Monopoly & Men

I'm at my usual it seems today - dishes, laundry and other domestic pursuits. My men are at the kitchen table playing Monopoly. Our son has taken a keen interest in making money and making that money make more money. It all started with giving him his weekly allowance of $2. Yes, I know 'so much money for one so young'. But of that $2 he can only spend $1 and the other dollar he has to put into his savings account. It's been amazing how before we had a child that thought money grew on trees. Now he is learning the value of money - literally right before our eyes. And he requested a chores list for earning extra money. WOW! Out of the way Trumps of the world - here comes EVAN!

Oh, Carrie get back to the books! Study! Study! Study! :-)

Another day of Sunday

Today my men hung out in their pj's. Yes, well at least I got dressed. The wind and horizontal rain canceled rugby 7's this morning for our little guy - so we decided to stay in today. I got to do the dishes and laundry. My men got to play games - all sorts of games - on the pc, boardgames, card games and they even had some fun on the Wii. I love watching my men interact with each other. They can be so alike it's actually quite comical. And then a little bit of me will rear it's head in my son. Yes! The non-autistic DNA that I donated will sometimes come to the foreground and dance merrily. Puts a smile on my face everytime....and well, a quizzical frown on my husbands.

Mummy's Day In New Zealand

It's Mummy's Day in New Zealand! This is actually one of my favorite days of the year. I'm currently waiting for my men to bring me breakfast in bed and then to do my bidding for the rest of the day. Cool! I'm thinking foot rubs and someone bringing me my favorite latte from the corner cafe. I told John that I love the Mummy Day gift he bought me. Okay - he didn't place the order - I did. But if I left it up to him - I wouldn't have gotten what I wanted. This way he doesn't have the hassle of even thinking of what to get me and then go about the task of actually getting it. He only has to cringe when he sees the amount on the VISA card. And that won't be for a month yet.

I bought a Presso coffee maker. My major vice is coffee -even though it messes with my sleep - I love coffee. So I buy gadgets and things that have to do with coffee. And when I saw this I immediately knew I wanted it. Here's the link -

http://www.presso.co.uk/

So, back to my list of things to do. Hmm...napping will be good. I have to rest up now before I drink all that coffee and can't get to sleep later. Good Plan!!!!!

To an old friend

Another complication of moving around is leaving behind friends and not keeping in touch with them. Our lives move quickly and we get on with the mundane things in life and forget rather important things like chatting with a friend and having a good laugh and laughing about old times. So much so in my life - I just heard about a life passing over a year ago - a person that lived life with great laughter and happiness. To think that she is no longer in this world spreading her smile and joy is hard to believe. So, I would like to take this opportunity to make a toast her. To Amy Martin - I will always remember you with a smile on my face and the thought of laughter in the air. You were a person of true joy.

Amy loved to play pranks on others. Before I left Juneau I threw a birthday party for her and a friend. And I invited a magician to come and do some creative things with balloons. I left before she had a chance to get me back. But, of course, she did. She sent a man dressed up in a chicken costume to my wedding. Actually the chicken was the highlight of the wedding as well. I knew she would get me back in the end.

My thoughts and prayers go to Don and your sons. I wish I had kept in contact with you or had known about your breast cancer. I guess this is in my own way - my saying 'good-bye' to you. You, I am certain of this, are greatly missed and memories of you are cherished by all.

Long day of Rugby

Had another day of rugby training with my son and then we watched the Hurricanes beat the Blues for the Super 14 Rugby! Awesome game. It's going to be a long weekend of rugby - my son is playing tomorrow and it's cold and rainy outside. You play rugby even if it's blowing a gale and the rain is coming down sideways. So, think about me being out in the weather watching my son play tomorrow. I'm sure it's going to be a great game!