Monday Monday

Monday and the weather was absolutely beautiful. It's the end of winter but it was more like late spring. 16 Centigrade, blue skies, no wind! I came home for lunch and sat with the ranchsliders open, it was a real battle to go back to work after lunch lol!

Yesterday I went down to the gliding club and saw a dual tow for the first time- pretty spectacular to see the tow plane towing up TWO gliders at the same time! Then I went over to the Aero club, I'd brought my briefing notes and checklists but being such a nice day theyw ere really busy, and I had to wait more than an hour for a plane to be free so I could go and sit in the cockpit and use my notes to go thru the checks. That was easier and I could remember more. Then one of the instructors came out and went thru the pre-flight check. I did pretty well, he only had to prompt me a few times and I was able to answer most of the questions he asked about why we were checking certain things. He also taught me some more things it would be prudent to be looking out for, like leaking brake fluid and checking the nose wheel.

I'd only been home for a few minutes when Kathryn came with the girls. She won an Ipod and was having trouble uploafing music to it,so Andrew helped her with that and then she left to get her nails done. I took the girls out for a bit, we went down to the beach near a stream and watched people whitebaiting. They went paddling in the stream so I had to take my shoes off as well. It wasn't too bad, I couldn't feel the cold after a few minutes as I couldn't feel my feet after that time it was that cold lol. They tried to look for whitebait, then we had fun playing in the sand and looking for shells and driftwood- they only got a little bit wet lol and Anahera managed to rescue her shoes before they floated TOO far down the stream!!
KAthryn got back about 6.30 and we had fish n chips for tea. I also finished the baby crew neck sweater the night before although my sewing up sucks and may have to redo it on one side. I had two balls of the pipkin wool left over so am doing another baby beanie.

Well must finish, I have 2 days worth of dishes (shock horror) to wash up!

And yet another week

Another week has gone by fast. Busy at work- and at my second job, it was nearly midnight before I got home from there on Wednesday. I was sooo tired for the rest of the week. She has offered me a full time job too. Now it's a long time since I've been in that position- being in a stable job and then having another fulltime job offered to me. I thought about it and have decided to stay where I am. Yes I may complain about my current fulltime job but really apart from boredom we're treated pretty well. We may put in a lot of hours sometimes but I guess really it's not physically tough and the pay is good. The other job would be a risk as it's such a new company.

I actually have enough money for a flying lesson now- but then we were checking on the Air NZ website yesterday and there are cheap flights to Christchurch in October. I've texted Phil to ask if I could come down and stay with him and Magenta just for a weekend in October but I haven't heard back from him. I hope he replies real soon as the tickets will go fast.

My knitting has gone a little slowly. I only have the shoulder bands to do and the sewing up of the baby crew neck sweater. I went and looked in a wool shop today- oh I bought a new pattern book a couple of days ago- adult summer knits - and I wanted to see what types of wool would be suitable. I want to get machine washable wool.

Kathryn wants me to look after the girls for a couple of hours tomorrow (Sunday) while she gets her nails done. She won an IPod shuffle through her work and she's going to bring it up so Andrew can show her how to use it.

Have a good week and I'll try and post in a couple of days!

Busy Week

It's Sunday already...
What a week of work - three days I worked an hour extra, 3 nights I was on call, I didn't get home from my second job on Wednesday night until 11.45 pm, and I had to work 6 days. Today I'm tired- I wonder why?? Does it seem to anyone else that sometimes all you seem to do is work but then you still can't live off the extra money?? My power bill was $203 for the month- and there's only 2 of us at home. Does the computer really eat up that much power or was it the heater? I hardly ever use the dryer or the oven so I know it's not that.
Andrew and some of his mates went out drinking last night- I'm a typical mum, I'm never happy until I know he's home safe, which was 4am. He and his mate Murray were sensible tho, they got a taxi home almost to the door. (they only had $20 and had to get out when the meter got to that lol).
Today I went down to see mum at the rest home and showed her all the knitting I've done, and the next projects I want to do. Took her some daffodils as she never wants to go out now, and it was good to have a bit of spring in her room.
Then I went and had lunch with Kathryn and the girls. Kaya and Anahera were riding their bikes and trying out the roller blades. Next thing I did was go to the mall for vacuum cleaner bags and also I bought some feathers wool from the $2 shop - blue- I think I'll knit feathers scarves for my sister and mum's cousin who both live in England.
Then back to the Aero club. Quite a bit of activity today with the helicopters and GA planes. I spoke to one of the instructors briefly to say I realise now why the last lessons I'd had back in January were such shockers. They were trying to prepare me for going solo and I blew it completely, just went to pieces with the pressure.... hmmm... maybe I won't fly solo but I'm still going to fly from time to time.
Nearly time to go cook tea- and do more knitting- and maybe pull out my flight briefing notes. Another day off tomorrow yayy!

Ruth

Computer Fixed

Yay the computer is fixwd. Andrew lost a lot of the stuff he had saved on it when he had to reformat, and it took a few days to get the cable modem re-established but hey it's working again now.

