My neighbours could be on Jerry Springer.
Screaming little one, screaming adults, a number of people, drive bys, dogs, stinky marijuana. They are quiet at night though!
So hopefully theres a post to say we are/haved moved next month.
Not to worry our readers, we are fine, but between them and the centipedes we'd rather move earlier than planned.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Birthday and Exam
Aloha!
Where have I have I been this time? Preparing for my exam. Both the mock and the actual Speaking exams went well. The assessor said i did 'very well' so I was really chuffed. Still to submit the final reading and writing exam on Tuesday, then it's just a case of waiting for the results. The next level starts in February, which i'm pretty sure i'm going to go ahead and try to do, i know it's going to be very challenging.
The main event was Chooks Birthday! She had a great day. It wasn't so great for me, as the waterslide was 3 hours late, and i had paid upfront. When the lady eventually returned my calls asking where it was, she shouted at me, which was pretty upsetting........ She must have been having a stressful day or something, but thats certainly far from the good customer service I expected to find in the States. Hawaii is of course slightly different, but i have to admit, customer service hasn't been great anywhere, some places good, but no better, and some places pretty surprising, like asking someone to help with a second trolley out of Walmart - it was a long wait, and i was passed to three different people, all fobbing it off to the next. It's not that bad, but it just surprised me.
So Barbie surfing was no where to be found, but a bikini Barbie and a something else Paddle Board made for a good replacement, and making the waves was fun!
Ice-cream and Jello together was new for the Hawaiian mums 'Ice-cream and jello together, really?' asked one of the mums 'is this a British thing?' Canny imagine a party without ice-cream and jelly but there you go, it was a new thing here.
Someone brought a nice tray of noodles and I made a big pot of chilli, with rice and nachos for the adults, and sandwiches, crisps, lots of sweets te he
Barbies still a Paddle Board Learner!
Slip and Slide
Guess who, hurt a bit the next day, but you know me, couldn't resist trying.
Drinking tea with the last folks standing.
About 4 or 5pm (party started at 10).
Faith had also had her new BFF sleep over the night before, surprised she lastest this long!
Where have I have I been this time? Preparing for my exam. Both the mock and the actual Speaking exams went well. The assessor said i did 'very well' so I was really chuffed. Still to submit the final reading and writing exam on Tuesday, then it's just a case of waiting for the results. The next level starts in February, which i'm pretty sure i'm going to go ahead and try to do, i know it's going to be very challenging.
The main event was Chooks Birthday! She had a great day. It wasn't so great for me, as the waterslide was 3 hours late, and i had paid upfront. When the lady eventually returned my calls asking where it was, she shouted at me, which was pretty upsetting........ She must have been having a stressful day or something, but thats certainly far from the good customer service I expected to find in the States. Hawaii is of course slightly different, but i have to admit, customer service hasn't been great anywhere, some places good, but no better, and some places pretty surprising, like asking someone to help with a second trolley out of Walmart - it was a long wait, and i was passed to three different people, all fobbing it off to the next. It's not that bad, but it just surprised me.
So Barbie surfing was no where to be found, but a bikini Barbie and a something else Paddle Board made for a good replacement, and making the waves was fun!
Ice-cream and Jello together was new for the Hawaiian mums 'Ice-cream and jello together, really?' asked one of the mums 'is this a British thing?' Canny imagine a party without ice-cream and jelly but there you go, it was a new thing here.
Someone brought a nice tray of noodles and I made a big pot of chilli, with rice and nachos for the adults, and sandwiches, crisps, lots of sweets te he
About 4 or 5pm (party started at 10).
Faith had also had her new BFF sleep over the night before, surprised she lastest this long!
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Oh this long already?
Didn't think it was this long since my last post. Its that 'Time fly's' saying then.
Chooks birthday 35ft waterslide is organised for her birthday party. Yes that will take up the entire 'yard' and hopefully the trees won't interfere with it. An attempt will also be made at a Barbie surfing birthday cake. It could go wrong, yes, but hey i'll give it a bash!
