The Tuesday with no Mike until late

Hi,

Well, at least Mike is back now (as of late Tuesday night).  I got home and presented the best sushi to Toby for dinner and he was a happy young man.

Evidence I did the rubbish in Mike's absence

And I wasn't asleep when Mike got home, so I did manage to see him before my early rise this morning to catch my flight to Auckland.  Yes, we have traded places.

But I should be home at 7.30pm tonight.  Not too late.

And then back to normal for a bit.

Hope your day is great fun.

Love,
Angela

The Monday with no Mike

Hi,

Toby and I managed to get through the evening without Mike - but it was tough!  :-)

Fish with tomato pesto

I cooked tea - it was fish night.  Toby managed to eat his way through his portion and most of what Mike would have had.

The evening then disappeared - not sure where it went.  A bit of laundry saw to it, I think.

Chatted to Mike as I went to sleep - he had a good day in Auckland.  And now my day starts!

Have a fantastic day.

Love,
Angela

The weekend in Wellington for me and Toby but Ruapehu for Mike

Hi,

Toby and I had a quiet weekend in Wellington while Mike and Andrew headed up to the lodge and built bunks.  I haven't heard much about it as yet because I have hardly seen Mike.  I was in bed when he got home and he stayed up to unwind and I fell asleep.  Then he was up super early and is now in Auckland for today and tomorrow.

Toby and I watched a movie Friday night and then headed out to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 on Saturday evening.  Gold lounge.  Such fun - although Toby and I couldn't get the lid off our water bottle so we remained parched for most of the movie.

Lamb - always a winner!

Sunday was house work day for the most part.  Although we did try some shopping.  Toby couldn't find what he wanted but I did get him some new shorts for PE at school.

I crack out the lying socks

Scary hair at Saman's birthday coffee - good 8/10 iced coffee 

On Friday afternoon we went out for a coffee to celebrate Saman's birthday.  A really good local cafe.  Starts with M.  And they have a wee dog as their mascot.  I an taking Toby back there.

Right.  Time for a cuppa.

Have a great week!

Love,
Angela

The Wednesday with wild weather and parent teacher interviews

Hi,

I met Mike on The Terrace and we drove to Toby's school.  Mike got a park right outside the office - ooossshhh!  Then we had the hour of speed dating all his teachers.  They all tend to same the same thing - he's good, and smart and if he put more effort in he'd be amazing.  He seems to cruise through things.  Apart from his PE teacher who thinks Toby is already amazing.

I dropped Mike off in town for drinks and headed home to see Toby.  We had tea together and then I went to collect Mike from the bottom of our street.  It was really awful weather.  Then we jumped in the car to collect Sally and Andrew and take them home.  The trains were having issues and the weather meant you didn't really want to be waiting around for the next one.

Busy day at work.  Mike has to pack for the weekend tonight.  And I have a session at the local school tomorrow morning talking about science with 5 year olds.  Hmmmm.

Right.  Time for the day to start like mad!

Have a good one!

Love,
Angela

The Tuesday with not much

Hi,

I had a great ride home - but I was a bit wheezy when I got home.  And now I think I might be getting a cold.  Let's see what happens over the next few days.  Like the analysis of my health as it slides into misery.  Or something.  Or nothing.  Hahahah!

I made pumpkin and haloumi korma for tea as I said.  And switched out the pumpkin and haloumi in Toby's batch for chicken.  He ate his happily and Mike and I enjoyed ours.  Perfect!

The korma cooking

The korma dished up

Mike didn't eat with us though - he got home late from a tramping meeting and then tucked in.

I read for a bit before some coma-like sleep through to about 5 minutes before my alarm went off.  I was going to run, but my running shoes are in at work in preparation for a lunch run today!  I think the extra sleep was a good idea though.

Time to kick off the day.  And I have school interviews this afternoon.  Like speed dating.  5 mins per teacher.  One after the other.

Have a great day!

Love,
Angela

The Monday with a cold snap

Hi,

It was really rather cold yesterday - a southerly swept up the country dumping the first snow for the season on the high points of the South Island.  It meant for a cold day when you stepped outside here in Wellington.

I met Mike after work because I had a late meeting down his end of town.  We caught the bus home together.  I cooked tea when we got home.  It was pretty good.

Dinner last night - chicken tarragon with Bulgar wheat

Tomorrow night looks like a korma made with pumpkin and haloumi.  Sounds odd.  Wondering if I should do a chicken version for Toby alongside it.

My ride in this morning was cold too.  My fingers were well on their way to being numb.  I never like the total numb feeling that makes it hard to brake effectively.

I need to tidy the house tonight.  It looks like there has been carnage.  I went into Toby's room this morning and it is hard to walk on carpet.  I wonder how he finds clean clothes through all the debris.  He must have a system that is just as hidden from me as the carpet in his room!

Have a wonderful day.

Love,
Angela

The weekend in Wellington

Hi,

We had a lazy weekend at home, making sure the spare room was still drying out and staying warm inside.

Smudge enjoying her new perch and the sunshine

Friday night we joined Celia and James for birthday drinks at Queen on Jackson - very nice pub.  Mike and Toby came out to say hi too.  Then we popped in to see Sally and Andrew.

Saturday morning Mike and I went to do some messages.  We queued for ages to get a WoF for the Corolla.  Mike bought mattresses for the lodge while I waited in the queue.  And we got some groceries.

Saturday night we caught up with Vivienne and John for some takeaways at their place.  Always a good fun evening.  Watched a movie when we got home - xXx 2.  It was ok - made me laugh in places.

And Sunday passed us by in a lazy blur.  But the storm last night was a big one - fierce wind from the south.

My S5 played up and wouldn't charge Saturday.  By the afternoon I was sick of using Mike's phone so I went back to troubleshooting the phone.  grabbed the air blower for the telescope and puffed out the charging port!  And it worked!  Yay!

It's a full working week this week.  What a shock to my system.

Have a great week!

Love,
Angela