Monday morning (labour day). I have brunch in Wynard Quarter with Emma & Clare. It is really nice having no kids to distract us and we enjoy the time together. Rowan comes to pick me up, we head to Onehunga dressmart outlet mall to find a backpack. We end up getting one from Macpac for Rowan. Then off to my Dad’s place to drop off all our extra gear. He is happy to store it for us. I get a chance to see Sue (Dad’s wife) and have a quick catch up. On the road heading for Cambridge to see my cousins. Rowan was sorely missed by Nellie’s kids and I said to him we better visit.

Well a few nights turned into a week, we cleaned and organised their house. There are a lot of people living under one roof and the biggest issue is storage, nothing has a place for it to go. Rowan cooked up a storm everyday, the kids and mums were very appreciative. I had a chance to help out in Rotorua where my aunty is putting her house on the market for sale. We of course op shopped around the area and we ended up with quite a few goodies, only some small jewellery items for ourselves. I got to go a little crazy with buying stuff that was needed for the house, extra kitchen items mostly. But also got a few coffee tables. Rowan and I really need more time and dollars and we could have a good storage system in the garage which would eliminate majority of the problem. There is just no where for the stuff to go. Our plan was to leave Tuesday but after getting back late from Rotorua and eating late it was midnight before we were in bed. We ended up just staying one more night which everyone was happy about. It was a really hot day so I got all the washing up to date and cleaned the bathrooms. Rowan cooked Thai curry for dinner. We enjoyed our stay at the Cambridge Marae.