Hi,
You won't believe how absolutely gorgeous this morning is here in Wellington. Blue skies, no wind, the hint of frost in the air. I love autumnal mornings - if there was a wisp of mist about in the valleys, it'd be perfection.
The weekend was such good fun. Friday night saw me getting food ready for the tramp, but after that, Toby and I watched Back to the Future and we both loved it. It has been a while since I have seen it. I had to tell stories all weekend about time travel after that.
Saturday we were all up and getting ready for the tramp. We even got McDonalds for brekkie on the way. How lucky are we?
There were 14 of us all up. John, Christine and wee Tom came and wee Tom impressed everyone with his walking abilities. He never let up and walked like a trooper born to it. Constanze, Christain and wee Gustav came along too - it was good to catch up with them. Donna came along with her neice Jess (10) and nephew Oscar (almost 8) and Oscar proved great company for Toby. Wendy brought along her son, Matthew (4) and he walked very well too.
I loaded up Toby's backpack more than it has been in the past. He carried an emergency kit (an incecream container) with a glowstick, drink, chocolate and beef jerky and an emergency blanket - and it should have his whistle but I can't find it). His jacket, a fleece and a jersey. Plus his water (about 2 litres) and his snacking food. He also carried (very oddly) Mike's contact lenses. Apparently, I heard it told later, at one of the stops, he asked if anyone wanted the contact lenses! At least he was sharing! Heheheheh.
We got to Paua Hut around 2pm and it quickly got dark. Firewood was gathered and dinner put on. The dinner turned out well - spaghetti bolognese. And the apricot truffle dessert went down a treat too.
Soon it was pitch black so Toby and I went to bed around 7.15pm and we were both asleep very quickly. By the time Mike arrived about 90 minutes later, he wasn't keen on setting up his bivvy bag and sleeping outside, so he asked if there was room in our wee 2-man tent for him too. Sure. In he got and soon we were all asleep again. But it got too hot. Mike had to open some tent flaps. Then it rained and he had to close them again. Toby slept in his liner and undies! It was hot!
Still, Toby got over 12 hours sleep. And I got close to that. Mike gave us breakfast in bed (it was Mother's Day) and then we packed up and were away by 10am. The walk back seemed to go faster than the walk in. We were visiting Sally at 2pm and enjoying a nice cup of tea.
We headed home and dismantled Toby's bunk bed (taking photos for Trade Me) and then built his new one. Then I was off to dinner with Ma and Dad - we went to Nicolini's in Courtney Place (italian place) and Ma fell in love with the food there. It was a very nice dinner. We caught a bus home (me on the 14 and Mum and Dad on the 43) and we were all home in no time.
Toby and Mike got home from dinner with the Bichans after an epic drive home where they rescued an old lady from her broken down car in Tawa and drove her home to Karori. Mike might tell us more.
Toby slept well in his new bed - we just need to sort out the clothes into the new drawers and tidy up the toys.
Keas tonight - cool!
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Paua Hut family tramp, May 2010
Family tramps work nearly the same as the usual tramping that we all know and love. Early starts, gruelling days through all weathers, getting far into the backcountry - well, we don't do any of that. Four hours is a long day, persistent drizzle is enough to make us seriously consider staying at home, and our preference is for gentle, flat tracks with a nice hut at the end of the day.
Paua Hut is a perennial favourite because it ticks all the boxes. Close to Wellington, a track in that you can push a baby buggy along, and a great hut that you know you'll have all to yourself.
Saturday dawned and we were all at the road end bright and early at, well, 10:30am. I'd been promising for months that I'd picked this weekend especially because it would be still, fine and sunny even though we'd be well into Autumn, and so far my predictions weren't too far wrong. Apart from the thickening cloud, that is. Still, I was quietly confident we'd get away with a fine weekend.
There were 14 of us all up, with 3-year-old kids and 10-year-old kids and all ages in between. We had John, Christine and wee Tom, who impressed everyone with his walking abilities. He never let up even though he was only 4, and walked like a trooper born to it. Constanze, Christian and wee Gustav came along too - they are regulars on these trips and it was good to catch up with them again. Donna came along with her neice Jess (10) and nephew Oscar (almost 8) and Oscar proved great company for Toby. Wendy brought along her son, Matthew (4) and he walked very well too.
