We have enjoyed a week of sunshine, with the days starting off clear and cold and ending up warm and clear. We lit the fire for the first time yesterday and it kept the front room all toasty.
We are all getting over our viruses and school has been a lot less busy for me this week as the seniors all go on exam leave. It is great to have a bit of respite to catch up on ... sleep, being normal and 1001 delayed jobs.
Last weekend really was unpleasant and the blog entry was written whilst being virally challenged. We had committed to killing and spit roasting a sheep for a Salvation Army band meal on Saturday night. It was a bit of a mare getting the job done, but with a lot of help from friends we managed it.
Just back from a good soccer game. Pamapuria 2 beat Kaingaroa 4-2. The opposition had no reserves and played a good passing game. But Pamapuria could rest their players with 4 reserves and even started to pass to each other at some points in the game. Paddy scored 2, with the second in the last minute of the match.
The pictures shoud be mostly self explanatory!
The cool looking dude with the shades is Stuart!
The jet landed at Kaitaia Airport a few weeks back and the 2 resident plane-spotters were up at the airport to look at it in minutes! (I am a birder and I married a plane-spotter - better than a bus-spotter I suppose!)
The sheep need a shear. The one eating out of Chantelle's hand is Ginny, very tame and staying on our maternity block.
And the team is most of Pamapuria 2, taken on the day the were thrashed by Eastern. The coach deserves a medal for his patience. I would find it hard to remain good-humoured and to strike his balance of taking the game seriously, so that the kids have a chance of winning, but also keeping it fun.
Finally Stuart again in his go cart. Currently stationary as the wheels are not attached to the shell, but one day .... it might get finished.
