Dreadful news from Japan

Jon left to catch his flight at 6.30. I had breakfast and then took Tot for her walk and met Tricia. She told me she was planning a BBQ as a farewell party for her son, Cameron, who has been seconded from the NZ Navy to the UK Navy for 18 months. He is a lovely boy and I used to meet him, when he was home from uni, in the park when he was walking their dog and we used to chat about Spain as he was learning to speak Spanish. They did a whole pig roast last year but this year it is just a normal BBQ.

I went to the Red Cross and did my shift and had a call from Heather to say she had a migraine so I had to go and bring her home. She spent the afternoon in bed.

I saw Kim and she thanked me for the present for the children, she is just about packed to go off to Oz

I did my ironing

Huge crash outside, then a lot of shouting. Flynn had kicked his ball through the bedroom window and his dad was really angry, poor Flynn he seems to draw trouble like a magnet and seems to be always doing something wrong.

I went to get my washing in a bit later and Kim asked me if I had heard all the shouting!!! Poor girl they are trying to get ready to go on a first holiday abroad with the children and she was stressed anyway, Brent was late coming home from work and the kids were very excited and then Flynn kicked the ball through the window!! They had to get an emergency glazier who came in 15 minutes, charged a lot of money but at least he fixed the window. Flynn was sitting on his bed crying so he will be very subdued at the start of the holiday. I did see the car leaving a bit later as they were going to stay with her mum in Auckland so they could get to the airport at 4.00 on Saturday for their very early flight. I hope they have a good time and Flynn stays out of trouble.

We had Chinese tonight which was not very good and I wished we had stayed with our usual fish and chips.

We watched a film but Heather went to bed before the end and then came straight back up to tell me the news of the quake in Japan and the dreadful tsunami.

NZ is now on tsunami alert.

I hope Jon get back safely tomorrow

WEATHER
Beautiful day again 27 degrees