Just to keep you up to date on the netball stakes....Louisa's team lost on Wednesday, again - although they are grading matches - alllllll term! So they will lose some very badly and they will hopefully, do some thrashing also. Currently we are on the losing very badly side of things - but Wednesday is another day!
Rebecca, however, also grading games, they (obviously on thrashing end of things) won 6-2 yesterday! And little pip squeak Rebecca, who can barely see over the kitchen counter, was playing Goal Shoot (sure it was Goal Shooter when I was at school!) and scored all 6 goals! At this rate I may go down in history as giving birth to a third of the Silver Ferns team that wins the Netball World Cup in 2015!
Bed time - tune in next time for news on alot of rain, Trivial Pursuit and more rain! Betcha can't wait!
22 May 2005
16 May 2005
14 May 2005
Saturday night now - Becs went back to school on Thursday (following her Pneumonia / Bronchitis / chest infection - very precise diagnoses here!) - So I went to work! Had been at my desk less than half an hour, hadn't even opened my e-mails (!) when I got a call from school telling me Lou was throwing up!! So left work - shortest days work in history me thinks! Anyway, Lou was off Thursday and Friday - Becca had her Meningococcal (sorry about spelling!) B jab on Thursday and has been grizzling ever since because her arm hurts - and just to make my life heavenly, now all three of us have streaming colds - there are little piles of used tissues all over the place - lovely - and Becca goes through the night barking like a dog! Last night I tried to get all three of us into bed together - but somehow, Louisa takes up more space than your average adult (even a very large one!) and I had to bail around 3.00am to sleep in the bunk bed!
However, today's big thing was Becca's netball match. Despite the fact that I had to virtually crow bar this pathetic wimpy being out of bed, she did actually make it onto the netball court. The girls all had huge fun - and got loads of exercise (lots and lots of jumping up and down!), and lost - but for the spectators it was fantastic entertainment! Whenever someone new got the ball, particularly after intercepting it from the other team, we were madly screaming and pointing so they knew which direction they were going in!
The teams are all 6 and 7 year olds so they haven't quite got the idea of throwing the ball to the player who has some space about them, and marking is obviously a little beyond them as yet - so far throwing and catching have been the main focuses!! However, Becca only played the 2nd half, by which time most of the players had figured out that they should be trying to pass the ball to their own team members, and to her credit, she actually did very well. I was even quite proud of her when the umpire had to have a word with her for jumping up and down a little bit too close to the opposition girl who was trying to pass the ball!
Anyway, Becs enjoyed herself and has now decided that she is in competition with Lou to see who can play for the Silver Ferns first! Final score was 2 - 1 - will keep you posted - you never know we might win some time this term!
(Lou's match on Wednesday was a 21 - 2 loss, but Lou did score so all was not totally depressing!)
12 May 2005
11th May 2005 - no 2!
As yet have not worked out how to organise photos! So in case you have no idea why there is a picture of me with a strange man women and mountain...the mountain is Rangitoto - you can see it from my house - have a strange feeling it actually belongs to me and the girls, but suspect other Auckland residents might object!
Sarah and Matthew are very lovely friends who we have kind of adopted - or they have adopted us, not sure which. Also English. They have been here about 18 months, are from Guildford and have 2 girls, Jess and Izzy.
If ever you move half way round the world, you will discover that you, kind of, set up new relationships to be like family. (as in put up with all sorts of rubbish at all hours of day and night, sharing Christmas, and looking out for each other, etc - ) Sarah, Matthew and their girls are like our NZ family...and they party well too!!
Sarah and Matthew are very lovely friends who we have kind of adopted - or they have adopted us, not sure which. Also English. They have been here about 18 months, are from Guildford and have 2 girls, Jess and Izzy.
If ever you move half way round the world, you will discover that you, kind of, set up new relationships to be like family. (as in put up with all sorts of rubbish at all hours of day and night, sharing Christmas, and looking out for each other, etc - ) Sarah, Matthew and their girls are like our NZ family...and they party well too!!
