a jolt to Kiwikirk good cheer

comes under the rubric of shipping news…a call to our shipping entity in Christchurch uncovered the fact that we were one digit short of identifying ‘our’ container. The next call to Sydney produced the missing numeral and the fact that ‘our’ earthly goods were not on the “Apple” but on the “Orange”, another ship altogether! That ship is not due in at Sydney until the 8th of September!!!**#! The friendly mate on the phone was not certain what would happen after that…possible shipment to the container port nearby or possibly a boat to Auckland where said cargo container would jump on a train for the voyage south. All of this news was very deflating for Kiwikirks planning to sit on a newly domiciled chair (for instance) on August 30th. It is within the realm of possibility that we would see our beloved boxes, chairs etc. during the week of the 11th…argh…so much for the local guy (in Pittsfield) worrying about the contents arriving before we were in the new place!

Lily’s second day home sick (when was she ever in bed for two successive days?) included a trip to the doctor and a prescription for a course of antibiotics. She apparently has some secondary infection on top of her cough/cold. Even Grandma spent the day in bed! Papa cancelled a trip to Auckland because of his ill-health…

The previous blog did not elaborate on the cold. Winter has definitely revitalized itself for one last blast. (It would have been handy for us if the box with winter clothes--mailed ages ago--had arrived. Perhaps some hardy boys have shaved while camping in conditions where the breath is visible but for me, it was a new experience (inside, you understand…) This introduces a new factoid that will serve as a subject some other time...the cold INSIDE (houses)