Well I slept better than I thought I would last night as Jon was away in Auckland and it was my first night in this house. It did creak a lot but it was fine. I was up and just about to shower when I heard the front door and it was the courier bringing a birthday present for Heather from Sami.
I went out to my keep fit class with my big bag of lemons and we worked hard as I was sweating after the class which is good. I stayed for a coffee and a chat and dished out the lemons.
On my way home I stopped at Maungatapu post office to send Heather's phone back as it is broken and has been for months and she has only just got the letter sorted to send it off. I hope it gets back before she goes home. The postmaster told me the last date for posting to UK is 2 December so I had better get a move on as I haven't written a card yet.
When I got back I was going to dye my hair but I started doing a few things in the house, bathrooms etc, and just as I was about to go and do it the man came to fix the dryer so I had to wait. Hopefully, the dryer will work now and not just once!
I did my hair and then took Tot out to the park and met a Scottish lady, Mary, who was very nice and we chatted for a while. Her husband died 18 months ago and she says she has only just started going out again. She has lived in NZ for 50 years. Her son is a pilot for Air NZ and does the long haul flights and she has a daughter in Oz who is doing a masters degree but they are both single so no grandchildren so she is rather lonely.
I then had a late lunch and sat and read my book for a while and before I knew it Alison was at the door. It was nice to see her and she looks very well and has lost 2 stone but it is a very strict diet and not one I would like to do but it suits her. Bronwyn was doing a funeral and so came on a little later. They both liked the house and garden and we had a nice catch up.
As soon as they had left I rushed over to the Mount to meet Heather, Michelle, Lisa and Chloe to play beach volley ball!!! A bit of a joke as I have never played in my life. After a nervous start I did really well and scored points with my serve but I was not so good at getting it back over the net but compared to all the other players, who were all young, I did pretty well and, more importantly, I really enjoyed it. My torn muscle gave me a few problems and I will have to wait and see how much I ache tomorrow before I commit to another game!!
I got back and Jon was home and doing some gardening. I made dinner and then wanted to write my Christmas cards but thought I had better do the ironing and I did manage to get a lot done. It is the thought of starting it which I don't like but once I am into it I can get it done quite quickly.
Heather and I both have an appointment to have our finer and toe nails done tomorrow ready for our holiday. Excited now!!
WEATHER
Sunny and cloudy 21 degrees
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