Houston – we have a problem!!!!

No words needed really – other than to say “Plasma or LCD, Wide screen & HD?”

In my office…

There is a theme happening, Can you guess what it is?

The Chocolate Moose is an interloper – but he smells like chocolate (mmmm….) and so gets to stay!

And yesterday there was an addition….

Isn’t it cool! My boss gave it to me before he left on yet another holiday!

Huntly Half Marathon

Well I did it….. As expected I wasn’t fast. I did it in 2 hrs 37min & 12 sec. I was 723rd out of 740 runners and 35th out of 36 women aged 40-44! And 21 walkers were faster than me!

I ended up walking some of it as I found it REALLY HARD from about 14 kms, but figure I only walked about 2k in total. When I am training my heart rate usually averages around 82% of its maximum – but on Sunday my average was 97%!!!!

There are photos here….. (my bib number was 76) they don’t do justice to my suffering!

Now we are thinking about doing the Taupo Half Marathon in August……..

Goodbye Poppa

Craig Terry (Terence Robert). Passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in the early hours of Tuesday 13 May, 2008. Dearly loved husband of Lyn for 41 years. Much loved father and father-in-law of Michelle and Rob Bull (Hamilton), Jo and John Franklin (Brisbane). Loved Poppa of Cameron, Logan and Deanna Bull, and Jade and Troy Franklin. Loved brother of Bruce.

Special thanks to GP Doco Steve and the Lung Transplant Team, Greenlane Hospital.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Hearty Towers, Lung Transplant Unit C/- Greenlane Clinical Centre would be appreciated or may be left at the Chapel.

A service for Terry will be held at the Fountains Memorial Chapel, corner of Wood and Elliot Street, Papakura on Saturday 17 May, at 1.30pm. Terry will be privately cremated.

Melissa’s Birthday..

Miss D was invited to Melissa’s birthday party. It was at Extreme Edge in Hamilton and a wonderful time was had by all. Miss D was a tad tired as it was the afternoon of the first soccer game, however, she still managed to do a couple of climbs and did really well for her size. My camera wasn’t working, but Sandrine took some photos & has kindly passed them on…………………. And because I was on the other side of the camera for once, there is even one of me

And then when Dad turned up to take us home, Albie had a turn.

We are going to go back again when Dad’s foot is better & everyone can have a go.

Today’s progress

Even with a trip to the physio progress has been made on the trailer……….

The new project is….

a trailer (not that the last project is finished) to lug around 5 pushbikes when we head to Rotorua.

This time both cars are in the driveway!!!!

First Soccer Game….

of the season for Bart today. I missed it and have no photo’s, but dad said he played well. On the way home he told Bart “He was on fire” today. Even though they lost 10-1……………

And Miss D & Albie had their first game EVER!!!

They played in Ngaruawahia this morning. It was a really good game – close, with their team winning 4-3 thanks to an own goal by the other side

They were both in there giving it a go and having fun. 1 of their team didn’t show, 1 decided she wasn’t playing no matter what, and then another decided 3/4’s of the way through the game that she was too tired and wouldn’t go back on.. so these four kids played a lot of the game…… And they did really well. The little girl who was too tired also played a great game when she was on. Looks like its going to be a good little team – and they have a really nice coach who is great with the kids.

And now we’re stocking up on….

Remember the toilet paper….. Now Albie seems to have decided that the best way to not have to feed the cat morning & night is to stock up there as well………….

That is enough food for all the neighbour cats as well as ours…. wonder if the hedgehogs eat biscuits as well as cat food. We catch them in Nonames food fairly regularly….

And speaking of Noname… At 19 3/4 people years (about 95 cat years) dementia is setting in. She was heading across the road to visit the neighbours…. would forget what she was doing and stop in the middle of the road for a cat nap. This wouldn’t be soo much of an issue if she wasn’t also getting deaf and couldn’t hear the cars, and have reduced vision and not see them. So we have cat proofed the back yard. Because the highest thing she can now climb onto is Albie’s bed, this wasn’t too hard. Rob got mesh from The Ware.house and put it over both gates. However, the old girl thinks she is a pow who needs to escape and is attempting to tunnel out…..

I suspect it will take her a while to get the hole big enough, but we are going to have to watch her!

And here’s an update on hedgehogs – they seem to prefer soft food not the biscuits… Just went outside and found this:-

Sorry its a bit dark – taken from the distance & only got the one shot in before it scarpered.