tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56252613215100523632024-03-15T04:43:43.369+13:00Jodz stuffCrafts, minimalism,eco friendlyJodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-80262195292760970672011-06-12T19:38:00.003+12:002011-06-12T20:19:17.990+12:00The year so far.....<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My year started out with my oldest daughter being hospitalised because of mental health issues.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She has a diagnoses of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Aspergers</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ADHD</span>. Poor Button. She has had to deal with so much in her short life.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_qTQuAQ0xbiskdoOSR-FlfHB36ZGRiHRLrQEBSgxFUtTP3QeO7I08wFBtKonDXlXLWoUeuKelRYDbHrBtpDmnyvz9hg-46uEq0PA14a0coWKl7Tnx0RjUhwajTZtzyGkYXQ3hLvU2CM/s1600/Lulus+party+038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_qTQuAQ0xbiskdoOSR-FlfHB36ZGRiHRLrQEBSgxFUtTP3QeO7I08wFBtKonDXlXLWoUeuKelRYDbHrBtpDmnyvz9hg-46uEq0PA14a0coWKl7Tnx0RjUhwajTZtzyGkYXQ3hLvU2CM/s320/Lulus+party+038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617238171022162978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then my Granddad died. He was my last grandparent left. Now <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">I'm</span> the second oldest generation. Scary stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gUtyskDG7PhiTGCkloCpzbicWNtIn5BlJGD0LhV-mLV3mtpZJYGEMu28iKw3LdPmGv0O-i3gqjLbMjxJK2w-eEniVD06pAqOH4Wly9tXP3hMYsdwPQwRmnZVsJDWuTzNbJodW2sR8hM/s320/050-2.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A group of friends got together to form 'The Divine Divas' and we participated in <a href="http://www.shaveforacure.co.nz/">Shave for a Cure</a>. We shaved our hair off to raise money for the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE.......</div><div style="text-align: center;">Erin, Me, Shara, Tamar</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Av2AOy7mkmCMOmdVBw5PwYypWzyHAG-gfxLJa19tjdeeLIWveDOz_pNpGTlCd1sdyFaffscpPXyfd8KnXyVJ4BZOxgk-MCYRHkCaN9LEQQL8LaU-Jt3DRp8dxs55XkIDGyk1amKgWKk/s320/003-1.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">AFTER!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Erin, Tamar, Me, Shara.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjto1JgjKkmBdu5RSn9g934W7AOPZ5aQcn3uqlM6Zv8QF1Pha5HbwW8VAzSP5iirNYc1MlozZDhFjETw3xTPqMKDWinPmZrar9ho8sEnMQg3fViOcFUlm57gcLUKgGROKehBcRdldocsiI/s320/050-1.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">My daughter Boodles also did Shave for a Cure. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Isn't</span> she just so cutey, cutey.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I have been homeschooling her for a couple of terms now. I am missing "my time".</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbarzbjAMj_v-Ua1RPB-urTY5SNipt-_8KSRQZqGooMU8Ym6R8TrG4jy46EaEyKvBjv_-fRUfZs7Hc7likovMJz6lI6o-QNpiDfxd4lD21TtUWxbbIkk2A5m0u9J7IH3CO6idN_8f6FM/s320/008.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then about 6 weeks ago I had a terrible gall bladder attack and ended up in hospital. After some great drugs and a few days wait I had the little blighter out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then about 3 weeks ago I had a car accident. I wrote my car off. It was scary. Hit a bank and rolled it over and over. But God was with me and all I ended up with was some bruising.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO6tRSKiXXpOhFKeFKb6FmCxhp6htuzgAS_cLU9bMcM0D4KirQeFVFP-ctoXNxnMfiaDNBQNiaRbDBysgWJ8EYg7pnRhKFtXb4bcF_EsUSTjCVI0xQReETMCkmERyzO4DvZQyRvuWYEc/s1600/007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO6tRSKiXXpOhFKeFKb6FmCxhp6htuzgAS_cLU9bMcM0D4KirQeFVFP-ctoXNxnMfiaDNBQNiaRbDBysgWJ8EYg7pnRhKFtXb4bcF_EsUSTjCVI0xQReETMCkmERyzO4DvZQyRvuWYEc/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617236842054030482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">that's</span> my last 6 months. I have done some crafting but not a lot. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">I'm</span> hoping for a few quiet months now. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hehe</span> yeah right!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-78572131513853458092011-02-23T12:30:00.002+13:002011-02-23T12:35:12.677+13:00Christchurch earthquake<div style="text-align: center;">My heart goes out to all our fellow NZer's who are caught up in the horror of this earthquake. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe this has happened in our country. Everyone in New Zealand knows someone who lives in Christchurch so it is touching the whole country.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you believe in the power of prayer, please join with us and pray for the those still trapped, that they may be rescued soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.news.com.au/world/christchurch-cathedral-before-and-after/story-e6frfl00-1226010081646">http://www.news.com.au/world/christchurch-cathedral-before-and-after/story-e6frfl00-1226010081646</a></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-77277133554032354212011-01-22T19:02:00.004+13:002011-01-22T19:18:11.295+13:005th birthday bash<div style="text-align: center;">We had a beautiful girls 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> birthday party today.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a Princess Dora party (yep! she couldn't make up her mind)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOna1S_lo7tJvuEWK2Qye3Fyh2jyXRKpgpbe7ufjpF684mydzi-X9DZW00XLE50LkZZW-O97tEIztAdkRjJ242AGfch_Ku4m2OPIL-XWup18YqbWNwlYwb2ehSQzoP0ifqZiKNCxjDLQ/s1600/Lulus+party+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOna1S_lo7tJvuEWK2Qye3Fyh2jyXRKpgpbe7ufjpF684mydzi-X9DZW00XLE50LkZZW-O97tEIztAdkRjJ242AGfch_Ku4m2OPIL-XWup18YqbWNwlYwb2ehSQzoP0ifqZiKNCxjDLQ/s320/Lulus+party+037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564887877148097362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had it at the school so we got to use the pool.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IX_sGgXd9McYCPUGPt-q9KOS1Uu6V_m5SLIHwzGSSeEjJddr5kvN-nhXSk8CiQ0cv6KAmhZHzs8fNS49iTaim88UgG1-jtYMSbh4Wx4FDU7tYsqOG4dSQkxDnZpqgiw_q8TqOE_9Yy8/s1600/Lulus+party+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IX_sGgXd9McYCPUGPt-q9KOS1Uu6V_m5SLIHwzGSSeEjJddr5kvN-nhXSk8CiQ0cv6KAmhZHzs8fNS49iTaim88UgG1-jtYMSbh4Wx4FDU7tYsqOG4dSQkxDnZpqgiw_q8TqOE_9Yy8/s320/Lulus+party+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564887867966878818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Lulu's photo board.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99qzVx8QauDITMQzqZMUF-Fk3tGhmb_4vXLkhFxxMIHxhMNGjNpz__lJpfMvJrWvd0EWNx-qswvhVKith19HiUFni1I44tUvgaXugXzfd0HC-mL9pTP3Xokt4Q-nAswvjsyRNhVFCSf8/s1600/Lulus+party+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99qzVx8QauDITMQzqZMUF-Fk3tGhmb_4vXLkhFxxMIHxhMNGjNpz__lJpfMvJrWvd0EWNx-qswvhVKith19HiUFni1I44tUvgaXugXzfd0HC-mL9pTP3Xokt4Q-nAswvjsyRNhVFCSf8/s320/Lulus+party+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564887868109235186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lulu's cake. The bottom layer is chocolate, the middle is orange and the top was a gluten free sponge. I made it and iced it myself.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVZRoaoeTvhyP7AHr2F_DwA5KnK-l8RMO6bKCAfCDC7kYN6OTYsb9_CdTmoJ2JLdfU8kPuTIg9QeVF9Y33PhrA8OwcYQkZqCDeex97qvf8__RDXhUaoxv2vYzR7c9RY6XhGsxdsMWjL8/s1600/Lulus+party+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVZRoaoeTvhyP7AHr2F_DwA5KnK-l8RMO6bKCAfCDC7kYN6OTYsb9_CdTmoJ2JLdfU8kPuTIg9QeVF9Y33PhrA8OwcYQkZqCDeex97qvf8__RDXhUaoxv2vYzR7c9RY6XhGsxdsMWjL8/s320/Lulus+party+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564887865996575426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My beautiful princess.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFSU12XbZ205e4vdYV2ZXz5tpclGkEEmGHQ69PLegdQvjtdly7_EtqrHEec1BFUlB4_eu1al2cO_9dq82etr7oSJAD7uEcx51R1W4eUUJ9Wdooa1pCGQceUW7ZlOTCFURMmaUrS6VxuU/s1600/Lulus+party+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFSU12XbZ205e4vdYV2ZXz5tpclGkEEmGHQ69PLegdQvjtdly7_EtqrHEec1BFUlB4_eu1al2cO_9dq82etr7oSJAD7uEcx51R1W4eUUJ9Wdooa1pCGQceUW7ZlOTCFURMmaUrS6VxuU/s320/Lulus+party+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564887859214574002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this dress. It was her present from Grandma.