Date No 2

Last Thursday my husband took me out again so cool. We went to the movies to see Star Trek. We arrived at Hoyts about 8.30pm and it was packed we had to queue. Night Museum 2 opening night so I was thinking/hoping most of these patrons would be going to that movie. I was right there were only 20 people maxs which meant you could sit anywhere. We were allocated good seats anyway. Dave doesn't have any patients and waiting in a queue is not his favourite time, infact Dave doesn't like waitng for anything, when I was pregnant with both children he would come home everyday or ring and ask is it ready to come out yet? He even insisted on knowing if it was a boy or a girl??? I really wanted Kate to be a surprise but his annoying question drove me insane that at my next scan I found out the sex. However I kept it to myself for quite awhile (well until I couldn't stand his pestering comments).

Anyway the movie was fantastic I was captured right from the start. I loved everything about the movie and the casting of the crew was spot on. I really liked that the original Mr Spock was in the movie. The quirkiness of James T Kirk was funny. I will go again I must!!!!!!

The date was good and we took our own treats (idea we got from Haki and Ange), although Dave did get a hot chocolate and I had to have a menphis big nuts ice cream. Dave would like to make this a regular event so watch the space........

District Conference

This weekend we had district conference. Apart from the cold wet weather it was a very awesome weekend. Here are the highlights:

Saturday 4pm Session

• focused on going to the temple, temple work
• Elder Roberts grandchildren reciting Article of Faith
• parenting children/youth
• family home evening
• technology good/bad

Saturday 6.30pm

• Lots of pizza (went really fast)
• Kate's yummy fruit salad
• Dave took children home

Saturday Concert

• Meikyja and Kate singing (awesome)
• Melissa and Theressa beautiful
• YSA Island dance trip (Elder Price awesome haka!!!!!!!)
• The quartet good job with Somewhere over the Rainbow
• Scotty poor wayfaring man song lovely

Sunday Session

• Having Ben and Stacey in the choir with me
• Nicholas stayed with us and drew great pictures
• New District Presidency (Geoff Mitchell, Jason Gaskill and Steve Smith)
• New converts testimony (Invercargill branch)
• Sister Fortune and Brother Smith testimony
• Elder Roberts talk
• Staying awake (worked on Saturday night)

Although I spent most of my time in the foyer with Kate and didn't get to hear all the talks I still really love going to conference and feeling the spirit and being among other members.

Labels

I'm on a roll this is the most blogging I've ever done. But I had to mention my labels for my blog page. It was annoying me I had so many label word that it took up most of my blog page. So tonight whilst my patients slept soundly I manage to condense my labels Yeah for me and change my blog background and wrote two stories. I am so clever. Well until next week unless something crazy happens and I get time at home to sit and blog (not) take care faithful readers. xxxxxx

The tummy bug

After spending the day with Kate, Meikyja and Asha (who previously had the bug). My family has been hit with the tummy bug. First I awoke on Friday 1.30 am to this roaring noise. I jumped out of bed to discover vomit running down my wall and the guest bathroom floor/carpet covered in vomit and Ben's head down the toilet. Oh no Ben I thought he is suppose to be at a "on the job experience" at McDonald's in 3 hours Noooooooooo is all I could think of. This wont look good if he doesn't make it. I hoped it was just a random spew but alas it was not to be as he continued throughout the night. I believe I smelt very bad after the big clean up how could someone have so much vomit. Again the job at McDonald's was playing on my mind so at 4.30 am I drove to McDonald's and talked to the manager explaining Ben's position and that he really wanted the job. Lucky, he rescheduled Ben for today. The amazing thing about going to McDonald's at 4.30 am was the amount of drunken people there eating (well trying too). Most of them were just abusive, loud, pigs. As for the young girls they too were very intoxicated and one girl was laying on the stairway showing her morning glory whilst some guy was trying to pick her up. All I could think of was I am so blessed to be in the gospel and that my girls/boys were tucked up safely in bed.

Hoping the tummy bug was just a one off alas it struck again this time Dave and although he didn't vomit he was totally whacked and felt very nauseous. The funny thing about Dave is he woke on Saturday morning at 6am and felt really sick. His cure was to go for a 3 hour run but it didn't cure him at all. At this stage I was feeling a little queasy but nothing has come of it thank goodness.

Saturday night I was putting Nicholas to bed when he said "mummy I have a sore tummy" Oh no another long night for me. I put a town on his bed and said if you are going to be sick please be sick in the towel try really hard not to get it on the carpet. Bless him I went back a little later and he had been sick and he didn't get any on the carpet but because his vomit was a thick consistency he managed to perfectly vomit on top of his bookcase (sorry if this is grossing anyone out). As a nurse you get use to talking about poos, wees and other gross stuff. Easily to clean up and 3 pairs of P.J's and 2 sets of sheets the worst of the vomiting was over and Yeah none on the carpet.

Meanwhile Kate 08 has diarrhoea and very smelly little girl but touch wood no vomiting. So now we wait to see if Alison catches the bug so far so good!!!!!!!

