Our Summer of Frugality

Our Summer of Frugality

We had another awesome no-spend day today, as is my goal most days it seems!  Luckily there is heaps to do around here so it is quite easy to plan adventures that keep Ethan amused and happy. Today we borrowed our landlords kayak which has 

Hmmmmm, Food for thought Supre – even though you obviously don’t promote eating

Hmmmmm, Food for thought Supre – even though you obviously don’t promote eating

See what Twitter and Bookface can achieve!  In less than 24 hours 160+ like-minded people have gathered to say “NO!  I don’t want to dress like a ho-bag…..even if I could fit into their Huss-Plus clothes”.  The interweb is a beautiful thing – just like 

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello

Hello Hello 2010!  I think I love you already.  The weather on your first 2 days!  Hello?  Keep it up. We saw in the New Year Rhodes Family style as we did last year, but with children who were fast asleep as the fireworks blasted 

Christmas Eve in New Zealand

Christmas Eve in New Zealand

I had to ‘work’ this morning but had to stop my car as I was driving down our road and take some pictures because it was a breathtaking morning – these photos have NOT been edited or colour corrected Merry Christmas everyone, stay safe on 

Summer’s finally here and it’s a hot one

Summer’s finally here and it’s a hot one

……..but don’t think for a second that you might catch me complaining, I wait for 8 months of the year for this season.  I bitch and moan and detest winter and autumn because they are cold and rainy, I hate spring because it is so 

A little reflection on the days tweets

A little reflection on the days tweets

I read an update on twitter today, thought ‘ho hum’ and obviously filed it away until my brain was ready to process it.  Well I was ready to think about it when I was driving home from netball this evening. Here’s the tweet Soooo…..a little 

A little late – But…Happy Halloween!

A little late – But…Happy Halloween!

We had an awesome Halloween this year, pumpkin carving on Friday afternoon, followed by Trick or Treating at Nana & Grandads and an awesome Halloween Party at Abby’s house on Saturday afternoon. Luckily Ethan’s costume was a no brainer. He hates dressing up but if 

This is what 'socialist' medicine looks like

This is what 'socialist' medicine looks like

What I had suspected was a particularly nasty case of Man-Flu has turned out to be a bit more serious as Dave is now into his 24th hour in residence at North Shore hospital. Maybe it’s his appendix maybe it’s giardia WE JUST DON’T KNOW. 

Cadbury, let's just put the past behind us shall we?

Cadbury, let's just put the past behind us shall we?

This is an awesome example of a major corporation putting things right; Cadbury you have redeemed yourself in 5 ways I never thought possible.  You listened to me when  I told you I wasn’t down with you killing Orangutans (OK indirectly…) to make me fat