Tuesday night last week it was Anahera's birthday- can't believe she's now 8! She had a good birthday. Andrew and I went and had dinner- she chose butter chicken and ice cream. Kathryn and Tahi bought her roller blades and then Kathryn took her and some of her friends to SkateN Blade on Sunday.

I've been busy knitting and have finished the baby jacket. It looks pretty good- I bought some star shaped buttons and mum sewed them on for me when I went to visit her at the Rest Home. I also knitted a baby beanie and mittens and now I've started a baby rug.

Saturday I went down to the aero club and sat in the cockpit of one of the C152s and tried to remember all the checks and I've sure forgotten some of them! I must pull out my notes and briefings and go thru them.

This week I'm working 6 days. I'm also on call tonight and have to start work an hour earlier tomorrow.

Does anyone read my blog?? It's probably really boring LOL!

Home Computer down

Andrew's computer at home is down, so I have no computer or internet access at the moment, don't know how long fer. I can only access the work one for this when the boss is not here.

Hope to catch up and blog soonish!

Weekend - yay!

SAturday 6 August 2005

Hey hey it's the weekend, and the weather today is glorious. I was wanting to go into Wellington and go walking and exploring, but we have the vet appointment in Otaki at 11am, which is 20 kms in the other direction, so I won't have enough time to do it today. And it's such a nice day for flying... if I had the money.

Last night I sewed up about 25 of the peggy squares that mum had knitted a long while ago and will send them to my brother as a cat blanket. (he wanted it). Then I have to decide whether I do more knitting on the baby jacket, or whether I start trying to knit some fingerless mittens for Phil.

60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. I hope such things NEVER happen again. I admire our country's non-nuclear stance and sincerely hope that if we have a change of government at next month's elections that they will honour that. Most NZers don't want anything to do with nuclear weapons or energy. We're a small country that could very much be at the will and whim of other larger countries, it's much safer for NZ to continue as we have been. We can offer moral support to the US and Australia and of course Britain, and help in practical ways- but not with troops for fighting. Well anyways, that's my opinion!

Enjoy the weekend!

Busy

Thursday 4 August 2005

Posting this at work, so it will be quick. (While the boss is away the staff do play). Real busy yesterday- I work 2 jobs on a Wednesday- my usual full time job, then a second job from 6-11pm. Generally I get home about 11.30pm. I did have time in my lunch hour yesterday to do a bit of knitting- got about 6 rows to do, and the tassels, and the weaving in of ends etc. Then I'll do some more to the baby jacket. Oh and I still have 2 balls of black feathers wool left, I might even make myself a scarf!

Also talked to Penelope, my boss at the second job, about flying- she used to be a flying instructor. I can see more clearly now where I was going wrong at the last (bad) lesson I had in January. I guess I sort of blew it all by myself lol! But now I know what I was doing so when I get back to flying I can work on it.

Enjoy the rest of the day! I've got grocery shopping to do after work, and have to go and see my mum in the Rest Home to oversee the signing of her will, also drop some more wool off to her.

Posting again

Hey well, it is a novelty lol! I've gotta fly soon and pick Andrew up from Polytech, he's been working on the Help Desk this evening- one way of him earning while he's studying.

I must pull out my flight briefing notes sometime and go through them, maybe rewrite some of them to make them easier to remember. I'll leave the study for Meteorology though, there's no hurry with that. Might take a single flight sometime soonish, not a lesson as such, just to regain the sensation and feeling of flying. I find I get a bit of vertigo if it's been a while since I've been in the air.

Oh, i DID manage to have a 25 minute walk after work around the streets near the office- first time in 2 1/2 months that there was the remains of the sun to be seen while I was out. I enjoyed that, must get back into walking now the evenings are beginning to get longer. One sight I saw and took a pxt of, was a huge tree that had been uplifted and was sitting on the back of a truck and trailer unit to be transported. That tree was HUGE!

Fine day- but I missed it!

Tuesday 2 August 2005

Beautiful weather today - cool, clear and sunny. I hung the washing out before I went to work and came home at lunch and got to bring it in dry- a real bonus for winter. But I was working. Why is it that the REALLY nice days coincide with work! Come the weekend and it rains... has anyone else noticed that??

The cat (Christie) is still sick so I've finally made an appointment at the vet for her. She's 14 now, so maybe it's old age.

Can't wait to finish knitting Tahi's scarf. When I figure out how to put pictures in this blog I'll post pics of my knitting.

Have a nice rest of the day!

Busy Day

Monday 1 August 2005

Well, a busy day. Because we are renting, we have to have 3 monthly inspections of the property, and our next one is due on Wednesday. So I've been cleaning the oven, fridge, freezer, shower, bathroom, floors, vacuuming. tidying etc. As wellas the usual washing, ironing, dishes and errands!

Kathryn and the girls have just called around so I must fly!

First time poster

Sunday 31 July 2005

Here's my first try at posting to a blog-unfortunately, so far the blog is shown as unknown,lol! So this might be an abortive attempt at the world of blogging - we shall see!