Hi,
The weekend approaches. Hooray!
Tonight we'll watch some TV and we have a lot of tasks around the house to get through tomorrow. Sunday we have a social whirlwhind lined up. John H is arriving in Wellington for the day after attending his gran's funeral in Dunedin this week. Can't wait to see him.
The ride in was great this morning - clear skies. Bit of wind. Dry roads - which is the main thing.
Best get on with it.
Have a great weekend.
Love,
Angela
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Wednesday with no karate
Hi,
It's a happy birthday to my mother today! Hooray! I hope she has a wonderful day. It is lovely in Wellington - so far. Hahahah. They promise a midday change to a southerly with a chance of rain. But for now, my ride down the hill was lovely this morning. Bit of a strong wind from the north - but dry and not too cold.
I rode home last night a little late. Where are these days that are getting longer? It was dark enough for me. But a nice ride. And I found the boys at home relaxing - they were both too tired for karate. Had something to eat and chatted with Mike on the couch before he went off to tramping club.
When he got home, we watched television and apparently I fell asleep draped all over Mike. He has no idea how much I saw of the programee we were watching. Actually I have no idea myself. I thought I saw quite a bit. But it is all quite hazy.
Have a wonderful day - especially Mum!
Love,
Angela
It's a happy birthday to my mother today! Hooray! I hope she has a wonderful day. It is lovely in Wellington - so far. Hahahah. They promise a midday change to a southerly with a chance of rain. But for now, my ride down the hill was lovely this morning. Bit of a strong wind from the north - but dry and not too cold.
I rode home last night a little late. Where are these days that are getting longer? It was dark enough for me. But a nice ride. And I found the boys at home relaxing - they were both too tired for karate. Had something to eat and chatted with Mike on the couch before he went off to tramping club.
When he got home, we watched television and apparently I fell asleep draped all over Mike. He has no idea how much I saw of the programee we were watching. Actually I have no idea myself. I thought I saw quite a bit. But it is all quite hazy.
Have a wonderful day - especially Mum!
Love,
Angela
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Tuesday with Cubs, but not for me
Hi,
By all accounts (Mike and Toby's account actually) the Cubs evening last night was the best evening ever! The karate sensei Adam Lang gave a great talk to the Cubs and they were enthralled. So much so that Adam said he will come back to present again next term. Part two! Cool. I missed last night due to work commitments, but I'll make sure I am around for the next one.
My work colleague was intrigued to hear we had the karate sensei coming in to talk and when I was chasing Adam up to make sure he was coming, my work colleague joked that Mike would have to stand in and deliver the session. I had visions of Mike busting a broom handle off and waving a makeshift bo staff around while narrowly missing the heads of Cubs that got too close. Lucky it didn't come to that.
This morning is a glorious morning here in Wellington. Blue skies, bit of dry, cold wind. The roads were completely dry and I hurtled down the hill. My front disc brake is making graunching noises that I have fleeting concerns about. I must take it in for a service.
I also need to take in my ski boots this Saturday to see if someone can fix them. I am tired of losing my toenails every season.
I have a big day at work today. Got to deliver a session of my own - talking for three hours in front of people. Yikes. Hahahah. Lucky I am not shy! What?
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
By all accounts (Mike and Toby's account actually) the Cubs evening last night was the best evening ever! The karate sensei Adam Lang gave a great talk to the Cubs and they were enthralled. So much so that Adam said he will come back to present again next term. Part two! Cool. I missed last night due to work commitments, but I'll make sure I am around for the next one.
My work colleague was intrigued to hear we had the karate sensei coming in to talk and when I was chasing Adam up to make sure he was coming, my work colleague joked that Mike would have to stand in and deliver the session. I had visions of Mike busting a broom handle off and waving a makeshift bo staff around while narrowly missing the heads of Cubs that got too close. Lucky it didn't come to that.
This morning is a glorious morning here in Wellington. Blue skies, bit of dry, cold wind. The roads were completely dry and I hurtled down the hill. My front disc brake is making graunching noises that I have fleeting concerns about. I must take it in for a service.