So you don't know the ER story then....
Labour day was fun, we went to our friends house at the sea, i had a go on the paddle board and managed (didn't feel it at the time, but i could tell my chest muscles had had a work out for the following four days!). Paddle Boards look like Surf Boards, with a paddle. I fell off a few times to start, but given that i was ok (i'm thinking about my pelvis wonkieness) i decided to join Doc, Kahu (Hawaiian for Pastor), and a bunch of 6-12 year olds who were jumping off the rock cliff into the ocean, the wave current is quite strong, but it does push you back up to a ledge to get out again. So after watching everyone else jump in, having great fun, i stood on the edge building courage for at least 5 minutes, waited for a wave to go out then jumped with a shreil scream of course!
My final words 'My mind is telling me not to jump'
Jumps straight, Splash!
Doc ' I can't believe you jumped'
Kahu 'I wouldn't have let my wife jump'
Kids 'It took you a while Aunty' (Everyone is your Aunt or Uncle at Church or School)
Andrew 'Oh that doesn't look good' referring to the blood pouring out the front of each Croc as i walk back to shore.
Giggled my way through the Nurse and Doctor questions in the ER, my way of dealing with the embarassment.
ER Doc 'Well i would stitch it if there was a bit there to stich, but that's fish food now'.
Doc 'I knew you would be the first to end up in Hospital'.
Anyway, i'm ok, i've just had three gross looking divets out of each foot, and have had bandaged feet since Labour Day. And of course, in true me style, an alergic reaction to the Tetanus shot in the form of a large swollen red lump.
But Hey! How far have i come since being stuck in bed hardly able to walk - right around the world and into the sea. It wasn't that long ago i was getting winched out of the Hydrotherapy pool.......Obviously I don't seem to have gotten any smarter, or have I? - German exams are on 15th and 20th September.
Better get back to studying then...with my feet up!
Chooks birthday 35ft waterslide is organised for her birthday party. Yes that will take up the entire 'yard' and hopefully the trees won't interfere with it. An attempt will also be made at a Barbie surfing birthday cake. It could go wrong, yes, but hey i'll give it a bash!
So you don't know the ER story then....
Labour day was fun, we went to our friends house at the sea, i had a go on the paddle board and managed (didn't feel it at the time, but i could tell my chest muscles had had a work out for the following four days!). Paddle Boards look like Surf Boards, with a paddle. I fell off a few times to start, but given that i was ok (i'm thinking about my pelvis wonkieness) i decided to join Doc, Kahu (Hawaiian for Pastor), and a bunch of 6-12 year olds who were jumping off the rock cliff into the ocean, the wave current is quite strong, but it does push you back up to a ledge to get out again. So after watching everyone else jump in, having great fun, i stood on the edge building courage for at least 5 minutes, waited for a wave to go out then jumped with a shreil scream of course!
My final words 'My mind is telling me not to jump'
Jumps straight, Splash!
Doc ' I can't believe you jumped'
Kahu 'I wouldn't have let my wife jump'
Kids 'It took you a while Aunty' (Everyone is your Aunt or Uncle at Church or School)
Andrew 'Oh that doesn't look good' referring to the blood pouring out the front of each Croc as i walk back to shore.
Giggled my way through the Nurse and Doctor questions in the ER, my way of dealing with the embarassment.
ER Doc 'Well i would stitch it if there was a bit there to stich, but that's fish food now'.
Doc 'I knew you would be the first to end up in Hospital'.
Anyway, i'm ok, i've just had three gross looking divets out of each foot, and have had bandaged feet since Labour Day. And of course, in true me style, an alergic reaction to the Tetanus shot in the form of a large swollen red lump.
But Hey! How far have i come since being stuck in bed hardly able to walk - right around the world and into the sea. It wasn't that long ago i was getting winched out of the Hydrotherapy pool.......Obviously I don't seem to have gotten any smarter, or have I? - German exams are on 15th and 20th September.
Better get back to studying then...with my feet up!
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