Hi everyone,
A short one this time. Wow,
spring is hustling along, and we are nearly heading into summer! It has been
quite changeable though – this month we have had to pay $13 for power, as we
haven’t had enough consistently fine weather to net off our usage; and of
course we have used a bit more power than usual, as John has been staying with
us too.
And double-wow, we have
applied for an inspector to come and sign off the CoC. We are expecting someone
to come out in the next couple of weeks, with our builder, so it can all get
ticked off formally. That will be good.
Jan’s still looking for the
Electrical Engineer – at least the HR firm they have engaged is at last going
to contact IPENZ and the Alumni organisations.
Last weekend I went to
Wellington for a Career Development Association national executive meeting and
AGM, staying overnight with Tina & Jeremy. The meetings weren’t too bad,
and it was great to see Otto & Lara (they have both grown so much!). Tina
& Jeremy put on a BBQ on Sunday night, and Brigitte & John came along,
so we managed to catch up before they head over to Europe for three months. All
good.
Jan & I have both been
so busy that we haven’t really had a chance to draw breath. Days seem to be
whistling past in a slip stream, and we are a bit dazed and confused about
exactly where we are. I have been marking like a mad thing, and Jan has been
trying to be himself and three others. He also has the added complication this
month of having two of his electrical guys away on a commissioning job in Vietnam.
A couple of sad bits of
news to relate this time: Jan’s step father, John, had his mother die. She had
been unwell for some time, but it is still hard to lose a parent. In addition,
a close friend and work colleague of my Father’s, August Vavasovsky, died last Thursday.
He had a major stroke.
This Friday we have the
Business Awards to go to, so we are staying in Nelson overnight at Trailways.
We can leave the Trafalgar Centre, where the shindig is being held, and potter
across the footbridge across the Maitai straight to our room. I like that!
Jan & I will be up in
Welly on 3, 4 & 5 December. We will be busy with family on Saturday and
Monday, but if any of you Hutties etc are around on Sunday, we would love to catch
up. Let us know.
Also a party on New Year’s
eve – about 6pm onwards. BBQ, BYO. All welcome :-)
Right – I think that’s all
for now, aside from wishing all the party season’s birthday people a wonderful coming
year: Lara, Jeremy, Donna, Neil, Janet, Jamal, Tina, Murray & Carl.
Eberhard – good luck with
your new apartment.
Catch you all again soon.
Alles liebe!
Jan Kuwilsky & Sam Young
