Blah week but good weekend

So I know that I left a couple of days last week out of my blog. Last Friday wasn't anything special because it consisted of Gordon piddling around with the garden. He put up the rest of our garden edging for the side garden as well as digging out some more ground. I spent most of the day inside. I planted some little seedlings but it looks like they don't want to bloom so I may have to start from scratch, again. It can get frustrating because I really want to have some nice color on the side. There are punnets for sale at the home improvement shops but growing from seeds is cheaper. I'll just pile that old soil into the side garden and see what happens. I've been thinking that a nice, wildflower section would look nice inbetween the prim and proper sections. I'm still debating whether I should plant my Alstromeria in the side garden and whether I want to buy another to add more beautiful color.

Last Saturday, Gordon got pulled into playing for the Feilding Cricket team. I told him to go and play because he probably needed the practice. He ended-up helping them win the game with his excellent batting skills. I spent that day doing some scrapbooking at a creative memories workshop. If Gordon was going to do something he liked I figured I should too, plus I had to stay in town to pick him up after his game. I did go to a little bagel restaurant called 'Holley Bagels". They made a great bagel sandwich, I think its my new favorite restaurant. Afterwards I made my way to the scrapbook session. I was able to make some more headway with my pictures. I'm doing a little book of my cousin Michele's wedding and that just needs some paper, stickers and captions to be completed. I also worked on my trip to New Zealand from last March. I'm all the way to Huka falls, it makes me feel a bit accomplished. Some of the pictures don't need altering so I put them in the little photo book as is. It looks like I'm making some good headway with those numerous pictures, hehe.

Sunday was my day to give my little mini-sermon. From the passage I was given, I was able to tell about how God is like a parent to us and trying to steer us in the direction. When we stray from the path he can be kind and give us a warning that what we are doing is not good, like with Jonah and Nineveh. That was the passage I had. I was able to tell a little story of my own that related to the passage and the message I delivered. Everyone said that I did a good job and Gordon said he was proud of me. It was fun to give my perspective on the passage but I don't think I'm going to be a pastor anytime soon. I was nice, clear and articulate though. That college public speaking class has come in handy over the years. The church picnic was supposed to be at Kowhai park but...it was raining again! They were going to go the McDonalds in Wanganui instead. Gordon and I ended-up going to the McDonalds in Bulls instead since he said that I deserved a treat for such a good job in church. I never noticed how good fries taste when your drinking a shake, I think a found a fantastically tasting, weird combination for myself.

Monday was a public holiday for the region, Wellington Anniversary day. Apparently each region has a day like this where they got off. Auckland has its Anniversary day right after Wellington. Gordon was talking about taking me to the beach but he doesn't know the region's beaches very well. We decided to see what Kowhai park was all about so we packed a picnic and went to Wanganui. If Ainsley, Sierra, and Dax were with us they would have been flipping out when they saw the park. It was a child's playing paradise! There was a huge octopus with swings on his arms. A merry-go-round that looked like a carousel, a water play area, a whale slide, a huge tree house play structure, a flying fox....You get the picture, the place was decked out! I decided that was one of the parks that I'll be taking the kids to when they are older. We did some strolling and found a whole bunck of other things including a skate park, go-karts, bumper boats and mini-putt. There was a little area that had a mini-train operated by the Wanganui Lions club and it went around an extra play area that had a pirate ship and castle to walk around in. Gordon and I took a walk after our lunch to settle everything down since my tummy was upset. After we left Wanganui we went to go get some ice cream from Sanson since it was just 5 minutes away from Bulls. I had Caramel Toffee and Apricot, not one of my best combos, and Gordon had his Goody Goody gum drops ice cream.

The rest of the week was pretty quiet. I really didn't do anything worth writing about. I did find the Export Meat Warehouse which has better deals on meat than Pak'n'Save so that was a bonus! We also spent some of our time at the pool excercising and having fun tossing our tennis ball. Gordon spent a lot of his days practicing with the Base team for Interbase Cricket this week. It looks like with all the walking and pool fun we've been having has been keeping him in shape so he's done really well at the practices.

Saturday was a bit boring because Gordon wanted to do projects around the house before he left on Saturday. One thing that we did do was clear-off the guest bedroom because Gordon's mom has come for a visit while Gordon is away. Luckily I have some meals planned so it should be smooth sailing. There's always lulls in conversation where your not sure what to say but she's an easy-going woman so I don't mind as much. If Roger was here the silences would be filled-up with him talking.

Sunday, Gordon was off bright and early to go to Interbase Cricket and I had the whole place to myself. I did a couple loads of laundry, pruned the veggie garden and cleaned the bathroom and vacuumed. It was a busy Sunday and Monday I guess. I also went to the library to get some more books to read. This week I want to try and make my own linen spray for the clothes when I hang them to dry outside. Whenever I bring them in they have a weird funky smell that I want to get rid off. It looks quite easy to do all you need is water, essential oil and vodka/ethanol. I'm feeling very crafty and ingenious right about now. I also want to try and make our own soap to see if we can save money on that too. There's a cute little idea from Martha Stewart about heart shaped soaps with little candy sayings on them. Martha always seems to use expensive things though, doesn't she? She's definitely not the poor womans handy crafter.

Its been a bit lonely without Gordon at night. I don't sleep as well when he's not in the bed with me. I can always count on him to stop me from rolling onto my back which I've been trying to avoid lately. He'll be back on Friday though so that's good and we're supposed to go to a birthday party that evening so it should be fun.

Everyone have a good week and drink some hot cocoa for me!