11 May 2005
11th May 2005
Well this morning I learnt something...save your blog on your own drive before trying to save it on blogger.com - only because, in the unlikely event of it being the first time you have blogged and they happen to be doing work on the web, all your thoughts and explanations will deblogged very quickly!
Very quick update....
Becca been sick the last 3 days and now, having turned the corner, is sitting watching Bambi (ahhh bless - and she didn't cry when the mother died! - I have bred a heartless child!) on the sofa in her sleeping bag!
I have muffins in the oven (Oh, m'God - she's turned kiwi!) - ready for Louisa who is playing netball (Oh, m'God - she's turned kiwi!) and will be returning soon with lovely Aussie friends.
And have just discovered I can't save it - so will have to publish as I go!
Being English, better update you on the weather! Well, when I typed this morning, I gloated about how blue and cloudless the sky was - this afternoon, it is rather overcast and very definitely Autumnal. Have had great summer tho. Started on Jan 10th (the day I went back to work after Christmas!!!) and has continued, pretty much uninterupted since then!
So, what news? well, 7 months on from the 'big split', we're all doing ok. Becca seems completely ok with everything. Very pragmatic - kind of "Mummy loves me, Daddy loves me - and they live in different places" - but I guess that is the bonuses of being 6! Hopefully she will continue to view the situation in the same way until she is at least 94! She's just started recorder - never practices, but doesn't sound too bad. Is very good at gymnastics and is trying to emulate big sister, by starting netball - she has her first proper game on Saturday and told me today that she is always in trouble for travelling! Oops - think that might be described as cheating!
Booie (as in Lou - don't ask me how we got to Booie - nothing to do with me!) is pretty much ok - but is 9 and so has taken John and I splitting a bit harder. Had been completely fine till a few weeks ago, but recently she has been quite difficult and having had a long chat, think we have discovered that she is quite cross with both me and John. Hoping to sort out some counselling - for the two of us together cos I don't think it would do any harm for her to start being able to articulate how she feels - plus, could do with the two of us talking more and shouting less! That said, by and large Lou is still Lou - still a lovely kind, happy little thing. Big love is netball, but also getting into music - and can often be found dancing in the middle of the living room, pretending to sing her heart out in front of a crowd of thousands!!!
Me? Had got very fit and lovely, until John left (oh how convenient to blame him for everything!!!). Am now feeling very fat again - and am assured by Sue (friend from GSG who was over in April) - that I look exactly the same as I did when we left the UK! - Not sure when I will be getting 'back on the wagon' - but will have to be soon or I will have undone all last years good work. At one stage I actually was the proud owner of some rather stunning abs - sadly they were hidden by a layer of fat - but I knew they were there!! Have become a rather evangelical walker in the last couple of years - and have gym membership - which despite lack of babysitting husband is still getting fairly well used - unfortunately, so is the fridge! But hey!!
Other than that, I'm doing ok. Discovered with all the messy stuff that I am quite a resilient soul. Found out that I am better at getting on with it all than wingeing - although local friends may tell you different! And funnily enough, although I miss the 4 of us being together as a family, I find that I don't actually miss John that much. Think that might have something to do with the fact that the person I loved, wasn't the person who left - if that makes sense - don't know when the person I loved went - but he doesn't seem to be around anymore.
My work is ok. Doing more hours to earn a bit more so that the girls and I don't need to move until we want to. Also looking at doing an employment law course and some other HR based stuff, so that eventually (probably 2 years before I retire!!) I may have a career rather than a job!
Haven't met anyone else yet. Not that bothered for a long while. Suspect I may not. And if I do, suspect it will be someone I meet through a friend and know for ages before anything happens. Have discovered that life is ok - just with me and my girls - actually that is an understatement - much more than ok. Still loving it!
And no, not coming back to UK. Girls are settled - and eventually I am too, despite everything - still love my view of Rangitoto off the back deck. Still love the beach being 5 minutes away - still love everything about this place - except that fact that most of the people I love are not here! (anyone fancy immigrating?! - please?!)
OK - sorry first blog has been burbly - now you are up with the general blurb - will try and update regularly so that when I e-mail you, it is just little stuff and I know that you know where to find the proper news!! Will see if I can work out how to put pictures on too - but may be a bit advanced for me!
hugs xx
Very quick update....
