Hi,
Mike had a marathon epic release last night at work. The cautionary tale is - don't work in IT if you want your sleep. He got home at 3.30am! The release started at 8am the day before! Yikes! Makes my two hour ones look very calm and peaceful.
Needless to say, I missed table tennis. I may try and play somewhere with Mum before next Thursday. We have club championships coming up after all.
Mum is also coming in for lunch today at around 1pm. It is such a lovely day today - even better than yesterday. We'll find somewhere to eat.
The weekend is almost here! Hooray. Swimming tomorrow morning and a little bit of shopping at Queensgate before the DIY weekend activities kick in. The weather tomorrow is supposed to be like today so I might also try to get some gardening done. Perhaps we can drop Toby off somewhere to play a bit while we paint.
Next week I am on a training course all week so I am unsure how much blogging I can produce! Mike may have to take over the reins to keep the flood up.
Have a marvellous weekend.
Love,
Angela
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Good morning on Thurs, Aug 6
Hi,
Another gorgeous day in Wellington. My ride in was exceptionally good this morning - the roads were very dry so I got up a good speed.
Toby did well at tennis according to my parents who managed to go and watch him. They said "He hit a couple of good shots". Then Dad said he wouldn't do the coach's job for anything in the world. He said it was a nightmare trying to teach the kids tennis. Heheheheh.
Karate also went well. There is another grading in 3 weeks and we really need to practise with Toby a lot if he's to have any hope of passing. The last half of the lesson was good - Toby paid attention and followed instructions well.
Dinner was good - the slow cooker worked well and it fed all 5 of us. Mike had to work a little late and I went to collect him to catch dinner with us - sort of.
So - a good evening. Table tennis tonight. Yay.
Love,
Angela
Another gorgeous day in Wellington. My ride in was exceptionally good this morning - the roads were very dry so I got up a good speed.
Toby did well at tennis according to my parents who managed to go and watch him. They said "He hit a couple of good shots". Then Dad said he wouldn't do the coach's job for anything in the world. He said it was a nightmare trying to teach the kids tennis. Heheheheh.
Karate also went well. There is another grading in 3 weeks and we really need to practise with Toby a lot if he's to have any hope of passing. The last half of the lesson was good - Toby paid attention and followed instructions well.
Dinner was good - the slow cooker worked well and it fed all 5 of us. Mike had to work a little late and I went to collect him to catch dinner with us - sort of.
So - a good evening. Table tennis tonight. Yay.
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Good morning on Wed, Aug 5
Hi,
What a pleasant evening - Mike was manic and ploughed through his list of things to get done. So our washing is up-to-date, we're not going skiing this weekend (although I am going up to Ruapehu with Toby on the weekend Aug 14/15 by ourselves), we've booked to go to Mt Hutt for the last weekend of August with Jessica. And Mike finished tidying.
The ride in was superb - we have a good winter day here with blue skies and no clouds. A cracker. Wish I was skiing. I did have a surprise when I went to get our locker key from Mike's drawer (I keep all my bathroom stuff in the locker) - it wasn't there. I rang Mike and he has the key at home in his pocket. I have an emergency towel in my drawer so I had a shower. And when the facilities team arrived I asked them if they had spare keys. They do! So I brushed my hair and teeth and now feel presentable. Heheheheh. Everyone here now recommends I keep the key in my drawer.
I have put the slow cooker on so it should be ready tonight. I think Mum and Dad might pop around to collect wee Toby and get him ready for karate (after his tennis). So we can feed everyone.
It is tramping club night so I am unsure if Mike will come home for dinner or not.
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
What a pleasant evening - Mike was manic and ploughed through his list of things to get done. So our washing is up-to-date, we're not going skiing this weekend (although I am going up to Ruapehu with Toby on the weekend Aug 14/15 by ourselves), we've booked to go to Mt Hutt for the last weekend of August with Jessica. And Mike finished tidying.
The ride in was superb - we have a good winter day here with blue skies and no clouds. A cracker. Wish I was skiing. I did have a surprise when I went to get our locker key from Mike's drawer (I keep all my bathroom stuff in the locker) - it wasn't there. I rang Mike and he has the key at home in his pocket. I have an emergency towel in my drawer so I had a shower. And when the facilities team arrived I asked them if they had spare keys. They do! So I brushed my hair and teeth and now feel presentable. Heheheheh. Everyone here now recommends I keep the key in my drawer.
