Expecting family to arrive this evening for a rest of week and weekend, we are just back home ourselves after catching up with friends and family in Taupo and Napier since last week and a nice trip away, some overnight rain in Taupo Saturday night but still quite warm and summery. We've been having daytime temps around 22 C, quite pleasant though Napier were expecting 28 C again today like mid last week and we managed to avoid those days. A little bit of family history with husband's cousin, we took some photos and information along with a couple of family items they were very happy to receive, stayed in one wing of their sprawling rural home for a couple of the nights, lovely.
Husband's brother called us on our way south last week to see if we were still well, he was feeling a lot better after testing positive the Friday before, unfortunately his wife tested positive last Monday and has been very sick and close to hospital admission. Eventually was prescribed antiviral med and improved, her adult son also tested positive but mild symptoms. Our daughter and son in law went beck to work last week after a couple of days of testing negative again, heard my cousin now has it since the weekend and strong flu like symptoms. Seems most we've spoken to over the last week have either had it themselves or their family has, only a couple like ourselves so far haven't … fingers crossed.
Daughter up north has been testing herself and family daily too and she lost her voice last week after being unwell for a couple of days, also 3 year old was off colour a day or two and then had a fever but that broke and she bounced back and her happy self and testing negative all along. Hopefully they're all good when they get here, daddy is off to South Island tomorrow and the rest staying here, miss 8 just back from school camp and will no doubt be tuckered out and sleep most of the way.
Fireworks on sale today, bound to be days now of bangs and flashes ….
