Last week of term four

Presents are wrapped. Baking is done (off to the vets tomorrow with that). Lawns are mowed. Ironing and housework...Done. Dogs walked. Don't you just love those days when you actually work through your list!

This is what Donna's house looks like now...

Yesterday we popped out and brought all the lights for her house. A lighting shop was having an opening special, with forty percent off everything, no exceptions. So she has some pretty nice lights going in there! Had to have a wee giggle while we were waiting for our turn at the counter to pay. Two ladies were in front of us, paying and talking about one of the chanderliers, when she says, 'yes, they're very nice, but imagine what will happen with the next earthqauke...' Only in Christchurch do these conversations become par for the course lol.

For the last three weeks I've taken part in a Christmas competion over at Scrapbox (had tough competition - Brenda and Vicki amongst others). Here was my final entries:

One had to be 'something that stands' and one had to be 'something that hangs'. I'm pleased as punch to say, that I was the overall winner of the comp and that they voucher I won has been well and truly spent ;-)

The piggies are doing well. They both sit on command (actually when they see you they run over and then sit without a word being spoken, in the hope that you might feed them). If I sit in the paddock then Digby comes and lies down next to me, for a tummy rub. Fergus just nuzzles my pockets in the hope that there might be something edible in there. Which there never is, as I hardly ever feed them, that's Donna's job. And they only get fed once in the evening and once in the morning, and that way they come over if you are around but don't hassle you for food. Hopefully they'll contine to grow up with such good manners.

Busy last week at work this week. We had our evening Christmas party last Thursday night. Tuesday we are having a daytime Christmas party, shared plate etc for the kids. Wednesday Santa is coming, and on Friday for our last day we are having fish and chips for lunch. Tuesday afternoon after the kids have all left, and our paperwork is all done, us teacher's are heading out for a drink and a present swap. Lucky for the animals, Lyall is off work as he had surgery on his shoulder again, last Thursday, so they won't be sitting around waiting for me to arrive home from work.

Have a great week everyone.