Tupperware Madness hits Rolleston

Tonight Jo is at a Tupperware party. She has been to four tupperware parties in the last ten days. That's crazy! But there's more. This is the second Tupperware party she has been to today. What kind of mad person goes to two Tupperware parties in one day? Jo. That's who. But it gets worse. She is going to another next week. That's five in all. Is there no end to this Tupperware insanity?

Lily's Latest pics

Here are some pictures by Lily. She and Toby went to Orana Park Wildlife Park today. Jo says they didn't really bother looking at any animals but spent most of the time playing on a rock.

Lost In Torchwood

We have started to to watch a series called Torchwood Miracle day. It is a science fiction series with an interesting plot where people stop dying, even if badly injured or blown to pieces. There is some conspiracy going on but we don't know what it is yet.

I am a bit nervous about the whole thing though. I am not sure how long it is going to go on for or whether it will have a satisfactory conclusion. I remember when Lost was on. It was quite intriguing for the first 10 episodes but then, after another 14, it imploded with a lame and preposterous end to the first series, from which it never recovered despite going on and on for another 120 episodes over five long years. By the time they revealed the big secret, everyone had given up on it.

I don't want to go through that again.

Wild West Minigolf

We have been to a new minigolf this weekend, this one with a wild west theme. Toby was very excited about the whole thing shouting "minigolf" a lot which is good use of a three syllable word and good progress with his talking. He doesn't really play but he does enjoy walking around with his ball and generally getting in the way and distracting people. Lily sort of plays. She stands with her feet either side of the ball and hits it backwards. As always, Jo and I took the whole thing appropriately seriously. The scores on the doors were 56-63, a resounding victory for me!

Filling a Heart-Shaped Hole in My Life

For the last two years there has been something missing from my life. A sugar bowl. When we have visitors, I have had to give them the paper bag of sugar, or pour it into a cup. Today I saw a heart shaped bowl in the Warehouse for $1.99 and I excitedly bought it, to put the sugar in.

A year or two ago, I bought a tupperware box for the butter and I felt a similar level of satisfaction as I do now, for a problem solved.

TV Choice

Tonights TV choice is as follows. On TV1 we can have Road Cops, followed by Dog Patrol. On TV3 we have The Force, followed by Dog Squad. That's exactly the same pragrams on both channels at the same time, again!

Whats the point in having a choice of TV channels?

Toby's Two

It is Toby's birthday on Wednesday but we thought we would do his birthday today, at the weekend, so that I could spend the day playng with his toys. He has some amazing stuff, likie this car racing track:

Jo has been practising her cake decorating for the party which is next weekend, with 17 children expected. Here is Toby with the first attempt: