SUPER MOON AND A LITTLE SECRET

Last night I had a go at taking photos of the Super Moon.  I didn't have any luck at all till I watched some videos on You Tube.

I used the Manual setting on my camera for the first time... and this is what I got:

ABOVE: It's not perfect by any means, but I'm really happy with it!  I'd love to learn more about photography, but when does one get the time?

TIME.   I'm probably going to have less spare time soon... cos here's a little secret:

I ALSO GOT A JOB YESTERDAY!

I went to an interview a couple of weeks ago, then I got a call back for a second interview last week... to be a cleaner at a Private Boarding school in Hamilton.  And well... I got it!

I didn't expect to at all as I didn't even have a CV... I just applied and said I didn't have a CV, and I was a 60 year old who had not worked outside the home for 14 years!

I must have said something right in the interviews though eh?  

While being a cleaner is not a 'whoop dee doo' sorta job... it is a job and I will be earning some money and getting outta the house. 

OH and I didn't even tell Stew I was going to a job interview cos I wanted to surprise him if I got it.  *smiles*

Kinda chuffed cos it means every job I've ever applied for, I've got.  And I still don't have a freakin CV.  lol

Now... today we have a couple of my Mum's siblings coming for lunch.  Then we have Amanda and her kids coming for dinner.  So I expect to be fairly busy entertaining today.

Tomorrow we have a couple more family members coming for lunch as well!

At some point today I am hoping to make a start on a couple of little sewing projects for my Mum too... which need to be finished by Monday.  So the Alien Quilt is being put aside for a week.

So... it's going to be a busy few days!
Catch ya later.

ONWARD...

At this stage neither Brylee or I have start dates for our jobs. Contracts have to be agreed and signed and I know I have 2 days of training and OSH work to do.  So ... could be a week or two for me. Brylee will probably start soon I expect.

4.15 pm:  Oh my what a busy day!
I spent the morning preparing lunch.  I made cheese scones, date scones and sausage rolls.
I had every hot drink imaginable on the bench... so I had everything covered.

Our guests arrived and we had a lovely, lovely visit with them.

 ABOVE:  Lunch really was yum.

 ABOVE:  Three outta five sisters.. Ethel, Joyce and me Mum.  Missing is Laura (in Canada, but we talked to her this morning on the phone) and Jean who is away in Wellington.

ABOVE:  And one with me.  Bit hard to tell, but we all have the family blue eyes, just different shades. *smiles*

The visitors have left now, so I get to breathe for a couple of hours before Amanda and her kids arrive for dinner.

We are having a semi 'silly bugger' dinner.  Sausages, mashed potatoes, spaghetti or baked beans... a nice easy dinner after today's efforts!

ABOVE:  And dinner is over and the Hamilton clan have left.  It was very NOISY... but lovely.  I've got a few more photos, but will post them tomorrow.  Little Liam has lost his first tooth and is very happy about it.  Amanda was giving 'photo bombing' a go!

And that is a wrap for the day, it's been hectic, busy, hot and noisy.  I'm EXHAUSTED and already looking forward to bed.