Hi,
Happy birthday to Vivienne - what a glorious day for her birthday here in Wellington.
Keas went amazingly well last night considering I am so busy at work I had prepared nothing at all. The weather was lovely so we played games outside. The council had mowed the grass so we made a huge bird's nest and play "Rob the Nest" - that involves lots of running and turned into a grass fight.
We had fish n chips with the Sampsons afterwards. I think it'll be a regular Monday night thing.
Tonight we're off to Flying Burrito Brothers for Vivienne's birthday celebrations. Cool! I'll ride home and collect Toby and drive back in. Should make it pretty close to 6pm. Mike has a tramping club committee meeting where he has prepared his agenda and everything. He's pushing for new web stuff to make the committee's job easier. Fingers crossed that goes well and he's back in time for the end of the celebrations.
That's about it for now. Another busy day lined up at work. Phew!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
The weekend where I forgot the title - again
Hi,
A weekend of two halves - bit like the rugby on Saturday against England. The weather on Saturday was cold. A biting southerly. The weather on Sunday was lovely. Shorts for Toby and hours on the bouncy castle at Aunty Sally and Uncle Andrew's place.
Saturday Toby had his best swimming day ever. He finally understood the idea of the kicking and kicked so hard doing his lengths he was actually puffing when he got to the other end. And he overbook other swimmers - for once. I think he's onto something. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Friday Toby had a sleepover at Jack's place. It involved a party with lots of kids overlooking the fireworks spectacular. Then, apparently, a long walk back to the car where Toby was freezing. The southerly had kicked in by then. We collected him on Saturday morning and he had obviously had a great time.
Swimming and then I watched a movie with Toby while Mike worked. Poor Mike. He did very well getting through his task list for the weekend. I went grocery shopping. Ooooo.
Sunday we watched the rugby delayed and it was a great first half. The second half was a bit less exciting. But it was a good game to watch. Then off to Sally and Andrew's place for a late-ish lunch. Great to catch up with people. Toby bounced on the bouncy castle for ages with Anthony. Good fun!
Back to work this morning. The ride in was dry but it looked as though it had rained a few hours before.
Keas tonight. Wonder what the leader has organised? Bet she's done nothing. Oh dear.
Have a great week.
Love,
Angela
A weekend of two halves - bit like the rugby on Saturday against England. The weather on Saturday was cold. A biting southerly. The weather on Sunday was lovely. Shorts for Toby and hours on the bouncy castle at Aunty Sally and Uncle Andrew's place.
Saturday Toby had his best swimming day ever. He finally understood the idea of the kicking and kicked so hard doing his lengths he was actually puffing when he got to the other end. And he overbook other swimmers - for once. I think he's onto something. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Friday Toby had a sleepover at Jack's place. It involved a party with lots of kids overlooking the fireworks spectacular. Then, apparently, a long walk back to the car where Toby was freezing. The southerly had kicked in by then. We collected him on Saturday morning and he had obviously had a great time.
Swimming and then I watched a movie with Toby while Mike worked. Poor Mike. He did very well getting through his task list for the weekend. I went grocery shopping. Ooooo.
Sunday we watched the rugby delayed and it was a great first half. The second half was a bit less exciting. But it was a good game to watch. Then off to Sally and Andrew's place for a late-ish lunch. Great to catch up with people. Toby bounced on the bouncy castle for ages with Anthony. Good fun!
Back to work this morning. The ride in was dry but it looked as though it had rained a few hours before.
Keas tonight. Wonder what the leader has organised? Bet she's done nothing. Oh dear.
Have a great week.
Love,
Angela
Friday, November 5, 2010
The Thursday class excursion to the zoo
Hi,
Yes - it was lots of fun, despite the weather being cooler than the surrounding days. We only got rain in our last ten minutes running around the zoo. We had a class education session from 12 to 1pm and 30 minutes to see whatever the boys hadn't seen already. Why did my 4 boys want to see the baboons at the far end of the zoo? Heheheheh. We managed to see them and get back in time for the bus.
So I had Toby and three other boys from his class in my group. Sam, Ben and Harry. It was a lot of fun.
Busy at work again today. Toby has a sleepover at Jack's house. Hopefully the forecast bad weather this evening is delayed so the fireworks display is exciting. Toby has an invitation to a fancy party somewhere with Jack's family. Prime fireworks viewing location.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
Yes - it was lots of fun, despite the weather being cooler than the surrounding days. We only got rain in our last ten minutes running around the zoo. We had a class education session from 12 to 1pm and 30 minutes to see whatever the boys hadn't seen already. Why did my 4 boys want to see the baboons at the far end of the zoo? Heheheheh. We managed to see them and get back in time for the bus.
So I had Toby and three other boys from his class in my group. Sam, Ben and Harry. It was a lot of fun.
