Hi,
I think Toby likes user group sessions - he gets to eat pizza, drink fizzy and play XBox. Heheheh. It went well and I took Toby out for McDonalds afterwards. He didn't like the pizzas flavour offerings last night.
Home to chat to Mike for a while (he is having fun in Sydney) and then to sleep.
Tomorrow is swimming, and a new stereo in the wee green car. I need to buy Toby some shoes (his ones are falling apart - he has had them a while, eh Ma?) and then possibly take him to see Petone fair.
I have quite a bit of work to do so I hope I get it done today.
Enjoy the weekend. Lucky Mike is staying with my sister and her family.
Love,
Angela
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
The Wednesday with karate and no Mike
Hi,
I cycled home early to collect Toby so we could eat and not be rushed for karate. Toby is dragging his feet about attending karate at the moment. I think the step up to Dragons has been hard as they are left to practise their own syllabus for quite a while and Toby doesn't know what to do. So he gets bored. Ironically the second sensei took him through Exercise 1 last night and he got good instruction. And he had fun - I could tell. At the start they jogged around the hall for 30 minutes. Toby was rosy-cheeked. The senseis had two big sticks and the students would need to jump and slide under them at random times.
Anyhow - we came home and missed Mike on Face Time. He was busy with presentations and drinks. Maybe tonight?
Tonight after work I will drive home (I parked behind the Beehive) and collect Toby and bring him back to the user group meeting. Hopefully he will be okay there. Then home for some relaxation before we chat to Mike. Hopefully.
Mike has a flight back! Yay. He arrives late next Thursday night. But leaves again early Monday. But that means he gets to come skiing with us. Hooray!
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
I cycled home early to collect Toby so we could eat and not be rushed for karate. Toby is dragging his feet about attending karate at the moment. I think the step up to Dragons has been hard as they are left to practise their own syllabus for quite a while and Toby doesn't know what to do. So he gets bored. Ironically the second sensei took him through Exercise 1 last night and he got good instruction. And he had fun - I could tell. At the start they jogged around the hall for 30 minutes. Toby was rosy-cheeked. The senseis had two big sticks and the students would need to jump and slide under them at random times.
Anyhow - we came home and missed Mike on Face Time. He was busy with presentations and drinks. Maybe tonight?
Tonight after work I will drive home (I parked behind the Beehive) and collect Toby and bring him back to the user group meeting. Hopefully he will be okay there. Then home for some relaxation before we chat to Mike. Hopefully.
Mike has a flight back! Yay. He arrives late next Thursday night. But leaves again early Monday. But that means he gets to come skiing with us. Hooray!
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The Tuesday with Cubs
Hi,
What a great evening. I got home early from work to keep working but not have that rush to get to Cubs on time, and it seemed to work out ok. Toby got dinner, I got work done and we got to Cubs at a good time.
Cubs was great. We visited a farm out at Makara to go eel spotting. It was just past the Makara village and owned by Mr and Mrs Turner. We saw one huge eel to rival the Mt Bruce ones for size, and two smaller ones. They love bacon rind I have to say. And next time I need a spotlight torch - not an LED one. My headtorch could hardly penetrate the water. Which reminds me. Mike - do you want to buy me a replacement Maglite torch (in green) to replace mine that was destroyed by that dodgy batch of batteries in Melbourne? I liked that torch.
The time flew by and it was the end of Cubs before I knew it. Home to collapse into bed. Yay.
Karate night tonight and I think I will head home a little early to work there before the rush as well...
Tomorrow - ditto. The community user group is on (second Thurs in the month - come and watch if you're around) so I need to be there at 5:30pm. I think I might drive in tomorrow and nip up to collect Toby at 5pm. Should fit in I think. And Toby has attended the user group before.
Mike is getting along well in Sydney. We missed him last night but hopefully we can Face Time with him at 8pm tonight too.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
What a great evening. I got home early from work to keep working but not have that rush to get to Cubs on time, and it seemed to work out ok. Toby got dinner, I got work done and we got to Cubs at a good time.
Cubs was great. We visited a farm out at Makara to go eel spotting. It was just past the Makara village and owned by Mr and Mrs Turner. We saw one huge eel to rival the Mt Bruce ones for size, and two smaller ones. They love bacon rind I have to say. And next time I need a spotlight torch - not an LED one. My headtorch could hardly penetrate the water. Which reminds me. Mike - do you want to buy me a replacement Maglite torch (in green) to replace mine that was destroyed by that dodgy batch of batteries in Melbourne? I liked that torch.
The time flew by and it was the end of Cubs before I knew it. Home to collapse into bed. Yay.
Karate night tonight and I think I will head home a little early to work there before the rush as well...
Tomorrow - ditto. The community user group is on (second Thurs in the month - come and watch if you're around) so I need to be there at 5:30pm. I think I might drive in tomorrow and nip up to collect Toby at 5pm. Should fit in I think. And Toby has attended the user group before.
