Hi,
What a glorious morning here in Wellington today. Not a breath of wind and it was like that yesterday evening too. Very nice.
What a weekend! Friday was a great day for Toby. Their team won in soccer and the score was 1 - 0. And I have verified this with Duncan and Emerson's mother (she takes Toby to soccer) - Toby scored the winning goal! Hooray! Well done, Toby.
Toby went to play with Duncan and Emerson after the soccer and young Isaac joined them. Mike and I went to Mum and Dad's place for dinner. Then collected wee Toby and took him home. Next morning was swimming and although Toby was very distracted during the lesson, he is still coming along with his swimming.
Then Toby and I went to McDonalds for lunch (I got sushi so I was happy) and then we bought Jonathan's birthday present. We hurtled home and then went to Karori Pool for the pool party. Toby absolutely loved it. He spent about 4 hours in a pool this day!
Then Toby and I went home and Mike had tidied up and packed. Toby and I were off to collect Mum for a weekend at Castlepoint. We drove out there and got in about 6.45pm. We found our motel unit (Motel 1) across the road from the sea and went out for dinner. Dinner was late and we all went to bed pretty soon after getting back.
Next morning was brilliant. The morning cloud burned off and we all walked up to the lighthouse. Toby spent loads of time looking at washed up jellyfish and burying them with sand (so no one can see them again). From the lighthouse we could see loads of jellyfish swimming in the bay, and lots of little fish. Then we saw huge fish chasing and eating the little fish. It was great fun.
We ate a pie on the beach - well, I did. Mum and Toby abandoned their pie and/or location when sandflies and one wasp turned up. I ate all the pies! Heheheheh.
A motorcycle posse turned up with very flash bikes and Toby thought his Grandad was going to appear.
We headed off to Riversdale to have a look on the way back home. I think we all liked Castlepoint more - the rugged aspect appeals to us.
When we got back to Wellington we had a BBQ at home. Mike had put up the new clothes line and it all looked great!
Ok. Time to get stuck in.
Have a great week.
Love,
Angela
Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Good morning on Friday, Mar 13
Hi,
Unlucky for some, maybe? Anyhow, I rode in and only got a little wet. Not too bad at all. I forgot to get Toby's soccer gear ready and meant to ring Mike in plenty of time to get him to do it. But I got stuck into work and completely sidetracked. So, I rang Mike at 8.30 and he'd just dropped off Toby. But he ran home and got Toby's gear, dropped it off and drove in! Isn't he good?
The weather is supposed to improve by lunchtime and the weekend should be nice. Mum, Toby and I are heading off overnight on Saturday night to explore parts of the Wairarapa. That's after Toby's swimming and a party for him to attend.
Mike has to work on Sunday. Work is turning to custard and Mike is riding in on his mighty charger to save the day. Go Mike!
So, Toby may have soccer. Or he may not. He may play with the Tabors afterwards. Or he may not. He may get dropped off at Mum's house. Or he may not. I may have to let After School Care know he is at soccer. Unless he isn't. I feel like I am losing control. I am sure everything will fall into place. Yep. That's what I'm counting on.
Have a simply grand weekend full of adventure. Roll on 1630 when I can ride back up the hill and have two days off!
Love,
Angela
Unlucky for some, maybe? Anyhow, I rode in and only got a little wet. Not too bad at all. I forgot to get Toby's soccer gear ready and meant to ring Mike in plenty of time to get him to do it. But I got stuck into work and completely sidetracked. So, I rang Mike at 8.30 and he'd just dropped off Toby. But he ran home and got Toby's gear, dropped it off and drove in! Isn't he good?
The weather is supposed to improve by lunchtime and the weekend should be nice. Mum, Toby and I are heading off overnight on Saturday night to explore parts of the Wairarapa. That's after Toby's swimming and a party for him to attend.
Mike has to work on Sunday. Work is turning to custard and Mike is riding in on his mighty charger to save the day. Go Mike!
So, Toby may have soccer. Or he may not. He may play with the Tabors afterwards. Or he may not. He may get dropped off at Mum's house. Or he may not. I may have to let After School Care know he is at soccer. Unless he isn't. I feel like I am losing control. I am sure everything will fall into place. Yep. That's what I'm counting on.
Have a simply grand weekend full of adventure. Roll on 1630 when I can ride back up the hill and have two days off!
Love,
Angela
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Good morning on Thurs, Mar 12
Hi,
The karate went very well indeed. Toby was dressed in his "gee" by the time I got home. The extra time saved by Mum and Dad collecting Toby meant I could squash in a shower before the karate. I spoke to the sensei and he said they are trying out a new thing where parents can join in with their kids. I am so glad I did it as I now realise how hard it is to do all the moves! So Toby and I can practise during the week and I can stand behind Toby during the karate and give it all a go. Great fun!
We went back to Mum and Dad's place afterwards and Mum made dinner. Toby did quite well with the new dish (pasta and sausages with capsicum and olives - for such a strong taste Toby did very well). Then Dad drove us back home for bedtime. Mike got in later after the tramping club night.
The council are re-laying the footpath in our street and oddly enough are starting at our doorstep. So we have a digger parked outside our garages at the moment. Mike will chat to them this morning and see if they can take away a lump of concrete outside our garage that makes the car touch down as we drive in. If that happens, it'll be great!
I think today is a normal day with nothing to rush off to or anything. I have mince in the fridge ready for spag bol.
I hope today goes well. The weather is very much colder than it has been. I wore a windstopper layer on top of my t-shirt this morning on the ride in. I was cold before I started and that isn't normal. Still wore bike shorts though. It never gets too cold for bike shorts.
Time for Weetbix and tea. Great!
have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
The karate went very well indeed. Toby was dressed in his "gee" by the time I got home. The extra time saved by Mum and Dad collecting Toby meant I could squash in a shower before the karate. I spoke to the sensei and he said they are trying out a new thing where parents can join in with their kids. I am so glad I did it as I now realise how hard it is to do all the moves! So Toby and I can practise during the week and I can stand behind Toby during the karate and give it all a go. Great fun!
We went back to Mum and Dad's place afterwards and Mum made dinner. Toby did quite well with the new dish (pasta and sausages with capsicum and olives - for such a strong taste Toby did very well). Then Dad drove us back home for bedtime. Mike got in later after the tramping club night.
The council are re-laying the footpath in our street and oddly enough are starting at our doorstep. So we have a digger parked outside our garages at the moment. Mike will chat to them this morning and see if they can take away a lump of concrete outside our garage that makes the car touch down as we drive in. If that happens, it'll be great!
I think today is a normal day with nothing to rush off to or anything. I have mince in the fridge ready for spag bol.
I hope today goes well. The weather is very much colder than it has been. I wore a windstopper layer on top of my t-shirt this morning on the ride in. I was cold before I started and that isn't normal. Still wore bike shorts though. It never gets too cold for bike shorts.
Time for Weetbix and tea. Great!
have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Good morning on Wed, Mar 11
Hi,
It is karate day today. I think Mum and Dad will pop over and get Toby ready so it is super fast for me as I ride home and collect him. I think Toby is keen to try it today. We shall see.
Mike is still a little under the weather and taking the bus in. His cold is making his asthma worse than usual so the bus is a far better option till it clears up. He enjoyed the gory movie even more last night than last week. He may need psychiatric evaluations to go along with his cold and asthma medicines.
The weather is supposed to close in and be colder today. But the bright news is the newspaper has been told it'll go back to golden summer weather after this cold snap. And they know this... how? This is the least reliable weather forecasting place I've lived.
Ok. Time to leave the blogging world and head back to the reality of web development.
Love,
Angela
It is karate day today. I think Mum and Dad will pop over and get Toby ready so it is super fast for me as I ride home and collect him. I think Toby is keen to try it today. We shall see.
Mike is still a little under the weather and taking the bus in. His cold is making his asthma worse than usual so the bus is a far better option till it clears up. He enjoyed the gory movie even more last night than last week. He may need psychiatric evaluations to go along with his cold and asthma medicines.
The weather is supposed to close in and be colder today. But the bright news is the newspaper has been told it'll go back to golden summer weather after this cold snap. And they know this... how? This is the least reliable weather forecasting place I've lived.
Ok. Time to leave the blogging world and head back to the reality of web development.
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Good morning on Tues, Mar 10
Hi there,
A glorious morning here in Wellington. I missed all the rain yesterday - it poured down about 30 mins after I got into work and stopped well before I left to go home.
Mike seems to be a bit sick. The ride home nearly killed him last night. I think he is sick and his asthma is playing up. A double whammy. He woke during the night too and read or something. I wonder what that was about?
We had a good evening yesterday. Toby wanted to join Club Penguin as a member but it costs $7 a month so we were not keen. Mike eventually distracted him from that. But we enjoyed ourselves pottering around at home.
Nothing much on out of the usual this week. It should all go to plan. Mike is off to see Watchmen with work tonight - unless he stays home sick.
I think that may be it. Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
A glorious morning here in Wellington. I missed all the rain yesterday - it poured down about 30 mins after I got into work and stopped well before I left to go home.