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday my darling.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-15872548787343218942011-01-10T20:16:00.005+13:002011-01-10T20:44:10.004+13:00Lulu turns 5<div style="text-align: center;">My beautiful island princess turned 5 today. We adorned her in lei's to celebrate her cultural origins.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhfJRUK3u6ScVZOfSjMNLiJN7a09_QPBZ6nTXVd1fFxSnRP8aDO-dguJw8M21Aiz606qP3z2RO-5tU8Vwr9gSQhFtB2Q5N0Y6sxfyAjlsG__Qjl6ppmbc_ZVGlYeu7vFxrF-3zzZh4FA/s1600/lulu+5th+bday+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhfJRUK3u6ScVZOfSjMNLiJN7a09_QPBZ6nTXVd1fFxSnRP8aDO-dguJw8M21Aiz606qP3z2RO-5tU8Vwr9gSQhFtB2Q5N0Y6sxfyAjlsG__Qjl6ppmbc_ZVGlYeu7vFxrF-3zzZh4FA/s320/lulu+5th+bday+034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560453326701082226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are Lulu and Boodles with their birthday gifts. Their birthdays are only 4 days apart, but Boodles is 3 years older and got her present early.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt71olJ71xCOKf-uTJofO1cWwZw8PKMD26MsBJiqVuNg7UHS5uH4WYoiDQTpgUB-K4WphSYMiG_iDaychThMSURLDnLtnxRq4TqbkYUGfB8Yxds2u-w828RtZT0OP4rvcRb7dMROOBQ0/s1600/lulu+5th+bday+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijt71olJ71xCOKf-uTJofO1cWwZw8PKMD26MsBJiqVuNg7UHS5uH4WYoiDQTpgUB-K4WphSYMiG_iDaychThMSURLDnLtnxRq4TqbkYUGfB8Yxds2u-w828RtZT0OP4rvcRb7dMROOBQ0/s320/lulu+5th+bday+032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560453322767331458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lulu holding up 5 fingers. She keeps asking "What did I turn today?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a crack up.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEH4UWm5b5P-ime6HE42na5cCmY7sNdjrWyso7yKsdgYwvqbkUoBMAT0QF4cPwJENydDb5pSw5nGU587Wmu4m3y0SHqFrlY61Cl93L50VIA5MRgX23zGXp4RGlM8lCz6iprrqevA7Wcw/s1600/lulu+5th+bday+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEH4UWm5b5P-ime6HE42na5cCmY7sNdjrWyso7yKsdgYwvqbkUoBMAT0QF4cPwJENydDb5pSw5nGU587Wmu4m3y0SHqFrlY61Cl93L50VIA5MRgX23zGXp4RGlM8lCz6iprrqevA7Wcw/s320/lulu+5th+bday+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560453324204424802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> One of our traditions is the kids choose what they want for dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lulu chose <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nacho's</span> and cheesecake. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqXhNbNJrAvbssvFrhjDRjpoQT99qW0MhWwYKVR0v-eutk2ufyW1AwwID2TaJUqgkrItoPEIwi2hwLQRI9JhdNaEC0F6Ho6M_2PeHPk77Kx4Y4CMCIdmL_Km-OxNYk8KIUovIPhbbf30/s1600/lulu+5th+bday+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqXhNbNJrAvbssvFrhjDRjpoQT99qW0MhWwYKVR0v-eutk2ufyW1AwwID2TaJUqgkrItoPEIwi2hwLQRI9JhdNaEC0F6Ho6M_2PeHPk77Kx4Y4CMCIdmL_Km-OxNYk8KIUovIPhbbf30/s320/lulu+5th+bday+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560453320401452898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">When I went to dish up all she wanted was the corn chips, cheese and sour cream. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">No nacho mix. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lol</span>.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pEEH4NuWafQSLu3FnBFlZn7MvrUs2oYGPXqx8zSvrMuA8na7c57fHXnbFSWSBXJrp7IrioA0dh4h3eZAIz0VS3zxxg09gFN8NB_T52mBz8RkkVAnlLAB694v04au8FeTREG6_w6319U/s1600/lulu+5th+bday+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pEEH4NuWafQSLu3FnBFlZn7MvrUs2oYGPXqx8zSvrMuA8na7c57fHXnbFSWSBXJrp7IrioA0dh4h3eZAIz0VS3zxxg09gFN8NB_T52mBz8RkkVAnlLAB694v04au8FeTREG6_w6319U/s320/lulu+5th+bday+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560453314728865458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday Lulu. I am so glad you are part of our lives.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-83099806616619835232011-01-08T11:10:00.005+13:002011-01-08T12:53:44.104+13:00New mokopuna<div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Our new little granddaughter Ella-Marie entered the world on January 3rd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Now, I know what your thinking. I'm far to young to have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">grandkids</span> (please tell me that's what your thinking)<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lol</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">My official title is Jojo.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj5mBhvS7ld0mUbw1grC9yU0qt-i1GRqqZO6Pwiff6VsTRuzqn2sIgxEs8cOXiYlIv2NfQ3tpADQM6WEP7H2WAI-hSFxIN1AE1zje-Obst6TF98Y6r56peeTRxS90T-CXvO9Gs-k3YLs/s1600/Ella-Marie+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj5mBhvS7ld0mUbw1grC9yU0qt-i1GRqqZO6Pwiff6VsTRuzqn2sIgxEs8cOXiYlIv2NfQ3tpADQM6WEP7H2WAI-hSFxIN1AE1zje-Obst6TF98Y6r56peeTRxS90T-CXvO9Gs-k3YLs/s320/Ella-Marie+031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571792318592018" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Well....technically Ella and Dante are my step daughters kid-lets but since <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I'm</span> married to their father, I have honorary grand parent rights.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Mr Divine is called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Koro</span> (which is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">maori</span> word for grandfather)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaqTTm1eHmm0KUoMOIAK1FKmX-zHDVRixmebacVv17Z5hkE2QkYvUyaiy_xtjnnAAjTSHyXoCBlzcNsofNLu6Z8L1tFFnLIn_f2xPOBhRs_UpwvKM2iKO_PYojZ2WJ5oRxPpixxB5r4M/s1600/Ella-Marie+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaqTTm1eHmm0KUoMOIAK1FKmX-zHDVRixmebacVv17Z5hkE2QkYvUyaiy_xtjnnAAjTSHyXoCBlzcNsofNLu6Z8L1tFFnLIn_f2xPOBhRs_UpwvKM2iKO_PYojZ2WJ5oRxPpixxB5r4M/s320/Ella-Marie+028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571782538478722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the sweet baby girl in all her perfectness.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SW1ebRPNYQKtcM4E6MCjwJHfkHFiFxGx5lk6HnyoILpVRaDd_WhDy3vEJOq_q24bzmmmfcYsUJGZ18E1KY-KlJ2TzFXp38G8iWhOuEItD8SijPWhCZMPn5g99gTwuh49AqZ0tzUm-J8/s1600/Ella-Marie+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SW1ebRPNYQKtcM4E6MCjwJHfkHFiFxGx5lk6HnyoILpVRaDd_WhDy3vEJOq_q24bzmmmfcYsUJGZ18E1KY-KlJ2TzFXp38G8iWhOuEItD8SijPWhCZMPn5g99gTwuh49AqZ0tzUm-J8/s320/Ella-Marie+024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571777714366946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My daughter Boodles and her nephew (our grandson) Dante.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They look as if they could be brother and sister.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp38UujFFXEy255q_ybooWFD-Ca3aYTcCOeCvTs81w-iw5sf5F8XvjULRM3Kx6QjZkg_QJQVacFCw_mgByd-SbHc9VL5EIea2jBXI_jUwh0nCfMtELRwQK02D126QgmC2XRSOHKYv-ajA/s1600/Ella-Marie+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp38UujFFXEy255q_ybooWFD-Ca3aYTcCOeCvTs81w-iw5sf5F8XvjULRM3Kx6QjZkg_QJQVacFCw_mgByd-SbHc9VL5EIea2jBXI_jUwh0nCfMtELRwQK02D126QgmC2XRSOHKYv-ajA/s320/Ella-Marie+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571772277037634" /></a></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbQyZxgezAYzowr0IxTfh1lKss4rwdFK3OBUKc7XlNRmiSHvBGDGWZTzEMWuLJb_3Nolj6twMJL5g9zwPcdUZKNzltdQIMoQylVHHn3Dl1hg2QxBmowbuUbt4cdIqKHte6SXMXUd3wIk/s1600/Ella-Marie+018+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbQyZxgezAYzowr0IxTfh1lKss4rwdFK3OBUKc7XlNRmiSHvBGDGWZTzEMWuLJb_3Nolj6twMJL5g9zwPcdUZKNzltdQIMoQylVHHn3Dl1hg2QxBmowbuUbt4cdIqKHte6SXMXUd3wIk/s320/Ella-Marie+018+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571239572157426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I just want to grab those sweet cheeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghapoPz9Ypqb78FOsXMXztpEnFFjfRvkUYTaXEgyjQ7cxau03xJ6IVqIAZP6oervskb56IW3CdscXQGtlybjzd19VuMOSZWMJoT4CwSuuSV7qSR5KvuS1BaxohWAfKy-po1CnkaPXQTiQ/s1600/Ella-Marie+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghapoPz9Ypqb78FOsXMXztpEnFFjfRvkUYTaXEgyjQ7cxau03xJ6IVqIAZP6oervskb56IW3CdscXQGtlybjzd19VuMOSZWMJoT4CwSuuSV7qSR5KvuS1BaxohWAfKy-po1CnkaPXQTiQ/s320/Ella-Marie+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571238104519970" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">My boy peanut and Ella-Marie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WJZ_OEgUcUg0bVgf6UecJ-12t5swijD9ifnWJ8wijLfzlSoek5GgHdRpO99XWKjEzVeQMWOzVYWES55A6GyqBZFir0XQ_gqyqq8NuH951cQgItdFb_R2zdXG1j7sntq1B59Fn4tRlYk/s1600/Ella-Marie+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WJZ_OEgUcUg0bVgf6UecJ-12t5swijD9ifnWJ8wijLfzlSoek5GgHdRpO99XWKjEzVeQMWOzVYWES55A6GyqBZFir0XQ_gqyqq8NuH951cQgItdFb_R2zdXG1j7sntq1B59Fn4tRlYk/s320/Ella-Marie+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571232844648050" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lulu with baby girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2ljuLwCLKw0wbzrb9IpmrF4nJmnHLSkjQfPz48uw1V_8RXlsgGblS5rys7lFpqpfV1Q0F2OsBRrPfaLPUVPx5DAbm1qtI6q_NhD5WMhcRbCBVRc1SKkxWmVOPVv2xK-SPW5jM9ouIdw/s1600/Ella-Marie+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2ljuLwCLKw0wbzrb9IpmrF4nJmnHLSkjQfPz48uw1V_8RXlsgGblS5rys7lFpqpfV1Q0F2OsBRrPfaLPUVPx5DAbm1qtI6q_NhD5WMhcRbCBVRc1SKkxWmVOPVv2xK-SPW5jM9ouIdw/s320/Ella-Marie+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559571229207425266" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the world Ella-Marie</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-68005150218215684222011-01-04T21:07:00.004+13:002011-01-04T21:36:19.161+13:00Holiday Boredom Busters<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >In New Zealand we are at the start of the summer school holidays (6 weeks long).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; ">So, sitting on my counter I have 3 jars.</div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 is for fun stuff (free to do stuff)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 is for chores (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hehe</span>)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >3 is for outings (stuff that costs)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; font-size: medium; ">Each day one of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">kidlets</span> chooses one out of jar no. 1 and jar no.2. Then once a week/fortnight they can choose out of jar 3.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We went to the school playground.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYUG9Q2dt2izrHs_qfgYOnJUnlKag-zj_ExAZR6k68rrTl1wQJzwwQtcZzS63wo5RTSlD7AeTfmcAA6YlAnvHkI0scw4tQO6Sl7_yh4vOo8EW3U0Jt_AuIPW9806l5X30HxVZbOLINi8/s1600/Mercer+School+2010+017-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYUG9Q2dt2izrHs_qfgYOnJUnlKag-zj_ExAZR6k68rrTl1wQJzwwQtcZzS63wo5RTSlD7AeTfmcAA6YlAnvHkI0scw4tQO6Sl7_yh4vOo8EW3U0Jt_AuIPW9806l5X30HxVZbOLINi8/s320/Mercer+School+2010+017-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558243935875627410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L4sdBMVfg_II1NVOFhTtTk2IIko55COa266n_59eyLvPZUdag7ReV_-daZ-FMIB8ULqDfB-TUCBJjN0LQ0hhGEKkSb-k0falAlQWg1YemUPLGPtu1Ut9mtXdM4zVyo-yL7Xo84JdFu8/s1600/Mercer+School+2010+020-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L4sdBMVfg_II1NVOFhTtTk2IIko55COa266n_59eyLvPZUdag7ReV_-daZ-FMIB8ULqDfB-TUCBJjN0LQ0hhGEKkSb-k0falAlQWg1YemUPLGPtu1Ut9mtXdM4zVyo-yL7Xo84JdFu8/s320/Mercer+School+2010+020-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558243934605301842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo-NXEiU7T04WHnYP7KTBTslNOqGqZxHR8MO_hW78uHXGofNAq_Jmb7Ydh0KhEGb1phPYKhRmWJjSp6aVdgEhVL7LqgLb3VayWtTa8rDbP6-I3dM2TqyfzPVPwRsZgLW8KOm7_1Aodso/s1600/Mercer+School+2010+016-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo-NXEiU7T04WHnYP7KTBTslNOqGqZxHR8MO_hW78uHXGofNAq_Jmb7Ydh0KhEGb1phPYKhRmWJjSp6aVdgEhVL7LqgLb3VayWtTa8rDbP6-I3dM2TqyfzPVPwRsZgLW8KOm7_1Aodso/s320/Mercer+School+2010+016-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558243933593164946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Our outing last week was the Franklin Zoo.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y4t07vRoY_2yuDuoGcqefx0dx6GHMRtxbXR0sro9SIZQzdMb0RdvohvJck1brnM9NRPhYHObo0oeK3eyLm5_yVJz0anm_Z9TaUVqbtXZxHsw9h5Hp81bHr2kRB-BlBzb8M7XaaWn7uE/s1600/zoo+2010+013-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y4t07vRoY_2yuDuoGcqefx0dx6GHMRtxbXR0sro9SIZQzdMb0RdvohvJck1brnM9NRPhYHObo0oeK3eyLm5_yVJz0anm_Z9TaUVqbtXZxHsw9h5Hp81bHr2kRB-BlBzb8M7XaaWn7uE/s320/zoo+2010+013-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558243927448565346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Jh42yUX3F8gsD4Lqsj6aSDcGelJA9ohiZ4M0pu0t6jCdbr71y-Ym4BEWbC6H8MHJ1G-tPoMDm8JwFswEwblaMMmRpk7ayfeY2cybUD8go_hi991GlQWw1WvfSvsKJGIa9PTHvyH1h3w/s1600/zoo+2010+021-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Jh42yUX3F8gsD4Lqsj6aSDcGelJA9ohiZ4M0pu0t6jCdbr71y-Ym4BEWbC6H8MHJ1G-tPoMDm8JwFswEwblaMMmRpk7ayfeY2cybUD8go_hi991GlQWw1WvfSvsKJGIa9PTHvyH1h3w/s320/zoo+2010+021-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558243924899772962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >On this day it was dinner by the river. We even splashed out and got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">McDonalds</span>.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPahob5mcaeV_NOmt0UPKoU4mKDWc2GHL6N4oYzUp-CLUtJOqL8YXeJOXMM8kEeqHhp4b_INZP_URLDe7oZxhLbdUjCojM___u2PAzmx5-n6O2_dHhsBdlKhBouLNeOPujm5-7-e6ZyiQ/s1600/Waikato+River+2010+002-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPahob5mcaeV_NOmt0UPKoU4mKDWc2GHL6N4oYzUp-CLUtJOqL8YXeJOXMM8kEeqHhp4b_INZP_URLDe7oZxhLbdUjCojM___u2PAzmx5-n6O2_dHhsBdlKhBouLNeOPujm5-7-e6ZyiQ/s320/Waikato+River+2010+002-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558240225316647762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then the kids had a blast swimming in the river.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpElXN9cqMOrOkz09gtY1Yy5dxFD9I5_DrjF5sVm6ZA4j_6cOKCP-Vh3BaukvzLgwCJUZW_Q-8HOQDn70wkm7EvmNKlv85xpq1egMovChyphenhypheniAwUtmdsrEZhxP63xE57op6SlYP0vEkcLw/s1600/Waikato+River+2010+013-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vQ8rob26D7qr6umA76iQRo47tNMncZeF_znjkQNfuyGq9azkhClaLPNhawZEyHJ-Q4QizdzUM5XHXKoyvn3_OrqzyBIUr_zKQ-trGFaboAlTE3YPRcfdwHcTIaUrKN9uT4XCRxe29gM/s320/Waikato+River+2010+008-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558240216632577922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Such a fun time had by all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have also played board games, done arts and crafts and played with the toy kitchen. </div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-78691492546250834602010-12-30T21:27:00.002+13:002010-12-30T22:02:59.447+13:00Christmas day<div style="text-align: center;">This year it was Mr Divines brother and his wife's turn to host <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">xmas</span> day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh what fun was had (my photos are in backwards order)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQRXGQeFK-I3h12IPT2UvWGpkN0AbIFg0huPjAw6ymFWNZ-jgFeEp1Zsnj8WPn7qH3jV7kar8l6OlyJ6_G4BxHS3dSCHufCT4iw_xXC4nw7nozlHgDV4f2o2Io0lyQPK4_FcoWnIgvzw/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQRXGQeFK-I3h12IPT2UvWGpkN0AbIFg0huPjAw6ymFWNZ-jgFeEp1Zsnj8WPn7qH3jV7kar8l6OlyJ6_G4BxHS3dSCHufCT4iw_xXC4nw7nozlHgDV4f2o2Io0lyQPK4_FcoWnIgvzw/s320/089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556394937154520962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To finish the night my sis-in-law had sparklers which Boodles and her grandma played with.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgO3uZvQ-YH0Nv1HngQWgdKDSysDAWwAm-NLdjYhsqKWqB-tlm2cnSxveW6K2CyYFH9rLjykdvs7hXMdhNpZPq9AdKnFkDq6NfUd1QFsDl3UY1RSVGNbTLY2nQwiaSO1guakQdH7bUos/s1600/081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgO3uZvQ-YH0Nv1HngQWgdKDSysDAWwAm-NLdjYhsqKWqB-tlm2cnSxveW6K2CyYFH9rLjykdvs7hXMdhNpZPq9AdKnFkDq6NfUd1QFsDl3UY1RSVGNbTLY2nQwiaSO1guakQdH7bUos/s320/081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556394929822600658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There was fun in the pool. