May 21, 2013

  • Tuesday 21st May

     

     

     

    I didn't dally in bed too long this morning.
    Still hadn't managed to do all my packing so after I got the kids moving I had my shower and sorted clothes.
    As my room is still in a bit of an upheaval I had to fossick to find things.
    Seb arrived before I had finished.
    We had a lot to discuss and details to sort out so spent an hour or so in the study talking.
    Soon after 11pm I realised the kids were actually not doing a lot so I cracked the whip and got them moving.
    I wanted to leave by midday as I needed to get to Nelson to not too late.

    Seb helped me repack the Regulus.
    I had to leave behind all the recycling as we had too much of our own gear.
    I will just have to try and take it out next time.

    Anson came round before we left, we said goodbye to the two boys and left by 12:30pm.
    The road was very muddy and slippery.
    I only got the first corner and I was skidding into the water table.
    I freaked a bit but managed to carefully skid drive my way down and we were soon over the worst.

    I was sposed to be towing a trailer out to Rai Valley but Seb reorganised his schedule and took it out instead and did a few other jobs at the same time.
    Shoshannah was nursing a small box containing her budgie all the way out.
    She had advertised her birds last week and has managed to sell one thus far.
    We arrived in Nelson at 3pm, dropped Helene off at her backpackers and then Mahalia & Azzan at the library.

    Zipped up the street to drop off hire dvds before meeting up with Pat at Hangar 58.
    Nathan had a day off but came to see me there too.

    Pat and I had a lot to talk about so ordered some coffees and whiled away the better part of an hour.
    Shoshannah's lady arrived to pick her budgie and nesting box - she came back inside with money in her pocket looking very happy.
    She went off cruising the shops for a while.
    Mahalia & Azzan walked up to join us as they were getting bored at the library.
    Mira arrived so got to meet the kids.
    We left around 5pm and went to pick up the children's plane tickets from Roni.
    Azzan is the first to be flying the coop.
    He leaves on Thursday for 2 weeks with Sunni & Mat in Auckland.

    It was getting cold and dark so time to head through to Richmond and drop Shoshannah off at Sasha & David's.
    Then Azzan and I zipped around Pak'n'Save and picked up a few groceries so he could make his lunch for school tomorrow.
    He likes to get salad vegetables and fill his own bread buns.

    We finally got to Andrea & Ross's place and quickly unpacked the Regulus.
    I was so weary and my headache was still hovering.
    We enjoyed a tasty dinner together with the kids and Ross bantering in very fine form.
    The kids sat and downloaded podcasts on my laptop while Andrea and I talked.
    Finally got them off to bed around 9pm.
    We talked some more and then I headed down to my cave with Andrea's large umbrella as it has begun raining since I arrived.

    The forecast this morning said we are in for a wet cold week.
    Looks like it has begun.