Sunday

I was able to sleep in this morning - and while I had been planning to be up before 7 it was after 8 by the time I woke - realising that if we didn't get our skates on we were going to be late for breakfast with We and the family. As it was we were only a little bit late which meant the kids were up - okay they had been up since half-five, but at least We had had a chance to dress them and jump into the shower herself. When we arrived Mi was climbing on the fence and waiting for us. She had bare feet ... and that made me cold just looking at her.

By the time she dragged me outside to push her on the swings, we had coloured (make sure you stay in the lines she told me), eaten breakfast (she helped me eat mine so we could get outside faster), and tried on different shoes - she had even started to put Ka's shoes on.

After breakfast and play time, we gave We a lift across town so she could pick up her car. It apparently needs a new valve which is going to be a fairly expensive proposition but the good news is that she is about to get a tax return which will cover it - lucky ... although I'm not sure she thought so.

Ju popped in to see us before we left and we caught up on some more family news, and found out a bit more of the family's history as well. It was interesting to hear about people we thought we knew but obviously not that well!

We called in on Jo on the way down the highway and they are all well, and preparing for Jo's birthday on Tuesday. It's a while since we've seen them and they've had some changes in the meantime but they seem to be coping.