Well ok it hasn’t happened yet… but I’m sure something will crop up. It usually does. I took ‘three days off’ from the gym to clean the house in advance of the daughter arriving from the UK. The first day saw me having a blood test and shopping. Yesterday saw me sitting in a garage … More And todays disaster is… ?
We finally got the results of the ‘educational tests’ the eldest daughter took in school in September. These are the ‘guides’ the school uses to sort the students into ‘streams’ and classes. The four areas they tested were ‘Maths’, ‘Reading’, Spelling’, and ‘Written Expression’. In ‘Maths’ and ‘Written Expression’ she rated above ‘Average’. In ‘Reading’ … More Who's a clever girl then?
There I was rushing about this morning to get the kids off to school. I’d booked the car in for 9:00 a.m. for it’s 48,000 k service and wanted to get in and out quickly. Kids were dropped off and I zoomed away. I made good time despite it being early in the morning and … More Same old song.
Been moving along slowly. The car is cleaner than it was… but now I have a big box of rubbish to work through sorting out what to keep and what to sling out. Started in the study… which is to be turned into a bedroom for my two kids pro tem. Also made a start … More Slow progress.
I hate blood tests. I think I’m allergic to pain 🙂 This time I’m not even sure what they were for, though I’m sure Stephen Parsons does. Results in a week or two when I go back to see him… in the meantime… plodding on with ‘stuff’. About to clear out the car so it’s … More Blood tests – ewww.
Today I’d intended to spend all day working on the inside of the house starting to clean in ready for the arrival of the rellies. Unfortunately things never go exactly as planned and I have to go for a blood test first. This one requires ‘fasting’ for 12 hours so right now I’m really hungry. … More Tasks ahead?
Well inside is a tip. Outside is looking a little better… as it should be after the time I’ve spent out there! I had to mow the lawns again yesterday despite having only mowed it last weekend! Seems bizarre really… you feed and water it, then cut it short. May just as well leave it … More And our house?
Up to the Guide Hut early yesterday morning to do more watering of the turf. I realised when I’d finished that the hut isn’t inside the recycling are so was subject to water restrictions. This meant getting there much earlier. Had spent an hour and a half there pouring water in all directions when a … More Water, water everywhere.
The hordes will be descending upon us soon. The first contingent of the UK mob will be arriving on the 27th so the coming weekend will be the last chance to make some sort of impression on the mess. Of course we have no *time* free over the weekend to do anything… so lord knows … More Not long to go!
The daughter has her ‘Year 6 Formal’ coming up. To me this seems like a blatant money grab by the school. There isn’t a ‘dance’ for them… just an evening out with their parents – seriously! What’s worse is that the cost is $85 per parent and $45 for the child. So just to go … More Formally miffed.
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