OK one wedding but they did it twice! Our TV has been pulled out in the name of history this week. We watched both the wedding and the funeral. Well Eric and I did. Harriette was ill the day of the funeral and only managed the first 45 minutes or so before going to bed and she spent the wedding in the bath. Alice fell asleep during the funeral (well it was 10pm) but was glued to the TV this morning for the wedding. I, like most of the British public I guess, have mixed feelings about the wedding. Yes Charles should be able to marry the woman he loves, and he abviously sees something in her having stuck the relationship for so long, but... well, Diana and being the head of the church mmmmm, doesn't feel right. Principle or not, I am a royalsist and had to watch. I must say I loved the outfit worn for the blessing! And all that pomp and circumstance - I love it. Reminds me of the fact that we are British, regardless of how naturalised we feel.
Back to Cedar Lodge. Life is passing in a blurr at the moment. This week as well as the usual rushing around I have had 4 trips to the doctors, Harri's music camp and a talk at the vets! Harriette, as you know, had a yukky toe. On Thursday I went and picked her up from school Her teacher knew I was coming but she didn't. She got into the car telling me she wasn't having it done. 'What do you want for a treat afterwards?' I asked. 'Nothing, I'm not having it done!' By now she is in tears. Siting at the doctors she is on the verge of hysteria and panics everytime Andy came out (which he did quite often). Into the room and, taking of her sandals and getting onto the bed, she is still telling me she isn't having it done! Andy was brilliant and joked around with her. I have to say Harriete was very good and despite being it pain did not even twitch her leg. I was almost in tears with her at one point asking myself if it was really the right decision putting her through this. Time will tell. The toe has healed beautifully.
So that was 2 trips to the doctors. On Wednesday night I thought Alice was getting tonsillitis again. Now my usual tack is to tell her (and myself) that it will clear up and wait until she is really poorly before taking her in (by which time it's the weekend and the doctors bill is 3 times more expensive!). I decided on a different approach this time. I would take her sooner rather than later. Saw Adrian this time who told me she was fine! I had a trip in and got antibiotics for a skin infection. We have never had as many antibiotics as we have had since living here!!
Eric is sitting next to me as I type, on the other computer flying planes. He blames Martin for this, it is the same one he was hooked on when we last visted them in Somerset, and his colleague Pete, who lent the programme to him. He (Eric) is quite funny to watch having sat here with his hands wrapped round his head as he landed saying, in a panicy fashion, 'Ohhhhh I'm going to crash' then sighing loudly as he lands safely. He then read the book and said 'That's OK, you don't do much when your landing'!!!
Harriette's music concert went OK. It is good for the children to be able to perform in this fashion. They have 2 schools with 2 bands (junior and senior) and a choir, about 300 kids in all. They could do with a PA system there though for the teachers talking in between. They also had a brass ensemble from Matamata who were very good (and I don't like brass instuments as a rule) and an intern Japanese teacher from Te Awamutu Intermediate who played piano and sang a Japanese folk song. He was fabulous.
The following evening we went into the vets for a talk. Nigel (our local vet) had been out to Sri Lanka to desex dogs and inject them against rabies as part of an Humane project. He went out with less than 2 days notice, and had an amazing trip. It was really interesting. Matamata has since got involved in raising funds to buy outboard motors for the fisherman in the village he was in. Apparently they lost their motors but not their boats.
I must go and watch Billy Connelly. This is the last in the series then the TV can go back into hibernation until the Lions tour.
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