Busy at work again today. Toby has a sleepover at Jack's house. Hopefully the forecast bad weather this evening is delayed so the fireworks display is exciting. Toby has an invitation to a fancy party somewhere with Jack's family. Prime fireworks viewing location.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Tuesday with exceptional weather
Hi,
The time just disappeared last night. It was bedtime for Toby before we knew it. We did have the first BBQ of the season though. Very nice. Sausages, roasted pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes. Not too bad for a spontaneous BBQ. It was Toby's idea. As we approached home we smelled a BBQ cooking and he suggested it.
Melbourne Cup was a fizzer for me. No luck at all. Not even sure if the horse I picked is finished running yet! But I'm glad Mike made me hop out to the local pub to watch it. I was jammed in with lots of folk, but it was good to see it live.
Tonight is tennis and karate. Mike will be riding home to get Toby (and hopefully we will see Mum and Dad too).
Have a great day. I am very busy at work leading up to the go live date on Nov 15. Ooooohhhh.... Aaahhhhhh.
Love,
Angela
The time just disappeared last night. It was bedtime for Toby before we knew it. We did have the first BBQ of the season though. Very nice. Sausages, roasted pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes. Not too bad for a spontaneous BBQ. It was Toby's idea. As we approached home we smelled a BBQ cooking and he suggested it.
Melbourne Cup was a fizzer for me. No luck at all. Not even sure if the horse I picked is finished running yet! But I'm glad Mike made me hop out to the local pub to watch it. I was jammed in with lots of folk, but it was good to see it live.
Tonight is tennis and karate. Mike will be riding home to get Toby (and hopefully we will see Mum and Dad too).
Have a great day. I am very busy at work leading up to the go live date on Nov 15. Ooooohhhh.... Aaahhhhhh.
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
very disorganised this morning
Toby and I were up and functioning quite early this morning, and we were all ready in good time.
But for some reason, neither of us were really thinking. So many near disasters ensued.
First we made it most of the way to school before Toby noticed that he hadn't grabbed his school bag.
And me, I've got a nice new shirt that I had to run out and buy, because I hadn't brought a shirt with me.
I really don't know what the problem was, but it affected us both! Toby definitely has his lunch, though, so I guess that's not so bad.
But for some reason, neither of us were really thinking. So many near disasters ensued.
First we made it most of the way to school before Toby noticed that he hadn't grabbed his school bag.
And me, I've got a nice new shirt that I had to run out and buy, because I hadn't brought a shirt with me.
I really don't know what the problem was, but it affected us both! Toby definitely has his lunch, though, so I guess that's not so bad.
The Monday with Keas and bugs
Hi,
Keas went really well. The weather was good so we went outside in three groups of four (I had 5) and looked for insects. My group collected a lot of dirt when we found a bug as I didn't want to touch them at all. My plastic bag went inside out into the dirt and grabbed a handful and we investigated soil as an insect environment as well. At least, that was what I was telling my group. Yuckie!
The weather is lovely and I enjoyed the ride in this morning. Tuesdays is homework night and I might get a walk in with the boys if I'm lucky. Fingers crossed.
Busy at work as we gear up for the release of this project I have been working on for the last 5 months. Woo hoo! But I do have a day off this week for Toby's class excursion to the zoo. Great! Thursday I'm off. Hope the weather holds.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Keas went really well. The weather was good so we went outside in three groups of four (I had 5) and looked for insects. My group collected a lot of dirt when we found a bug as I didn't want to touch them at all. My plastic bag went inside out into the dirt and grabbed a handful and we investigated soil as an insect environment as well. At least, that was what I was telling my group. Yuckie!
The weather is lovely and I enjoyed the ride in this morning. Tuesdays is homework night and I might get a walk in with the boys if I'm lucky. Fingers crossed.
Busy at work as we gear up for the release of this project I have been working on for the last 5 months. Woo hoo! But I do have a day off this week for Toby's class excursion to the zoo. Great! Thursday I'm off. Hope the weather holds.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Monday, November 1, 2010
The weekend with Halloween
Hi,
What a great weekend - if a little hectic. Toby had his second swimming lesson of the term and we collected Mum on the way. Mike had Wadestown Residents Association duties - helping with the hard rubbish collection that happens once a year here. I think he really enjoyed himself, having declared afterwards that he had now achieved a life ambition to work on a garbage truck.
Mum, Toby and I went to Queensgate after swimming (where Mum was astonished to see Toby's class in the big pool for their lessons - I think this will work well for learning to swim). We exchanged Toby's shoes for the next size up. Mum and Dad bought him some new shoes during the holidays but he never wore them because they hurt his feet. He got the next size up (size 3 UK - his feet are almost as big as mine already - three more sizes) and immediately wore them happily. Hooray! Ta Mum for taking them back.
Mum then wanted some supermarket food for the week and then we dropped her home just as ReMax were finishing off taking a group of people through her house. Oooooo. We shall see.
Then Toby and I relaxed for an hour before Toby was collected by Aidan for some Waikanae fun, culminating in a Halloween party at midday on Sunday.
