We did it!!

As part of our training for the Unitron muster of Listen up, we conquered Mount Maunganui. And as promised I have posted my own picture from the top. It is now the blog image at the right! The kids complained most of the way up, but found it much easier going back down. At the end of April we will be flying over the 5Km charity walk in Rotorua, because it will not be so vertical!

The kids had a pretty laid back week, I took them back to the Luge track in Rotorua. A good time was had by all. It really is a great idea and I am sure someplace like Vancouver could make one of these things and at $5/ride they would do well.

We have also been to the beach this week, it's definitely getting chilly in the water and wetsuits are almost a must these days.

We have received a load of firewood in preparation for winter, it's not going to get that cold, but below zero is not unheard of and the insulation in most older houses is non-existent. We do get a lot of solar gain from the large windows at the front of the house but that is quickly lost during the night, especially if there is a wind.

I am loving the Bar-B-Que I bought on the trading site (Trade Me) for $50. I have used it almost every night, and my new favourite thing is grilled Zucchini and eggplant.

Well I guess that's it, short update as we stayed pretty close to home this weekend.