Time to Resume Normality

Off to Dunedin today. ALthough I technically have another week off, I will probably be at the school on Monday. Lots of planning to do and a large influx of Indian nurses to get past the IELTS hurdle. On the bright side, I am optimistic that my Christmas presents will have arrived from Australia. I have a strange urge to start with the Wurtemburg cavalry first. I have generally stayed away from the continental armies ( apart from the Frnech and the Russians) because of the plethora of uniform changes between the different coalitions. I really couldn't be buggered painting a pre-1806 Prussian and then a Confederation of the Rhine Prussian and then a 1813-5 Prussian army.  My French are a hodge podge of Post Bardin reform and 1809 and I really don't mind.

Anyway - the van is packed and the children are organised. The only thing we need to do now is head off to Oamaru to watch my wife's concert group perform and then we will all head back.

Not sure if Iuploaded thus one but this is the finished Peninsular project. These were a joy to paint.

After Christmas

None of my boxes arrived from Australia so I had a miserable stocking this Christmas. On the bright side I have had a pretty relaxing festive season. I have had the girls all by myself (with all of the rallies) while my wife is stuck in Dunedin working. We managed to go on our usual biking extravaganzas plus we added one more that took us behind Puketapu and to the beach.

My New Year's resolution will hopefully be a complete 7 Year's War Prussian army towards the middle of the year and a slow finish of my Pennsular War Brits as soon as Hat release their Dragoons.

2013 is set to be a pretty exciting year for all of us as Josie moves in to Year 10 and Tory starts Intermediate.  I will have little to blog about but I hope to post as many of my" work in progress" shots as I can.

One Day Till The Holidays Start!!

I am back after a few days of no blogging. I promise that 2013 will be a better year for blogging.I promise that 2013 will be a better year for blogging.I promise that 2013 will be a better year for blogging.I promise that 2013 will be a better year for blogging.

This year Santa is bringing me... Hat Napoleonic Command X2, Wurtemburg Cav X1, Brunswick CavX1, Waterloo British Artillery X2 (Imex - a brand which I am not particularly familiar with), British Command Peninsular War X 2.

Not such a great year for buying new figures after this year's British Peninsular extravaganza but not too shabby either. Again this year I am sourcing from Australia since most shops in the South Island don't stock Hat products.  Photos pending....

Oh my God!

I can still log in! So... ummmm.... Time to post something which might interest the blogging community... well.... ummmm. I'll think about it some more.

PS...

Happy Queen's Birthday to all 10 who follow this sparse blog! Long may she reign over (most of) us!!!

Rodents in the House

Over the last few weeks we have had two rabbits in the house. One is Josephine's and it is called Holly and the other belongs ot Victoria and it is called Button. Over the course of the last few weeks, I have also discovered that the little buggers shit all over ther the house. The girls like to keep them inside and play with them after school and the rabbits seem to take the opportunity to deficate in as manu parts of the lounge and kitchen that they can. The carpet is constantly strwn with hay and rabbit pellets and there is a pervading "petshop" smell arounf the house. I secretly long to have a hungry cat to solve this problem that we have created...