Another week has gone

Here is a pxt of Yana taken on Saturday at her 1st birthday party. Tim and Sarah had about 60 people there! They held it at their church hall and there was loads of food. Yana got loads of presents too! I took Andrew, Anahera and Kaya to it.

It's been a 3 day holiday weekend this time and the weather has been wet, cloudy and quite cold- the WHOLE time. Forecast is rain for tomorrow as well. I tend to go stir crazy if I'm inside for too long. I did go out yesterday for a short walk in the rain because I'd had enough of being inside. I'm on call today (Public Holiday) as I need some spending money when I go down to Christchurch for a few days in a couple of weeks.

Well, the lease is definitely not being renewed on this house. I'm quite sad as I really like this place, it's so sunny and light (when there is sun lol) and I like being near the sea. So, it looks like I will have to move into the place that Tim and Sarah are buying. I'm really sorry to say I will be moving there rather reluctantly.

I am taking the new job, I start on 8 January. It will be hard work, but there may be some flexibility in it- if I work longer hours one week I could work shorter the next hopefully.

Here's hoping the spring weather will settle down soon- before I suffer too much from sun deprivation lol!

Sunday's here

And that's always a good thing after a 6 day working week! The weather hasn't improved any- it's grey dull and drizzly like it's been most of the time lately- but the forecast does have a change coming- rain!!!

I've been offered a job. Full time. Working for the lady I did the wages for last year. She'll match my hourly rate, although I would be getting less money- partly due to losing on call with the books which gives me extra- and partly because of extra petrol costs. It's a one way drive of around 22 kms compared to 6 kms now. It'll be a smaller team and I would miss the people I work with now (well most of them lol). However, it's a new challenge and I would be learning new things. I would basically be running the office. Kind of scarey- learning to do company taxes, accident compensation payments, GST, wages and conditions- and probably balancing the accounts- help! I am considering it, I have a week or two to make up my mind.

Andrew's in Christchurch for the weekend staying with Phil and Magenta, and spending up large I believe! He's buying snow gear and he reckons he wanted to get a snowboard- not sure how he'll bring that back on the plane!

Hope everyone's had a good weekend!

However...

....the showers do mean there are pretty rainbows about!

The Grandchildren

Above: Anahera left, Kaya at right

To the left, Yana











The weather has been cold again with very strong winds, cold showers and snow on the hills. Real unseasonable for the time of year. We've had a few hours of sun late afternoon, and it's meant to be wet AGAIN by midday tomorrow. Sigh.

Not ungrateful

I don't want to appear ungrateful to Tim and Sarah, but it feels like control of my life has gone again a bit. Sarah was saying things like, "well we live in a house and an area we don't really like, we won't have any spare money either" but I've been there done that, and I don't think they realise that. I've brought up 4 kids on my own for years, I've already had to sacrifice and live in a house that was less than satisfactory when they were young. I've already had my struggle, and to be asked to sacrifice and struggle again in a tiny house with no storage and a big increase in rent.... I don't really want to do it. Tima dn Sarah say it's only a start for them and maybe in 2-3 years they will be able to buy a bigger house. But who knows what the housing market may be like in the future. And to be in that house for 20 years??? I don't think I can do it.
I am grateful in principle with what they want to do for me but not the way they're doing it.