Back in the cold again!

Hey everyone.
Claire here..am on mum and dad's account. Hope all is good, sounds like you guys are having a fun time exploring your new home and making friends.
I'm in Chch again at the moment, I arrived late on the 10th and Phil came over on the 15th. Has been very cold here..but Saturday, Sunday and today have been nice...bringing out the shorts but still not warm enough for a singlet (like I wear day or night, everyday at home lol). We seem to have been busy, never having a break. We went to town on Thursday and Friday with my and Phil's mates and I took Phil out for lunch on Thursday for a late Valentines Day suprise then on Saturday we decided to go to Greymouth for the night for Phil's brothers birthday, he had a big 18th party so that was cool. A very late (drunken) night, and then an early morning with a 3 hour drive home..so as you can guess it was early to bed for us last night.
Mum hasn't been very well the last few days..very unwell actually. She ended up going to the duty doctor who thinks that she has a bowel infection, so pretty much she's been in bed all weekend, only getting up to vomit or take one of the 3 pain killers she is on. She's had some blood tests and some other ones today..so hopefully that will tell her the outcome. She is sure it's not her bowel though, because whenever she eats she gets really bad cramps to the point of vomiting, so she thinks it's something to do with her stomach.
The kids are good..Kady is in to absolutley everything! And Liam..he's enjoying school and is still addicted to that bludy playstation! HAve seen them heaps since i've been here it's been great. Phil and I took them to QE2 on Friday then to the pool and playground at Pines Beach yesterday, Kady loooooves the water!
We are going to go to Hanmer tomorrow, then I will go to Uncle Irwins funeral on Wed (i'm guessing mum told you about him? - well he passed away on Friday morning, he is Trents grandad. Poor Auntie Audrey, and poor Rex!) Then we will be off to Greymouth on Friday for a few drinks at Phil's dad's before the wedding Friday arvo - Phil and I are looking pretty good all dressed up in our clothes! Then we go home next Tuesday afternoon..and both back to work Wednesday. I think i've decided to take the job at the childcare center, and also study by corrospondence..instead of the aged care job. It does mean less pay, but also means no weekend work and set hours each week, that are gaurenteed to be mine.
Anyway..going to go and find something for dinner for us and ma and pa. Dad is doing a race next weekend, its a relay race he's doing with Tim Webb and somebody else and it starts midnight Friday and they do a relay to Nelson which he is looking foward to. Then they have a prize giving and stuff on the Sunday. Mum is going to drive there and bring him home.
Congragulations on the job Hayd. Hope it works out well. Sorry about the death Gem, but you will soon learn to cope with your emotions like I had to working with aged care.
Love Claire xoxo