The accessibility of this track meant that Wendy's family (Paul and younger child in a buggy) came too for a day walk, returning to their car about halfway along the track. Ally and Simon came for the day as well.
Christian moved a lot of gear to the hut in the buggy (and Gustav at times too) and Paul and Simon also came with buggies and wee kids in tow. The Paua Hut track is more or less buggy friendly, as long as you're prepared to do a little bit of carrying in the rough spots. We've done this trip in the past where a buggy had been used purely to tote the vast amount of gear that families sometimes seem to need when out tramping.
Most of the kids had backpacks of some sort, with more or less stuff in them depending on their age. We loaded up Toby's backpack more than it has been in the past. He carried an emergency kit (an icecream container) with a glowstick, drink, chocolate and beef jerky and an emergency blanket. He also had a jacket, a fleece and a jersey for when the snows came. Plus his water (about 2 litres) and his snacking food. And unintentionally, some of my contact lenses in the backpack's top pocket. I have no idea how they got in there. I heard it told later that he was offering them around at one of the rest stops! At least he was sharing nicely!
We reached the Midway bridge by about 11:40am, which was close enough to midday for an early lunch. We all got our various lunches out. Donna's neice and nephew had helped make mini pizzas that looked really, really yummy. Ally and Simon caught up with us, too. They're buggy walkers of old and turned up for the day, with buggy and children in tow.
We all played around the bridge while we ate. There were many trolls and billy-goats to be seen - not just here, but all the way up. Any bridge you went across, you had to watch for a small troll that would leap out at you and threaten to eat you. There was nearly always a bigger, tastier billy goat coming just behind you, so generally you could get away with it.
Before long the Orongorongo river beckoned. Jessie got very excited and in her haste to get there, took a nasty spill. She had cuts and scrapes that needed quite a few of Aunty Donna's band-aids. She was extremely brave!
The river was was incredibly low - the lowest I've ever seen it. We splashed through and headed to the hut.
We have laid down a law with Toby that says if he especially wants something (a book to read or a toy to play with) then he is responsible for carrying it in and out. Needless to say, if a toy is brought along, it is very small. But that doesn't stop him making wonderful finds on the way, and collecting things to carry. Trouble is, walking down a river, there are many great-looking pebbles, and stones, and BOULDERS, shot through with quartz or other beautiful colours. Toby's pack was really quite heavy by the time we got to the hut!
Paua Hut was great to see when we got there around 2pm. Three hours in, not a bad pace for small legs. The hut was very clean and tidy when we got there, and the swing outside was very popular as always. The children took turns seeing who could get fastest, highest, and closest to the one big tree that was within range of the swing.
Firewood was gathered and dinner put on. The dinner turned out well - spaghetti bolognese. I haven't found a child yet that doesn't like spaghetti bolognese. And the apricot truffle dessert went down a treat too.
Soon it was pitch black. Some of us were in tents - so Donna, Oscar and Jessie, as well as Toby and Angela headed off to their tents and sleeping bags, after an extra late night, around 7.30pm. The rest of us chatted for a bit, and at about 9pm I headed out as well. I was planning on sleeping in a bivvy bag but the weather was looking dubious so I snuck into our tent instead. The three of us can still fit in our wee 2-man tent, but every year Toby gets bigger and the amount of space gets smaller. There was enough room, just, but the tent quickly got hot and sauna-like. I had to open some tent flaps. Then it teemed and poured, and I had to quickly close them again. (I'd only promised dry days, which was lucky.) But I was glad to not be sleeping outside...
Next morning dawned, and it was Mothers' Day. I'd carried in some bacon for Angela, and I snuck into the hut and fried it up. So Angela got breakfast in bed. But I think Toby might well have eaten a lot of her bacon.
It was still misty from the night before but this quickly burned off. There's not much nicer in this world than sitting drinking coffee, looking out over the Orongorongo river outside Paua Hut. We tidied up the hut and got ready to go. But, Christine found that she had lost her glasses! Strange but true! Someone eventually found them - in the woodpile by the stove. Whew. We're yet to understand how they got there though.
We were off by 10am, and the walk back seemed to go faster than the walk in. Toby and Oscar were chatting away for a lot of the trip back, about the sort of things that 7 and 8 year olds chat about. Bakugan, Pokemon, Yu-gi-oh, Gogos Crazy Bones and Digimon. It's like a foreign language. We were at the car-park at 1pm sharp, just as Wendy and Matthew's ride turned up. Perfect timing!
