Kiwiana.

The 7.45am webcam over the hedge gave Spook the confidence to have another day on the slopes. There were loads of cars in the carpark, but he doesn't know where all the people went.

I didn't have time for such frivolities and cleaned a lot of toilets at high speed. The woman who manages the units we clean had said it should take 2 of us no more than 22.5 minutes to clean the first one. We rose to the challenge but only managed 35 minutes and heavy sweating. If I had seen her straight afterwards, I would have been tempted to poke her in the eye. But unfortunately she works with the kids who need support at the primary school and wasn't around. This is enough reason alone, to poke her in the eye, as that should have been my job.

Meg didn't want to come to Harry Potter with us as Smithy came round after school. Spook and I would have been happier to hang out with Smithy too, as we reminded ourselves tonight that we don't actually like Harry Potter. Thankfully the seats were very comfy and we enjoyed snuggling up in a darkened room, so all was not lost.

We found Meg and Smithy making Pinnyada's (don't know how to spell that), out of large balloons and all the newspapers I needed to light the fire. The house had descended into chaos.

grateful for:

It's Monday and Desperate Housewives are on. So much better than that wee wizard.

BUT....we did really enjoy the glimpses of Scotland.

Spook has decided he wants to have a Kiwi 'word of the week' so that he has a glossary. This weeks word is 'Kiwiana.' It means Kiwi style, we think. The manager of the snowfield up in The Mckenzie country said that the skiing was Kiwiana. Folks arrive in their wellies, get the barbecues out the boot of the car and there is not a designer label in sight. I'm imagining them all skiing in very short shorts. One can also collect Kiwiana.