Mike seems to be a bit sick. The ride home nearly killed him last night. I think he is sick and his asthma is playing up. A double whammy. He woke during the night too and read or something. I wonder what that was about?
We had a good evening yesterday. Toby wanted to join Club Penguin as a member but it costs $7 a month so we were not keen. Mike eventually distracted him from that. But we enjoyed ourselves pottering around at home.
Nothing much on out of the usual this week. It should all go to plan. Mike is off to see Watchmen with work tonight - unless he stays home sick.
I think that may be it. Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Monday, March 9, 2009
Good morning on Mon, Mar 9
Hi,
What a lovely weekend. The weather was pretty good - as I type I look like Rudolph from being in the sun yesterday. Thought my sun hat had a wider brim that it obviously does.
I left work early on Friday to enjoy Toby's last day of soccer for the season. Not a good move. He had skinned his knee falling off his scooter - again. And as I whipped off his pants to put his shorts on, I pulled off his plaster. Oops. The crying and moaning started and didn't really stop. We walked out to the pitch with him hobbling and saying he didn't like soccer. Then... it started raining. With a whipping wind. So he sat miserable on the sidelines (there were enough players so he didn't need to play) until I caved in and we went and cuddled up in the car (Aidan T had driven us there). Aidan was astonished at Toby's moaning as he always is keen to play soccer with her. So, apparently they are playing again this Friday and I am not going.
Mike went home sick on Friday afternoon so Toby and I went out for yummy dinner to Mum and Dad's place. Roast beef. Then home for an early night.
Up for swimming on Saturday morning and Toby had another good lesson. Then Mum and I took Toby to see Bolt. This was by far the best of the three movies I saw last week! Better plot and lovely graphics. That pup was so cute. I took Mum to see a cheap furniture place (it wasn't very good) and then met up with Mike and Toby at Symphony in the Park. Kara was there with friends. Toby liked Raiders of the Lost Ark and the 1812 Overture with cannons!
Sunday we went up to Waikanae Beach with the Tabors. Mike and I drove the wee green car because Toby was in with Duncan and Emerson (their car is called Moby). I now have a bright red nose. There were loads of blue bottle jellyfish washed up on the beach with their tentacles spread out. Mike, Josh and the boys played fetch with a big black dog on the beach.
Then we went to Raumati Beach and the boys had rides on a ride-on train. After all that excitement it was back home and off to Christine's birthday party. Toby had loads of fun (well, I guess he did as I hardly saw him from when we arrived to when we left).
Back home to fall into a coma sleep to end the weekend. Great fun!
Time to start the day.
Love,
Angela
What a lovely weekend. The weather was pretty good - as I type I look like Rudolph from being in the sun yesterday. Thought my sun hat had a wider brim that it obviously does.
I left work early on Friday to enjoy Toby's last day of soccer for the season. Not a good move. He had skinned his knee falling off his scooter - again. And as I whipped off his pants to put his shorts on, I pulled off his plaster. Oops. The crying and moaning started and didn't really stop. We walked out to the pitch with him hobbling and saying he didn't like soccer. Then... it started raining. With a whipping wind. So he sat miserable on the sidelines (there were enough players so he didn't need to play) until I caved in and we went and cuddled up in the car (Aidan T had driven us there). Aidan was astonished at Toby's moaning as he always is keen to play soccer with her. So, apparently they are playing again this Friday and I am not going.
Mike went home sick on Friday afternoon so Toby and I went out for yummy dinner to Mum and Dad's place. Roast beef. Then home for an early night.
Up for swimming on Saturday morning and Toby had another good lesson. Then Mum and I took Toby to see Bolt. This was by far the best of the three movies I saw last week! Better plot and lovely graphics. That pup was so cute. I took Mum to see a cheap furniture place (it wasn't very good) and then met up with Mike and Toby at Symphony in the Park. Kara was there with friends. Toby liked Raiders of the Lost Ark and the 1812 Overture with cannons!
Sunday we went up to Waikanae Beach with the Tabors. Mike and I drove the wee green car because Toby was in with Duncan and Emerson (their car is called Moby). I now have a bright red nose. There were loads of blue bottle jellyfish washed up on the beach with their tentacles spread out. Mike, Josh and the boys played fetch with a big black dog on the beach.
Then we went to Raumati Beach and the boys had rides on a ride-on train. After all that excitement it was back home and off to Christine's birthday party. Toby had loads of fun (well, I guess he did as I hardly saw him from when we arrived to when we left).
Back home to fall into a coma sleep to end the weekend. Great fun!
Time to start the day.
Love,
Angela
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