My Old School

This is my school where I spent 13 wonderful years at. When I was 5years old it was Kurow District High School. Our uniform was a black gym frock with a white shirt and white sock and black shoe. The big girls were allowed to wear black pantie hose. My teacher was Miss Karen Gately and she was very pretty and lovely. I don't know when the name of the school changed but for most of my schooling it was Kurow Area School. Like I said I spent all my childhood at this school and I loved my school I didn't even want to leave. Anyway the reason why I write this is I just found out through Face book that they have demolished the old school I am so shattered I can't believe it and then the story goes on to say they are spending over $3-4 million if not more to build a new school WHY????? I ask myself. I wish I had heard about this sooner I think I may have gone there and chained myself to the building. This part of the school they demolished was the primary section the building itself had 6 massive classrooms I remember the big long corridor and how we use to run wild down that corridor and get told off. The top picture is where the main office/principal was and the sick bay. The bottom picture is the NE class and each year you would move along the long brick building it was so exciting moving classes each year. Even as I write this blog I'm in utter shock and I'm filled with sadness. I remember in 1982 we celebrated the schools centenary oh what a blast we had as students. I was 13years old we gathered icons and other stuff and put them in a time capsule which was buried outside the new gymnasium. Oh so many memories. I suppose that's all I have now since the building is gone I just assumed it would be there forever!!!! (Still sad). RIP old building you may be gone but your memories will forever live on.

New Entrance classroom

The Trip to the Musem

Our dear friends Kate, Craig, Meikyja and Asha are back from sunny Aussie. It is so awesome to have them here, I haven't seen them for at least 2 years. I went to visit them last Wednesday and to be honest the weather has been rather wet. So being couped up inside for days is not something they were use too. Sensing the cabin fever I suggested I take them to the musem for an outing. So Kate, Meikyja, Asha, Ben, baby Kate and myself piled into the car and headed to town. Not wanting to panic about getting back to school to pick up Nicholas I made an executive decision to pick him up early, after all we were going to the musem that in itself is educating. We arrived at the Musem at 2pm the kids were so excited and bouncing off the walls. The Musem is such a great place to go and it entertains all ages I love it. Nicholas had a great idea (as usual) that Meikyja and Asha would really love it in Discovery Time (so would Nicholas). How could I say no, so off to discovery time we all went. Nicholas was right it was so much fun even baby Kate was running around pushing buttons and she loved walking on the the large keyboard that plays and lights up when you step on the keys. We all ventured into the tropical butterfly place and Kate felt more at home as it was hot and stuffy. Asha was really interested in the butterflies that she insisted on finding out how they are put together by pulling them apart first!!!!! Meikyja did not like her sister doing that and tears were shed. Lucky for the little quail birds they could run faster than Asha as I'm sure she had plans for them!!!!!!! We had a lovely time that is was 4.45pm before we left and I was blessed because I only paid the metre til 3.30pm and alas no parking ticket. Nicholas suggested they come back to our house for tea and Meikyja wanted pasta great idea and pasta so easy. On Sunday at church Meikyja made me a lovely card to thank me for the outing it was so lovely and Kate baked me some cookies YUMMY!!!!

The Date

Its been at least 3 or 4 years since Dave and I have been out on a date. I know its amazing but since Nicholas was born Dave is very I mean very protective of his son and moreso now that Kate is here. He finds it hard to leave them hence we have not been out together on our own for such a long time.

Anyway on Thursday night I was on facebook attending my garden patch and my fish pond when I noticed Ange was on line alas a conversation commenced and Dave and I thought it would be good to have Haki and Ange over to play Aquire. Ange replied love to but they were off to the pictures to see Wolverine. Lucky them I thought I wish I could go!! I said to Dave "could we please go with Haki and Ange to the pictures?" I hadn't even asked Ange if we could butt in on their date. (I think I was expecting Dave to say no for two reason its a week night and he doesn't like to go out then and second he couldn't possibly leave the children). To my amazement he said do you think Alison would look after the children for us??? Nearly falling off my seat with shock I said of course she would as I lept from my chair and ran into the lounge to ask Alison. Yes she said. So back onto the net and asked Ange if we could come too? Ange being the beautiful person that she is said YES and even more cool Haki and Ange would pick us up.

Children still up YIKES have to move fast bye Ange see you soon. Dave tended to Nicholas who was trying to convince his dad please dad can I come I'll be good. I attended to Kate who was most surprised to be getting her night time top up early. As usual when your're trying to get organised and get children to sleep they tend to pick up on the excitement of mum and wont settle as good as you would like. So out comes mum magic back rub and a soft little song and YES she's fast asleep.

Whilst all this was going on Haki and Ange were outside waiting and bless them instead of coming in and knocking on the door they text us and waited patiently. 2020 out the door lept into the car I was so excited and Dave seemed very relaxed. We held hands it was gooey but cool.

The movie was awesome, the company real awesome, the date a success.

NB The coolest thing was Haki and Ange take their own supply of treats which they shared with us. I hope we can go on more dates now that Dave can trust someone with our children.

Thanks so much Haki and Ange for allowing us to share your date with us. I know that alone time is really important and precious for you and Haki before the exciting arrival of your little one.

Ben moves in

My son Ben has officially left high school and has moved into our house. Mix feelings about it and a little worried. Lets look at the positives:

• First and foremost I have all my children in Dunedin. It's taken 14 years to have them all in one place so very happy about that.
• Having Ben live with us might help him gain a testimony and get baptised into the church
• Ben can help with the little ones i.e take Nicholas to soccer practice and maybe look after the children while Dave and I go out on dates (another post to tell).
• Ben is great at playing with Nicholas and Nicholas loves having his big brother around.

The negatives:

• Ben eats like a horse and drinks milk like a fish we need our own cow.
• Ben is 16years old with no qualification trying to find a job will be hard
• Ben is great for winding me up and Dave and him generally back each other up
• Will Ben and Dave stay friends or will it be another Stacey Dave relationship???

Don't get me wrong I am so excited to have Ben with us but I know there are going to be alot of adjusting to do. It was fasting testimony yesterday and I fast for the first time in a long time. It was hard real hard but I hoping my fast will help Ben find a job.