Pictures of my (littlest) funny boy. I watched him tonight with a nail file, trying to shape his toenails - as he saw me do yesterday. I tried to get a photo but this was the best I could do.

Then I saw him getting some tissue to wipe his nose and then put it in the rubbish bin.

When I took these Lachie was already in bed. He didn't have a nap today (because we were at friends' for lunch) so he was very tired.

I am not feeling overly well myself. After I get some firewood in, I think I will go to bed.

Off to see a lady about kitchens tomorrow morning!

I'm feeling much better today. I went to work this morning. But it was totally great to just sit around home on Monday and Tuesday. Thank you Lord, that I don't work full time.

I did manage to get to the grocery store Tuesday afternoon so I could get some dinner on the table.

Jamie and Lachlan went and picked up a trailer load of firewood from Galatea yesterday. Not a whole lot, but better than nothing. Our fire is basically our only heating - we don't want to use the gas heater now we know how much water they produce - and the oil heater is only big enough to heat a bedroom.

The boys are asleep, Jamie has gone to work, so I guess I had better do some jobs around here!

Oh, What a Weekend..

We had our first weekend out of town for about six months. We went to a wedding up in Waipu, north of Auckland. We also took Jamie's Poppa along for the ride.

We started out on Friday night, dropping Fletcher with Steve & Ann about 5pm. I was a bit worried about how he would go, but by all accounts he was great. Lachie came with us.

Then we headed up to Auckland. We stayed in a (pretty crusty!) motel there for the night. Saturday morning we took Lachie to the airport to look at the planes and then headed for our bach at Langs Beach.

We were all really glad to get there. I think me and Jamie would have been happy to just sit back and relax but we had a wedding to go to, didn't we?!! Also by this time I was feeling worse and worse from a head cold. To cut a long story short, we were home early as the reception started at 4pm.

Then of course, the torrential rain started. I would have been happy to try and squeeze in an extra day there, but with the rain there seemed no point. So began our long journey home. I felt absolutely terrible in the back seat. And we made more stops than we normally would, as we had Lachie with us. It just makes the trip seem soooo much longer!!

We stopped for dinner at Steve & Ann's and were home by about 7.15pm. I think I was in bed by about 7.4opm! I feel much better than yesterday, but I don't plan on going anywhere, and wouldn't mind another nap.

To top it off, we left the cat inside all weekend!! She used a bath mat I had left on the floor as her toilet all weekend. Gross, yes, but at least she had the good sense not to use the couch or the carpet! Cats are fairly clean little creatures. Anyway, she doesn't seem any worse for wear after her little indoor adventure. Cats are fairly hardy little creatures too!! We WILL be getting a cat door at our new house!

And lastly, the wedding was lovely, the bride looked great, Rev. Dunn of Waipu Presbyterian did a great job of the ceremony...I just wish I could have enjoyed it in better health. And no, I didn't take any pictures of the weekend. None! Sorry. (Well, I do have some of the wedding, but seeing as you don't know the B & G...what's the point?)

House Update # 8

The concrete floor was poured on Friday! I haven't been out to look at it yet.

We also picked our joinery colour ("Ghost Grey") and our front door last week.

I really should make some progress on the kitchen front soon!

Wow, I have really not been in the blogging mood, have I?

We had a nice morning doing jobs around town and going out to the section. The concrete is almost ready to be poured, the section is looking quite tidy, you can see all the plumber's pipes sticking up. The floor looked bigger today. But then I think once the concrete is down it will look smaller again.

Hopefully I will post some pictures after the weekend!

Just a few hours after my last post...

I bought this really expensive mop at the store on Monday. And the matching bucket. All up it was nearly $40. (Mum, its one of those Vileda mops you have). I am pretty pleased with it - it certainly kicks those other "sponge on a stick" ones to the kerb. And I have mopped my kitchen floor twice this week!! Lord knows it was overdue.

Off to bed I think...

12 days since my last post!!

Its Thursday afternoon. Its cold! The fire is on. Jamie is shortly off to work. The boys are having (or supposed to be having) naps. So I thought it was a good time to post!

But what do I have to post about?? Things out at the house are progressing, I may drive out there this afternoon for a look. I have been to work briefly this morning and did my usual hours yesterday.

I took this picture of Fletcher on Monday night after me and him had been for a walk. I know I haven't taken many of Lachie lately, but he is just so unco-operative when I get the camera out, I can't be bothered with it. Fletcher went to bed without his dinner a few nights this week. He is not the type of child you can coax into eating. If he doesn't want it, he won't eat it. Last night I made macaroni 'n cheese, which I knew he would like. He think he likes mac'n cheese, scrambled eggs and sausages. And maybe tinned spaghetti. Those meals are not exactly chock full of vegetables!


This picture of me and Jamie was taken on Queens Birthday Monday. If you look closely you can really see my braces.

Might take a break and have a cuddle with my Fletcher.

The Weekend So Far

Lachlan headed off with Jamie Friday afternoon to stay with his Nana and Grandad. Jamie was going to Rotorua for work, so dropped him off on the way.

Jamie has been working in Murupara Friday & Saturday night, but staying in Rotorua.

Saturday afternoon I drove up to Lake Rotoma with Poppa and Fletcher, for Ann's birthday. Jamie came out for the afternoon too. We had a lovely afternoon. Then me and the boys stayed on for dinner and got home about 8.30pm.

Fletcher was soooo overtired after a busy day. I brought him into my bed at 10pm because he was crying and I didn't want him to wake Lachie. Then at 2.30am Lachie came in too! You would think it would be easy sharing a king size bed with two babies, but that wasn't the case. I didn't feel like I got much rest!

I got up at just before 6am and lit the fire because it was cold and I didn't fancy freezing my way through the morning.

All the boys are having naps - yes including Jamie! He is tired after his weekend of work and didn't get much rest at the motel they were all at.

That's all for now folks! I hope you enjoy the house update below.

House Update #7

BEFORE.....(taken Sunday 24th May)

AFTER.....(taken Saturday 31st May)
This picture below is taken by me standing in our bedroom. Can you see the pile of dirt nearest me? That is two of the bedrooms. To the left, on the otherside of the trench, is our patio.
This picture taken again, from our bedroom and looking toward the patio and living room.
I'm not sure what the function of those boards are - maybe to help the builder measure out and do the levels?? Can you see the trench and then the wire and post fence? In between that is how much yard we will have on that side of the house (Basically 3 metres all the way round, except by the garage, where it is 1.5m)!! Also the pile of dirt is our patio (that patio is featuring alot today!)

The section slopes off quite a bit under the garage, so we are getting lots of fill from the neighbour's, who just had to dig their section out. So it is actually great timing that they are building when we are!!

Here is Fletchie posing for a photo with Chelsea. Moments later he was trying to push her off as he heard the concrete mixer outside and wanted to have a look at that!!

They say that there are less photos of the second child, but that is certainly not the case with Fletcher! Here he is eating his breakfast with Chelsea's Tender Bear. Chelsea arrived at 7.45am and he woke up at about 8am! He is a great one for sleeping in.