All in all the weekend was another great family outing. It was great to see Donna their with her niece and nephew - I'm positive she got huge brownie points from her sister by giving her and her partner a weekend away. So there you go - if you have a brother or sister with children, take them away tramping for a couple of days. You'll be their favourite Aunty or Uncle, and your family will think you're awesome. Win!
If you are interested in family tramps or daywalks - email me (Mike) at WtmcFamilies at gmail dot com, or txt or ring me, 021 103 4119.
Good morning on Fri, May 7
Hi,
Another good ride in this morning, but the weather is not quite as gorgeous as it has been. I nearly got wiped out by a lunatic running a red light. Gave me a fright. He wasn't even close to his red light changing because mine was green and I took off and then he decided to drive through the intersection. Must have been asleep. He was off to the motorway to see what damage he could do at 100 km/h.
I had a busy afternoon at work yesterday and was quite exhausted when I got home. I rang Ma and we pretty much decided to cancel table tennis. I think it was a good idea as I was very tired and slept well. Next week, we'll be back with a vengence.
Tonight we have to do the final packing for the tramp tomorrow. I need to prepare the food (the main and dessert) and then Toby and I can watch a movie. I'm looking forward to the tramp - it's to Paua Hut and a great, easy walk for Toby. I have ordered breakfast in the tent (too many people coming to stay in the hut) for Sunday morning for Mothers Day.
When we get home, we'll sort out Toby's bed and then I'll be off to take Ma into dinenr in town. Mike and Toby will finish the bed off and sort it all out. So, Ma, Dad and I will have a night out. Should be nice but we do have to book, just in case.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Angela
Another good ride in this morning, but the weather is not quite as gorgeous as it has been. I nearly got wiped out by a lunatic running a red light. Gave me a fright. He wasn't even close to his red light changing because mine was green and I took off and then he decided to drive through the intersection. Must have been asleep. He was off to the motorway to see what damage he could do at 100 km/h.
I had a busy afternoon at work yesterday and was quite exhausted when I got home. I rang Ma and we pretty much decided to cancel table tennis. I think it was a good idea as I was very tired and slept well. Next week, we'll be back with a vengence.
Tonight we have to do the final packing for the tramp tomorrow. I need to prepare the food (the main and dessert) and then Toby and I can watch a movie. I'm looking forward to the tramp - it's to Paua Hut and a great, easy walk for Toby. I have ordered breakfast in the tent (too many people coming to stay in the hut) for Sunday morning for Mothers Day.
When we get home, we'll sort out Toby's bed and then I'll be off to take Ma into dinenr in town. Mike and Toby will finish the bed off and sort it all out. So, Ma, Dad and I will have a night out. Should be nice but we do have to book, just in case.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Angela
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Good morning on Thurs, May 6
Hi,
Another gorgeous morning in Wellington. What a great bike ride down the hill. It's much better avoiding the traffic generated by the school drop-offs. Some woman in a green jeep turned right in front of me yesterday morning, into her posh street overlooking the harbour. What part of my garish day-glo jacket, blinking front light and flapping green ribbon did she not see?
Anyhow, today was a great ride in. No one cut me off and the traffic lights were friendly.
Mike and Toby are still wandering around the house dazed. I rang twice this morning and I am unsure whether Mike had progressed at all in getting ready inbetween calls. I wonder what time he'll get in? I guess he'll get ready in a rush at the end and be on time. One of the reasons I called was to tell Mike I had some security tape to cordon off the crumbling cliff face this weekend at Paua Hut. There is a cliff being eroded away by the river far below, and having lots of kids aroound it makes us nervous. Mike priced a roll of security tape at $60 but thought it was still worth investing. As I rode into the driveway at work this morning, I saw a chap painting the pillars outside work. He had "wet paint" tape wrapped around to stop mad pedestrians from walking into the pillars. So I went over and said I had a strange request for him. I explained about the cliff and asked if I could have some of his tape. I'd be willing to pay for it (I had no idea at that stage it cost $60 a roll!). He asked how much I needed and I looked at what he had put out and said "twice as much as this". So he took me to his van and gave me some recycled tape from a previous job. How nice of him! I was chuffed and rang Mike to let him know.