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis53b8u4J7MI1JQx3EnlCxh9B1-sV837Q3upwmJL7eD44OytmHCGtcd6kqm6hO1jc1sWuG3x0zLTCEn_U5gJAnwemhKe7iNDRcSOUNKi9ftQZrdXxL2b6MaVB3N6M2lKjJH1ICP_UB44Y/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis53b8u4J7MI1JQx3EnlCxh9B1-sV837Q3upwmJL7eD44OytmHCGtcd6kqm6hO1jc1sWuG3x0zLTCEn_U5gJAnwemhKe7iNDRcSOUNKi9ftQZrdXxL2b6MaVB3N6M2lKjJH1ICP_UB44Y/s320/071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556394925079843634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's us girls. Katrina, Toni, me and Jacqui.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlN1xo-1XijfUxcG1gdGzrQWm6dNQJY45UZTRxFVYT5B0sdBWMPY0AJd2SFVxoPNqHopktvOGHorq5mvwm2Pl6PPlFPsvlQaX7RAxNoR4M2mT7iV5-b3Chfaq1pMlv6a4NxkgtmaAPSk/s1600/068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlN1xo-1XijfUxcG1gdGzrQWm6dNQJY45UZTRxFVYT5B0sdBWMPY0AJd2SFVxoPNqHopktvOGHorq5mvwm2Pl6PPlFPsvlQaX7RAxNoR4M2mT7iV5-b3Chfaq1pMlv6a4NxkgtmaAPSk/s320/068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556394913951943282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My gorgeous kids in their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">xmas</span> outfits. Yep! Kind of corny I know, but I just had to make them matching outfits.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXexzAFusg9ypwzGpD9zIa3dSGDuLjcvOMyBRd4KTCsrEplrbEeiKAXy8HoHB0TjjNwskN230AMZAtaM3BDQ7gW0pLLByKuWOMku5d_iRrg9ImCWt7EEYv1_cpwtb6gjsQghKcxvfnxjY/s1600/067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXexzAFusg9ypwzGpD9zIa3dSGDuLjcvOMyBRd4KTCsrEplrbEeiKAXy8HoHB0TjjNwskN230AMZAtaM3BDQ7gW0pLLByKuWOMku5d_iRrg9ImCWt7EEYv1_cpwtb6gjsQghKcxvfnxjY/s320/067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556394910498286578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My two beauties in their outfits. One was a top and shorts and the other a dress. You know, the same but different.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you had a blessed Christmas.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-39964037645955661192010-12-05T19:33:00.004+13:002010-12-05T19:42:49.286+13:00Steel Mill Christmas Party<div style="text-align: center;">My hubby use to work for the Steel Mill. Even though he's left, we still belong</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the Christmas Club. Every year they put on an amazing party for the kiddies.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fOiQvoOFT_FssveAMFKfCOzy1x0CUveR2LEmv4i3pQiEN9UMpxz_COSgoNzqqPZ68T4v0oTfohW1V9A60-kqDjTWDkfBHVknTu_xWcDykAfS11h7eTsY17xZNXr76kI-SdhJFb3M3_E/s1600/039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fOiQvoOFT_FssveAMFKfCOzy1x0CUveR2LEmv4i3pQiEN9UMpxz_COSgoNzqqPZ68T4v0oTfohW1V9A60-kqDjTWDkfBHVknTu_xWcDykAfS11h7eTsY17xZNXr76kI-SdhJFb3M3_E/s320/039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547083238542773362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7yMh2fVCGfqnHJLCJSE0szLCAgTpqqpeSIhkSS7OhLWTyMv0w4ptFzaZFFueYROxBHTES3RV8KxQkO7Fx7UJVoddrG9xEAQtANozxd19TDqvgmpl7PsIp0eDP-2EXXHj_oGNrnQ2W3U/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7yMh2fVCGfqnHJLCJSE0szLCAgTpqqpeSIhkSS7OhLWTyMv0w4ptFzaZFFueYROxBHTES3RV8KxQkO7Fx7UJVoddrG9xEAQtANozxd19TDqvgmpl7PsIp0eDP-2EXXHj_oGNrnQ2W3U/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547083232659370978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5axo0blO77zMIoAU8YkrtBc-YYWrjXyEzJnKL8Eg6qWQXLIJnXv84Fk051VzAdznEFGU6zNjKDbOmHcXyX-XochxGG3wXnvNr_Fbh21SZRP3PnzUNA7V2M2d68u1mOgNJazExkZciVM/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5axo0blO77zMIoAU8YkrtBc-YYWrjXyEzJnKL8Eg6qWQXLIJnXv84Fk051VzAdznEFGU6zNjKDbOmHcXyX-XochxGG3wXnvNr_Fbh21SZRP3PnzUNA7V2M2d68u1mOgNJazExkZciVM/s320/029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547083227700288002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeW6LTVwz_x3NVQmmTS147KeFPl6COrRpdSqvxZwJDx_ym2uH769Yp6_VWkVVbkDZlseeF3ZkIHe6IEeMUsKjo8bRbFaMxD9dxaXcOWbBqEXcg2L3r3MH1yXHULgrKAQ5EO6B2d7WAsU/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeW6LTVwz_x3NVQmmTS147KeFPl6COrRpdSqvxZwJDx_ym2uH769Yp6_VWkVVbkDZlseeF3ZkIHe6IEeMUsKjo8bRbFaMxD9dxaXcOWbBqEXcg2L3r3MH1yXHULgrKAQ5EO6B2d7WAsU/s320/012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547083225064945874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNTxcId4TCAGcbtycZHLlgA9OFKufcgTkLoaqdxk1O67sDKIb13O1nzjYXi45MVyawwPYnho_Lzj6mOAr5giA4huMu8Txw5zYBAu31fI6jtZSzazpt28mZg0MtCQ2SpjqhtlQhEyfWJc/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNTxcId4TCAGcbtycZHLlgA9OFKufcgTkLoaqdxk1O67sDKIb13O1nzjYXi45MVyawwPYnho_Lzj6mOAr5giA4huMu8Txw5zYBAu31fI6jtZSzazpt28mZg0MtCQ2SpjqhtlQhEyfWJc/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547083220701494386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I am loving this Christmas photo. It's so hard to get 3 kids looking in the same direction. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Who cares that it wasn't in MY direction. hehe</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-83686380111558361282010-10-22T18:13:00.003+13:002010-10-22T18:47:57.667+13:00Our new kid<div style="text-align: center;">Mr Divine wanted to get a new lawn mower.......</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaR0fph-6OKK0OurdZnzJrlyt7SAtzIgFqThGtFUh1gvPDf2qo5sksCKQkb2PuvwUuGUNC6S_cAxOHTC2Qfrvh4fK0yjWdnLultu4UfXwKzW0A6nEXV15Ow6A_Fa9ZZ2KXVcoracmmC4/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaR0fph-6OKK0OurdZnzJrlyt7SAtzIgFqThGtFUh1gvPDf2qo5sksCKQkb2PuvwUuGUNC6S_cAxOHTC2Qfrvh4fK0yjWdnLultu4UfXwKzW0A6nEXV15Ow6A_Fa9ZZ2KXVcoracmmC4/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530740201483090882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and he did.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYElV_vmeFW6_YDxCmKJDomd2L_rXu01dLcFAcY5GPtkGcJbonJv4dP5GslGsIkCK7AyGjhLUGjo-HoUUcxnrPD8UjrEARIZ0rAECU7owBQ6CkJGSEKylbem0cOxKRJ0A7Ha6Tx9Tp09Y/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYElV_vmeFW6_YDxCmKJDomd2L_rXu01dLcFAcY5GPtkGcJbonJv4dP5GslGsIkCK7AyGjhLUGjo-HoUUcxnrPD8UjrEARIZ0rAECU7owBQ6CkJGSEKylbem0cOxKRJ0A7Ha6Tx9Tp09Y/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530740196725503170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Clara-belle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8k0rrC_esI4cSPq9PeqtN8xbcQtQfR3G0q71IAWiCpxUZ8erldDoFlhZUlfoWhpq9lAbZagHsQm20t76Gd8qjc_Wdgv_eafcd3FZoZ5sMqbOciMtV1gxohwCuzEieXxJ-6jRsYhx8jQ/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8k0rrC_esI4cSPq9PeqtN8xbcQtQfR3G0q71IAWiCpxUZ8erldDoFlhZUlfoWhpq9lAbZagHsQm20t76Gd8qjc_Wdgv_eafcd3FZoZ5sMqbOciMtV1gxohwCuzEieXxJ-6jRsYhx8jQ/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530740186023027618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">31/2 weeks of kid cuteness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhOzCpV6rO87bPHxo5oRXdEMV5re3FERoFyibkw-Anpy863jlM_8cClRPg5XvHaA-z5HbXJ9Y0hW82kVBIQVhnapd9aC7R-sALwrJUCKamU3tYPUZOYSTQMbgx6ECz8ZEb_v_8-5Mfi0/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhOzCpV6rO87bPHxo5oRXdEMV5re3FERoFyibkw-Anpy863jlM_8cClRPg5XvHaA-z5HbXJ9Y0hW82kVBIQVhnapd9aC7R-sALwrJUCKamU3tYPUZOYSTQMbgx6ECz8ZEb_v_8-5Mfi0/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530740148909866258" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the thing that excites me the most is.......</div><div style="text-align: center;">I now know I will not be that crazy cat lady later on in life (like I thought I would). I will now the the goat governess. </div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-34531057503092684172010-10-20T11:54:00.002+13:002010-10-20T12:04:15.685+13:00Sick,sick,sick<div style="text-align: center;">I haven't been posting as everyone has been sick.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First Boodles got Viral Bronchitis. Which in plain english is a bad cough which meant time off school before the school holidays.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then Peanut caught Chicken Pox. So we spent all the school holidays at home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then Peanut came right and Lulu had the Pox. She had them really bad.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So there goes another 10 days of my life I can't get back.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is the first day in about a month that all the kids are back at school or creche.