i worked from home today which was good, although the house was meant to be full with ladies this morning doing their church group. i let the first couple in then told them i was hiding/working in the back room if they needed me. i hid there for a few hours working, but i thought the place was quiet.
when i eventually came out for a glass of water, the place was empty. so i think they’d left not soon after they arrived and didn’t tell me, leaving me cowering in my own house !
i popped out to the doctors this afternoon and described all my symptoms to the doctor she said ‘ah, you haven’t had a flu jab have you?’. turns out i probably have had/still got a bit of swine flu.
a few things about our doctors:
They come out and collect you from reception and shout your name, then you have to have a little conversation as you walk to the insulting room:
“hi, i’m catherine”
“er, hello, i’m dave, but can i call you doctor as i find the first name thing a bit informal for the doctor/patient thing”
(actually, i stopped after the ‘hello’ bit)
It cost 55 dollars for the appointment (about 25-30 quids) so i made sure i had a number of ailments to discuss
They were playing ‘Sexual Healing’ on the intercom. surely that’s not appropriate ?
Anyway, i came away with some hayfever medicine and the knowledge i haven’t got tonsillitis or pneumonia (i was glad about that as i can’t spell either of them)
then this evening we went to auckland cathedral with our good friends fleur and bruce. much laughing on the way there and back, and much good music whilst we were there as it was a concert by kiwi superstar Dave Dobbyn. All good stuff
the girls went to a school disco and then went back to Janine’s house to sleep, then we woke them up at 11.30pm to take them home ! They also had violin lessons and swimming today (Kezia has moved up to her new class).
And kezia did an audition at school with her friend emma for the school talent contest. their act is a dance which kezia made up to Mamma Mia.
so there we are. all good
