Roadtrip!!!!!!

Yay, last day of work. I'll get the xmas family obligations out of the way then hit the road. Yes, this year I'm off on a road trip. The first real road trip in at least 14 years. When I say real road trip I mean the no plan, no accommodation bookings style trip. Just me, the dog, the tent and a few beers and my trusty Japanese car. Not like the old days of rust-bucket Holdens overheating through deserted roads. No! Piece-of-cake wee Japanese cars that actually get from A to B.

I'm so excited. The dog doesn't look so keen. It's a 'poofy' (named by every West Coaster I met last weekend break I had) small fluffy number that can't be fed before trips in the car because he'll bring up his lunch on my upholstery.

A friend has booked a wee school in the depths of the West Coast hills for a New Years gathering so I'll start there, spending a couple of days, but after that it's no plans.

Bliss.

Easter and the School Holidays

I have lovely visions of sleeping in during Easter and the school hols, until my internal filofax reminded me that i had promised to complete some interior painting of ceilings and walls. Not to mention working all through the holidays. But one ray of hope surfaced when my 12 yr old son piped up and said, "By the way Mum, you won't see much of me during the holidays. I'll be visiting all my friends." I had to stop myself from leaping up and punching the air shouting "Yes!" I was thinking of suprising my boy with a kitten, but then visions of a paint covered kitten being licked clean by the dog and the subsequent vet bills stopped that crazy thought....well, at least for the time being........