I have put the slow cooker on so it should be ready tonight. I think Mum and Dad might pop around to collect wee Toby and get him ready for karate (after his tennis). So we can feed everyone.
It is tramping club night so I am unsure if Mike will come home for dinner or not.
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Exercise for the day
All went well this morning. Toby was very good. He went off early to collect the next-door-neighbour, and I ran up the stairs to meet him. Then, halfway up the hill, I ran back to get his school bag, and ran to catch up. And then, I ran back home to grab Toby's homework, and ran to school to meet Toby as he as going into his class. Then I had to run for the bus.
Good morning on Tues, Aug 4
Hi,
We had a great evening at Keas with our four wee Keas all invested. Wally handed over the scarves and the youths (politically correct speak from the scouting movement for children) all took the promise and said the motto. They all did very well. The volcano painting and subsequent eruption will occur next week. The new leaders are waiting (im)patiently for police checks so they can be fully warranted. It is very exciting.
So we got home after that and made a quick meal (fresh pasta) and before we knew it, it was Toby's bedtime. Mike tidied up like a manic person and the place looks vaguely respectable given we have unloaded a weekend of gear into the lounge and stressed the washing machine to the maximum.
I took the bus to work this morning as the rain was lashing against the windows as I woke up. That is the crucial 10 minutes when I have to decide on taking the bus or the bike. Lashing rain does nothing for my bike riding. I am so soft!
I hear the forecast is for better weather tomorrow. Hooray!
Love,
Angela
We had a great evening at Keas with our four wee Keas all invested. Wally handed over the scarves and the youths (politically correct speak from the scouting movement for children) all took the promise and said the motto. They all did very well. The volcano painting and subsequent eruption will occur next week. The new leaders are waiting (im)patiently for police checks so they can be fully warranted. It is very exciting.
So we got home after that and made a quick meal (fresh pasta) and before we knew it, it was Toby's bedtime. Mike tidied up like a manic person and the place looks vaguely respectable given we have unloaded a weekend of gear into the lounge and stressed the washing machine to the maximum.
I took the bus to work this morning as the rain was lashing against the windows as I woke up. That is the crucial 10 minutes when I have to decide on taking the bus or the bike. Lashing rain does nothing for my bike riding. I am so soft!
I hear the forecast is for better weather tomorrow. Hooray!
Love,
Angela
Monday, August 3, 2009
Good morning on Mon, Aug 3
Hi there,
What a lovely morning here in Wellington - gorgeous conditions. Clear blue skies with no wind. Perfect. And I took the bus! Oh dear.
Well, in my defense, we only got to bed at about 2130 last night after driving back from Ruapehu so I couldn't be bothered getting bike gear ready on top of the other tasks involved with getting home late after a weekend away.
We had a fantastic weekend with Benjamin up at the snow. We left Friday evening and we were driving out of town by about 1730. Not too bad I guess. We ate yucky McDonalds at Paraparaumu and continued on. I guess we fell into our beds at the lodge by about 2230. It was funny walking up the path from the carpark to the lodge. Wee Toby loved it. He had no purchase on the slippery icy snow and his wee feet were going flat out and he just got hauled up by me or Mike at various stages. He loved it!
Mike's dizziness came right - so much so that he even drove up for the last part of the drive. That was good as he is more experienced than me at driving in snow and ice and the mountain was quite murky and foggy coming up. Mike even found a car park very close to the lodge and everything. He is very good. Every now and then he'll feel lightheaded and everything will spin briefly.
Our bunkroom had sprung a leak - not too bad and not over any beds. I found another one the next day too. Some detective work will be needed by someone to find the source of the leak.
Next morning we ... slept in. Only one lift was working and it was windy and clagged in. We got our gear on at about 10am and wandered out for about 1.5 hours to play in the snow. Toby absolutely loved it. We slid down hills, played in old snow caves, threw snowballs and generally had fun. By this time Toby and I had wet, cold feet as we were only in sneakers. Brrrr. Mike had borrowed Murray's boots (Murray was the trip leader and a very capable chap) so he was fine. We popped into the cafe at the base and squashed into a corner to have a hot chocolate.