Mike worked late yesterday getting lots of things done (bills paid, emails sent) before tramping club. He told me I had missed one of the best talks in ages. Some chap talking about his 17 month walk around the lesser known Inca Trail paths. No photos - just anecdotes about various things he encountered. Sounded great.
I didn't get task 2 done at all on Toby's bed changing project plan. But I did get 80% packed for the tramp for me and Toby. That has a time frame to work to, so I thought it better use of my time.
Ma and Dad came over and Dad took Toby to karate. Just before they left, Ma started cooking tea and she ran out of gas. We use the 9kg gas cyliners for our gas hob and it runs out about twice a year or so. Ok, here's the funny thing. It only ever runs out when Mum is cooking. Given she cooks usually once a week at our place, it does seem odd for it to run out only when she is here. She is wondering if we actually cook at all now. So, two weeks back she was starting to cook when the gas ran out. So Mike quickly grabbed the bottle we use on our BBQ and attached that and she was up and cooking with gas (groan) quickly. But of course, it wasn't full. So despite us using the gas the last two weeks, when does it decide to run out? Last night when Mum was cooking!
It makes me laugh.
Maybe you had to be there. And by that I mean be there the last three times (or maybe even four) when the gas has run out when Ma was cooking.
I'm sniggering even now.
Anyhow, it is table tennis night tonight. And I published this before I finished off. How silly of me. I'm looking forward to it.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Another gorgeous morning in Wellington. What a great bike ride down the hill. It's much better avoiding the traffic generated by the school drop-offs. Some woman in a green jeep turned right in front of me yesterday morning, into her posh street overlooking the harbour. What part of my garish day-glo jacket, blinking front light and flapping green ribbon did she not see?
Anyhow, today was a great ride in. No one cut me off and the traffic lights were friendly.
Mike and Toby are still wandering around the house dazed. I rang twice this morning and I am unsure whether Mike had progressed at all in getting ready inbetween calls. I wonder what time he'll get in? I guess he'll get ready in a rush at the end and be on time. One of the reasons I called was to tell Mike I had some security tape to cordon off the crumbling cliff face this weekend at Paua Hut. There is a cliff being eroded away by the river far below, and having lots of kids aroound it makes us nervous. Mike priced a roll of security tape at $60 but thought it was still worth investing. As I rode into the driveway at work this morning, I saw a chap painting the pillars outside work. He had "wet paint" tape wrapped around to stop mad pedestrians from walking into the pillars. So I went over and said I had a strange request for him. I explained about the cliff and asked if I could have some of his tape. I'd be willing to pay for it (I had no idea at that stage it cost $60 a roll!). He asked how much I needed and I looked at what he had put out and said "twice as much as this". So he took me to his van and gave me some recycled tape from a previous job. How nice of him! I was chuffed and rang Mike to let him know.
Mike worked late yesterday getting lots of things done (bills paid, emails sent) before tramping club. He told me I had missed one of the best talks in ages. Some chap talking about his 17 month walk around the lesser known Inca Trail paths. No photos - just anecdotes about various things he encountered. Sounded great.
I didn't get task 2 done at all on Toby's bed changing project plan. But I did get 80% packed for the tramp for me and Toby. That has a time frame to work to, so I thought it better use of my time.
Ma and Dad came over and Dad took Toby to karate. Just before they left, Ma started cooking tea and she ran out of gas. We use the 9kg gas cyliners for our gas hob and it runs out about twice a year or so. Ok, here's the funny thing. It only ever runs out when Mum is cooking. Given she cooks usually once a week at our place, it does seem odd for it to run out only when she is here. She is wondering if we actually cook at all now. So, two weeks back she was starting to cook when the gas ran out. So Mike quickly grabbed the bottle we use on our BBQ and attached that and she was up and cooking with gas (groan) quickly. But of course, it wasn't full. So despite us using the gas the last two weeks, when does it decide to run out? Last night when Mum was cooking!
It makes me laugh.
Maybe you had to be there. And by that I mean be there the last three times (or maybe even four) when the gas has run out when Ma was cooking.
I'm sniggering even now.
