Kia Ora When we left you last week we were heading into autumn and I said we might need to keep an umbrella with us at all times and we were not wrong the rain kept on coming. On Tuesday there was drizzle falling again and I set off for a real walk around "tiki tour" I had no idea where I was going but set off (with my brolley) to see where I ended up.After 2.5 hours walking around and finding some new places I returned home a little wet and I hadn't ...

Kia Ora guys It was Easter Monday so Mel was off for the day,because of the car trouble the first job this morning was oil for the car.It turned out we needed a litre and the car garage took care of it for us.Because the shops were shut yesterday it meant that we had to do our grocey shopping today,it reminded me of Xmas Eve at home as the place was packed with people,it is amazing what one day of shop closure does!!!! Tuesday wasn't too eventful ,I put the fin...

Kia Ora Monday 6th April 2009 My main job today was trying to get an answer on where we had got to with my permit extension to allow me to stay in the country once my tourist visa ran out at the end of April. I had lodged for an extension nearly 3 weeks ago and heard nothing. After a phone call and pressing a few buttons to navigate the menus I found out that I had been issued a case worker but that was as far as it had got so it was more waiting for now. On a...

Monday 30th March 2009 Our Monday started just like any other persons would,but for some reason with a bit more energy than usual.The alarm played at 6.45am and we wiped away the sleep from our eyes and got ready for the day ahead. Mel went off for her first day of training which she would be on all week at the hospital and I set about cleaning the house,thankfully with it being small it doesn't take too long to do!! After my flip flops had given way last Sund...

Kia Ora Monday 23rd March 2009 With Mel working late today Monday was always going to be tough to fill.Fortunately I had quite a bit to take care of to stop the cabin fever setting in!!! Normally Mel would be home around 5pm but because she worked late it was nearly 9.30pm when she got in and she didn't look as tired as I expected.Mel has settled so well into the job and is loving the challenging role,it's like the job was meant to be.Because Mel is working no...