Sitting in the living room with Carol, Eric and the girls eating a bar of white Toblerone (Thank You Mom and Daddy - it wasn't meant for Xmas was it?!?!?!) having just had a pizzas on the deck. It is 7pm and I'm sure it must be nearly bedtime!
I drove to Auckland airport yesterday with the girls to collect Carol at midday and was back up there at 9pm today to collect Eric. Eric arrived, ill with a sore throat, tired through lack of sleep (over the last 10 days not just 24 hours) and grumpy!! He improved significantly after the cooked breakfast Carol made, a shower and shave. I am impressed that he has managed to get through the day without snoozing.
Back to yesterday. Harriette was going to go to school to hand in her budgeting project in the morning but was unable to complete it as the computer locked up for 2 days and she didn't have it on disk. She therefore stayed off. I had a quick tidy up, having been up til gone midnight trying to get some semblance of order in the place, and we tottled off. Carol arrived looking pale and immaculate, not the healthy loooking country girl that left here 6 months ago. The weather was gorgous (I was pleased, it would have been awful for her to have arrived in the rain) and she spent the afternoon by the pool. She is delighted to be back here and it is good to have her back. We had supper on the deck, well we started to, it then became rather blowy so we adjorned to the kitchen. This morning it was up again at 6.30am for the second trip to Auckland.
Richard, our shearer phoned this morning and asked if he could shear tomorrow (I phoned him to ask when he could do it a few weeks ago). My heart sank! Not tomorrow, my only lie in and Eric's first morning back. "Yes" I said " what time?" I was most relieved when he said 1.30. R+R were going to pop in pm tomorrow so I have phoned to re-arrange that for am. Bridget is calling in after work. Our poor shep missed out on their May shearing this year. Normally Claire tells us when she is getting her sheep done and we put ours in to be done at the same time but she didn't this year. By the time we got round to phoning we had started lambing and it seemed to take about 6 months to have 8 or 9 lambs so they didn't get done. Poor things, they must be exhausted carrying all that fleece around.
Eric has had an amazing time away and I cannot say Thank You enough to all of you who contributed to his ticket. I have asked Stan for a list of all who did so we can say Thank you individually but I think the chance of me getting it is about zero. Bloo Thank you so much for risking your credit card for this and I hope that you are not out of pocket. Thank you Helen and Carol also. Everyone I have told has commented on what brilliant mates Eric must have to do such a thing - I agree.
Eric unpacking was great. I got...... an IKEA catalogue. Thank you sooo much M+D. I also got heaps of Thorntons toffee and chocolates as well as 2 Toblerone bars. I am presuming that these are Xmas pressies and we will save all, but afore mentioned bar already consumed , for then. Big Thank Yous. I also got a giant packet of HobNobs and 4 packets of custard creams. Just as well I don't do diets isn't it. I have to say I have no intention of sharing hobnobs with ANYONE!!!
I actally got down to my veg plot today. I planted some lettuce and pepper plants. I am a bit stymied until my poo comes. I must phone again on Monday. They said it would be here on Tuesday last week but I've only phoned twice and it usually takes 5 calls before it actually arrives, in true kiwi style!!
I'm going to eat my strwberries and cream that Alice has just haned me and go to bed. Night night all.
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