Unwell

*Cough cough* oh well at least I get to spend a couple of days relaxing. It's probably good for my stiff sore body to get a bit of a break from Mum's 20 minutes every morning exercise regime. Thats a new thing she started me on in the second week of the holidays. That's when my holidays ended...

It's sad not being able to climb or play squash. Life becomes very dull when you're home from school for several days on end, even when you have all the stuff you need to do your school work sitting beside you. I can't find the inspiration to sit down and search the internet for scraps of information. Last time I got a cold I got addicted to Television but this time the urge is not really there. So, I sit around asking Mum what I should do. And When she gives me a perfectly good suggestion I shrug and tell her "Nah, something fun."

The one television show that I am addicted to is 60 minute makeover. Lots of fun to watch them race through yet still get the job done with amazing skill. It's kind of depressing that I can get attached to probably the most boring TV show around.

School, when I'm there, is pretty good. This term we are studying Naenae from the period of about 1935 to 1955. It is quite cool to be learning about my own suburb even though I think it is a ugly place except for the hills and even some of them are covered in gorse and traveled by loud noisy bikers. We have just started learning Spanish and I've missed two sessions. Oh well thats what you get for catching some lousy cold.

I have recently found an awesome blog for reading and writing lovers. It is a blog called The FABO Story. Every Monday a new chapter is added by a different one of the nine New Zealand authors. So far there is only one chapter but the story is already awesome and addictive. Here is a link for anyone who is interested: http://fabostory.blogspot.com/

Getting Injured

at the final of the hangdog winter boulder series I hurt my right ankle. I was doing the dyno problem and I caught the second hold then swung off and landed half on and half off the small boulder mat. The next morning when my ankle hadn't got any better me and Mum went to the Emergency ward at hutt hospital and sat for hours waiting to be seen. They thought it was probably torn ligaments. I had crutches for three days before I could walk on my foot. I am back climbing now but not quite fully healed. Recently I bought some Anasazis (climbing shoes). They are really good, when I first bought them they were really painful but now they are quite bearable to wear.

We have ducklings by our creek at the moment, they are adorable. These photos are from a few days old to today: