so beautiful. I rode home past piles of hailstones - and that was two hours later!
Cooked dinner when I got home and Toby practised his speech for school. Mike got home and felt a bit under the weather with his cold. He spoke to his parents for a while to find out how they are (okay - but tired). Fed him up and we had a bath to relax. Seemed to work. I certainly slept well.
What else? Nice ride in this morning - so windy though. When I went for my run this morning, it blew my cap off! But it is a cold wind from the south. Brought snow to down south and the hills in the north.
I think Andrew and I are heading off to Ruapehu for a ski day - either tomorrow or Sunday. I'll watch the forecast. Mike is probably taking a sick day today - he wasn't well again this morning. Coughing and tired.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
Thursday, August 14, 2014
The Wednesday with tramping club
Hi,
I rode home and collected Toby from the library and made dinner for him when we got home. Homemade pizzas. But he was pretty full because he ate his lunch bread roll because "I ate jellybeans for lunch". What? Oh dear.
Hopped in the car and picked up Andrew on the way to tramping club. We watched a presentation on cycling from Rainbow (near St Arnaud - Karen will remember that place) through to Molesworth and back to Blenheim. A huge loop. Andrew has done half of it before. I really want to do it one day too.
I dropped the boys off at home and drove out to drop off Andrew. Pumped up the music on the way home and fell into bed. Bit past my bed time.
The day today is stunning here! My ride in was perfection. Dry roads - no wind. Blue sky. Yep - it's a gorgeous morning here.
Have a brilliant day!
Love,
Angela
I rode home and collected Toby from the library and made dinner for him when we got home. Homemade pizzas. But he was pretty full because he ate his lunch bread roll because "I ate jellybeans for lunch". What? Oh dear.
Hopped in the car and picked up Andrew on the way to tramping club. We watched a presentation on cycling from Rainbow (near St Arnaud - Karen will remember that place) through to Molesworth and back to Blenheim. A huge loop. Andrew has done half of it before. I really want to do it one day too.
I dropped the boys off at home and drove out to drop off Andrew. Pumped up the music on the way home and fell into bed. Bit past my bed time.
The day today is stunning here! My ride in was perfection. Dry roads - no wind. Blue sky. Yep - it's a gorgeous morning here.
Have a brilliant day!
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
The Tuesday with nothing - no, really! Nothing!
Hi,
I had a lovely lunch yesterday with Aidan and Sarah (from the ski weekend a few weekends back). We went to Rahzoo and it turns out that Aidan and Sarah went to the same university in the States. Not that is is a big uni either - some tiny wee place in Oregon. So, they chatted away like mad. I enjoyed my lunch. Rahzoo do great salads and spinach/feta enchiladas.
I rode home after work and discovered Toby had walked home. Woot! I sent Mike the shopping list and he grabbed ingredients for homemade burgers on the way home. We had a great meal - we all loved the burgers! We also instigated a new tradition - we discuss one news item from the day. I chose the Missouri racial riots as our first one. Bit meaty, but Toby was up to the challenge and provided insightful conversation, including mentioning previous racial issues. I was impressed. Guess I better check Stuff.co.nz today and find out what has happened in the news today. Lest I be unprepared.
It was a cold ride in this morning. Freezing. No wonder the weather forecast had so much snow in it, up and down the country! Brrrr.
We've got tramping club tonight and we're all going. Maybe even Andrew!
Have a lovely day.
Love,
Angela
I had a lovely lunch yesterday with Aidan and Sarah (from the ski weekend a few weekends back). We went to Rahzoo and it turns out that Aidan and Sarah went to the same university in the States. Not that is is a big uni either - some tiny wee place in Oregon. So, they chatted away like mad. I enjoyed my lunch. Rahzoo do great salads and spinach/feta enchiladas.
I rode home after work and discovered Toby had walked home. Woot! I sent Mike the shopping list and he grabbed ingredients for homemade burgers on the way home. We had a great meal - we all loved the burgers! We also instigated a new tradition - we discuss one news item from the day. I chose the Missouri racial riots as our first one. Bit meaty, but Toby was up to the challenge and provided insightful conversation, including mentioning previous racial issues. I was impressed. Guess I better check Stuff.co.nz today and find out what has happened in the news today. Lest I be unprepared.
It was a cold ride in this morning. Freezing. No wonder the weather forecast had so much snow in it, up and down the country! Brrrr.
We've got tramping club tonight and we're all going. Maybe even Andrew!
Have a lovely day.
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
The Monday with parent teacher interviews
Hi,
I rode home in the yuckiest of weather. Rain and really strong gusts. I didn't enjoy the ride up the hill. Got to the car parked at the Wadestown library and took Toby home to feed him. I left at about 5.30pm and collected Mike on the way to Toby's school.
We had a quick dinner for Mike at Burger King (I really don't like that place) before speed dating with the teachers until 7.30pm. We jumped the queue for our two last ones and got out early. I may have ruined Toby's chances for an A in art by asking the art teacher if they did "proper painting". Oops.
Toby is doing okay - he is either quiet or contributes well, but is always liked by the teachers. A common theme is a lack of focus. I think my son might be a daydreamer! I wonder what incredible thoughts go on in his head?
Back home and to bed. Mike seems to be coming down with a cold. I tried so hard not to kiss him. But, he's really rather cute. So, it's a difficult task.
The weather is still pants - but it does mean it is bucketing down snow on the skifields. I want to go skiing!
Have a fantastic day.
Love,
Angela
I rode home in the yuckiest of weather. Rain and really strong gusts. I didn't enjoy the ride up the hill. Got to the car parked at the Wadestown library and took Toby home to feed him. I left at about 5.30pm and collected Mike on the way to Toby's school.
We had a quick dinner for Mike at Burger King (I really don't like that place) before speed dating with the teachers until 7.30pm. We jumped the queue for our two last ones and got out early. I may have ruined Toby's chances for an A in art by asking the art teacher if they did "proper painting". Oops.
Toby is doing okay - he is either quiet or contributes well, but is always liked by the teachers. A common theme is a lack of focus. I think my son might be a daydreamer! I wonder what incredible thoughts go on in his head?
Back home and to bed. Mike seems to be coming down with a cold. I tried so hard not to kiss him. But, he's really rather cute. So, it's a difficult task.
The weather is still pants - but it does mean it is bucketing down snow on the skifields. I want to go skiing!
Have a fantastic day.
Love,
Angela
Monday, August 11, 2014
The weekend with Mike tramping
Hi,
I am so a tramping widow - Mike went off Friday evening in the Corolla with 4 other punters to Irongate Hut in the Ruahines. Bit of a drive, but they made good time by the sound of it.
Meanwhile, Toby and I got Nandos for his tea and snuggled up in bed to watch a Batman movie. We both fell asleep and I woke up to see it had started again and was ten minutes in once more. Oops. Turned it off and fell back asleep.
We both slept in and eventually roused ourselves for breakfast and Toby's haircut. Oooohhh - he looks good! Back to William's house via the supermarket and Toby had a play with William for the afternoon.
I went off for my messages after tidying the house a bit - at least the laundry is under control. Then back home and Toby and William arrived. Will stayed for a sleepover. I made them dinner and then Christine came for a sleepover with me. We watched Foyle's War until I fell asleep in my sleeping bag on the couch. Christine went to make sure the boys went to bed. She's good to me!
Next morning we had breakfast and Christine went off to get her car from where Victor is stabled and William walked home and Toby and I went in to have Yum Cha. Toby used chopsticks properly for the first time - and he did quite well!
Then I dropped him off at the Reading cinema for Jake's birthday party (they saw Guardians of the Galaxy) and headed home. Mike was home! Yay! We caught up on each other's weekend and then went down to collect Toby from the movie. Back home for dinner and ironing. But not before I took a picture of the moonrise over the harbour.
I had a bit of a disaster cooking tea. Burnt my toast and frazzled Mike's rice to a crisp. Not sure what happened. Mike was laughing at my cooking inabilities. I have vowed to make him cook for the rest of our lives. Somehow, I think that won't happen. Mike said my cooking talent is redeemable - I need to start with rice and toast and get that nailed. Hahahah. Then he laughed and said I cooked like he did maths. He can do calculus and integration, but can't add 5 + 4. I can cook dinners, but failed with rice and toast. Maybe he has a point.
Right. Time for the week to begin. Windy today. And the rain sprinkled down as I went for my run this morning. Nice run though. I'm pleased that has started up again. Bike ride was okay - the rain had well and truly wet the roads by then though.
Have a marvellous week!
Love,
Angela
I am so a tramping widow - Mike went off Friday evening in the Corolla with 4 other punters to Irongate Hut in the Ruahines. Bit of a drive, but they made good time by the sound of it.
Meanwhile, Toby and I got Nandos for his tea and snuggled up in bed to watch a Batman movie. We both fell asleep and I woke up to see it had started again and was ten minutes in once more. Oops. Turned it off and fell back asleep.
We both slept in and eventually roused ourselves for breakfast and Toby's haircut. Oooohhh - he looks good! Back to William's house via the supermarket and Toby had a play with William for the afternoon.
I went off for my messages after tidying the house a bit - at least the laundry is under control. Then back home and Toby and William arrived. Will stayed for a sleepover. I made them dinner and then Christine came for a sleepover with me. We watched Foyle's War until I fell asleep in my sleeping bag on the couch. Christine went to make sure the boys went to bed. She's good to me!
Next morning we had breakfast and Christine went off to get her car from where Victor is stabled and William walked home and Toby and I went in to have Yum Cha. Toby used chopsticks properly for the first time - and he did quite well!
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| Toby tackling chopsticks |
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| It needs concentration |
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| Got the tea nailed though |
Then I dropped him off at the Reading cinema for Jake's birthday party (they saw Guardians of the Galaxy) and headed home. Mike was home! Yay! We caught up on each other's weekend and then went down to collect Toby from the movie. Back home for dinner and ironing. But not before I took a picture of the moonrise over the harbour.
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| Moonrise over the harbour |
I had a bit of a disaster cooking tea. Burnt my toast and frazzled Mike's rice to a crisp. Not sure what happened. Mike was laughing at my cooking inabilities. I have vowed to make him cook for the rest of our lives. Somehow, I think that won't happen. Mike said my cooking talent is redeemable - I need to start with rice and toast and get that nailed. Hahahah. Then he laughed and said I cooked like he did maths. He can do calculus and integration, but can't add 5 + 4. I can cook dinners, but failed with rice and toast. Maybe he has a point.
Right. Time for the week to begin. Windy today. And the rain sprinkled down as I went for my run this morning. Nice run though. I'm pleased that has started up again. Bike ride was okay - the rain had well and truly wet the roads by then though.
Have a marvellous week!
Love,
Angela
Friday, August 8, 2014
The Thursday with a short notice parent teacher interview
Hi,
I was working away (hectic day - don't ask!) and Mike texted me that we had a parent teacher interview at 5pm with Toby's maths teacher. Fortunately he had driven in, so we got Toby to come into town on the bus and come to work, and we all piled into the car and hurtled over to Scots. We were only a few minutes late! Awesome work, Mike. And a good maths report, really. More basic facts to work on. But, getting there.
We came home via work (to collect my bike) and the supermarket (to get some essentials) and grabbed some burgers on the way home. Mike packed for his tramping weekend and I thought it might be useful to make sure the wee green car had a battery charge.
I rang Sally and caught her at her desk (workaholic issues!) and convinced her what I really needed was an excuse to drive her home. Andrew is in Auckland, luckily, otherwise he would have been on the train! Hahah. I collected Sally and drove her home, giving the car a nice wee run, and having a good catch up with Sally. Headed home, with music on this time.
