Weather Weird

Here it is, November. Did no-one tell the weather gods that this means it's supposed to be warm in NZ? last night was freezing after the wild winds and driving rain! I was really glad I hadn't swapped the winter duvet or put away the extra blanket the other week when I took the electric blankets off our bed. And I was still cold... tried snuggling up to the Hubby (men are always warmer) but he kept moving away. That would be why we both ended uup on his half of the bed by this morning. Dammit, he's not a natural cuddler.

And then, today, as I'm driving to work... not a whisper of wind to be seen, and it's looking like a reasonable day, though there's still cloud about, so it may fool me yet. Considering all the wind damage mentioned on the news last night, I cannot understand it. Still cold though, but that could just be because it's the usual setting of the a/c here at work: Antarctica.

Okay, work calls. Been here for an hour and a half, done nothing. After yesterday, I really had better do something with the two hours I have left. Thank God for getting ahead earlier in the week.

Note to self: Don't forget to stop and buy stamps for the Christmas cards on the way home!

Sad news

Met the Hubby after work today to be told that two of our baby guinea pigs did not survive the night. Unfortunately, the lid to the hutch was not weighted down with it's usual rock overnight and it must have blown opne in the wind. Apparently there were scratch marks like cat footprints on the inside of it, so we can only assume cats got them in the night. I suppose we should be grateful there were no little bodies in evidence around the property.

I feel awful - I really should have checked that the girls put everything in place last night when they fed them, but I didn't. So much running around on Thursdays, and even when I was at the computer later I didn't think to look out the window and check they were okay. Harder later in the dark, but I was posting about 5.30 when it was still light. Have been feeling miserable on and off since I found out.

The two mamas were okay, ond the one girl baby left with them seems okay too, though I'm sure the mother of the two missing ones is a bit stressed, she's been all shivery when held alone. Probably better with the other ones though, seems less stressed then.

I've been a bit stressed too, but hardly surprising... and I forgot to eat lunch. Now I discover the stamps booklets I bought on my way home from work feature one with only the cover and no stamps... *sigh* so I will have to go back to the Postshop to get the others. Dammit, and I was just out with the kids for 2 hours (they got out early from school due to a teacher's union meeting) shopping and gathering things for the sleepover tomorrow night. if I'd looked earlier I could have gone back then. Currently waiting for Hubby to get home so I can go for my stamps without the kids now we're all planted at home.

The sleepover was almost last minute too. I forgot I'd promised N1D she could have it, and then the instructions and things only arrived on Monday (it's part of an Australasian world record attempt organised by the mag "Total Girl" that N1D gets), and considering the orginal deal with it was back in May or something, they could have got this pack out to her a bit sooner. Thank goodness she's only invited two friends.

Okay, Hubby will be here in a tic, better go eat something before I end up biting off someone's head at the Postshop. PMS rules. I can't even do the good things right now, LF just spilled muffin crumbs in the clean washing...