Shopping, ballet, playing

Well, I feel like I’ve had a busy 24 hours or so. Last night I went out with Pam to a Kirks shopping night for Plunket. (Kirks = Kirkcaldie and Stains department store in central Wellington). $5 a ticket (proceeds to Plunket), $10 Kirks voucher for every $50 spent. I bought Aidan a suitcase (which he will use when we go to Christchurch in December), some tea, chocolate, and christmas cards for overseas posting. I also got Isabelle some ballet tights and Aidan a little plastic ram. So that’s $30 of freebies. The only catch is that the $30 must be spent before 14 January, but I don’t really foresee that being a problem! Both children were very pleased with their little presents. (Aidan discovered the suitcase, which was supposed to be a surprise, but was swiftly diverted by the ram present…).

Isabelle wore her tights at ballet today. I really enjoy watching her dance, she seems to be having so much fun. Aidan was very well behaved, with the aid of sandwiches and four Thomas the Tank Engine books. Every now and again he would speak a bit loudly “Where is Belle? There she is! Hello Belle!” or “On, on, troublesome trucks!”, but I don’t think he was any louder than anyone else. We went for a brief walk outside at one point when I sensed he had finished with sitting still.

I ended up staying at Playcentre longer than intended today. It’s a drop-off day for Isabelle, but Aidan is always so keen to stay. I ended up delaying our departure, then of course when morning tea was set out I couldn’t drag him away! I made it home in time to put out another load of washing and check the mail, then we were back down the road to pick Isabelle up.

Time to go to bed – duty day at Playcentre tomorrow followed by a fish and chips and fireworks evening…..