Gosh if I don't blog soon......

As I type Eric is cutting up meat in the kitchen (what else?!), Harriette is examining the prospectus from college and debating what options to take next year (it's looking like French, Wood tech and Performance music). Maths, English, PE, Drama, Art, Science, Health and IT are compulsory. Alice has taken herself off to bed after Guides and me, well I'm typing aren't I!!

We had Chilli done for the freezer last Friday. It was a sad day and I kept well out of the way. Chilli you may remember was semi handreared when he was found hypothermic and unable to stand. I hand milked mom (Pepper) and fed this to Chilli. Employing the homekill guy to do the dirty deed was an easy option but I'm afraid makes for a far less interesting entry than Carols account of 'Come in 47'. Actually I've just looked back and there is no account of Chilli's arrival, before I entered Blogland obviously, and probably just as well. Anyway... Eric is busy making sausages with the last of the pork as we are endeavouring to empty the chest freezer to accomodate the beef currently cooling in the walkin one. Carol the shelves were removed before putting the beast in and it was cut into eigths - sooo much easier!!

Although I have not blogged for awhile not a lot has happened. The big news of course is that Dom and Daddy are en route, somewhere in Auz as I type. Not sure when they will be here, they haven't booked their flights yet, but I don't think it will be too long. True to Mom and Daddy's luck, house prices have gone mad (upwards) and the kiwi dollar is at it's highest against the £ for ages. Still, at least they have their residency and are here now, well almost here. They are looking to settle in Katikati, about an hour from here near the Bay of Plenty coast.

I checked the goosers yesterday. One of the 2 goosers has no longer got any eggs under her, and no gooslings!! I think it might be the rats. We need to investigate. Gooser number 2 sits on the edge of the nest still has her clutch under her. Maybe it won't be goose for Xmas dinner.

No don't faint but Eric caught a fish!!!! Whats more, it was a fairly large trout, enough to feed 4 in the evening. On Sunday, the reason Eric could not be found was that when he had been fishing off the jetty some local with a boat (just a little Eric sized boat) offered to take him out on the lake. He, Eric, caught 2 trout, a tiddler and this one. I did not have my camera with me but Mandy took a photo. I just hope she sends it to me so I can post it. He was sooooo chuffed.

I must conclude this and go and pack meat, just what I always wanted to do at 9.30 at night!!!