Mornings - Yukkkk!

You know those days when you wake up, well half wake, and would give anything for it to be a Sunday, or whatever your 'not having to get up day' is. And you know it isn't. They don't happen very often (I don't know if Eric would agree as I often give the impression that I'm having one of those days) but today I was - big time. My only consolation was that, apart from having to do the girls sandwiches before 7.45am when they leave for the bus, I didn't have to leave the house until 9am. I finally struggled out of bed and was late for everything I did all day. Went to a Maori provider to do a clinical assessment on a nurse who was nowhere near prepared, and on top of that she booked 6 children in for immunisations (we only needed 2) and none of them turned up!!!! From there I popped into Juliet and Kev for a coffee then into Hamilton for a meeting with a health manager and finally to the Mothercraft Unit at the hospital to talk to midwives.

Before leaving the house this morning I had a phone call from the Naughty Milkmaid or Bridget as we call her. Crisis point had been reached, 'Can I rent your cottage for a week or 2?'. Of course we said Yes and she arrived this evening. Actually it was the first time I'd met her. She was not here long (just long enough to eat - of course) as she had to attend a Young Farmers meeting in Cambridge. Phoning you Stan this evening when she gets back. She has a few days off so hopefully will have time to gather her thoughts and organise her life. This place is beginning to feel like a refuge for New Zealands waifs and strays, Carol, now Bridget.

By God it's been blowy today, trees down near J and K and bits of trees all over the place round here. Still blowing now so don't know what it will be like in the morning. After nights like these you have to be careful not to leave late for work as the chances are high that you'd have to clear small or big branches of the drive on the way out.

I'm shattered and at 20.40 it must be bedtime! (I think Bridget will horrified at the hours we keep. Sounds to me that she likes her late nights and social life, not forgetting the Jack Daniels hey Bloo?!!!!) If I could just get these 2 horrors to theirs. Off to Taumarunui tomorrow and have an evening meeting Te Kuiti at 7pm (TK is about 1 hr 30 min drive from home and Taumarunui is an hour or 2 further down country). So don't expect a blog entry tomorrow unless Eric chooses to do one.

Night night.