Long time, no see......

Hi all

Sorry it's taken so long to get to you.

What with working all week and then enjoying each weekend with mum and aunt - it has been a very busy time!

Well, this weekend has been a little calmer due to copious amounts of rain! Yesterday we went to do the food shopping at good old Pak n Save and today went to see the movie with Jack Nicholson and lots of other famous people about 2 old men dying and what they got up to. Was very good, but quite sad. Had a bit of fun at the beginning of the film watching an old lady and her hubby groping for their seats in the dark and talking to each other in what they thought were whispers about how THEY CAN NIVER FIND A SEAT AND WHY ARE THESE PLACES SO DARK? etc etc

Last weekend saw us visiting good old Goat Island where mum and aunt took the glass bottomed boat to view the fush in that bursting with life marine reserve, and then mum proceeded to snorkel for the first time in her life! Needless to say she had a great time and completely disappeared, leaving me to search the waters for half an hour or so (fruitlessly), with visions of calling England to say I had somehow been responsible for her untimely demise, when I finally spied her sitting on her chair on the beach gaily chatting and gesturing to aunt on the abundance of wildlife in the water! Hey ho!

During the search for mother, I too saw loads of fush. I also - very carefully - glided over a rectangular piece of white jelly stuff aka a jelly fush! There was a little shark too! Upon arrival at home, later on, I noticed that another piece of marine wildlife had visited me - a sea louse! It left me with a very nice bite on my tummy - luverly! (For those interested - it looks a bit like a large mozzie bite and is a bit itchy!).

Here are some - yukky yukky yukkity yuk.....



We have also visited some more hot pools - at Miranda. Spent a lovely day there just splashing gaily in the warm water. In fact, it was quite a cloudy day and I STUPIDLY did not apply any sun cream. Consequently, I was the hilarious butt of laughter at that evening's barbecue with my bright red face and white circles around eyes, complete with white lines heading towards ears from my sunglasses/swumming goggles. I looked FAB! It was also very good for visiting my chiropractor 2 days later with a lovely red back and fetching white cross (cossie straps) in the middle of it! Bless him, he did not utter a single mention of it! No snide comments of 'x marks the spot' etc were forthcoming - thankfully - even though it was probably highly tempting.

Well - I must be off cos I'm supposed to be getting stuff ready for school and this is not really helping!

My new job seems ok and I am enjoying teaching year 7's a lot! Although, I had forgotten how much girls giggle at the most inconsequential things. It's also rather irritating at times when the kids snigger at certain words said in the most innocent of ways - eg 'nuts' and 'reproduction' etc - sigh - I guess it's the age. I also have to go through the whole yoghurt pronunciation again too. Oh well.....

Son is now well and truly enrolled at Auckland uni - he will be spending Thurs and Fri this week getting to know others on his course and where everything is etc. All very exciting for him!


Tata and see yers all soon.

x Sue