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So here we are at the end of a super long weekend. It’s been a goody. The weekend started on Thursday afternoon for me. Had travelled out to Doonside to meet the staff, tour the sheds and see firsthand the storage issues. (e.g. pigeons nesting in the archive boes.) Left in the early afternoon and met Tom at the movie palace for Monsters v Aliens. A nice animated feature and nice use of the Axel F. theme. Insectosaurus was my favourite monster - so cute! The evening was Mil and Martin’s farewell bbq. Will miss them very much. Trying to keep the warmer lit all night took some doing, and there’s nothing like coming home saturated with smoke. (Is that possible?) Good Friday started with church and soaking up some gospel goodness. Home briefly before scooting over to Ness’s via The Gorge. A great afternoon of nattering and enjoying the kids. Then dinner at Mum & Dad’s and some Seachange watching. Up early next morning for some double gym action - cardio at Ferny with Jane, then training with Sandra. Lunges and step-up combo holding hand weights above my head, fly weights, chest presses, and medicine ball crunches were some of the treats on offer today. But I do feel better for it. Sore, but better! Spent the rest of the day pottering around, booking the LAX to GUA flight (yippee!), and tidying up. Met Janet at the movie palace to see The Reader. Not as harrowing as Revolutionary Road, but just as thought provoking. Had a quiet night in and checking out www.apartmenttherapy.com and www.readymade.com - my two favourite websites at the moment. Easter Sunday was very low key. Didn’t venture out. Didn’t talk to anyone until church that evening. This may sound odd, but I kind of liked that my first conversation of the day was singing to Jesus. So, so grateful. Talked with the minister afterwards about a new service that may be starting up later in the year, and a mission concept they have been kicking around for a while - opening a cafe. (!) Headed home. Today has also been very low key. Up early for more gym action with Jane, only to find we were early and Ferny wasn’t open yet. So we jogged up to the Hospital and back to pass the time until it opened. Not. No, we went to the nearest cafe and didn’t think twice about returning. We did do some circuits of Coles afterwards, and Jane carried the shopping back to the car. So there was some cardio and a bit of weights. I was feeling a bit queasy after all that exertion, so I pottered around some more at home, watched The Crucible, had some dinner, and chatted with the flatmate for a while. Now here I am, sitting on the bed about to turn in for the night and thinking that I am very blessed. Thanks Jesus for all the little moments that made this such a great weekend.