Monday, May 25, 2009
Mark headed back to work on Monday while Sherry packed Ronan off for school and went for a run around the Mount sans Karla and Theresa, who couldn't make it. Because we were gone all weekend, and because her "big clean" day is traditionally Monday, Sherry set about cleaning the apartment. After catching up laundry and changing bedsheets, and when everything was fresh and sparkling, she set out to the corner butcher to get dinner (T-bone steaks). After, she stopped by the Bin Inn for some staples. The Bin is a lovely little shop that sells bulk items in "bins", hence the name. You can get your foodstuffs from baking and spices to sauces and oils in bulk, as well as a large assortment of dried fruits. They have all washing and cleaning supplies in bulk as well. Perhaps the most tantalizing set of bins is the "lolly" or candy bins. Sherry even found Mark some Hokey Pokey candy, and purchased a few marshmallow dots for Ro. Sherry's getting a lot better at baking as she gets used to our oven's fickle nature; the apple pie she baked last week was delicious, and the melt-in-your-mouth Hokey Pokey Muffins she made today should sustain Mark at work for the rest of the week.
Sherry's favorite shopping strip on Maunganui Rd, across from Coronation Park
What makes America great also works for mothers in NZ
Ronan had started coughing a little on Sunday, and when Sherry picked him up from school, his teacher said he'd been very "low energy" today. Although Ro was running around the room with his mates and full of smiles for mum, when he coughed it sounded much worse. The teacher said that he had done nothing but cough since afternoon tea and playtime, but that he'd been acting fine, just a little tired. Ronan's class has their own blog on the Mount Primary website, and the link is below if you'd like to check out Ro's artwork and school experiences. There is a cute link now with video of the kids singing the alphabet sounds, and although Ro is front and center, he often stops to stare at the video camera. It's quite cute.
Mark came home from work looking a bit dogged as well, with a hoarse raspy voice and sore throat. Additionally, a new group of juniors had started this week in the ED, making things a little more laborious for him at work. Finally, the hospital was busting at the seams and almost busier than he'd ever seen it, so he was, in a word, done.
Sherry made tea with Manuka honey and lemon for both of her guys after dinner, and as for her, took an extra dose of vitamin C. We've easily drunk more tea since we've been here than in our entire lives in the States. We've got at least a half dozen boxes of different kinds of tea bags in the kitchen, and everybody in NZ seems to have an electric kettle on their kitchen counter that'll boil water in about 30 seconds. Most of them take it with milk, like coffee, something we haven't really gotten used to although it doesn't taste half bad.
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