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then guess what.........? Yep! I'm sick with a tummy bug.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I really hope Im better by tomorrow as we are having a <a href="http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-behave-during-a-powhiri-a198820">powhiri</a> at school to welcome the new <a href="http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:Kapa+haka&sa=X&ei=qyO-TI8pj7Jxr_6Agg4&ved=0CCAQkAE">kapa haka</a> teacher. </div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-3240724660421746392010-10-17T21:58:00.001+13:002010-10-17T22:01:18.491+13:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sew-funky.com/2010/10/christmas-ornament-swap/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+SewFunky+(Sew+Funky+Website)"><img src="http://www.sew-funky.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ornamentswap2010.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pop over to <a href="http://www.sew-funky.com/2010/10/christmas-ornament-swap/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+SewFunky+(Sew+Funky+Website)">Dees blog </a>if you are a New Zealander and join in the fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-1137629691603669162010-10-08T08:45:00.000+13:002010-10-08T08:45:22.520+13:00Mika- Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)<div>Its my birthday today so I thought it deserved a theme song. This goes out to all us ladies out there with curves. Enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/LlPvQ5aEttM/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlPvQ5aEttM?fs=1&hl=en_GB"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlPvQ5aEttM?fs=1&hl=en_GB" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-65987151366532237002010-10-07T16:59:00.004+13:002010-10-07T18:11:12.162+13:00I'm flying Jack, Im flying<div style="text-align: center;">Need I say more. Think Titanic.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_DMNYvodAzLcgdFLr93XSeZfagJzStbmF0LoiKif4bI1_Pgl7IcQjDgyIw_ak13LpZHlEj4hP8zincbdwKD2R_TEqGZu182umCBdqm3R8pU3V7ZXg5bzO1DXg8QES8mJMug0mTn2SkM/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_DMNYvodAzLcgdFLr93XSeZfagJzStbmF0LoiKif4bI1_Pgl7IcQjDgyIw_ak13LpZHlEj4hP8zincbdwKD2R_TEqGZu182umCBdqm3R8pU3V7ZXg5bzO1DXg8QES8mJMug0mTn2SkM/s320/020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525163329002171282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Boy! Does this man crack me up.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDoWp0LmtL8iyoN5MnXGOVOdiTIiYssxaubr7c9_5RZIGn7PMr3SFJaeDNjojc_zPJ3_mJ5KAMOaJQd73hq0Ljim-dEOsu4oaoMkVxz7OQZ5u_Newjb9JQNAFL95Ad5qCnH0PJe3HCfk/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDoWp0LmtL8iyoN5MnXGOVOdiTIiYssxaubr7c9_5RZIGn7PMr3SFJaeDNjojc_zPJ3_mJ5KAMOaJQd73hq0Ljim-dEOsu4oaoMkVxz7OQZ5u_Newjb9JQNAFL95Ad5qCnH0PJe3HCfk/s320/019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525163324734507922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We took the kids to play on the pirate playground at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kaiaua</span>. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsejAJYxT4QXIsL877V2ZVcuI5tUY527-nM6LQQ0afHnkd99b2QAaOKO7sw6A25qjNrafaYJSoXtxhtCX8jSRbvynhkbztkin_Pi24GUKLnfmZn3zjt0-twYLHs2o5FlWwu0ge7cdONYo/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsejAJYxT4QXIsL877V2ZVcuI5tUY527-nM6LQQ0afHnkd99b2QAaOKO7sw6A25qjNrafaYJSoXtxhtCX8jSRbvynhkbztkin_Pi24GUKLnfmZn3zjt0-twYLHs2o5FlWwu0ge7cdONYo/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525163315846596098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Even though it was a rainy day, I didn't think I could cope with the bedlam inside. So I thought...take them outside so everyone could hear them. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hehe</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9itupppvE3nWAXJanZVhXmz5XgRiXTcCVorCS0jSayf1KogXTPLnISTrjzjDJe-jvaJMqkDncY_DOF_g5H5zC7otVsVk2Cy6Rfha-wCC6A4_MvMc4GdTRT7VoCIrj_OH9uF0Aeysex4/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9itupppvE3nWAXJanZVhXmz5XgRiXTcCVorCS0jSayf1KogXTPLnISTrjzjDJe-jvaJMqkDncY_DOF_g5H5zC7otVsVk2Cy6Rfha-wCC6A4_MvMc4GdTRT7VoCIrj_OH9uF0Aeysex4/s320/007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525163311766266722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kaiaua</span> serves up the best fish and chips known to man.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnjy4VHyC9xWoDAQ0TQB_Ss3QojFCMjOuCUtWhqhW7x4i4Qlm9072flMF5L9Es1zeoLxjDMeFGyYLT5B2vrp643JC8I2OWwjRBq8dvTMeqiHUU3lzTLni9ZU1zqul0OpyRuXAp24uRuk/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnjy4VHyC9xWoDAQ0TQB_Ss3QojFCMjOuCUtWhqhW7x4i4Qlm9072flMF5L9Es1zeoLxjDMeFGyYLT5B2vrp643JC8I2OWwjRBq8dvTMeqiHUU3lzTLni9ZU1zqul0OpyRuXAp24uRuk/s320/033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525155366390824658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is how the locals collect drift wood. With tractors.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihll5uWB-vP-f9eGEgrkkyg2MUhkrZ4iE5J80XYpX1rLnthUvf5oNTOSKDngjCl0XLsHS5qzN_RV66VwMkT7Tk6KROz1VTZuuLvZRDhk2HlMY1rxUAipidW7GG21wIO85NJIDkMNRJn5M/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihll5uWB-vP-f9eGEgrkkyg2MUhkrZ4iE5J80XYpX1rLnthUvf5oNTOSKDngjCl0XLsHS5qzN_RV66VwMkT7Tk6KROz1VTZuuLvZRDhk2HlMY1rxUAipidW7GG21wIO85NJIDkMNRJn5M/s320/031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525155357341932002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">During a quick break in the weather we set the kids free on the beach.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U58KgFUb3Vy09Qebgxbz8nh4aKBq4MSL8n1WVZ_mf2quaBkzy6FODEmuuKfyvD59zyEzqf65_SKMKT4tfVKB_xVAy3SSap5Prm95Gk2bodiD8tHZtz69Gn6hLHql1fu133meNQZjcFo/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8U58KgFUb3Vy09Qebgxbz8nh4aKBq4MSL8n1WVZ_mf2quaBkzy6FODEmuuKfyvD59zyEzqf65_SKMKT4tfVKB_xVAy3SSap5Prm95Gk2bodiD8tHZtz69Gn6hLHql1fu133meNQZjcFo/s320/028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525155352244446018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The little kids slept on the way home and I think I could do the same. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsWDHqun1zU_a2khOBslSJRsVBj4_rvHgQdhyEQUdUJbg-hB4h3wcHspNP2l_GOAVYRPfIfVa4XuBEhwu-jLo-Y3m-ETFnVQ_HdpOyrk089qAXNqFMtaiScMnDaEolh3rXpIPyy-wRTM/s1600/025.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsWDHqun1zU_a2khOBslSJRsVBj4_rvHgQdhyEQUdUJbg-hB4h3wcHspNP2l_GOAVYRPfIfVa4XuBEhwu-jLo-Y3m-ETFnVQ_HdpOyrk089qAXNqFMtaiScMnDaEolh3rXpIPyy-wRTM/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsWDHqun1zU_a2khOBslSJRsVBj4_rvHgQdhyEQUdUJbg-hB4h3wcHspNP2l_GOAVYRPfIfVa4XuBEhwu-jLo-Y3m-ETFnVQ_HdpOyrk089qAXNqFMtaiScMnDaEolh3rXpIPyy-wRTM/s320/025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525155341165085874" /></a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-42797360220348956232010-09-24T19:12:00.003+12:002010-09-24T19:55:42.440+12:002 year celebration<div style="text-align: center;">Two years ago today Peanut and Lulu came to live with us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can read about the first meeting <a href="http://divineserendipity.blogspot.com/2008/08/we-met-children.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So our tradition is to go to dinner each year to celebrate.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkLDz5EtCO07b-BcPQgWsbE6TvmFONdGAtI3e3VG68wDn9dYa-7QItOnYfudMMod5452ciBGbZ0nVLYGQAFp1cLyHhtwTXu1XcwM-XwHGZonfFKecIjCjW9c3jPYyRHN5t4SiKdJjkKw/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkLDz5EtCO07b-BcPQgWsbE6TvmFONdGAtI3e3VG68wDn9dYa-7QItOnYfudMMod5452ciBGbZ0nVLYGQAFp1cLyHhtwTXu1XcwM-XwHGZonfFKecIjCjW9c3jPYyRHN5t4SiKdJjkKw/s320/022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520379062303191026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our daughter Boodles took this photo of us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's our gorgeous Lulu (now 4yrs).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuFsJpYued8VS6mB5ltg0e94YX727GseEKfI6MOIfPpGhgSSC8vKN0H6mRQYn28MIO8OPdfjTLh9fF3NQ7y11rMi_C_qYQEYeIr0uxe0FcS7AppH_hr66p_Is3bXWvs7UxnDANfuADr0/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuFsJpYued8VS6mB5ltg0e94YX727GseEKfI6MOIfPpGhgSSC8vKN0H6mRQYn28MIO8OPdfjTLh9fF3NQ7y11rMi_C_qYQEYeIr0uxe0FcS7AppH_hr66p_Is3bXWvs7UxnDANfuADr0/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520379046100850114" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">3 of our beauties.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boodles (7), Peanut (3) and Lulu (4)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2H9IHMut3gRZD-aV0ix0Pxrq3RxBDWiAf1ZSK20q70NT7wouRfG8_JfLv0wNe2qUS5T0rHEtfyz3rUi3FlMFq7s0jhnG7PZf6JxdvYc3rRwlEpAQbTXw7GWDjNcPJQFyNPy8Ekz3mgaU/s1600/014.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2H9IHMut3gRZD-aV0ix0Pxrq3RxBDWiAf1ZSK20q70NT7wouRfG8_JfLv0wNe2qUS5T0rHEtfyz3rUi3FlMFq7s0jhnG7PZf6JxdvYc3rRwlEpAQbTXw7GWDjNcPJQFyNPy8Ekz3mgaU/s400/014.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dad's girls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW3TXPyUr-5MVaDXFFLtfpntjhJ2QT_NCmybFHtuRtWJ4xSN_tX34U7eWIdAOUYad14ZEd-NKAB00O7gD8XA3-cdNj9kywQtGCWZtVfk779GC7Fi9hVmstD-PBEhu9uU2ZMweq64WeXM/s1600/015.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW3TXPyUr-5MVaDXFFLtfpntjhJ2QT_NCmybFHtuRtWJ4xSN_tX34U7eWIdAOUYad14ZEd-NKAB00O7gD8XA3-cdNj9kywQtGCWZtVfk779GC7Fi9hVmstD-PBEhu9uU2ZMweq64WeXM/s400/015.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Father and son.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagT4TFghA2gDIUAabXKzm6deUPKRL13AMdGlTGDPYEsFZma9SnNFaRKyhf-duK4GTCDMaHrtivADQE2VBccUtl2YKL-CxGiWjGci_Mi7ChlRUSHPdRx4xNEXjiFeThnleErlobcQSOCU/s1600/016.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagT4TFghA2gDIUAabXKzm6deUPKRL13AMdGlTGDPYEsFZma9SnNFaRKyhf-duK4GTCDMaHrtivADQE2VBccUtl2YKL-CxGiWjGci_Mi7ChlRUSHPdRx4xNEXjiFeThnleErlobcQSOCU/s400/016.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">My gorgeous family. We all look so normal. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hehe</span>. You would never know that just before this photo Peanut did a huge <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">burp</span> and we said "say pardon" and he said "more" and let out another one. Yep that's my boy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VOU0RsNfuR-Gh0m8_L2p-vuEWqFsekDAw8PucS52z2zAZvwAiQMuJyVpHYlbcWSRQ0FJPtNPiIT5O2mp9vnmZqta2w_nXayheTWeNHOrph52zYosU1Wa4uuMEIA3hV5dIrIGN3GSWTU/s1600/017.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VOU0RsNfuR-Gh0m8_L2p-vuEWqFsekDAw8PucS52z2zAZvwAiQMuJyVpHYlbcWSRQ0FJPtNPiIT5O2mp9vnmZqta2w_nXayheTWeNHOrph52zYosU1Wa4uuMEIA3hV5dIrIGN3GSWTU/s400/017.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>And later on Lulu was crawling around on the floor looking for her lost chicken nugget.</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">Happy 2 year anniversary family.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-5998024285705656092010-09-18T17:23:00.002+12:002010-09-18T17:38:34.277+12:00Storm Damage<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">New Zealand was hit by a huge storm last night. We got off quite light.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Our shade sail tore so Phil had to deal to it (see that stripped thing to the right? Its our peg bag that's tied to a line. As you can see its nearly flying).</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXlxVNnUGyxiENg3lt-YJDeWRApyVANW8v1o5m6o2fK3ikGEV_U8koUK-iYnwm_iF08Ll8kCvo5iD3prlR6F_Wm-_ldiQ3IZL_CX95ISL1PZLneSt8Pq8_VdxJfYcbHCT70INWTOCZYU/s1600/025.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXlxVNnUGyxiENg3lt-YJDeWRApyVANW8v1o5m6o2fK3ikGEV_U8koUK-iYnwm_iF08Ll8kCvo5iD3prlR6F_Wm-_ldiQ3IZL_CX95ISL1PZLneSt8Pq8_VdxJfYcbHCT70INWTOCZYU/s400/025.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">A tree came down in the back paddock and took out a fence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H0u-lhsncHol8pj_KJefXmq6Y84akW2hD7y8qOT051lR-N4K1HXs7yHKLYxadALolTq0bOV7wPjfU7kB_ppfTOpzkBLm6Vw2CcfmuGFAJEcpeaHorCkj4zB1prt-zel9jeWoYRwmSJ0/s1600/029.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H0u-lhsncHol8pj_KJefXmq6Y84akW2hD7y8qOT051lR-N4K1HXs7yHKLYxadALolTq0bOV7wPjfU7kB_ppfTOpzkBLm6Vw2CcfmuGFAJEcpeaHorCkj4zB1prt-zel9jeWoYRwmSJ0/s400/029.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And this tree in the front fell over.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XE83ZFL0c-sx-deqksh_IaqnuZ2Pe0URrM8EC3iZb9hyphenhyphen6bSTrSc58Y03DDxVwYFXpWqK5qbwbCLS37jXrv8HBC25IYNZ57qm34b8TCzKhlhDo_mCDw-WPvkb4NJATCEdwzVgpPJ3Jkk/s1600/030.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XE83ZFL0c-sx-deqksh_IaqnuZ2Pe0URrM8EC3iZb9hyphenhyphen6bSTrSc58Y03DDxVwYFXpWqK5qbwbCLS37jXrv8HBC25IYNZ57qm34b8TCzKhlhDo_mCDw-WPvkb4NJATCEdwzVgpPJ3Jkk/s400/030.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's Phil picking up the washing that has been strewn around the property. My neighbour 3 houses up the road tells me my knickers on her roof. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lol</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjol3TeY-qB-jAwPeUglEfoY0Yd-WZVnuZCJIgSgyeMdUNvPNxGhiuZQfJJHQ5-Qj6x3YF-X_GEqF18al2Me7I8NnSGZmFKpI-eAo7nQbp0EygSeWZWaedGc4FYrsB_3ITDARSSbdilko8/s1600/031.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjol3TeY-qB-jAwPeUglEfoY0Yd-WZVnuZCJIgSgyeMdUNvPNxGhiuZQfJJHQ5-Qj6x3YF-X_GEqF18al2Me7I8NnSGZmFKpI-eAo7nQbp0EygSeWZWaedGc4FYrsB_3ITDARSSbdilko8/s400/031.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>Our posties fibre glass boat came through his ranch slider last night which would have been handy if their property flooded and friends nearly lost their roof. They had to re-fix it on this morning. </div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-49136961107921733402010-09-18T17:10:00.003+12:002010-09-18T18:14:45.365+12:00Flooding<div style="text-align: center;">We have had some bad flooding around our area.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some daffodils.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaC6WCq6mt6XdDTmYHjsIvZ29i-NF7ucVA72JXKvG44f3ZmsQRbBCieeykF3ABqg8drikkfemr0KsZnsUHwW7qVlwzYj3L1Ht2L18A3ykTDer_iWDqkQXj8ugLJdq3eDXVBKi2WPz0cs/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaC6WCq6mt6XdDTmYHjsIvZ29i-NF7ucVA72JXKvG44f3ZmsQRbBCieeykF3ABqg8drikkfemr0KsZnsUHwW7qVlwzYj3L1Ht2L18A3ykTDer_iWDqkQXj8ugLJdq3eDXVBKi2WPz0cs/s320/043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518124383617579938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Waikato</span> (pronounced Why-cut-oar) river spilling over the road.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL51zuoQkHahjn5yw3Hcje0dBzp4QWfnf1i3gTpN9oC8Kn4TWbHPD6uof7h2tII01DA9GE_L_ZEZdZH4KpqQQRhOSh0MSWwZJvZKQaVnFkxgslKvYeHqFr-QMmtk2Jc3oR0nXqkX8AxU/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL51zuoQkHahjn5yw3Hcje0dBzp4QWfnf1i3gTpN9oC8Kn4TWbHPD6uof7h2tII01DA9GE_L_ZEZdZH4KpqQQRhOSh0MSWwZJvZKQaVnFkxgslKvYeHqFr-QMmtk2Jc3oR0nXqkX8AxU/s320/042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518124369117078642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">See that post behind me? That's where the boats normally launch from.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcJTT2r__DXUz2Hl5FUIMY_pZhGZZmTeqggYqN6Fd_vrminzTWz474GxIO4UfOt5Xdk-jieS_lOzZjZpzsEmJY91MzsthjI6t5M1_I7P588FZKZi3QtpWi1vcup41rKa0UIupppaD83Y/s1600/041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcJTT2r__DXUz2Hl5FUIMY_pZhGZZmTeqggYqN6Fd_vrminzTWz474GxIO4UfOt5Xdk-jieS_lOzZjZpzsEmJY91MzsthjI6t5M1_I7P588FZKZi3QtpWi1vcup41rKa0UIupppaD83Y/s320/041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518124358416467394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This photo is just down the road from me. The flax bush is usually part of the garden and the white line to the left is the car park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjBB6mDrGY2cTnd8d5WZhNBIgr_T3SFMwpdb3ctDtklvWfdKLuKSu6QzubJterzjsJpR2ODLFMnR5eCFwjo-ztHxlYR_OMW5sb5nAQgkJKXadl9kMW237cWyasmz6WEggRxdnG6HP7G0/s1600/033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjBB6mDrGY2cTnd8d5WZhNBIgr_T3SFMwpdb3ctDtklvWfdKLuKSu6QzubJterzjsJpR2ODLFMnR5eCFwjo-ztHxlYR_OMW5sb5nAQgkJKXadl9kMW237cWyasmz6WEggRxdnG6HP7G0/s320/033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518124350021323394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />This house is going to need a boat to get to it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXLHcAZHfdFFu5y_awAD0hjnv4nu4GPe_BUldSZxoaedHKVmwEa6Y5KWMgDRIWIeroxLwUdstuDrRf4WUAVedKhZr5oqSPW9JvUhBn4pbWcB2dKeuKfpmPUR5O9d5XVnvasBGnfvdLdY/s1600/034.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXLHcAZHfdFFu5y_awAD0hjnv4nu4GPe_BUldSZxoaedHKVmwEa6Y5KWMgDRIWIeroxLwUdstuDrRf4WUAVedKhZr5oqSPW9JvUhBn4pbWcB2dKeuKfpmPUR5O9d5XVnvasBGnfvdLdY/s400/034.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you see the fence line in this paddock? NO, neither could we but it is there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNwTZsjZiybiA7si8UUkWWutjx3HkjVDUVtE1ULp-wjErCZhj41e7d6o7mQKjOe5wOeTb57gRIf4IJhedBFt_eL999R1g9eobDmXyOKg2h8trOYkNPZ6XrhWEeKNRQCTW4idACKRCSEA/s1600/035.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNwTZsjZiybiA7si8UUkWWutjx3HkjVDUVtE1ULp-wjErCZhj41e7d6o7mQKjOe5wOeTb57gRIf4IJhedBFt_eL999R1g9eobDmXyOKg2h8trOYkNPZ6XrhWEeKNRQCTW4idACKRCSEA/s400/035.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-63468705969847459692010-09-11T17:29:00.000+12:002010-09-11T17:30:32.045+12:00Our new arrival<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Our new baby chick is part of a modern family consisting of two mums.<br /><br />Actually the chook with its back to us (Aretha) is mum to the other black chook (Cher)<br />and for some reason they have taken on the role of co-parenting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00k9sw7PYsNflnDr59rsYEwNuPqfdkGFnsCztXViE1tRWz51Og1KBUoO_enUkfS0l6IA_N0-mNLt1Q1U6oR2nKhfUjuPfv36lIoF8M-CiMhT_Flr-a21NMpvxbYxmD5vMQSDk8_Red3A/s1600/012.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00k9sw7PYsNflnDr59rsYEwNuPqfdkGFnsCztXViE1tRWz51Og1KBUoO_enUkfS0l6IA_N0-mNLt1Q1U6oR2nKhfUjuPfv36lIoF8M-CiMhT_Flr-a21NMpvxbYxmD5vMQSDk8_Red3A/s400/012.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRhIA3gY6ZTt87Q-Qjop-EniklotTu6I7F_g01YVVzVLJb4q_rOZWq9ImXFPTOnCJ-4UXXIyVBsIPMxfzwjCxjueGGz_ve651lt1hB8fCxOy04puWjpklDMZ-D6jbKn8AJYZ0GHmsKbk/s1600/014.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRhIA3gY6ZTt87Q-Qjop-EniklotTu6I7F_g01YVVzVLJb4q_rOZWq9ImXFPTOnCJ-4UXXIyVBsIPMxfzwjCxjueGGz_ve651lt1hB8fCxOy04puWjpklDMZ-D6jbKn8AJYZ0GHmsKbk/s400/014.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-857768368462541112010-09-11T17:16:00.001+12:002010-09-11T17:26:02.090+12:00Filing cabinet makeover<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This is one UGLY filing cabinet. It has a grey veneer that was kind of chipped and that helped add to the ugliness.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIq7Rgx_tzsHie3UxOrV6yIPfCs0rhatvY4ag7CA3XyPEq4acbyg4cbPAN6bauGoW9DsH5snELzytx0M9Gq3wIsAIjz3JixAMnTpF5_bTLqLZ98-DF3dfSUBmEkgdjFvDReWnXA_mGUU/s1600/002.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIq7Rgx_tzsHie3UxOrV6yIPfCs0rhatvY4ag7CA3XyPEq4acbyg4cbPAN6bauGoW9DsH5snELzytx0M9Gq3wIsAIjz3JixAMnTpF5_bTLqLZ98-DF3dfSUBmEkgdjFvDReWnXA_mGUU/s400/002.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I looked up filing cabinet makeovers and found this <a href="http://www.letsmakeitours.com/lets-make-it-ours/2010/6/29/filing-cabinet-makeover.html">one</a> that I found inspiring.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I had a sample of Vision wallpaper that has a lovely textured suede feel and cost $7.00 (available in NZ at Resene). I turned it into this......</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqltnZmQcoojWb2rafSJJjGGevNvtboupOMBX0VC1Y77BuotPGx81-3uAXu2ZXI2x2qAgyL6Z8w2pq_2Yb_FY1Wr2XagJqJ-N4VZa910jbb87P5eFM8-8SZNGbPTJ_PdzndCnE6ScGfxU/s1600/016.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqltnZmQcoojWb2rafSJJjGGevNvtboupOMBX0VC1Y77BuotPGx81-3uAXu2ZXI2x2qAgyL6Z8w2pq_2Yb_FY1Wr2XagJqJ-N4VZa910jbb87P5eFM8-8SZNGbPTJ_PdzndCnE6ScGfxU/s400/016.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh so pretty. I am loving my new, old cabinet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO1RH2W1KguEVwR9T4ZGm2jhYhhdLuH-mr8l8l1GxIy3atDNWyVoogx-F_zGlO_YvfcLCAIheu2qxZ0EndN4sFe8rw_QwU71IA-2n_t9WCk9ju52EjaNRbQFNI0gQMAHi4xvCKeQabNE/s1600/017.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO1RH2W1KguEVwR9T4ZGm2jhYhhdLuH-mr8l8l1GxIy3atDNWyVoogx-F_zGlO_YvfcLCAIheu2qxZ0EndN4sFe8rw_QwU71IA-2n_t9WCk9ju52EjaNRbQFNI0gQMAHi4xvCKeQabNE/s400/017.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-29905779172973052462010-09-11T17:10:00.002+12:002010-09-11T17:14:46.429+12:00Boys at work<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Peanut loves helping his dad doing all the farm chores.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Today it was wood chopping.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurtSl4Bp48nx4T4_wknhOHbmPpvlOJVUGmWu7XyyRSniuQnhY7HNLPEbRaaKztdSYqZdCGbLtyYLct50t4P0u0phweQpjdbobcwlxXSMZILQr_-HUa_sijyYp0imZJy6Uppp-Ssbbvxo/s1600/006.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurtSl4Bp48nx4T4_wknhOHbmPpvlOJVUGmWu7XyyRSniuQnhY7HNLPEbRaaKztdSYqZdCGbLtyYLct50t4P0u0phweQpjdbobcwlxXSMZILQr_-HUa_sijyYp0imZJy6Uppp-Ssbbvxo/s400/006.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAqykT4RGvSl0ZapHZsVG6ICWZ5GLMBJK-6rbHtLDLb4b4KvNwo5bTgSNcafevC0DP2bU1j4PAR_P3-6W6kANRW9U_PXiLC0R_kagZ7nf08RQQv4T5I2mMKaNwY-qgZ5eEiwl42yvSOA/s1600/007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAqykT4RGvSl0ZapHZsVG6ICWZ5GLMBJK-6rbHtLDLb4b4KvNwo5bTgSNcafevC0DP2bU1j4PAR_P3-6W6kANRW9U_PXiLC0R_kagZ7nf08RQQv4T5I2mMKaNwY-qgZ5eEiwl42yvSOA/s400/007.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_43XhSy_3lL61P1szWL1J0ouu_aAnRJ169rHbmwHlxxWPoYHtqF3SHpJU6R8e3kE4KNFyPnU2aqWR5Mc61pjI0JD18zsPGlE9gKv3-5w2qcrnpQSC1cmFqqK48dNnRz-E7O4Ce7WbsuA/s1600/008.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_43XhSy_3lL61P1szWL1J0ouu_aAnRJ169rHbmwHlxxWPoYHtqF3SHpJU6R8e3kE4KNFyPnU2aqWR5Mc61pjI0JD18zsPGlE9gKv3-5w2qcrnpQSC1cmFqqK48dNnRz-E7O4Ce7WbsuA/s400/008.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghk1SlrG1C1Q6YFNV5WU7gzIUG93qzxpZhFP_GijG56K6JtjO1QrvDE48VYQmgiKW8Wv5YXhgJAILsOEp2658YMu3uzkPJQ4QcZ93DKJwK8nFldU-9T5zq68YnvqHuo0kMVH1k80hCKGM/s1600/009.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghk1SlrG1C1Q6YFNV5WU7gzIUG93qzxpZhFP_GijG56K6JtjO1QrvDE48VYQmgiKW8Wv5YXhgJAILsOEp2658YMu3uzkPJQ4QcZ93DKJwK8nFldU-9T5zq68YnvqHuo0kMVH1k80hCKGM/s400/009.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>What a pair of cuties.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-4788350352503270642010-09-05T21:49:00.003+12:002010-09-05T22:05:52.914+12:00Fathers Day<div style="text-align: center;">This is my Dad (and me). I only get to see him once every few years as he lives overseas.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He came over last year though and stayed for a couple of weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, he is not well and I worry about him being so far away.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYz91tIpCtk-YwDMdU3VpXLO_306PFByW5SCXkZiEBYNrMa-5uAf6g6RFweNjlNmzagH2eTqL9lTOxwTkLbKnlA7PRjASwtK3s4zyAH_tIB0hRoD5dmmgJNOckbE53EpbeVpeddHDNzA/s1600/Picture+574.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYz91tIpCtk-YwDMdU3VpXLO_306PFByW5SCXkZiEBYNrMa-5uAf6g6RFweNjlNmzagH2eTqL9lTOxwTkLbKnlA7PRjASwtK3s4zyAH_tIB0hRoD5dmmgJNOckbE53EpbeVpeddHDNzA/s320/Picture+574.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513366181148100482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my husband and the father to our babies. I think he deserves a big hi-5 for putting up with me for the last 11 years. I would hate to be a parent without him as he keeps me sane (and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">that's</span> not an easy job).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVlJLtiRrLcS4tj56DgxdHVCuzoTGORChsKG1-cSw3lxtnEWM6SPXgA5Bhurbwt6YvRrLPatERI_CdYTN5uxfW3z9EBD26bQsdbluOJDdrjRVDZwvDeUbZBTWeqsO9LQHfh7n2mzm84M/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVlJLtiRrLcS4tj56DgxdHVCuzoTGORChsKG1-cSw3lxtnEWM6SPXgA5Bhurbwt6YvRrLPatERI_CdYTN5uxfW3z9EBD26bQsdbluOJDdrjRVDZwvDeUbZBTWeqsO9LQHfh7n2mzm84M/s320/021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513366171867725330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD'S</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-14544353071211614082010-09-04T20:05:00.004+12:002010-09-04T20:35:31.785+12:00Go Diego Go!