We’re starting to get used to Wellington’s unpredictable weather now – one minute you get a stretch of sunny days and you think “ah..... I love springtime”: you spend all day outside, apply the suncream, keep a supply of beer in the fridge, start thinking about getting out the barbeque and camping equipment, etc, etc.
Then all of a sudden, in line with our new and controversial city signage, the wind and rain start and you have a couple of days when you wonder if you dreamt it all. It’s during those times that we desperately miss Auckland, but we’ve said it before: you can’t beat Wellington on a good day!
Life at the moment is ticking along well though. Alfie’s in constant rehearsals for his first ever Christmas concert (“I am a pohutakawa tree, la la la la la”), Molly’s in constant rehearsals for her third ever Christmas concert (“Aotearoa Christmas, celebrations in the sun, la la la”), and then Molly’s in even more rehearsals for her first ballet concert (“It’s a hard knock life for us....”). So it’s a very musical household at the moment. 
Except for me – my lovely piano hasn’t been touched for weeks due to excess commitments to other stuff like wedding planning, Christmas planning, holiday planning, work planning. (Note to self: must make time to bash out a bit of Sinatra tonight after Zumba).
Meanwhile Jake’s still in training for his mountain endurance race, which the organisers have just brought forward by 8 months (bad planning!). He is now running up and down the mountains for 3 hours at a time each weekend, spurred on by the knowledge that he’ll have a support team ready when he gets home who are more than happy to supply fresh muffins and smoothies and foot massages. The novelty will wear off soon I’m sure...
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