We went back to the lodge after that and I read my book on our bed for quite a few hours. How pleasant. Toby spent the afternoon with Lucy (a twin - she is also 6 years old) and her sisters and he is now smitten with Lucy and asked Mike to get her phone number. How funny. Lucy's twin sister is called Lily but she was a bit more shy. Benjamin also had fun as he had a good friend there too - Daniel.
Sunday we got up to glorious weather and we went out skiing. Wee Toby took a few runs to get the hang of it again and by the end of the day he was great. We avoided many beginners cutting across him easily and he was really stable in his snowplough. He was cute too. A snowboarder crashed into him from behind and Toby managed to stay upright as the snowboarder tried to untangle himself. Toby said "Don't worry, you were doing quite well until you crashed into me". How thoughtful.
We went in for a snack at one point and Toby sat with Benjamin for a while. I was keen to go back out but Toby said he'd stay there. So I left and did one run. While I was coming back up on the chairlift Toby was running over to say he wanted to come skiing with me. This is when he made the best progress as we went up and down many times. I had the best time with him!
Eventually we left at about 1530. The drive back to Wellington went well. Mike introduced us all to kebabs at Bulls. They were good too. We dropped Benjamin off at home for him to sort out the next part of his adventurous week.
What a great time! Let's not mention any rugby. Poor Otago. Poor All Blacks. Shhhh.
Love,
Angela
What a lovely morning here in Wellington - gorgeous conditions. Clear blue skies with no wind. Perfect. And I took the bus! Oh dear.
Well, in my defense, we only got to bed at about 2130 last night after driving back from Ruapehu so I couldn't be bothered getting bike gear ready on top of the other tasks involved with getting home late after a weekend away.
We had a fantastic weekend with Benjamin up at the snow. We left Friday evening and we were driving out of town by about 1730. Not too bad I guess. We ate yucky McDonalds at Paraparaumu and continued on. I guess we fell into our beds at the lodge by about 2230. It was funny walking up the path from the carpark to the lodge. Wee Toby loved it. He had no purchase on the slippery icy snow and his wee feet were going flat out and he just got hauled up by me or Mike at various stages. He loved it!
Mike's dizziness came right - so much so that he even drove up for the last part of the drive. That was good as he is more experienced than me at driving in snow and ice and the mountain was quite murky and foggy coming up. Mike even found a car park very close to the lodge and everything. He is very good. Every now and then he'll feel lightheaded and everything will spin briefly.
Our bunkroom had sprung a leak - not too bad and not over any beds. I found another one the next day too. Some detective work will be needed by someone to find the source of the leak.
Next morning we ... slept in. Only one lift was working and it was windy and clagged in. We got our gear on at about 10am and wandered out for about 1.5 hours to play in the snow. Toby absolutely loved it. We slid down hills, played in old snow caves, threw snowballs and generally had fun. By this time Toby and I had wet, cold feet as we were only in sneakers. Brrrr. Mike had borrowed Murray's boots (Murray was the trip leader and a very capable chap) so he was fine. We popped into the cafe at the base and squashed into a corner to have a hot chocolate.
We went back to the lodge after that and I read my book on our bed for quite a few hours. How pleasant. Toby spent the afternoon with Lucy (a twin - she is also 6 years old) and her sisters and he is now smitten with Lucy and asked Mike to get her phone number. How funny. Lucy's twin sister is called Lily but she was a bit more shy. Benjamin also had fun as he had a good friend there too - Daniel.
Sunday we got up to glorious weather and we went out skiing. Wee Toby took a few runs to get the hang of it again and by the end of the day he was great. We avoided many beginners cutting across him easily and he was really stable in his snowplough. He was cute too. A snowboarder crashed into him from behind and Toby managed to stay upright as the snowboarder tried to untangle himself. Toby said "Don't worry, you were doing quite well until you crashed into me". How thoughtful.
We went in for a snack at one point and Toby sat with Benjamin for a while. I was keen to go back out but Toby said he'd stay there. So I left and did one run. While I was coming back up on the chairlift Toby was running over to say he wanted to come skiing with me. This is when he made the best progress as we went up and down many times. I had the best time with him!
Eventually we left at about 1530. The drive back to Wellington went well. Mike introduced us all to kebabs at Bulls. They were good too. We dropped Benjamin off at home for him to sort out the next part of his adventurous week.
What a great time! Let's not mention any rugby. Poor Otago. Poor All Blacks. Shhhh.
Love,
Angela
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