Telephones, Yahtzee and the Arrival of Spring

Hi all,

Here goes my last post from New Zealand soil (seriously? I am leaving? huh). As those of you who have tried to call or text over the last day or so may have realised - my cellphone has died. This is particularly irritating timing but I guess it almost made it. Anyway - thanks for your kind thoughts, and to those of you who have emailed and put comments up on the blog. I am definitely getting excited - even if it doesn't seem very real yet!!!

My mother and I have been having a bit of an ongoing yahtzee battle today - at this point she is winning but I am totally demanding a rematch - and will keep doing so until I either win or have to get on the plane. And if I haven't won by the time I leave I will play my little electronic yahtzee game all the way to Singapore and report back my scores until I beat her... or I will lie and say I bet her when I didn't... I take my yahtzee VERY seriously, and she is not a very gracious winner.

The other big news (and damn I wish I could get my camera and Mum's computer to co-operate so you could see it for yourselves) is that Spring has arrived at Stoneybrook. Three lambs arrived overnight - one lot of twins and a single. They are very cute and enjoying some Canterbury sunshine today... I think I will go outside and join them actually.

I hope you are all well and have a great few days until my next post - bring on Singapore!!!!