I also need to take in my ski boots this Saturday to see if someone can fix them. I am tired of losing my toenails every season.
I have a big day at work today. Got to deliver a session of my own - talking for three hours in front of people. Yikes. Hahahah. Lucky I am not shy! What?
Have a marvellous day!
Love,
Angela
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Just wrote the date down...
And it is a happy birthday to Michelle!
Love you.
Aunty Angela, Uncle Mike and Toby.
Love you.
Aunty Angela, Uncle Mike and Toby.
The Monday with nothing... Nothing but work, that is
Hi,
Turns out I had a mammoth amount of work to get through and didn't finish until 1930. By this time, Mike had decided I needed collecting from work and driven home. Isn't he nice to me? Ate dinner and wandered down to bed.
It is Toby's last week of term 2 now and he has a project due in this week on money. Heheheh. He seems to be getting there with it.
Sally let us know that our friends are moving to Auckland. So Toby won't have Jack around as a friend for much longer. Bit of a blow. What is it with Auckland pulling all our friends up there? We're just getting loads more reasons to holiday up there. I see lazy summer holidays being whiled away in the far north for years to come.
Busy at work again today. And tomorrow. In fact, I am looking forward to our ski week (9-13 July) as a good break!
Have a fantastic day!
Love,
Angela
Turns out I had a mammoth amount of work to get through and didn't finish until 1930. By this time, Mike had decided I needed collecting from work and driven home. Isn't he nice to me? Ate dinner and wandered down to bed.
It is Toby's last week of term 2 now and he has a project due in this week on money. Heheheh. He seems to be getting there with it.
Sally let us know that our friends are moving to Auckland. So Toby won't have Jack around as a friend for much longer. Bit of a blow. What is it with Auckland pulling all our friends up there? We're just getting loads more reasons to holiday up there. I see lazy summer holidays being whiled away in the far north for years to come.
Busy at work again today. And tomorrow. In fact, I am looking forward to our ski week (9-13 July) as a good break!
Have a fantastic day!
Love,
Angela
Monday, June 25, 2012
The weekend with nothing
Hi,
The sofa exerted an almost inexorable pull over me and I spent a few hours reading there over the weekend. What a pleasant way to while away a few hours on a weekend with nothing much on.
I had dinner out on Friday night with Sally and Andrew at a Mexican place on Molesworth St. The starters were good and Sally's tostados were very good. I tried mole again (a chocolate based sauce over chicken) and have decided I do not like it. Didn't like it the first time and didn't like it the second time.
Mike came and collected us and we dropped Sally and Andrew off home before heading to our house to collapse into bed while watching the first Transformers movie.
Saturday I was up early and had an appointment in town. When I got home with the butter afterwards we had breakfast. Bagels with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Yummo.
Mike then worked on tramping club stuff, and Toby worked on his project. This is when the sofa exerted its pull for the first time.
Toby organised a playdate with William and I dropped him off despite the radio saying if you had no reason to travel, stay on the sofa. Good advice if you ask me! Hahahah. But Toby had other ideas.
Come 5pm I went to collect him and then I cooked tea. We watched the rugby (Ireland were destroyed) and went to bed.
Sunday morning the wind had died away to nothing. The sofa again pulled me to read. Mike again had to work, on day job stuff this time. And after lunch Toby pronounced he was bored and wanted to play with Duncan and Emerson. Bit too late to organise that so I took him to Te Papa. Mike met us in town and I got my iced coffee from Joe's Garage. See Facebook for the evidence. Toby enjoyed his iced chocolate.
Toby and I then went to see Brave in 3D and I loved it. Toby also enjoyed it. Mike did still more work, back on tramping club stuff again. Whew! He tells me he made good progress.
Home to iron for the week (boring) and watch a movie with Mike. Great fun!
Have a wonderful week.