Becca been sick the last 3 days and now, having turned the corner, is sitting watching Bambi (ahhh bless - and she didn't cry when the mother died! - I have bred a heartless child!) on the sofa in her sleeping bag!
I have muffins in the oven (Oh, m'God - she's turned kiwi!) - ready for Louisa who is playing netball (Oh, m'God - she's turned kiwi!) and will be returning soon with lovely Aussie friends.
And have just discovered I can't save it - so will have to publish as I go!
Being English, better update you on the weather! Well, when I typed this morning, I gloated about how blue and cloudless the sky was - this afternoon, it is rather overcast and very definitely Autumnal. Have had great summer tho. Started on Jan 10th (the day I went back to work after Christmas!!!) and has continued, pretty much uninterupted since then!
So, what news? well, 7 months on from the 'big split', we're all doing ok. Becca seems completely ok with everything. Very pragmatic - kind of "Mummy loves me, Daddy loves me - and they live in different places" - but I guess that is the bonuses of being 6! Hopefully she will continue to view the situation in the same way until she is at least 94! She's just started recorder - never practices, but doesn't sound too bad. Is very good at gymnastics and is trying to emulate big sister, by starting netball - she has her first proper game on Saturday and told me today that she is always in trouble for travelling! Oops - think that might be described as cheating!
Booie (as in Lou - don't ask me how we got to Booie - nothing to do with me!) is pretty much ok - but is 9 and so has taken John and I splitting a bit harder. Had been completely fine till a few weeks ago, but recently she has been quite difficult and having had a long chat, think we have discovered that she is quite cross with both me and John. Hoping to sort out some counselling - for the two of us together cos I don't think it would do any harm for her to start being able to articulate how she feels - plus, could do with the two of us talking more and shouting less! That said, by and large Lou is still Lou - still a lovely kind, happy little thing. Big love is netball, but also getting into music - and can often be found dancing in the middle of the living room, pretending to sing her heart out in front of a crowd of thousands!!!
Me? Had got very fit and lovely, until John left (oh how convenient to blame him for everything!!!). Am now feeling very fat again - and am assured by Sue (friend from GSG who was over in April) - that I look exactly the same as I did when we left the UK! - Not sure when I will be getting 'back on the wagon' - but will have to be soon or I will have undone all last years good work. At one stage I actually was the proud owner of some rather stunning abs - sadly they were hidden by a layer of fat - but I knew they were there!! Have become a rather evangelical walker in the last couple of years - and have gym membership - which despite lack of babysitting husband is still getting fairly well used - unfortunately, so is the fridge! But hey!!
Other than that, I'm doing ok. Discovered with all the messy stuff that I am quite a resilient soul. Found out that I am better at getting on with it all than wingeing - although local friends may tell you different! And funnily enough, although I miss the 4 of us being together as a family, I find that I don't actually miss John that much. Think that might have something to do with the fact that the person I loved, wasn't the person who left - if that makes sense - don't know when the person I loved went - but he doesn't seem to be around anymore.
My work is ok. Doing more hours to earn a bit more so that the girls and I don't need to move until we want to. Also looking at doing an employment law course and some other HR based stuff, so that eventually (probably 2 years before I retire!!) I may have a career rather than a job!
Haven't met anyone else yet. Not that bothered for a long while. Suspect I may not. And if I do, suspect it will be someone I meet through a friend and know for ages before anything happens. Have discovered that life is ok - just with me and my girls - actually that is an understatement - much more than ok. Still loving it!
And no, not coming back to UK. Girls are settled - and eventually I am too, despite everything - still love my view of Rangitoto off the back deck. Still love the beach being 5 minutes away - still love everything about this place - except that fact that most of the people I love are not here! (anyone fancy immigrating?! - please?!)
OK - sorry first blog has been burbly - now you are up with the general blurb - will try and update regularly so that when I e-mail you, it is just little stuff and I know that you know where to find the proper news!! Will see if I can work out how to put pictures on too - but may be a bit advanced for me!
hugs xx
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