18 August 2008

Well here we are again and amazingly enough it is raining again. I can't believe how bad the weather is here. I hate the cold and wet. It just makes the days so long because we can't go outside and play. We have a huge yard and the boys are stuck inside almost everyday. They are all sick now anyway. They like being inside on these days. We have been watching a bit of the Olympics. They cover great things like the table tennis. It is great fun. We did get to see the swimming and rowing too.

Well we have been here 7 months now and we finally have some where to sit. I have become a bit obsessed with the NZ version of ebay. I got a lovely lounge suite for only 200$. It would have been a few thousand new and it is still in great condition. David said it was a great bargain. He is happy. We have made the downstairs into a great toy room for them. They just don't go down there because it is so cold.

My mom is coming in just a week. I am so excited. David has started his new job with Panasonic and he is not around very much anymore. I have no one to talk to and life gets very lonely. I did see Mamma Mia again last week. I have a bit of an obsession with that movie. I love happy movies. Ok so I really need to get a life. At least with mom here I can do things during the day.

We had a lovely day out last weekend. We went to a river and did some walking through the forest. It was actually very nice. The weather was cold but it was sunny that day so it made it very nice. The boys loved the suspension bridges. There were two to cross. It was an old mine and you can go down in the tunnels but we forgot our flashlights that day so we didn't go in them. Something for next time. It was very beautiful.

I will have to add photos next time because it won't let me right now. So I will love you and leave you and look fowrad to posting again soon.
Helene
xoxox

10 August 2008

Why?

That is the question of the day. Actually that is the question everyday, all day. We hear it in the morning noon and night. Why do we have to eat? Why do we have to get dressed? Why do we have to go back to bed at 4 am?

Thomas is the most independent child we have. "I do." That is what we hear. That and Why? It makes me a little crazy but it is funny in a way because you just want him to do something and he looks at you with a straight face and just says "Why?". Amazing how you can't get cranky because you are running late but start laughing because really what else can you do.

If Thomas wants to get out of something he says " I am going to read." He really loves Spot books. He can't really read but he knows what the pages say because we have read them so many times. He remembers everything. I don't discourage the reading ever. He loves books right now so we are always reading to him.

3 August 2008

Well we are now a few days into August a seriously where has the year gone. On Friday was a new experience for us. Jonny had a play date with a girl. This is the same girl that he gave flowers to at the last school dance. It was very nice. She is a self proclaimed chatter box. I don't have that experince with girls but the 2 hours she was over was a whrilwind. She is very active. Lucky for us the rain stopped for a few hours so they could be outside. It is still raining everyday. I really hate the rain.

The boys and I went to see Momma Mia! What a great movie. I loved it. The boys loved it too. Harrison had a bit of a tear when he thought the mother was going to give her daughter away. I always threaten him with giving him away so he thought she was going to get rid of her daughter. I loved all the music. Pierce Brosnan is a really bad singer. I laughed and sang. It was so good. Can't wait for the DVD.

We are having a bit of a daffodil explosion in our yard. There are about 1000 little daffodiles coming up. Spring will be so beautiful up on the hill. I will wait a few more weeks and then start taking photos. The neighbor out the back has rows and rows of them growing in his yard. I don't know why but they are really in rows. I have never seen them grow in rows but it is really beautiful.

Well everything else is quite so I will leave you now. Hope everyone is well.
Love,
Helene

24 July 2008

The boys came home with their school photos so I thought I would put them on a new page.

23 July 2008

Well here we are back in New Zealand. We had a great flight and the boys were 90% good. Thomas did a runner in customs so that took alot away from the trip. Other than that I can honestly tell you that Emarites is a great airline to fly. The boys loved the in seat video. They had every movie under the sun and lots of games to play. Lucky for us David will now be working for Panasonic. Yes he got another new job. This one he will actually have to leave the house for. He will have to get dressed and be on time. It is going to kill Thomas with out having his Daddy around. He loves playing with him.

Well Sydney was great. I got to see everyone and like everyone we were all sick too. It was terrible. We got through it. We had a really nice time. We got to go to the powerhouse during the second week and that was a great day. The boys had fun in the space part of the museum. They have a new antigravity chamber. You don't actually lift off the ground but it feels like you are floating. It was great fun.

We saw a couple of movies and just hung around. It was great to relax and do our own thing. I also enjoyed yum cha and shopping at DFO.

Only 6 more months and we will be home in our little house. I am looking forward to that. I need to get back to the people and things that I love.

Keep well and I will write again soon.

14 June 2008

Only 2 weeks left until we go to Sydney and let me tell you everyone is very excited. I can't wait to have a bit of time off and relax. The boys can't wait to be spoiled rotten.

Last weekend the boys had their first school disco. Jonny was very excited. He has a very cute girlfriend by the name of Kate. He was very excited to go and dance with her. He picked some lovely flowers from the garden and took them to her. She was the only 7 year old that got flowers. I did forget to take the camera so of course I have no photo of her. I did remember to take one of the flowers.

We also had another big thing. Harrison has finally learned to tie his shoes. Now this would sound silly, seeing as he is ten, but if you know him you would know what a struggle it has been for him. I can honestly say that I cried. I was so proud. He is having a great year so far. His teacher is no noncence and it seems to have worked for him. He has really taken a turn for the better and it is wonderful being around him again. His teacher looks for me in the afternoon just to tell me how wonderful he has been and how hard he has been working.

The other day Jonathan being Jonathan decided to see how far he could walk with his eyes closed. Apparently he was "testing" himself. Well you all know it did not go well. He walk into the wall of Harrison's classroom and ended with an egg on his head. First place stupidity prize. Well I went to get his stuff from his classroom and his teacher looked at me and said I didn't realize that he was not here. All she ever does is complain about him every time I see her and then she doesn't even realize he is not there. Well I have no soft spot for her.

The boys have school photos this week. Well I thought they were last week and was in a panic because they need a haircut badly. Harrison always looks like he needs a hair cut. Well lucky for me I had a whole nother week. Yeah!

Well other than another ear infection for Thomas he has had a pretty good week. He loves Thomas the Tank Engine now so we got the trains out and now all he ever wants to do is play trains.

Well that's all for this week.

love ya long time.