Mike and I got ready for the trivia night with Vivienne (more fun - but of a different kind) where we came a credible 5th (there were loads of tables - maybe 25 tables or so of 7 people). Vivienne won a raffle prize! Then home to chat to John for a bit and pat Ramble.
Mike was up early for his day tramp from Johnsonville to Makara/Karori. I dropped him at the station and then had a leisurely breakfast watching TV shows from the Food Channel that Mike will never watch. Then I hopped in the wee green car and drove to Waikanae to help with the party. I think I hindered more than helped. But I was in time to be a "Mummy" for one of the games that involved wrapping someone up in toilet paper the fastest. Me. I got wrapped up.
I enjoyed the games at the Tabor party. They were great fun. Toby was very good, despite his 6 hour sleep (apparently he was too excited to sleep the night before Halloween and then woke at 5.30am!) and even came close to winning a few relays for his team with his burst of speed as the anchor man. The apple bob was hilarious though. He would not give up (he was the tallest and therefore the last to bob) and eventually picked up and apple! Good on him. I got a nice lunch and a lovely cup of tea too.
Then we drove home int he green car - with the top down. Toby covered himself with jackets and fell asleep. When he got to Porirua, it started raining. The rain never enters the car, so I was driving along with the wipers on and the top down. Must have looked funny to other drivers. By the time we got off the motorway it had stopped raining.
I then dropped Toby off at William's party. It was chaos there - loads of people in great costumes. Toby's costume was lame! The sheet kept falling off. Next year will need to try harder! Then Mike got home to help me prepare for 4 boys for trick or treating. We collected Toby and then drove to Jack's house to collect them. Turns out they had just got to our house. Slight mix up. But we were soon terrorising the neighbours and the boys got a lot of loot. Jack, Charlie and a wee boy called Mitchell from Washing DC. He knew how it was done!
Then home to Jack's place for fish n chips. Toby will have a sleepover there on Friday and have a good view of the fireworks from a friend's place in Oriental Bay.
Home to bed and slept like logs - all of us.
Love,
Angela
What a great weekend - if a little hectic. Toby had his second swimming lesson of the term and we collected Mum on the way. Mike had Wadestown Residents Association duties - helping with the hard rubbish collection that happens once a year here. I think he really enjoyed himself, having declared afterwards that he had now achieved a life ambition to work on a garbage truck.
Mum, Toby and I went to Queensgate after swimming (where Mum was astonished to see Toby's class in the big pool for their lessons - I think this will work well for learning to swim). We exchanged Toby's shoes for the next size up. Mum and Dad bought him some new shoes during the holidays but he never wore them because they hurt his feet. He got the next size up (size 3 UK - his feet are almost as big as mine already - three more sizes) and immediately wore them happily. Hooray! Ta Mum for taking them back.
Mum then wanted some supermarket food for the week and then we dropped her home just as ReMax were finishing off taking a group of people through her house. Oooooo. We shall see.
Then Toby and I relaxed for an hour before Toby was collected by Aidan for some Waikanae fun, culminating in a Halloween party at midday on Sunday.
Mike and I got ready for the trivia night with Vivienne (more fun - but of a different kind) where we came a credible 5th (there were loads of tables - maybe 25 tables or so of 7 people). Vivienne won a raffle prize! Then home to chat to John for a bit and pat Ramble.
Mike was up early for his day tramp from Johnsonville to Makara/Karori. I dropped him at the station and then had a leisurely breakfast watching TV shows from the Food Channel that Mike will never watch. Then I hopped in the wee green car and drove to Waikanae to help with the party. I think I hindered more than helped. But I was in time to be a "Mummy" for one of the games that involved wrapping someone up in toilet paper the fastest. Me. I got wrapped up.
I enjoyed the games at the Tabor party. They were great fun. Toby was very good, despite his 6 hour sleep (apparently he was too excited to sleep the night before Halloween and then woke at 5.30am!) and even came close to winning a few relays for his team with his burst of speed as the anchor man. The apple bob was hilarious though. He would not give up (he was the tallest and therefore the last to bob) and eventually picked up and apple! Good on him. I got a nice lunch and a lovely cup of tea too.
Then we drove home int he green car - with the top down. Toby covered himself with jackets and fell asleep. When he got to Porirua, it started raining. The rain never enters the car, so I was driving along with the wipers on and the top down. Must have looked funny to other drivers. By the time we got off the motorway it had stopped raining.
I then dropped Toby off at William's party. It was chaos there - loads of people in great costumes. Toby's costume was lame! The sheet kept falling off. Next year will need to try harder! Then Mike got home to help me prepare for 4 boys for trick or treating. We collected Toby and then drove to Jack's house to collect them. Turns out they had just got to our house. Slight mix up. But we were soon terrorising the neighbours and the boys got a lot of loot. Jack, Charlie and a wee boy called Mitchell from Washing DC. He knew how it was done!
Then home to Jack's place for fish n chips. Toby will have a sleepover there on Friday and have a good view of the fireworks from a friend's place in Oriental Bay.
Home to bed and slept like logs - all of us.
Love,
Angela
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