Mike is getting along well in Sydney. We missed him last night but hopefully we can Face Time with him at 8pm tonight too.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The Monday with no Mike
Hi,
Toby and I had quality Face Time with Mike last night at 8pm. It's an iPhone app and we can chat to each other for free and see each other. Toby loved it. We got to see Mike's apartment and Toby took Dad under the bed covers with him. Very funny.
We also had dinner at Christine and John's house. Scrumptious chicken and rice. Yummo!
That was about it, really. Single parenting is going okay for the first day!
Tonight is Cubs night and should be good fun! We're going to a farm in Makara to go eel spotting.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Toby and I had quality Face Time with Mike last night at 8pm. It's an iPhone app and we can chat to each other for free and see each other. Toby loved it. We got to see Mike's apartment and Toby took Dad under the bed covers with him. Very funny.
We also had dinner at Christine and John's house. Scrumptious chicken and rice. Yummo!
That was about it, really. Single parenting is going okay for the first day!
Tonight is Cubs night and should be good fun! We're going to a farm in Makara to go eel spotting.
Have a great day!
Love,
Angela
Monday, September 5, 2011
The weekend full of activities
Hi,
Well, Mike has gone to Sydney now. He can't be far off landing as I type. He was up at 3:30am and away by 4:15am to the airport. Nasty flight. Toby and I are on our own. At least Mike is there (sort of) for Abby's birthday! Happy birthday wee Abby! Have a great day.
The weekend was fun. Friday night relaxing with Toby was pleasant. It's always a great way to unwind after the week.
Saturday morning we were up for haircuts, shopping and visiting the car stereo people. The MX-5 is booked in to get its radio replaced next Saturday morning. Should be good!
Then swimming - which went well. Then Mike and I split up and I took Toby to Waikanae for lunch and then a day walk at Nga Manu reserve. The lunch was superb - ta Aidan and Josh!
Josh led the trip and an ex- work colleague turned up with her son. That was good to catch up. Heard a bit of gossip from the old workplace. Jack came along too (Mike collected him from his gymnastics and brought him and his cousin (who is 23 years old) out to the walk too). Rex and his family came along too.
At Nga Manu there are reserved wetlands and aviaries with Kea, Kaka, Kiwi and Tuatara. The kids liked the eel feeding too. It is a lovely wee area. The walk was rather short though - especially for a tramping trip.
We went back to Aidan and Josh's house for a cup of tea. The Gilberts outstayed their welcome as usual and even had dinner there. Then it was time to zap back into Wellington as Jack and his cousin James had a family birthday party at 8:30pm.
We got invited to that too! Nice. It was quite late by the time we got home though.
Up early on Sunday to make a nice breakfast for Mike (pancakes, bacon, sliced banana, maple syrup and icing sugar dusting - oh - and coffee!). We were going to watch What Now being filmed at a classmate's house of Toby's but he was content to people-spot on the TV. Oh well.
We checked on Mike's parent's place in the afternoon, had a cup of tea with Sally and Andrew and headed home for a nice meal and Mike to pack.
Phew! Great fun!
Have a marvellous week.
Love,
Angela
Well, Mike has gone to Sydney now. He can't be far off landing as I type. He was up at 3:30am and away by 4:15am to the airport. Nasty flight. Toby and I are on our own. At least Mike is there (sort of) for Abby's birthday! Happy birthday wee Abby! Have a great day.
The weekend was fun. Friday night relaxing with Toby was pleasant. It's always a great way to unwind after the week.
Saturday morning we were up for haircuts, shopping and visiting the car stereo people. The MX-5 is booked in to get its radio replaced next Saturday morning. Should be good!
Then swimming - which went well. Then Mike and I split up and I took Toby to Waikanae for lunch and then a day walk at Nga Manu reserve. The lunch was superb - ta Aidan and Josh!
Josh led the trip and an ex- work colleague turned up with her son. That was good to catch up. Heard a bit of gossip from the old workplace. Jack came along too (Mike collected him from his gymnastics and brought him and his cousin (who is 23 years old) out to the walk too). Rex and his family came along too.
At Nga Manu there are reserved wetlands and aviaries with Kea, Kaka, Kiwi and Tuatara. The kids liked the eel feeding too. It is a lovely wee area. The walk was rather short though - especially for a tramping trip.
We went back to Aidan and Josh's house for a cup of tea. The Gilberts outstayed their welcome as usual and even had dinner there. Then it was time to zap back into Wellington as Jack and his cousin James had a family birthday party at 8:30pm.
We got invited to that too! Nice. It was quite late by the time we got home though.
Up early on Sunday to make a nice breakfast for Mike (pancakes, bacon, sliced banana, maple syrup and icing sugar dusting - oh - and coffee!). We were going to watch What Now being filmed at a classmate's house of Toby's but he was content to people-spot on the TV. Oh well.
We checked on Mike's parent's place in the afternoon, had a cup of tea with Sally and Andrew and headed home for a nice meal and Mike to pack.
Phew! Great fun!
Have a marvellous week.
Love,
Angela
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Thursday with nothing on
Hi,
I rode home to collect Toby from school after work and achieved a new first! I never used granny gear the whole way up the hill. I think having my new work closer to the bottom of the hill means I am not as tired by the time I get to the hill, and I can maintain a higher speed up the hill. It must be better for me!