<div style="text-align: center;">It was my little boys 3rd birthday on Wednesday. Today (Sat) we had his party at</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">McDonalds</span> with his birth family, our family and friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the first cake I have decorated by myself and I have to say I am pretty darn pleased with myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbne-XIO3ZtWeDpMLoFyQcWyFioP0_qENx3EhF_xw0vrb4jn4h8PKnpBC9A2eIoebSIsBFtu-jLOBC-VmptvtnHfr9sgpKN-5r5Iwc8XnW7RqhSi59FdByTLE4BMR1H1ub4ug-9KbGrw/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; ">The two <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blondies</span> are Phil's grown up girls and the little boy is our grandson sitting on his Aunties knee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XCZejiN14aSH9zyIaL2XiM1Bb2sYxG4hGJ23sndayBGraDLDrhs_GCK7rLAX2t6JM8OHlBDKkDHYPFnn8Lg3zMuWe4Jx-jaraZ_Xdw_50Kqnn8h0J_1AOeuFRBCeXCQTRfgNtRmoEoY/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XCZejiN14aSH9zyIaL2XiM1Bb2sYxG4hGJ23sndayBGraDLDrhs_GCK7rLAX2t6JM8OHlBDKkDHYPFnn8Lg3zMuWe4Jx-jaraZ_Xdw_50Kqnn8h0J_1AOeuFRBCeXCQTRfgNtRmoEoY/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512968879220262834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Boodles with her nephew (our grand baby)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZTjEfAgJwG4R_MvDkTEGK96m8KwDusRjO9WOYg0ILYr-_ef_8YxIjc-WLRexDSmY_MCsAWrwbYsv4m6vTDfLNw6GaIIGlaAENFAhBV4BRjxPa1Q4pc-PDlKia5EbbIw8Lb-Wm6poHa0/s1600/DSCF2029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZTjEfAgJwG4R_MvDkTEGK96m8KwDusRjO9WOYg0ILYr-_ef_8YxIjc-WLRexDSmY_MCsAWrwbYsv4m6vTDfLNw6GaIIGlaAENFAhBV4BRjxPa1Q4pc-PDlKia5EbbIw8Lb-Wm6poHa0/s320/DSCF2029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512968869529397922" /></a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">My absolutely favourite photo of the birthday boy with Dad (Phil)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYfx-k_z3vjB_o0QqdA8Ez1x2HA8m6Q461614etlJCORuOwxBUW58ChORvswq5pcyVlnfDsUHwZZpxAOA2CV5Oo9geDdgXXH6t9UylxshwYXUN6RocoUQkqYZ_SpQL7cGegYFfvGptcQ/s1600/021.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYfx-k_z3vjB_o0QqdA8Ez1x2HA8m6Q461614etlJCORuOwxBUW58ChORvswq5pcyVlnfDsUHwZZpxAOA2CV5Oo9geDdgXXH6t9UylxshwYXUN6RocoUQkqYZ_SpQL7cGegYFfvGptcQ/s320/021.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Peanut and Lulu's birth mum with Lulu.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYpmLv2aeqK_cAz6YWyTKvL3z_z2_t3NFfWJ8tP1qKKF6OIn8eofsHXv3gvWwTxZ5HEWfssucw7Szu34atqvf0GUK-_yKJ7cjTRH0S3jeqPG26Ya2x5kyrz-d-WBdyebNfrYt16VyL_s/s1600/022.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYpmLv2aeqK_cAz6YWyTKvL3z_z2_t3NFfWJ8tP1qKKF6OIn8eofsHXv3gvWwTxZ5HEWfssucw7Szu34atqvf0GUK-_yKJ7cjTRH0S3jeqPG26Ya2x5kyrz-d-WBdyebNfrYt16VyL_s/s320/022.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>A great day had by all.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-21384383525284725802010-08-27T08:02:00.002+12:002010-08-27T08:20:56.420+12:00Bloggie friends<div style="text-align: center;">My name is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jodz</span> and I am a blog reading addict.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Knowing this you can understand why Dee from <a href="http://www.sew-funky.com/">sew-funky</a> and I were <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">soooo</span> excited to meet Viv from <a href="http://highwaycottage.wordpress.com/">Highway Cottage Weblog</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Viv makes the most amazing quilts like this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">kiwiana</span> one below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://highwaycottage.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/sdc14132.jpg?w=500&h=605" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We met for morning tea and had a wonder around the shops. Viv's boy Cam was a dream and oh so cute. I wish my kids were so well behaved.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Viv for taking time out of your busy holiday schedule to meet up with us. We had a blast.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-28945925663437612382010-08-09T22:45:00.002+12:002010-08-09T22:53:27.907+12:00Blogland giveaway<div style="text-align: center;">There is a really cool giveaway (or should I say 8 give-aways) happening</div><div style="text-align: center;">over at <a href="http://highwaycottage.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/finally-the-giveaway/">Highway Cottage Weblog</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So go and check it out and good luck.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-34364356639193818282010-08-07T19:03:00.002+12:002010-08-07T19:12:25.482+12:00Pre schooling-happy week<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This is my happy face (as said by Tommy Lee Jones).</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHYTDosc3WHq7jCZtfpldPlB1oj5qweMUItSzIFSrtaha0X7i11HM_zf8GFBjMH-WwGFSk-jVWYN-3Ar03hHnWmKR1rCaOuGRsY9-O2OsEetkXUeEQWH8g6v3WmXzMX9fRT6zot-R2TI/s1600/IMG_0148.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHYTDosc3WHq7jCZtfpldPlB1oj5qweMUItSzIFSrtaha0X7i11HM_zf8GFBjMH-WwGFSk-jVWYN-3Ar03hHnWmKR1rCaOuGRsY9-O2OsEetkXUeEQWH8g6v3WmXzMX9fRT6zot-R2TI/s400/IMG_0148.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DQYGPrsp5w-iUO-xJWJFlLPBCRSOygmQ4vY54jEfn-PZJOohCFv312iZOc5n2O_8JXHwSG0y_A7OoUohuXcJ2Fx7wOyIyqNJxX1ddxmQzGFi_thSkF1KV44Y0wkdaLQtSSSa0X_IP_Q/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DQYGPrsp5w-iUO-xJWJFlLPBCRSOygmQ4vY54jEfn-PZJOohCFv312iZOc5n2O_8JXHwSG0y_A7OoUohuXcJ2Fx7wOyIyqNJxX1ddxmQzGFi_thSkF1KV44Y0wkdaLQtSSSa0X_IP_Q/s400/IMG_0149.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BQiVbw8dHYcpU2FIitCTZoGFK91vJZHHAi1Km0gwknD1jDnXcO8H3mRhvHHSX-uD_4zA4dOX4qEdlh85OoPTiN_7NqErb1tPeeXTuyhFSZUL7fJsmQVWb2QLVkmtxCh7DkRygOtOsZY/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BQiVbw8dHYcpU2FIitCTZoGFK91vJZHHAi1Km0gwknD1jDnXcO8H3mRhvHHSX-uD_4zA4dOX4qEdlh85OoPTiN_7NqErb1tPeeXTuyhFSZUL7fJsmQVWb2QLVkmtxCh7DkRygOtOsZY/s400/IMG_0150.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 25px; "><b>Mon: </b><i>Craft </i>Cut happy people out of magazines</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 25px; "><div style="text-align: left; "><b> Tues:</b> <i>Read</i> The Happy Hugglewug</div><div style="text-align: left; "><b> Wed:</b> <i>Eat </i>rice cake faces (as above)</div><div style="text-align: left; "><b> Thurs:</b> <i>Science/maths </i>sing' if your happy and you know it'......</div><div style="text-align: left; "><b> Fri: </b><i>Find it/wear it </i>what makes you happy (eg a hug)</div><div><br /></div></span>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625261321510052363.post-41574624305060275132010-08-07T19:01:00.003+12:002010-08-07T19:15:57.205+12:00Medicine cupboard<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I am still de cluttering. I think its a never ending process.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here is my meds cabinet before </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUuEoSIKJBPDXj78_F1mzQcstMZNbl43Ax_j3ff9EbWp4cGqA7U-W_o-0MySEhwtwRidod0YYT59PuK76SexusncYr5HBadauCqWCbck1sBURF-omgfGfroSPusDvUeU-zfq-w0NDQfg/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUuEoSIKJBPDXj78_F1mzQcstMZNbl43Ax_j3ff9EbWp4cGqA7U-W_o-0MySEhwtwRidod0YYT59PuK76SexusncYr5HBadauCqWCbck1sBURF-omgfGfroSPusDvUeU-zfq-w0NDQfg/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">And ta-da. The after.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgYS9a2z75gUCdBG18dewYLbjS4I6O-Cb2ezy8z3nOM1GNz_vZsTmCcaduAUwpa6ez_5WLx9jDXvHNKNVgcvrczVhAXfkJA84C4CxgC_r0cYvEZlUs7G1lb2qBn_CJWBKZljOCeSSED4/s1600/IMG_0141.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgYS9a2z75gUCdBG18dewYLbjS4I6O-Cb2ezy8z3nOM1GNz_vZsTmCcaduAUwpa6ez_5WLx9jDXvHNKNVgcvrczVhAXfkJA84C4CxgC_r0cYvEZlUs7G1lb2qBn_CJWBKZljOCeSSED4/s400/IMG_0141.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a>This is an inexpensive way to clean up. I just used ice cream containers. All you need to do is eat your way through 2 litres of ice cream then recycle the container. I wish chocolate came in 2 litre tubs.</div>Jodzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832349842410958273noreply@blogger.com1