Weekly Wrap Up
Loving I bought a sweet pair of medium sized Stirling silver hoops this week and I LOVE them, they make me feel like my outfit is finished with a little bit ‘o sass! HERE COMES YOUR BAND!!!! Seriously, am I going to spend ALL of …
Author: Melissa
Mommy play dates? What's your experience with mom dating?
I am happy to report that I have had many successful and ongoing playdates here in New Zealand. The kids become long term friends (see here) and us Mums become long term drinking buddies as well. Everyone goes home happy. When we lived in Southern …
Sleepover at the Farm
Freya stayed the night after disco fever hit on Friday. It was awesome – but tiring – but awesome. They are such an old-married couple already, they squabble tell each other the lay of the land, stick their bottom lips out for about 5 seconds then work on a compromise together. It’s freaking hilarious to watch.
Dave overheard this conversation in the back seat on the way to soccer
Freya: “You know I’m older than you Ethan. I will ALWAYS be older than you”
Ethan: “Yes, but I am going to be 5 soon”
Freya: “That’s nice but what this means is that I am going to be an adult BEFORE you”
Ethan: “I will grow up you know, I don’t even wear diapers at night anymore!”
Freya: “That’s very good. But even though I am going to be an adult BEFORE you I am going to wait for you and then when you are an adult………we can get married!”.
Ethan: “There’s a cow… MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”.
More Reasons why I love Ethan
The precious one was laying on the rug today watching some shark DVD or other, I was putting away groceries. Out of the blue and without looking at me he says “Mama you’re not fat” Delirious and a little giddy with joy; “What did you …
Friday Night @ The Club
I got to go out on the town last night without Dave for the first time in forever. I was in good company though;
As you can see, everyone had their best ‘rave’ outfits on, complete with glow sticks, flashing necklaces and finger flashlights;
We ate at a fancy restaurant where we all had to act very posh
The club was pumping with awesome lights and special effects – the bubble machine was going off! Freya had all the best moves;
I kind of felt like the third wheel – awkward!
But Ethan introduced me to one of his mates to even out the numbers;
Club Queen Freya was fading fast so it was time to call it a night- look at those bedroom eyes!
Mitch Shoots the Pier
Hurricane Bill has sent much joy and many waves to my friends in Jacksonville Beach, FL. These short vids show my old boss and great buddy Mitch (red shorts) shoot the pier; [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khwAQiSgOfg] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfNEFqjr4ZQ]
Cook Eat | The Best Pancake Recipe
On the Target product check on TV3 tonight, they road-tested store bought pancake mixes. The host pointed out that the most basic pancake recipes only have 4 ingredients, so it’s a little disturbing when the ingredients listed on a pre-mix constitute an entire paragraph! So …
What’s shaking on the farm
Stunning Auckland sunset from our lawn, staining the sky tower bright pink 
I have been trying to get a pic of the lights at night since we moved in, this picture sucks but at least you get some idea of the fabulous view.
There is a new boy on the farm and his name is Jim. He is a beautiful 18 month old boxer and he is figuring out how he fits in with Scooby and Louie. There have been a few scraps but things are settling down and as you can see, Jim is quite fond of us – he would not get out of the car yesterday when we were leaving!
Ethan and his Daddy get to ride to kindy together every morning, they love heading off in the truck together, it’s their own stinky, diesel-y boy time and Ethan loves it.
After seeing his Daddy catching chickens Ethan began to practice Chicken-whispering himself. After a few fruitless chases, he got his strategy sorted out and was so proud when he captured his first hen and safely returned her to the run.
Family Lunch
My uber-talented little brother leaves next week for his next international mission – off to Europe to gig on a luxury cruise for 4 months. So we had a big family GTG for him today at Mum and Dads. I think I weight about 5kg …