Mike worked late so Toby and I had tea before he got home. Toby relaxed watching a bit of TV and I read before we fell asleep.
Today is Friday! And my nephew Cam's birthday! Wow - I think he might be 18 or something. Jamie I can remember easily as he was born a few months before we got married - so he is as old as our marriage! But trying to remember the exact age of everyone else is hard! And good luck to Vince today too. He knows what for.
The weekend looks like fun. Haircuts for the boys tomorrow morning. Some car stereo check (the MX5 has no working stereo). Swimming. Lunch in Waikanae followed by an afternoon walk with the WTMC. Josh is leading it! Good on Josh! Rex and his family are coming up for it too. Looking forward to it.
Sunday is Sept 4th and I rather fancy having a nice home cooked roast meal on Sunday night to celebrate the day like old times. And Abby's birthday is the next day - and Mike's last day in Wellington for a while. All good reasons. Sunday morning the national Sunday morning kids TV show is filming in a house of a kid in Toby's class. So the neighbourhood is invited around for fun. We'll go to that too. And I must record it, just in case we see Toby. And he'll recognise kids on it anyway.
Sounds like fun. Next week I'll be a single mother. And it is unsure how long that will be for too. Could be ages. Oh well. I should manage just fine. Toby's a good kid.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
I rode home to collect Toby from school after work and achieved a new first! I never used granny gear the whole way up the hill. I think having my new work closer to the bottom of the hill means I am not as tired by the time I get to the hill, and I can maintain a higher speed up the hill. It must be better for me!
Mike worked late so Toby and I had tea before he got home. Toby relaxed watching a bit of TV and I read before we fell asleep.
Today is Friday! And my nephew Cam's birthday! Wow - I think he might be 18 or something. Jamie I can remember easily as he was born a few months before we got married - so he is as old as our marriage! But trying to remember the exact age of everyone else is hard! And good luck to Vince today too. He knows what for.
The weekend looks like fun. Haircuts for the boys tomorrow morning. Some car stereo check (the MX5 has no working stereo). Swimming. Lunch in Waikanae followed by an afternoon walk with the WTMC. Josh is leading it! Good on Josh! Rex and his family are coming up for it too. Looking forward to it.
Sunday is Sept 4th and I rather fancy having a nice home cooked roast meal on Sunday night to celebrate the day like old times. And Abby's birthday is the next day - and Mike's last day in Wellington for a while. All good reasons. Sunday morning the national Sunday morning kids TV show is filming in a house of a kid in Toby's class. So the neighbourhood is invited around for fun. We'll go to that too. And I must record it, just in case we see Toby. And he'll recognise kids on it anyway.
Sounds like fun. Next week I'll be a single mother. And it is unsure how long that will be for too. Could be ages. Oh well. I should manage just fine. Toby's a good kid.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The Wednesday with karate
Hi,
Happy birthday today and tomorrow to Jamie and Cam. I can't keep up with all their ages anymore - phew! Toby misses Jamie a lot.
Yesterday I rode to karate and managed to have a quick catch up with Christine. Nice surprise. And I stayed to watch karate while Mike went home to sort out a few things. He came a collected us when karate was done and we went home and ate yummy venison stew (shot by a work colleague, Brett, at NZTE).
Toby woke during the night with a sore stomach. It must have been pretty bad as he asked to see a doctor this morning if it was still sore. Ouch. Mike took him upstairs for some medicine and he fell asleep after that. But I hope he is ok today.
Toby's choir was probably the last for the year as the teacher is not receiving funding for choir anymore. Oh, that's a shame. Toby likes the choir (and I like it too). Hmmmm.
We're busy at work. Mike is off to Sydney for a week (I hope it is just a week, it is currently a one-way ticket!!) on Monday so I'll be busy at work and at home. Should be fun for a while.
Hope you all have a great day. Looks lovely here in Wellington. I loved the ride in this morning!
Love,
Angela
Happy birthday today and tomorrow to Jamie and Cam. I can't keep up with all their ages anymore - phew! Toby misses Jamie a lot.
Yesterday I rode to karate and managed to have a quick catch up with Christine. Nice surprise. And I stayed to watch karate while Mike went home to sort out a few things. He came a collected us when karate was done and we went home and ate yummy venison stew (shot by a work colleague, Brett, at NZTE).
Toby woke during the night with a sore stomach. It must have been pretty bad as he asked to see a doctor this morning if it was still sore. Ouch. Mike took him upstairs for some medicine and he fell asleep after that. But I hope he is ok today.
Toby's choir was probably the last for the year as the teacher is not receiving funding for choir anymore. Oh, that's a shame. Toby likes the choir (and I like it too). Hmmmm.
We're busy at work. Mike is off to Sydney for a week (I hope it is just a week, it is currently a one-way ticket!!) on Monday so I'll be busy at work and at home. Should be fun for a while.
Hope you all have a great day. Looks lovely here in Wellington. I loved the ride in this morning!
Love,
Angela
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