7 Days
Project 365: Week 1 So it’s a New Year and one of my resolutions is to complete Project 365. So far so good, though this week only consists of 3 days, kinda… Friday * My vege garden is looking totally splendorous at the moment, I …
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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 …
Dearest Doggy-mama
Prompt #1 From Mama Kat this week is “Your pet wants to guest post on your blog”. Sweet, I knew that Holy Shi Tzu has been biting his tongue for a while now, lets see what he’s got to say for himself;
Dear Mama
I think it’s time to clear the air. You see I’m picking up these strange vibes in the house AND THEY ARE ALL COMING FROM YOU.
- You’re getting a little pushy and kicky in bed. I know you are cold all the time so I try and get as far up in your grill each night to keep you warm. I lay on your legs and pin you down so you won’t roll over into that cold spot, this way we all stay happy. I feel like I am giving it 100% here, I AM A GIVER WOMAN, but I’m not getting much back aside from being pushed off at 3am (though I’m sure this is accidental – just be a bit more careful ok?).
- Lets talk about the couch. I’m pretty sure its my couch. It’s brown, like me, has animal skin on it, like me and all the pillows on it are the same size as ME. So…..when you shove me aside like I’m NOTHING, well this hurts, just remember how much you paid for me alright?
- Please also stop demeaning me by talking about my teeth in front of company. They may be slightly buck, but if I was perfect how would all the other dogs in the world feel? It’s hard enough for my friends having to live in the shadow of such a beauteous Shi Tzu, imagine if my teeth were straight!
- Please don’t let Dave Jack cut my hair again, EVER.
- Please trim my mullet so I can show off my studded collar to the Big Dogs, they know who’s boss but there is nothing like a little visual reminder of how tough I am.
That should do it for now, if you can work on those things in the New Year we’ll see about all those muddy footprints in the house, mmmmkay?
Love
Capt. Lou Albano
Top 5 of 2009 – Pearl Jam Concert
What a year, seriously. Not a stellar stand-out year by any measure but there were definitely some diamonds in the rough. The Pearl Jam concert. This show was incredible, the music, the weather, the company of my best friends and seeing a band you have …
Grilled Chicken Salad w/ Wasabi & Fresh Herb Dressing
Fact: This is the BEST salad ever. Chef: Dave Step 1: Marinate chicken in soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and Worcestershire sauce Step 2: BBQ the chicken breasts Step 3: Make the dressing while chicken is grilling; combine fresh garlic cloves, wasabi, fresh thyme, …
Christmas Day 2009
I wasn’t prepared for just how prepared Ethan was to get amongst Santa’s loot on Christmas Day. The child didn’t even wait until 6am! I’m pretty sure he slept with one eye open the whole night, listening for the jingling sleigh-bells and the dent he was sure Santa would put in the roof when he landed.
But Santa did find us and showered the boy with gifts as per usual.
This year was different though. Ethan was mesmerized by everything and seemed to want to savour the moment a lot more than in prior years. He didn’t just tear into his presents with reckless abandon only to discard them for the next seconds later. He relished each gift, opened it and was very thankful for each one. It was fab for the hour it lasted!
But by 9.3oam it was all over, the exhaustion had set in and he was crashed out in his inflatable boat watching his new shark doco – we still had Christmas lunch with 40+ people at Mum and Dads to go yet, boy needs to learn how to pace himself!
The rest of the day was awesome, Auckland turned it on and the weather was blazing hot, we had such a great day with the family. The kids had so much to do they were never fussy or whiny (Ethan saved that for the way home, bless) and the food was amazing. We all got to chat with Hadyn via skype which was some consolation to him not being with us, but I’m sure he and Joanna had an awesome Christmas together on the big ship.
So it’s done. The craziness of shopping and cooking and shopping are over for another year and I might need some physio for my wii injuries in the New Year. Hope your holidays were special xxxx
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The night before Christmas…
Ethan was SO excited when this arrived in the mail yesterday. He was worried that Santa may not have been able to read his return address on the letter he wrote. Luckily Mama sent Santa a quick email just to make sure. It’s quite handy …
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 those roads!
This one’s for you Boo
For the first time since Dave and I moved back from the states, we will be spending Christmas Eve sans Hadyn. Though we may have had some drunken arguments and WAY too much bourbon on Christmas Eve’s past, it was always fun. We love you …