Yesterday the weather was beautiful and so David and I took the boys to the MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology). We had one of the best days out that I can remember in a really long time. The boys got to ride on a tram, go in an old sea plane, play with toy tanks, go to the centre of the Earth, see model trains, have an egg and spoon race, fly an air plane, and ride in an Army truck. Well the list goes on but it was just great. The best part of the day was that it was an under 50$ day. With life so expensive we are really trying to make our outings interesting and as cheap as possible.
It was nice to be out and about doing things that not only interest the children but is interesting to us also. Well I can honestly say that it was a great day out.
I hope everyone had an interesting Sunday with their families.
Helene
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Friends Long Ago
Over the years the Internet has changed the way we see the world. It can be an on-line dating service, an encyclopedia, a weather channel and a place to find friends from long ago. Not to long ago I joined Facebook with the prompting of a few friends this opened a whole new world.
In June 2009 I will have been out of high school for 20 years. I got an e-mail from a girl that I went to school with a few weeks back telling me that they are organizing our reunion. I can't believe it has been so long. I look back at my yearbook and what people wrote to me and I can't imagine that I have not seen more 5 people out of all those people that wrote we would be friends forever. I laugh now but if you asked me 20 years ago what I would be doing now I don't think this would have occurred to me.
Well with Facebook I am now in contact with a dozen people that I went to school with in either high school or college. It made the world so much smaller. I started to look up other of the people that I went to school with. I got an e-mail from a friend that works as an editor for a big book company.
It is just amazing that with Google you can find people that you haven't spoken to. I do realise that not everyone is out to look for friends from the past and that the Internet is also a bad place for people to be but today mine is a happy story.
Wishing everyone a happy day.
Helene
In June 2009 I will have been out of high school for 20 years. I got an e-mail from a girl that I went to school with a few weeks back telling me that they are organizing our reunion. I can't believe it has been so long. I look back at my yearbook and what people wrote to me and I can't imagine that I have not seen more 5 people out of all those people that wrote we would be friends forever. I laugh now but if you asked me 20 years ago what I would be doing now I don't think this would have occurred to me.
Well with Facebook I am now in contact with a dozen people that I went to school with in either high school or college. It made the world so much smaller. I started to look up other of the people that I went to school with. I got an e-mail from a friend that works as an editor for a big book company.
It is just amazing that with Google you can find people that you haven't spoken to. I do realise that not everyone is out to look for friends from the past and that the Internet is also a bad place for people to be but today mine is a happy story.
Wishing everyone a happy day.
Helene
Thursday, September 18, 2008
A memory for me
Narelle was kind enough to give us homework this week. Now to all who read my blog if you could write down a memory that we share. If you want to play then leave a comment and then I will comment on your blog or like Narelle says I can leave you a comment on my blog. Well start typing or if you have only bad memories don't read my blog anymore.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Today was a big day for the boys. They had to take the bus home from school. We are down to one car and this means a lot of public transportation. It isn't to bad. The stops right near our house so it will work out fine. David and I were more panicked than the kids. We got Jonny an old mobile phone so if something happens he can call home. I called him 3 times just to check if they were OK. I'm pathetic. I worried more about Harrison having a fit and not getting on the bus or something like that. It is a bit sad that Jonathan is in charge of them. I did give Harrison his own money so he got to pay for his own ticket. Well it worked out just fine. They jumped off the bus and said "can we do it tomorrow?" I am happy it is so easy. Right now they are ripping up the street out of the front of our house so it is harder to cross the road but we will survive.
The good news is that David is once again looking for a job in Australia so maybe we will be back sooner than later. Yeah!!! Well we can only hope. He hates the job he is doing right now. I don't think he will ever be happy. Well that's all for now.
Helene
The good news is that David is once again looking for a job in Australia so maybe we will be back sooner than later. Yeah!!! Well we can only hope. He hates the job he is doing right now. I don't think he will ever be happy. Well that's all for now.
Helene
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Our Trip to Rotorua
Well since my mother has been here we have tried to show her a bit of the land. On the weekend we went down to Rotorua. It didn't smell as bad as the last time. We have had so much rain that it has covered a bit of the bubbling mud. Don't get me wrong it was still horrible but I guess i was not surprised. Well the weather held out but it was cold.
We did some fun things. We went to an authentic Maori Village and saw them doing there songs and we were able to walk around their village. Then we ate a traditional Hungi. That is when the food is cooked under the ground. The boys liked walking around the village. It was dark and cold but they seemed to enjoy it. Then we went into the hall to see the songs and dance and the night went pear shaped. Well I enjoyed it and Thomas was just amazed by the whole thing. He loved it. The food was very good. I was almost a great night. Someday I will learn that my children can never behave through an entire outing.
We also got to see some amazing other things. We went back to the place we went last time where they have all the mud and cool formations in the rock. It is an incredible place to see.
We also went to a place called rainbow springs. There the boys fed trout and we saw a Kiwi bird in a special en closer. The boys really enjoyed this. Mom liked it too.
On our way home we made a couple of stops. I wanted to stop a a blueberry farm. That was nice. I do love blueberries. The other stop was a place called Candyland. That was fun. We all got make our own lollypops. They were those big ones that we never buy for the children. The woman who was the tour guide made it look so easy. It was so not easy.
Well if I could have it over I would have left the children home but there were points where they seemed happy. I wish I could have those kind of children that even when they are bored they could fake being interested. Oh well live and learn. I enjoyed myself. My mother on the other hand is very much looking forward to going back to her peaceful life.
Well that is all here. Hope everyone else is well and happy.
Love,
Helene
xoxox
We did some fun things. We went to an authentic Maori Village and saw them doing there songs and we were able to walk around their village. Then we ate a traditional Hungi. That is when the food is cooked under the ground. The boys liked walking around the village. It was dark and cold but they seemed to enjoy it. Then we went into the hall to see the songs and dance and the night went pear shaped. Well I enjoyed it and Thomas was just amazed by the whole thing. He loved it. The food was very good. I was almost a great night. Someday I will learn that my children can never behave through an entire outing.
We also got to see some amazing other things. We went back to the place we went last time where they have all the mud and cool formations in the rock. It is an incredible place to see.
We also went to a place called rainbow springs. There the boys fed trout and we saw a Kiwi bird in a special en closer. The boys really enjoyed this. Mom liked it too.
On our way home we made a couple of stops. I wanted to stop a a blueberry farm. That was nice. I do love blueberries. The other stop was a place called Candyland. That was fun. We all got make our own lollypops. They were those big ones that we never buy for the children. The woman who was the tour guide made it look so easy. It was so not easy.
Well if I could have it over I would have left the children home but there were points where they seemed happy. I wish I could have those kind of children that even when they are bored they could fake being interested. Oh well live and learn. I enjoyed myself. My mother on the other hand is very much looking forward to going back to her peaceful life.
Well that is all here. Hope everyone else is well and happy.
Love,
Helene
xoxox
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