Well.... Stew's off to work very early today.
He's got next week off work, so he needs to try and get as much done today as possible.
It's so frustrating. He's got so many holiday days stacked up, his company has insisted he take most of those days off before the middle of the year.
So, he's been taking off a week every month. The dumb thing is, he accrues 2 days a month in holidays! So for every week he takes off, he gets two days back. Derr.
And then there's his Long Service Leave. He's got something like 25 days for that too!
ONE day we will go away for a month, and use up heaps of his leave.
But not right now. Right now we are not prepared to go anywhere like overseas, thanks to Covid and the uncertainty of travel.
And then there's the friggin Russia/Ukraine situation. Who knows where that could lead.
I was reading an article in STUFF the other day and they actually put it in writing, that the situation could lead to WW3! I was like, SHIT!
Surely not? But who bloody knows.
It's a crazy world out there, and there's some damn crazy, nut case people like Putin pulling strings that could affect the entire world.
Scary shit.
But, I try not to let stuff like that stress me out. There's nothing I can do about it.
I just concentrate on my family. This afternoon Keera arrives for the weekend. That will be lovely.
Until then, I am going to be doing some long overdue housework. Mostly vacuuming, washing window sills and so on. Dead boring. But necessary.
I'm taking a breather from the quilt for the next couple of days.
We shall just spend time with the kids and relax over the weekend.
I've been MIA.
I ordered some fabric panels from Gordonton, and they are ready for pick up. So that's where I will be going after lunch.
Guy's truck is getting some repairs done today so he's got the day off. No plans really my sister wants to catch up today but can't be bothered she's too stuck up 🤣 totally different to me!! Chilly start but it will turn into a beautiful day. We've got 3 Kereru in our palm tree eating the berries they're so cool to watch 💙💙
ReplyDeleteIs it possible for Stew to cash up some of the leave? I know that's possible as long as you keep the amount required by law. It must be stressful for him to take leave but then find work is super busy when he returns because he's been off. It would be great if you two could get away more often... have you thought of joining Top 10 camps? They have brilliant motels all across the country and you then get 10% or often more off - you also get a discount of the South Island Ferry. Our last little break to Cambridge was 30% off.
ReplyDeleteI read every day but often have trouble with my comments going through.
ReplyDeleteI also read every day. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI have been waking at 4 am lately, sometimes I can get back to sleep but sometime I don’t. Thankfully this morning I was able to sleep until 5 when the alarm goes off. By alarm I mean hubby learn the new tv can be set to turn on at a certain time. It’s a much better way to wake than the alarm blasting
ReplyDeleteHad a good old read earlier today but got distracted and didn’t get back till now
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the newsy blog so hopefully you will keep it up,
Like anonymous It’s changed in the last 3 weeks for me, and often difficult to get in, but get there eventually,
I can’t believe how Tall Keera is now and lovely to see her n Lacy doing catch-ups there today
Hope all the Lil boys n all can get to that fab park near you with Keera over the weekend to make some more fun pics n memories
Cheers 🥂
The right time to give up your blog is NEVER too many people would miss you.
ReplyDeleteLovely pic of Lacy & Keera 😁
ReplyDeleteNo no, you can NEVER stop blogging. That would be sad. Of course you can keep going for 16 more years!
ReplyDeleteWe would miss you!