It is still raining and now we are ill!

Well we could be in Lancashire the way the weather has been this week. Cold winds and heavy showers. Last w/e there was so much rain that the river that flows past the start of Church road ad risen by 6 metres. I did wonder if it would go over the top before I got back from school. Fortunately it did not. In fact the council are pleased that the drains coped with such a lot of rain as they have been removing silt and obstructions over the past year and this was the first dbig test of how well they had done their work.
The dampness took its toll and whilst the rest of the family soldiered on, I took thursday and Friday off work. It was very quiet and restful being at home with just the animals for company all day. I am over the worst of it and hope to get back to things on Monday.
Other news: Eric has started working out 3x a week at a local gym. Chantelle is going as well, so they are spending quite a bit of time inspecting muscles in front of the mirror for early signs of swelling. Myself I don't see what's wrong with taking an axe to the pampas when you want an upper body workout, but I guess it is not the same.
There are some signs of spring in the air. The nights are slowly but surely getting shorter. Being a nerd through and through I have marked the outline of Kaitaia Heights onto our kitchen window and I am marking the position of the setting sun every week. it is good to see it heading back towards Ahipara and getting later by a few minutes each night. Early on in the week I was able to go down to the dam and cut scrub for an hour in the light after work. The chucks have started laying again, production began within 2 days of my increasing their rations and giving them layers mash.
Pictures may follow when I take some.