Week 29 - Wife of the Year :-)

Our journey starts on a Tuesday this week as Monday was 'Family Day' (a public holiday) and I included snaps in the last blog.

Tuesday I awoke earlier than usual as I was helping Daphne at the local school with a sewing day. I could only help her until 1pm as I had work, but the day went well. I enjoyed teaching the beginners how to sew on paper. I loved seeing how confident they got. That confidence changed slightly when they started sewing with fabric. The day went by so quickly. When I got home, I was glad to stop as it had been my first 'full time' day in a while. I found it easier than I expected, but I think I'll down play that with Pete. Hehe.

Wednesday Pete headed off to work with me not too far behind him. I worked my shift (8:30 - 1:15) and then made my way home. I didn't jump straight into the track pants as I normally do though as I had to head back to work at 4 for a meeting. Pete had a hair appointment so we reunited at around 8 to have a later dinner and a movie.

Thursday I awoke after a glorious sleep in. I busied myself around the house and then made my way to work. I am loving my job. I love the kids (well, most of them) and I love being a kid myself. After I get the jobs done on the 'to do' list, I play. My favorite is playing with the play dough. That night, we made our way to connect group. The discussion topic was sharing the 'good news'. A challenging topic which brought up a range of opinions. From it I realized I am entirely too selfish. I seem to worry about only those close to me. But I need to start thinking about others.

With last nights topic on my mind, I began my day (like I normally do) with time with God. I am focusing on who God is at the moment. I am learning a lot and He is speaking to me heaps which is always challenging yet good. My work day was a little different that day as I worked (assisting) from 8:30 - 12:30, had a break and then taught for the afternoon. A colleague had gone away to a wedding so I was covering her classes on Friday and Monday. The class were awesome (all 10 of them) and we had heaps of fun. I think me most of all. It felt so good to be back in the saddle. That night, Pete arrived home late as he put in a couple of hours over time, so we again had a quiet night in.

Saturday was an errand running day. We spent the morning out and then came home to relax before church. I made scones and took great delight in slathering them with jam and cream. We then made our way to church. It was a good message and we again enjoyed talking to those we know and to those we are getting to know. When we arrived home, we Face timed Allen and Tash. It was so nice to talk to them and catch up on what life has been like for them.

Sunday I undertook a task that I believe entitled me to wife of the year. John had shouted Pete and I to a car show. We went and I guess again, I will let the pictures tell the story. I had a good time, but I think I reached my limit after 2 hours. We then made our way to the mall where Pete was again going to look for a snow jacket. On the way we stopped at a coffee shop and blow me down, they had good coffee. We were over the moon.

Pete posing at the Stampede grounds.

First car we saw. Unsure of make and model, only know it was a nice car.

Fancy mirrors under the cars!

Again unsure of make. No surprises there.

Had to get a shot of my mechanic in front of an engine. His eyes lit up when he saw this.

To prove I was actually there. Hehe.

Big versus small. This thing was a monster.

What Pete aspires to own. Well, one of the many.

What I aspire to own.

For Dad!

Me posing in front of the wagon.

Yay, finally one of the both of us.

Coffee, glorious coffee. I had maple in mine.

Oh yeah. Enjoying this!

Once we arrived at the mall, Pete tried on a few jackets and we wandered towards the snowboards with him thinking about which jacket he would like. He found a sales guy to ask advice and I sat myself down to play a game of phase 10 on my phone. Half an hour later I got his attention to say I was leaving and stormed out. Pete was very apologetic and the rest of our time at the mall was fine. We then went into a leather shop as I am on the hunt for a hand bag. The 70% off label got me. Well, we ended up finding a jacket that looked amazing on Pete. After discussions on how we would pay for it (Pete had savings) we splurged and got the leather jacket and the snow jacket. Pete was ecstatic. We then further splurged and went out for dinner before heading to the super market to food shop. As we budget for food, what ever is left over, we divi between ourselves for personal savings. So, now I enjoy food shopping as I get some money to spend at the end of it.

Overall we had a great week. My highlight was having a good coffee and hanging out with Pete. Until next week....