Another beautiful day here in Wellington – I really enjoyed the ride in.  And I saw the Mighty Red Galant in the parliament car park so I ’m guessing Andrew is back up and at work.  I hope he isn ’t too sore then.

 

We went to Mum and Dad ’s place last night for dinner and Toby wanted to come home with us.   So I drove back and forth ferrying Mike and Toby back to our house in the MX-5.  Heheheheh.   This morning I also prepped the vege patch for my absence this weekend.  I composted and watered so hopefully there aren ’t too many casualties.   I think two broccoli plants are on their last roots and more peas have gone to pea heaven.   The blackbirds love it when I get out there – they were lurking this morning.

 

So we ’re off today for Ruapehu.  I can ’t wait – the weather is supposed to be good.  We shall see.   We ’ll stay in Taihape (mainly because Mike and I like the motor camp there – and it is cheap!) and hopefully no one will mind the drive each morning.  We ’ll come back late Sunday to try and avoid the SH1 traffic jam of people returning from school holidays.

 

A glorious morning here in Wellington .  Mike and I flew down the hill this morning as the roads were bone dry.  Mike cooked me up a feast of rice and meatballs in a tomato sauce last night (he promised and he delivered).  The kids stayed at Grandy and Gramps ’ house so we didn ’t see them.  However they went rock climbing at Hang Dog in Lower Hutt yesterday and Tyler is a natural climber.   So we have to encourage that!   I must take Toby from now on too.

 

We ’re off skiing this weekend.  We ’re staying just outside Taihape as it is cheap and cheerful and we could get accommodation.  $55 for the 5 of us for a night.   Bargain.  Last time we were there (almost exactly a year ago) the bathrooms were spotless.

 

Have a great day!

It has dawned a lovely day this morning.  Mike and I rode down the hill together as Toby and Tyler stayed the night at Grandy and Gramps ’ house.   I think Hang Dog is on for the kids and the weather is good so Mum will not be afraid to step into the car (unlike yesterday ’s gales that kept everyone with sense inside till about 1300).

 

I have left Tyler ’s jacket on the sofa and the DS Lites in the same place.

 

Mike and I have a seminar to attend this afternoon (1600 – 1730) on Microsoft information.

 

My vege patch is struggling in the exposed place it is in these gales.  One broccoli now looks dodgy, and another pea plants looks a bit haggard.  Mike seems to think we should be able to harvest something.  We shall see!

 

I hope everyone has a great day.

 

I think Andrew is getting his hernia sorted out today – good luck for that, Andrew!   I hope it all goes very well – I am sure it will.

 

Today is very windy.   That is an understatement.  It isn ’t often that I wonder about the structural integrity of our house but at 6am this morning I was contemplating what I ’d do if the roof vanished!   It is supposed to die down by the evening.   Ok!   Lucky for us!   Heheheheh.   I just heard one of my colleague pondering the strength of the windows in our building.  He is assuming their curved nature gives us an edge!  When Wellingtonians think about structural integrity of buildings, you know it is very windy!   Anyhow, needless to say, I did not ride today.   I suspect I would have died – or at least maimed myself.

 

Mum and Dad are looking after Toby and Tyler today and probably taking them to Hang Dog to try out the climbing.  Unless it is too windy and Mum won ’t get in the car!   That may yet happen.   They can always go tomorrow.

 

Wee Tyler was upset when she went to bed again last night.   She was ok but Toby was trying it on and I think it upset her.  She calmed down and we rang Karen and she was very happy to go straight to sleep after that.  Toby may have been disturbed by the wind (he is on the windy side of the house) as he called out a few times around 12.30 or thereabouts.

 

Ok.   Time to go and find some milk for my Weetbix.

Despite the weather we had a great weekend.  Friday evening Mum and Dad left the kids with us after we ate fish n chips and we watched a movie.   Tyler was a bit homesick going to sleep but I got her giggling and she went to sleep ok.  

 

Next morning we were up and off to get a present for Gracie.   We were running a bit late but as I ’m sure Mike noticed, there were a few people later than us.  Gracie and Ashwin were very happy to see Toby again.  Gracie made sure she danced with Toby when the nice music came on!   Tyler enjoyed herself as Gracie let her dress up in her clothes (ballerina and a mermaid I saw!) and she got bubble mixture to blow!

 

After that we went home and watched movies (the weather was awful) and the kids slept in the lounge (although Toby managed to convince us to wiggle into our bed as Tyler was already asleep and we liked the idea of cuddling him after not seeing him for ages).  Sunday was a bit better and we went swimming for ages in Upper Hutt where the kids loved the blacked out twisty slide (it was their choice as favourite) and they both went down by themselves by the end of it).   Tyler also loved the fast, steep yellow slide but I hated that one.  Your stomach flew into your mouth and then the water at the bottom was forced up your nose.    

 

After the swimming Tyler fell asleep in the car and even into Nandos where I ate lunch.  Then we saw Wall.E  the Pixar movie.  Mike waited in Queensgate for us and then we went home.  So quite a busy weekend.  The plan this week is:  drop the kids off at 8am, Mike rides in from Ngaio, I ride to Ngaio and collect them and we take them home for sleeping!  Should work out well.

 

Have a marvellous week!

Mike and I had a lovely dinner out at the Boulcott Street Bistro and Sally and Andrew popped in at the last minute to have dinner with us which was a pleasant surprise.  The buses were not so pleasant and we didn ’t get home until after ten!  Phew!

 

Today is lovely.   The kids enjoyed KidsCo yesterday by all accounts and today I think Mum and Dad have plans to take them to the zoo.  If they are going there in the afternoon, they can come and see me for lunch.  Then I can give them the Entertainment Book voucher (I think it ’ll pay for Tyler to get in if Mum buys a ticket – it is buy one, get one free) that I meant to leave at home but still have with me here at work.  

 

Then Mike and I will head home on our bikes and we ’ll have dinner at our house and Mum and Dad will head back to their place.  The weekend entertainment kicks in then.

Happy birthday Dad!   Woo hoo!  And what a glorious morning it is too.  

 

I rode to Ngaio last night and enjoyed dinner there.   The kids had a bath and then I rode home.  Mike was finishing the cupboard off and now we have some shelves in there once more.  We can tidy it up and put all Mike ’s tools away.  

 

Mike and I rode in this morning together.   His new brake pads have given him wings on the way down the hill.  But he has to buy cuff links now so I ’m off to do that.

 

Will meet in Ngaio tonight for some birthday celebrations.