Anyhow, it is table tennis night tonight. And I published this before I finished off. How silly of me. I'm looking forward to it.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Good morning on Wed, May 5
Hi,
Another glorious morning here in Wellington! When are you all moving here?? :-) I had Toby drop-off duty so got a bit of a sleep-in while Mike had the early shower. I'm surprised Mike leapt out of bed so promptly given his excesses the night before with his boss and peers at the pub. Sounds like they were all letting off some steam and letting their hair down. When Mike got home he was talkative and hungry! Heheheh. I was already virtually comatose. Mike seems to have the answers to all the worlds woes when he's had a few drinks. Maybe I should write down his ideas? Sell them to Mr Key? Or Mr Brown - I think he needs them more at the moment.
Toby and I had a good evening, although we were wondering where Mike was at various times. I started (and finished) task 1 on the project management tasklist. I cleared out any old clothes from Toby's current chest of drawers. I now have a huge bag of clothes and we might pass them onto Christine for wee Tom to pick through. Some size 5 but a lot size 6. And the odd size 4 in for good measure.
Tonight is karate night (after tennis at school) and Mike will ride home to go to karate. My parents are likely to come and collect Toby from school and prep him for karate. Ma is keen on cooking tea - yum! I hung out the wash, so there is very little in that regard to get washed now.
After tea I will tackle task 2. What was task 2 again? Clear out some furniture to take photos of the current bunk? That might be tricky with the fish tank there on Toby's tallboy. I might be able to manage some of it. Mike will be off to tramping club to collect some stuff for the weekend. Let's hope the weather stays good.
Ok. Time to get stuck in.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Another glorious morning here in Wellington! When are you all moving here?? :-) I had Toby drop-off duty so got a bit of a sleep-in while Mike had the early shower. I'm surprised Mike leapt out of bed so promptly given his excesses the night before with his boss and peers at the pub. Sounds like they were all letting off some steam and letting their hair down. When Mike got home he was talkative and hungry! Heheheh. I was already virtually comatose. Mike seems to have the answers to all the worlds woes when he's had a few drinks. Maybe I should write down his ideas? Sell them to Mr Key? Or Mr Brown - I think he needs them more at the moment.
Toby and I had a good evening, although we were wondering where Mike was at various times. I started (and finished) task 1 on the project management tasklist. I cleared out any old clothes from Toby's current chest of drawers. I now have a huge bag of clothes and we might pass them onto Christine for wee Tom to pick through. Some size 5 but a lot size 6. And the odd size 4 in for good measure.
Tonight is karate night (after tennis at school) and Mike will ride home to go to karate. My parents are likely to come and collect Toby from school and prep him for karate. Ma is keen on cooking tea - yum! I hung out the wash, so there is very little in that regard to get washed now.
After tea I will tackle task 2. What was task 2 again? Clear out some furniture to take photos of the current bunk? That might be tricky with the fish tank there on Toby's tallboy. I might be able to manage some of it. Mike will be off to tramping club to collect some stuff for the weekend. Let's hope the weather stays good.
Ok. Time to get stuck in.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Good morning on Tues, May 4
Hi,
What a glorious morning - I loved my ride in. I thought I might get properly cold for the first time this autumn, but didn't. The sky is blue and the wind a cool, gentle southerly (hence the slightly lower temperatures than usual).
Last night Keas went really well - we made apricot truffles for Mother's Day. We had lots of helpers so it went really well.
What else? Still no inroads into building the new bed for Toby. We're thinking about project managing it, with Toby being the project manager. Actually, he is also the key stakeholder, so there might be some real incentive there for him. Tasks: clear out his chest of drawers; move it out of the room; take photos of current bunk in-situ; dismantle current bunk and move it out; build new bed; move clothes back in;re-arrange furniture; sell old bunk on Trade Me.
That's about it for now. Can't think of much else going on. Hope it stays nice for the ride home!
Have a marvellous day! I'm off to get a nice cup of tea!
Love,
Angela
What a glorious morning - I loved my ride in. I thought I might get properly cold for the first time this autumn, but didn't. The sky is blue and the wind a cool, gentle southerly (hence the slightly lower temperatures than usual).
Last night Keas went really well - we made apricot truffles for Mother's Day. We had lots of helpers so it went really well.
What else? Still no inroads into building the new bed for Toby. We're thinking about project managing it, with Toby being the project manager. Actually, he is also the key stakeholder, so there might be some real incentive there for him. Tasks: clear out his chest of drawers; move it out of the room; take photos of current bunk in-situ; dismantle current bunk and move it out; build new bed; move clothes back in;re-arrange furniture; sell old bunk on Trade Me.
That's about it for now. Can't think of much else going on. Hope it stays nice for the ride home!
