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| Christmas Chaos!
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Posted 8:43 AM on Thu-27-Dec-2012
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Christmas used to be my favourite time of the year. I could never sleep the night before and was always exhausted Christmas day. As a kid the excitement was the presents. I couldn't wait to see if I had been good enough for Santa to visit. But I also loved watching my Mum, Dad and brothers open the gifts that I had made them. It always made me feel good. I loved spending time at the mass Christmas party we had with ALL the family, and all the silly shenanigans we used to get up to. My family get on so well, and we always have a great time! I've grown older and had kids, although things are of course different, I have still loved Christmas. Its something I looked forward t
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| Christmas picnic
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Posted 12:22 PM on Wed-26-Dec-2012
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We had dinner with my parents christmas eve so christmas day we planned a picnic just as a family. The day was perfectly clear and hot so we headed to the lake. Little miss one loved every minute and instead of trying to keep her safe and happy at someone elses house we could just relax in the sun while she ran around and did what she loved most. Such a great day, it happens so rarely us just going out to relax with nothing more important to do which makes it even more special. How did everyone elses christmas days go?
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| Merry Christmas :)
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Posted 5:46 PM on Sun-23-Dec-2012
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my kidspot friends :)! Well i've finally done it, finished my christmas shopping, phew! and what a rat race it was out there today and I don't even live in a big city, but I think everyone decided today was the day to do any last minute shopping. I was so stuck on a nephew and my mother and father who I find really hard to buy for, but I finally got it sussed. We wrapped the secret santa presents (we do this for the kids every year) and they are under the tree and ready to be opened on christmas eve and i'm about to finish the last of the baking. We are heading out to see the christmas lights tonight so tomorrow we will re
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| HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE
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Posted 5:58 PM on Fri-21-Dec-2012
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Just a quick blog to say THANKS to my Kidspot pals, as I'm not sure when I'll be on KS again and am sure some of you are all heading away for Christmas/New Year.I have had another fabulous year and again have felt so supported and encouraged by all in so many ways:- Through your personal comments on my profile and blogs- Through you sharing your personal experiences through your own blogs- Through your many comments on different topics and invaluable adviseThanks for sharing the laughs, tears, good times, hard times and of course all the fun in the different Mums Say trials and competitions.Please keep safe over this holiday season, eat lots, drink (in moderation ), laugh heaps and
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| Done & almost dusted
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Posted 8:06 AM on Wed-19-Dec-2012
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Everything seems to be running a little too smoothly as far as Christmas pressies goes. It's left me wondering who I've forgotten!At the end of October, super early for us, The Bloke and I had our only real chance to do Christmas shopping. Actually quite nice because I hate to sound like the Grinch who stole Christmas, but those carols playing when you're trying to shop tend to drive me a little bonkers! There are no carols in October - it's quite magical.So today I'm waiting on the courier to arrive with one last pressie, I won't tempt fate and sing too many praises yet, but ordering online when you live far from any shops of note is certainly the way to go - e
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| Home for Christmas
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Posted 4:57 PM on Fri-7-Dec-2012
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Papers have been signed, payments made, deed transferred as of 6 December. So this is it. No turning back. We’re officially homeowners with mortgage payments to make for the next 30 years.Our family has been blessed with one of the best Christmas gifts we could have — our first home. My husband and I have been married for more than 14 years, but our dream of owning a home was oh so hard to reach back when we lived in the Philippines where a 30% downpayment was required. So Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” was a way out for us, a justification of sorts. We couldn’t afford to buy a house, and even if we did, we couldn’t afford to quickly resell it, anyway.We migrated to New
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| For those who can't be here
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Posted 8:54 AM on Wed-5-Dec-2012
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Christmas is a time for family. It's a time too when I think more than ever about those who will not be sitting around the Christmas table. My little, quiet tradition at special occasions is to light a candle for loved ones who are no longer with us. We did this at our wedding to signify those who we really wished could have been around long enough to celebrate with us.I don't light candles for religious reasons, but I do light them for reflection. I have recently come across this website that I thought some of you may be interested in. Just a little quiet way of reflecting on loved ones at this time of year.www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfmSometimes it's nice just to t
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| The lead up to christmas
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Posted 12:08 PM on Mon-3-Dec-2012
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This time of year is soooo busy and this year has been no exception! All last week miss9 had rehearsels for her dance show (she does American Jazz), which we went to see last night and it was just amazing :). Aswell as the normal afterschool activities which are numerous, plus 2 trips to Rotorua during the week due to hospital appointments and to watch Mr11 and his school cricket team playing in a mini world cup tournament. The week coming looks just as busy with 3 christmas parties after school... Arggghhhh!!! To top it off we had a phone call on Friday for Mr14's last minute selection into a cricket rep team and spent Saturday running around making
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| Sizing things up
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Posted 10:45 AM on Sun-2-Dec-2012
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Back in October, was the only slot The Bloke and I had to do our Christmas shopping. It's all been stashed away, not particularly hidden, but obscured enough that nothing looks amiss. Last night we finally decided to pull everything out and do the old size & number count. Baring in mind that Pocket and The Legend both have December birthdays which some of the presents will be for, we didn't do too badly.While most families only have to worry about under the tree v's stocking, we have the added bonus, as I mentioned above, of sussing out what is for birthdays too, so as you can imagine, the amount of pressies all laying out on the bed can look rather a lot! So once we decid
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| Happy First Day of Summer!
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Posted 9:32 AM on Sat-1-Dec-2012
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OMG! first day of summer already! The weather looks as though its shaping up to be a great day here in Auckland. Its a little overcast, but the sun is still managing to get through. And that im aware, no rain is forcast. First day of December marks Christmas tree putting up time. We are about to clean up our sleepover mess from last night, and then...... Let the festivities begin!!! And so begins a month of Christmas Movies, Christmas carols, and too much food! Three more weeks of work, then im on holiday!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!
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