The Birds & The Bees

There are many NZ commercials that make me giggle and this is one of them. Can't wait until Ron has to have this talk with Littleman.

Let it pour

Sometimes you want the weatherman to get it wrong, today was one of those days.

In the middle of the night I was woken up by heavy rain hitting the roof. Normally rain wouldn't wake you up, atleast not back in Canada but here it does.

You see, we have metal roofs. Nope, no shingles here. It ends up sounding like someone is playing a steel drum right above your head, fun! Not so much at 3am. After the rain woke me up I remembered that I had hung one of the duvets out to dry the day before, I guess it is now extra clean... and wet. oops

Oh well, TGIF!

Musings by Mimi

I have to say that I do have the best girl in the entire world. She is always able to make me laugh and smile.
Here are some of the things she said this week that gave me a good chuckle...

Mimi: "Mummy, the 7 dwarfs are Dopey, Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful and Dave."
Me: "Dave, really?"
Mimi: "Well, actually mum it's David."

As I was making dinner with Mimi's help, I finished chopping up some potatoes and started on the onions.
Mimi: "Mum, these onions are making me cry."
Me: "Me too."
Mimi: "I think they are a very sad vegetable."
Me: "I think they are too."

Mimi: "Being a mummy is really hard work, you should get someone to help you."
Me: "You think so?"
Mimi: "Yeah, I don't want to be a mummy."
Me: "Well, maybe you'll change your mind one day."

Singing the song Poker Face by Lady Gaga
Mimi: "P-P-P Poke in my face, P-P Poke in my face. Mum, mum, mum, mah."
Me: "No, Honey. It's Poker face."
Mimi: "Oh, P-P-P Polka face, P-P Polka face. Mum, mum, mum. mah."

...yup, she's the greatest!

I can now do laundry in the rain!!!!

Well, since moving to NZ I have learned to be much more "green". I mean, I have always recycled, tried to avoid using plastic bags, changed my light bulbs to the enviro friendly type, etc, etc. However I always used a clothes dryer and never really gave much thought about not using one unless of course it stated on the tag "lay flat to dry".

Clothes dryers are not as common Down Under as the are in the Northern Hemisphere. In fact I have not had one for the last year and a half, that is until today, well yesterday actually!! Well after too much rain and not enough clean clothes I decided it was time.

I am the proud new owner of a washer/dryer combo. No, I do not mean a stackable washer/dryer or a separate washer & dryer. I mean a combo, what is that you may ask? Well, it is just that, two, I repeat two machines in one. You put your clothes in wash 'em, leave 'em in there and dry 'em. Those crazy kiwis! Although I do have to admit I have yet to use it, what can I say, the sun is shining!

Better late than never...

Well, I have been thinking about starting a blog for a very long time now but never got around to it. I do tend to procrastinate, you know the type. Photos in a shoe box with every good intention of putting them in an album, never again to see the light of day. Yup, that's me.