It's been a difficult but fun two weeks but we have now traversed the snowy capped mountains from Auckland to the Hawkes Bay and are having a blast. It is cold but sunny and the food and clear air and cheap but excellent wine is fab. The girls have done really well, MsA2 lost the plot last night but after their first full day at pre-school they came home happy and knackered

The Beags and The Evil Ginger Thing and dear XH arrive tomorrow and MrA is making the killer 12 hour return trip to get them while I feed out horses and play housewife. Our house isnt finished yet and we are staying in a fully self contained dear little cottage for $50 a night. The cold was challenging but has been allievated by my sniffing out the sales at KMart and buying two 7 plate oil heaters for $39, crispy warm tonight. The girls are loving their zoo theme hotties.
The next few weeks entail me water blasting and painting the house, us gathering our horses together and finishing the inside. Oh and look for a job for me. Somewhere.
But just wanted to say hi and to say THANK YOU for being so great for the past 10 years, I loved being in Sing but happy to be back here xx