Flakes of snow! For all of a minute. Miss 10 is protesting but is going to school.

According to the Met Service, it's going to stay at this temperature for most of the day. Miss 10 has had crumpets and hot chocolate and is double rugged. Mr 15 has decided to work from home.

Would anyone know where to beg/buy/borrow/hire seven of these? Fans, not Rowan Atkinsons.

Got asked at work last week to temperature check ALL deliveries. Got randomly spot checked today and don't think the manager even noticed the invoice she grabbed was for takeaway coffee cups (yes I temp checked the coffee cups because I'm Following Orders).

Day time chef positions are scarce right now however I've got an interview on Tuesday for the location, hours and days I'd like. Please cross your fingers for me.

Starting to think our porch cat (not our cat, but sleeps on a chair on our porch a lot) is hosting Tinder hookups on our porch. Three different cats in the last few days, tonight it's a very handsome black kitty who is a bit scared of me but keeps returning and trying to get Porchy to leave.

I knew M had a stash of curtains somewhere and have now found a curtain for the laundry door and multiple ex-curtains for Xanadu costuming purposes.

Who does Winnie think he's appealing to by calling people "Snivelling Wokesters"

Hot damn the pain is now kicking in and all sorts of bruises flourishing including a seatbelt bruise gracing the top of my right breast. Could have been worse. Wear your seatbelts, people.

Did not have "giant SUV t-boning our tiny Uber" on my bingo card. Ambulance and four hours in ED later Miss 10 and I are home and showered. Miss has a seatbelt bruise on her hip and I have a sore neck and shoulder. Uber driver had some cuts on his neck but will be fine.

Another Brickshow finished! Despite winning a very cool award the best part was seeing people smile as they looked at my build! Now to come up with ideas for next year.

So I'm staying at a motel because Brickshow and the bedside lamps are something.

I am crying and squeeing so hard right now.

OMG THE BRICK MAN IS HERE AND JUST LOOKED AT OUR BUILD AND SAID HE FELT LIKE BREAKFAST!!!

Brickshow!

My Brickshow build is safely installed at the venue. I was so nervous about the base breaking that once it was in the car I forgot to bring the rest of the build. Another trip home and back and it's all built and intact. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Asked Miss 10 if I could borrow some of her bubble wrap hoard (she doesn't even pop it) to pack my Lego for Brickshow. Her response was "I've already licked it so it's mine"

Why fireworks?

I'm officially not working for the next two weeks because school holidays, Brick Show and multiple other things. Guess who's working this afternoon?

End of term drama/singing showcase for Miss 10. Once again I am hiding in the kitchen and watching through the door. We figured out her aversion to being mic'd was the sound check so she happily mic'd up and was very enthusiastic in first song. Meanwhile I'm a blubbering mess.

I might be a bit into this, anyone want to join me? www.facebook.com/share/p/18td...

M's Dad called a couple of hours ago to say M's Mum has been going downhill. She'd been in dementia care for some time. She passed away at 7 this evening.

Worked in the kitchen all day, now home to work in my own kitchen making an abundance of lolly cake for Miss 10's theatre showcase tomorrow.

There's no way I'd go to an open home in Auckland but I feel seen...

Welp, my step-gran who I love to pieces is not doing well. She's just been moved from Middlemore to a care facility with a broken hip and is struggling to eat.

Happy Birthday Dad. You would have been 74. I had a rum and coke for you at the local, which confused all of the staff. You would have loved the banter that ensued.

Miss 10's BFF is staying for the weekend. Took them and the Lad to play minigolf. Cue meltdowns from BFF every hole because the Lad "shouldn't be better than me" Diplomatic Miss 10 explained the Lad learned from an expert (my Dad). An exhausting round. Having wine while they watch Spaceballs.

The Child Disability Allowance I receive has gone up by a gobsmacking $5.78 a fortnight. Whatever shall I do with these new found riches?

Any of my writer peeps @mattyangel.com @witchnwords.bsky.social @catespice.bsky.social interested in having a look at my lads creative writing effort? It certainly needs some tweaking but given he's all about maths and science I'm kind of impressed (and biased)

Welp, hours are being cut at work. As I'm the only casual employee, it's all about me. 14 hours last week, 7 hours this week, 3 next week. And there's stuff all out there.