We ended up at Ambury Regional Park Farm today, having dropped Dad into the office for a spot of weekend work. It started to rain, so we went and sheltered in the milking shed. There we learnt that a single cow can produce 80 glasses of milk a day! Charizard, Pikachu and Chuggington all looked at the farmer working out in the rain, and we agreed that a farmer needs to be able to work whatever the weather. We all went out for a bit - and learnt that kunekune means "fat" as well as pig in Maori - but the weather was bad, so we went back to the car.
There was a bit of an awkward moment between the brothers. Jigglepuff pointed out that sacrificing your brother to save yourself wasn't what the Bible suggested, and that the Psalms told us that a contrite heart was more to God's liking. We explained that contrite is when you are sorry and want to do better next time. The boys understood that beautifully. Then we went over to Mangere Bridge for hot chips and cake from a cafe. Yum!
On the way home Charizard wondered if there had been a cyclone because we had angered the wind god. Pikachu said that Tangaroa was the god of the sea and the boss of beaches, but he didn't know who the boss of volcanoes was. At home we asked our babysitter, who said it was Ruaumoko.
Tonight the plan - it's only a plan, it might not work - is for Jigglepuff and Charizard to try to make a bird feeder together.
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