Had a great sleep! Right to the alarm. In fact, the alarm was momentarily perplexing. That never happens. Got up to go for a run (windy - but dry) and then made lunches. In early because I have a mountain of work and no time. Nice ride in!
Mike is away tramping (Irongate) and Toby and I have various things on. Haircuts. Party. Sleepover (William at our place Saturday). Yep - it's all happening!
Have a wonderful weekend. May it feel like 3 days!
Love,
Angela
I was working away (hectic day - don't ask!) and Mike texted me that we had a parent teacher interview at 5pm with Toby's maths teacher. Fortunately he had driven in, so we got Toby to come into town on the bus and come to work, and we all piled into the car and hurtled over to Scots. We were only a few minutes late! Awesome work, Mike. And a good maths report, really. More basic facts to work on. But, getting there.
We came home via work (to collect my bike) and the supermarket (to get some essentials) and grabbed some burgers on the way home. Mike packed for his tramping weekend and I thought it might be useful to make sure the wee green car had a battery charge.
I rang Sally and caught her at her desk (workaholic issues!) and convinced her what I really needed was an excuse to drive her home. Andrew is in Auckland, luckily, otherwise he would have been on the train! Hahah. I collected Sally and drove her home, giving the car a nice wee run, and having a good catch up with Sally. Headed home, with music on this time.
Had a great sleep! Right to the alarm. In fact, the alarm was momentarily perplexing. That never happens. Got up to go for a run (windy - but dry) and then made lunches. In early because I have a mountain of work and no time. Nice ride in!
Mike is away tramping (Irongate) and Toby and I have various things on. Haircuts. Party. Sleepover (William at our place Saturday). Yep - it's all happening!
Have a wonderful weekend. May it feel like 3 days!
Love,
Angela
Thursday, August 7, 2014
The Wednesday with nothing for me and loads for Mike
Hi,
I had a wonderful ride home - nice southerly blowing me up the hill. Toby had walked home from the library so I rode all the way home and found him there. Made dinner and fed him. Then he did homework and scuttled off downstairs to play. I read for a bit and then had a bath. Then we both went to bed.
Mike was off seeing a colleague for her leaving drinks and popping into tramping club, then re-joining the leaving drinks. He knocked forlornly at the French doors quite late - so I let him in! Hahahah.
Had a great sleep. So windy this morning. But dry roads. So I had a blast coming down the hill again.
Have a wonderful day.
Love,
Angela
I had a wonderful ride home - nice southerly blowing me up the hill. Toby had walked home from the library so I rode all the way home and found him there. Made dinner and fed him. Then he did homework and scuttled off downstairs to play. I read for a bit and then had a bath. Then we both went to bed.
Mike was off seeing a colleague for her leaving drinks and popping into tramping club, then re-joining the leaving drinks. He knocked forlornly at the French doors quite late - so I let him in! Hahahah.
Had a great sleep. So windy this morning. But dry roads. So I had a blast coming down the hill again.
Have a wonderful day.
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
The Tuesday with nothing
Hi,
Oh - a broken client just before I left work meant Mike had to rush home and sort out Toby. I rode home after the disaster was averted - at my leisure. It's a shame for Mike because he is flat out at work. He made dinner too - so we ate not long after I got home. Toby practised his speech for next week. He's doing it on creative writing. He seems to be getting it together.
Aidan was flying into Wellington late Tuesday night from Christchurch and I needed to run the wee green car so its battery recharged. So, I tootled over to the airport and collected her. The perfect excuse for a decent drive in the car. It idled fine. I'll do the same thing again tonight (only this time my excuse will be slightly more boring - more like grocery shopping!). Mike needs to take the Corolla away this weekend, leaving me and Toby the MX-5 for our messages.
My ride in this morning was stunning. The sunrise was fiery red and orange, and the roads were so dry from the wind. Superb. Hurtled down the hill. Also got up early for my first run for ages - my leg never even twinged. I am doing Kara's exercises religiously at the moment - hopeful it might stop the calf issues.
Right. Time for a cup of tea and to start the day.