Have a marvellous day! I'm off to get a nice cup of tea!
Love,
Angela
Monday, May 3, 2010
Good morning on Mon, May 3
Hi,
The merry month of May. Quite a merry ride in this morning, so it's looking mighty good on the weather front. The wind is strong and seems cool but the roads were dry and I hooned down the hill. More of the same please, for the rest of the week!
I've seen some photos of Michelle and Tim's engagement party already and it looked like a wonderful evening. I wish we could have made it over. I hope I get to see more photos. Good luck to the young couple.
Our weekend was very relaxing - after Mike's tramp to the Ruahines was cancelled due to a bad weather forecast. Toby and I had Friday night together while Mike said goodbye to a work colleague (his last day). Saturday we were up for swimming and collected Ma on the way. Toby swam well, but did get to sit on the side of the pool at one stage (not listening due to his head being under the water).
Then off to drop Ma off home while we Gilberts all got a haircut at the same time. Great use of time.
We then picked up a few items in town and headed home. Mike got Funny Business on DVD a wee while back and settled me down on the bed to watch it. I think I lasted 10 minutes before sleep engulfed me. It was a nice snooze. We then collected Ma again and went to visit the Lewises for dinner. We ate Indian takeaways from Johnsonville and it was very enjoyable. Good to catch up with Vivienne, John, Benjamin and Ramble!
Sunday was lazy - I pottered around trying to tidy and Mike tried to understand the problems of the world from the depths of his bed. Toby couldn'd make up his mind what to do and watched television, read and played computer games. Eventually Mike got out of bed and we had lunch. Then I suggested we think about a new bed for Toby - there was one half price out in the Hutt. Mike got fired up about that, and Toby and I went over to visit the neighbours while Mike went off to look at the bed.
Toby and I had a lovely time visiting across the way. Amy and Simon have just had a wee baby (Matthew - 3 months) and Toby played with Oliver (almost 2) and other neighbours kids arrived too. Meanwhile, Mike arrived with the new bed. We now have to find time to clear out Toby's room, take photos of his existing bunk bed, dismantle the old bed, build the new one and put everything back in. We'll probably sell his bunk on Trade Me.
Back at work and ready for the week ahead!
Have a wonderful week.
Love,
Angela
The merry month of May. Quite a merry ride in this morning, so it's looking mighty good on the weather front. The wind is strong and seems cool but the roads were dry and I hooned down the hill. More of the same please, for the rest of the week!
I've seen some photos of Michelle and Tim's engagement party already and it looked like a wonderful evening. I wish we could have made it over. I hope I get to see more photos. Good luck to the young couple.
Our weekend was very relaxing - after Mike's tramp to the Ruahines was cancelled due to a bad weather forecast. Toby and I had Friday night together while Mike said goodbye to a work colleague (his last day). Saturday we were up for swimming and collected Ma on the way. Toby swam well, but did get to sit on the side of the pool at one stage (not listening due to his head being under the water).
Then off to drop Ma off home while we Gilberts all got a haircut at the same time. Great use of time.
We then picked up a few items in town and headed home. Mike got Funny Business on DVD a wee while back and settled me down on the bed to watch it. I think I lasted 10 minutes before sleep engulfed me. It was a nice snooze. We then collected Ma again and went to visit the Lewises for dinner. We ate Indian takeaways from Johnsonville and it was very enjoyable. Good to catch up with Vivienne, John, Benjamin and Ramble!
Sunday was lazy - I pottered around trying to tidy and Mike tried to understand the problems of the world from the depths of his bed. Toby couldn'd make up his mind what to do and watched television, read and played computer games. Eventually Mike got out of bed and we had lunch. Then I suggested we think about a new bed for Toby - there was one half price out in the Hutt. Mike got fired up about that, and Toby and I went over to visit the neighbours while Mike went off to look at the bed.
Toby and I had a lovely time visiting across the way. Amy and Simon have just had a wee baby (Matthew - 3 months) and Toby played with Oliver (almost 2) and other neighbours kids arrived too. Meanwhile, Mike arrived with the new bed. We now have to find time to clear out Toby's room, take photos of his existing bunk bed, dismantle the old bed, build the new one and put everything back in. We'll probably sell his bunk on Trade Me.
Back at work and ready for the week ahead!
Have a wonderful week.
Love,
Angela
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