Need for Speed

Much hilarity in our house last night when DH opened his official looking mail to find a speed camera ticket addressed to him. He was freaking big time and then he looked at the registration plate of the car and it was mine!! OMG he was so relieved it wasn't for him and that I finally have my first ever speeding ticket! Woohoo 116km on the stretch of motorway between Drury and Papakura. The worst bit is the $120 to pay for this, right on the eve of Scrap Camp.

Yep Scrapcamp is this weekend down in Rotorua - I am getting so excited about this and really looking forward to it. My plan for today is to try and create some page kits so I don't have to take everything I own. I am getting a ride down with Tracy and Ruth.

Showing my Age

We were driving through the central city over the weekend and Andy glanced into the car next to us. That is Dean Lonergan he says. The boys sitting quietly for once in the back seat say "Who?"

I butt in and answer "You know, the everready battery guy" I get met by blank looks - who? Andy lets me down gently - not! and reminds me that he was probably the batter guy about 15years ago, before our guys were even thought of. Ooops!

Shopping Expeditions

I have had a new experience in shopping over the last 2 days. My cousin and her family have been up from Hawkes Bay while they farewelled their oldest daughter who is off to London on her OE. Bis sister gone and we were free to shop. Kate has just turned 18 and being let loose in the shopping malls of Auckland were heaven to her. I have been into so many shops that I haven't even seen before. What an experience shopping with a girl rather than boys! We looked at everything, then we tried on selected outfits and then we finally settled on something. Oh the walking we did in between all these times! So much fun though, I told Kate as she was leaving that she was welcome to come and stay any time she wanted to and we would hit the shops together.

I have been quietly chuckling away to myself tonight after Nick decided to make Andy a cup of tea. He brought the cup in and said to him you have to watch for the black things I don't know how to get rid of them! We use tea leaves in the teapot and Nick had forgotten to use the teapot and just spooned the tea directly into the cup. Andy's description was it was just like drinking miso soup with lots of tea! Too funny! I think tea making lessons will be happening in our house tomorrow.