Love,
Angela
The sofa exerted an almost inexorable pull over me and I spent a few hours reading there over the weekend. What a pleasant way to while away a few hours on a weekend with nothing much on.
I had dinner out on Friday night with Sally and Andrew at a Mexican place on Molesworth St. The starters were good and Sally's tostados were very good. I tried mole again (a chocolate based sauce over chicken) and have decided I do not like it. Didn't like it the first time and didn't like it the second time.
Mike came and collected us and we dropped Sally and Andrew off home before heading to our house to collapse into bed while watching the first Transformers movie.
Saturday I was up early and had an appointment in town. When I got home with the butter afterwards we had breakfast. Bagels with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Yummo.
Mike then worked on tramping club stuff, and Toby worked on his project. This is when the sofa exerted its pull for the first time.
Toby organised a playdate with William and I dropped him off despite the radio saying if you had no reason to travel, stay on the sofa. Good advice if you ask me! Hahahah. But Toby had other ideas.
Come 5pm I went to collect him and then I cooked tea. We watched the rugby (Ireland were destroyed) and went to bed.
Sunday morning the wind had died away to nothing. The sofa again pulled me to read. Mike again had to work, on day job stuff this time. And after lunch Toby pronounced he was bored and wanted to play with Duncan and Emerson. Bit too late to organise that so I took him to Te Papa. Mike met us in town and I got my iced coffee from Joe's Garage. See Facebook for the evidence. Toby enjoyed his iced chocolate.
Toby and I then went to see Brave in 3D and I loved it. Toby also enjoyed it. Mike did still more work, back on tramping club stuff again. Whew! He tells me he made good progress.
Home to iron for the week (boring) and watch a movie with Mike. Great fun!
Have a wonderful week.
Love,
Angela
Friday, June 22, 2012
The Thursday with nothing for me and Toby...
Hi,
The harbour is beautiful this morning - my ride around the waterfront was lovely. The harbour is so still and the blue skies and beautiful sunrise made my day!
Yesterday I got a lift home with Rex in his car. We shoved my bike in the back and my two Fly Buys parcels (pizza stone and non-stick pan) and I was home with everything in one piece. Contemplating carrying it home on the bike wasn't looking like a lot of fun. I cooked dinner for me and Toby and we relaxed for the evening.
Mike went out beer tasting with work and Andrew went as well. He tells me the MC knew his stuff and knew a lot of the NZ craft brewers personally. He told them all about how the beers were made, what the difference is between stout and porter (ratio of roasted barley to chocolate malt, apparently), the history of why the different malts and hops are as they are and who likes what sort of flavours internationally, and so on. They must have had fun as they got home after midnight and Andrew stayed the night.
It is almost the weekend! Hooray! The weather is looking mighty fine today (Friday) and again on Sunday with some indeterminate weather tomorrow.
Mike might be headed off for a tramp with Andrew. We shall see. I need to help Toby with his project work for school and that is about all I have planned.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Angela
The harbour is beautiful this morning - my ride around the waterfront was lovely. The harbour is so still and the blue skies and beautiful sunrise made my day!
Yesterday I got a lift home with Rex in his car. We shoved my bike in the back and my two Fly Buys parcels (pizza stone and non-stick pan) and I was home with everything in one piece. Contemplating carrying it home on the bike wasn't looking like a lot of fun. I cooked dinner for me and Toby and we relaxed for the evening.
Mike went out beer tasting with work and Andrew went as well. He tells me the MC knew his stuff and knew a lot of the NZ craft brewers personally. He told them all about how the beers were made, what the difference is between stout and porter (ratio of roasted barley to chocolate malt, apparently), the history of why the different malts and hops are as they are and who likes what sort of flavours internationally, and so on. They must have had fun as they got home after midnight and Andrew stayed the night.
It is almost the weekend! Hooray! The weather is looking mighty fine today (Friday) and again on Sunday with some indeterminate weather tomorrow.
Mike might be headed off for a tramp with Andrew. We shall see. I need to help Toby with his project work for school and that is about all I have planned.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Angela
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