It's been a while....

Somehow we have managed to have a fairly busy time over the last couple of weeks. Lots of good fun stuff. We even managed a bit of Christmas shopping although I am not getting into thie Christmas in the summer thing at all! We have had a few days of rain and it has been occasionally quite chilly but we have just had a glorious weekend. Ian is off at 3 interviews today. We are hoping that he might get something lined up before Christmas but we aren't holding our breath.

The plan is to head off to the East coast of the North Island later this week for a couple of weekd R&R before we join the Bundys in the Coromandel. We have borrowed a two-man tent from our neighbours. I have yet to be convinced that that is a good idea with Ethan. He is into absolutely everything he can get his hands on at the moment. He is still taking no more than a few tentative steps on his own but he is speeding around the house when he has something to push.

I have been trying to get my brain back in gear as I am helping Vineyard West with the text for their new website. It's quite a challenge to put down in writing a brief understandable account of what we do and what we value without sounding like complete numpties. Well i find it a challenge anyway. I have been admiring lots of other churches websites for the purposes of research not plagiarism i promise!

By the way all you Bristolians, the New Zealand Herald has reported that Bristol City Council has banned all doormats from their "public houses" (by which I presume they mean council houses) as they are tripping hazards (God bless those lawyers!). They appparently have threatened to forcibly remove any mats not voluntarily disposed of. Any truth in this?