snow

it snowed in downtown auckland today.  for the first time in 80 years.  no wonder people stopped working and ran to the window.   

It was a pretty wild night with big winds and rain so i collapsed the trampoline canopy to give it less chance of flying away, and as i drove to work early this morning it started hailing really hard as i went over the harbour bridge.

then i realised i’d forgotten my work pass which was a pain as not only does it let me through doors it also allows me to extract my printing from the printer. 

anyway, my presentation went went ok although it was a bit disconcerting when the people down in wellington kept running to the window to watch a blizzard engulf their city.

the snow didn’t settle so driving home wasn’t a problem.  unlike those further down the country.  We’re sooo glad we’re not in our cold old house (although i fear for our heating bill here)

kezia said her classroom was freezing despite the heaters being on. 

jane had a good school trip – or at least it wasn’t quite as bad as she feared.  the orchestra played nicely and everyone was accounted for.

esther’s trombone teacher didn’t turn up that was a shame.

and the building regulation consent certificate for our UK house arrived here today having been forwarded from the UK.  that’s rather unfortunate as it was a vital part of getting our house sold, so hopefully