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Oh - a broken client just before I left work meant Mike had to rush home and sort out Toby. I rode home after the disaster was averted - at my leisure. It's a shame for Mike because he is flat out at work. He made dinner too - so we ate not long after I got home. Toby practised his speech for next week. He's doing it on creative writing. He seems to be getting it together.
Aidan was flying into Wellington late Tuesday night from Christchurch and I needed to run the wee green car so its battery recharged. So, I tootled over to the airport and collected her. The perfect excuse for a decent drive in the car. It idled fine. I'll do the same thing again tonight (only this time my excuse will be slightly more boring - more like grocery shopping!). Mike needs to take the Corolla away this weekend, leaving me and Toby the MX-5 for our messages.
My ride in this morning was stunning. The sunrise was fiery red and orange, and the roads were so dry from the wind. Superb. Hurtled down the hill. Also got up early for my first run for ages - my leg never even twinged. I am doing Kara's exercises religiously at the moment - hopeful it might stop the calf issues.
Right. Time for a cup of tea and to start the day.
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Monday with nothing except Mike working late
Hi,
After a day where it was pretty much business as usual, I rode home and enjoyed the ride. It was a slight southerly - I like it when the ride is wind-assisted. Toby and I walked from the library to home and had a lovely chat.
Got home and tidied up after the weekend (washing and putting things away). Now at least the lounge is not messy - merely in need of a good lux and dust. So, pretty normal then! I made dinner for me and Toby and then we relaxed into our evening. I was in the bath and Toby was in bed when Mike finally got home. He decided to join me and we enjoyed the hot bath for a while before getting out.
Merlot the cat has come back. She's just as grumpy as ever. Mike let her under our covers (his side of the bed!!) and she purred and purred. But it must have been too hot for her. She decided she wanted to sleep on Toby's bed. But Toby (wisely) doesn't trust her. So Mike had to move her. This was when the battle of wills started. Merlot displayed her growling hissing nature and Mike showed his sterner side. How he managed to get her out the door I don't know. She sounded like a Fury! But, at least we all went to sleep after that!
This morning is gorgeous here! Still, frosty, blue skies. My ride in was cold. Deliciously cold! My fingers are throbbing nicely now at my desk after the blood has come back.
Have a wonderful day. Hope this weather lasts a few days. Nice.
Love,
Angela
After a day where it was pretty much business as usual, I rode home and enjoyed the ride. It was a slight southerly - I like it when the ride is wind-assisted. Toby and I walked from the library to home and had a lovely chat.
Got home and tidied up after the weekend (washing and putting things away). Now at least the lounge is not messy - merely in need of a good lux and dust. So, pretty normal then! I made dinner for me and Toby and then we relaxed into our evening. I was in the bath and Toby was in bed when Mike finally got home. He decided to join me and we enjoyed the hot bath for a while before getting out.
Merlot the cat has come back. She's just as grumpy as ever. Mike let her under our covers (his side of the bed!!) and she purred and purred. But it must have been too hot for her. She decided she wanted to sleep on Toby's bed. But Toby (wisely) doesn't trust her. So Mike had to move her. This was when the battle of wills started. Merlot displayed her growling hissing nature and Mike showed his sterner side. How he managed to get her out the door I don't know. She sounded like a Fury! But, at least we all went to sleep after that!
This morning is gorgeous here! Still, frosty, blue skies. My ride in was cold. Deliciously cold! My fingers are throbbing nicely now at my desk after the blood has come back.
Have a wonderful day. Hope this weather lasts a few days. Nice.
Love,
Angela
Monday, August 4, 2014
The weekend with no skiing
Hi,
We got away at a decent time from the railway station in Wellington. Mike grabbed our car full of gear and went tot he ferry terminal and collected the van (and transferred all our gear). Came back to the station and collected us. Ilske and Kara were coming - awesome news!
Mike drove and I sat in the back row with Kara and Ilske. It was lovely weather with stars until just past Waiouru. Then it started raining. And it never stopped raining for the rest of the weekend.
I have never seen such rain - heavy, driving rain. Washing away snow like it was late spring!
It's a bit difficult to describe any highlights because my weekend was passed by reading in my bunk and chatting to people. It was actually rather pleasant. Enforced relaxation. Ilske studied Spanish. Kara studied her creative writing subject. I finished books and listened to music.
Mike had a great time chatting to everyone and poking around the lodge fixing things. He loves this kind of thing. He and Kara believe that is the end of the ski season. I am far more optimistic. It'll come right.
We packed up on Sunday and had a leisurely drive down. Andrew will be pleased to know I bought ski pants from the outdoor shop in Taihape. He likes to support that place.
Back home to cook tea and iron. Hahahah. Same old. My ride in this morning was lovely - the roads were quite dry.
Have a fantastic week!
Love,
Angela
We got away at a decent time from the railway station in Wellington. Mike grabbed our car full of gear and went tot he ferry terminal and collected the van (and transferred all our gear). Came back to the station and collected us. Ilske and Kara were coming - awesome news!
Mike drove and I sat in the back row with Kara and Ilske. It was lovely weather with stars until just past Waiouru. Then it started raining. And it never stopped raining for the rest of the weekend.
I have never seen such rain - heavy, driving rain. Washing away snow like it was late spring!
It's a bit difficult to describe any highlights because my weekend was passed by reading in my bunk and chatting to people. It was actually rather pleasant. Enforced relaxation. Ilske studied Spanish. Kara studied her creative writing subject. I finished books and listened to music.
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| Dessert time! |
Mike had a great time chatting to everyone and poking around the lodge fixing things. He loves this kind of thing. He and Kara believe that is the end of the ski season. I am far more optimistic. It'll come right.
We packed up on Sunday and had a leisurely drive down. Andrew will be pleased to know I bought ski pants from the outdoor shop in Taihape. He likes to support that place.
Back home to cook tea and iron. Hahahah. Same old. My ride in this morning was lovely - the roads were quite dry.
Have a fantastic week!
Love,
Angela
Friday, August 1, 2014
The Thursday with packing for skiing
Hi,
Happy birthday to Karen for today!
I rode home (well, to the library) and collected Toby and scoured the pantry for something to cook Toby for tea. He made my life so much easier by requesting two minute noodles! Woot! Hahahah. I did round it out with fruit and veges. He rounded it out with Tim Tams!
I noticed how tall Toby was getting compared to me last night in the kitchen. So I asked him to show Mike. If he stands on tippy toes, he is taller than me now.
Mike got home and I finished packing for me and Toby for the weekend. Mike finished his packing this morning (Friday). Hahahah. We'll no doubt be sharing toothbrushes again. :-p
Mike will drive in (I put the skis in the car last night) and we'll get Toby to come here and then we'll drive to the ferry terminal, pick up the van and come to the station to get everyone. Then we'll be off.
The forecast is pants for the weekend. Gale force winds. But, hey. It might be wrong!
Have a lovely weekend.
Love,
Angela
Happy birthday to Karen for today!
I rode home (well, to the library) and collected Toby and scoured the pantry for something to cook Toby for tea. He made my life so much easier by requesting two minute noodles! Woot! Hahahah. I did round it out with fruit and veges. He rounded it out with Tim Tams!
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| Toby is on tippy toes. Honest! |
I noticed how tall Toby was getting compared to me last night in the kitchen. So I asked him to show Mike. If he stands on tippy toes, he is taller than me now.
Mike got home and I finished packing for me and Toby for the weekend. Mike finished his packing this morning (Friday). Hahahah. We'll no doubt be sharing toothbrushes again. :-p
Mike will drive in (I put the skis in the car last night) and we'll get Toby to come here and then we'll drive to the ferry terminal, pick up the van and come to the station to get everyone. Then we'll be off.
The forecast is pants for the weekend. Gale force winds. But, hey. It might be wrong!
Have a lovely weekend.
Love,
Angela
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