Blog or facebook?

I was a bit suspicious of facebook when it started. But as more people join in and post photos and other interesting things, I wonder if it will replace blogs. I guess the difference is that blogs tend to involve more writing than Facebook, so I will use both for the while.

It is now week 3 of Term 3, and we hit the weekend in the best shae so far all term. Chantelle went down to her course for the first week, so that went by in a blur. I was so desperate to make good use of the weekend that I did not stop. Soccer with Paddy on Saturday, down at Ahipara. We won 2-1 in a tight game. The team are getting some good coaching from Darren and Carol, who give up a lot of their time to do this. Saturday kids soccer looks very jolly on the surface , but you don't have to stand on the sidelines for long to realize that some parents take it very seriously. The ref has a thankless task keeing an eye of the scrum around the ball. Imagine being a ref of a televised game! Everyone becomes an expert with the benefit of slow motion relays and multiple angles. The Saturday morning soccer refs are often the one parent who has the guts to get out on the field to take the job. Decisions are loudly commented on. It is quite a spectacle when combined with the action on the field. Add to that the little stories that you get to know about the young players, which ones don't pay too much attention, the ones who make good runs. Good stuff. Paddy had a good game, he has lost the touch he had when he played a few years back for scoring goals. He is good at using space and being there when the ball is kicked out of the pack. He seems to get on well with the rest of the team.

We went fishing in the afternoon at Aurere. Caught a really weird looking fish called a leatherjacket, that had a huge dorsal spine. Also got a kahawai, so we had fish for tea on Sunday.

Chantelle and I got crook the next week. Swine flu maybe -who knows what it was? Not nice anyway - achey, lacking energy with bad headaches that did not go away for several days. I was not right until yesterday really. So it is good to be going into the w/e feeling fit.

Paddy broke his arm last Sunday. He fell awkwardley on the trampoline. When he came home, I thought he looked a bit pale and gave him some ice and let him go on the computer. Chantelle got home and immediately realised that it was a break. She took him to kaitaia A&E and had it plastered on a Sunday night. Our hospital is not too bad after all.

pictures to follow.
Ciao