Sunday, June 21, 2009
A little fishy on a dishy
A cold, but dry winters day and a trip into Wellington to the new market at Chaffers marina and the veg market. The kids spotted the fishing boats selling fresh fish so two Tarakihi later, kindly filleted too, see picture! Fush and chups for tea then!
The market was great, lemon curd, beers, cheeses, meat products, duck roulette, fresh bread, books and all sorts. The veg market was fun, loads of free brocalli leaves for the rabbits and a fridge full of fresh fruit and veg.
After that a trip over to Island bay to the marine life centre for the open day. Emma and Alex were there too, so all had fun handling star fish, crabs, slugs and cucumbers.
back home for lunch and a defrost!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
New Zealand - its not a tropical paradise all year!
Snow on the Rimutaka hills. Catherine took Saffron up the hill today to go make a snow man, carrot and coal in their hands and off they set! Hopefully it will still be there at the weekend and Josh and India can got make snow men too.
Luckily Wellington is still very mild compared with the deep South! brghhhh.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Matchsticks please....
Well its Saturday and Andy is on his last long leg back home. Its been a pretty full on few weeks with him travelling to India for a week, back for 5 days before heading off to Amsterdam. I am exhursted being a full time mum and need more sleep please!
The highlight kids are slowely getting the hang of it all and are behaving better. We all went to spend pocket money at the Pinehaven playcentre garage sale. Earned by going straight to bed and sleep after the school disco last night - it worked!!!
Josh emptied his money box and prepared for a big spend! Came away with a high fi! a midi sysytem one with 3 cd interchanger and 2 cassette players, radio and clock. 2 seperate speakers too for $10. He is very made up. It nearly cost as much for an extention lead to be able to plug it in! The girls came away with cuddly bears! ah nevermind!
And we also got a bargin - a 6 year old well loved and in full working order Emma Ravens. Luckily her mum rescued her later.
We had a picnic lunch and all went round with Josh for his netball match - easy bribe - 3 sausage sizzles for the 3 girls. Josh had an awesome match, first as Goal Keep and then as Goal defence. He had an awesome match as GD. really involved and making some awesome saves and passes. For the effort he got man of the match - yes the below trophy is back in the Juniper house! They won again - still not lost a match yet this season.
The highlight kids are slowely getting the hang of it all and are behaving better. We all went to spend pocket money at the Pinehaven playcentre garage sale. Earned by going straight to bed and sleep after the school disco last night - it worked!!!
Josh emptied his money box and prepared for a big spend! Came away with a high fi! a midi sysytem one with 3 cd interchanger and 2 cassette players, radio and clock. 2 seperate speakers too for $10. He is very made up. It nearly cost as much for an extention lead to be able to plug it in! The girls came away with cuddly bears! ah nevermind!
And we also got a bargin - a 6 year old well loved and in full working order Emma Ravens. Luckily her mum rescued her later.
We had a picnic lunch and all went round with Josh for his netball match - easy bribe - 3 sausage sizzles for the 3 girls. Josh had an awesome match, first as Goal Keep and then as Goal defence. He had an awesome match as GD. really involved and making some awesome saves and passes. For the effort he got man of the match - yes the below trophy is back in the Juniper house! They won again - still not lost a match yet this season.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Josh the Netball star
The team - the Silverferns yogi bears won again a very convincing 28-1. Josh is taking it very seriously this term, already pushing himself to prove he is player of the year material!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Hideaways, player of the week and dualling guitars
Its been a busy weekend and its only saturday evening. Last night Andy and myself went to watch Star Trek - very enjoyable film and would recommend to all. Today we went and collected our circular saw and wind ornament that I won on trade me - great vale. so my winter raised veg bed project can commence......
Our highly skilled gem of an odd job man was back to finish the kids den and start on the fence. Kids are very impressed with their little hideaway at the top of the bush. I will post some photos soon. It is a 1.2 m by 1.2 m hut with sloping corrugated plastic roof. 2 solid sides and finished with Josh's army netting. Room for army canvas sides if more cover is required. Comes with its own hand made keep out post!
Mark has started on the fence, repairing and continuing the boundary fence to the end of the property.. As expected the neighbor came out to make noises. luckily I had prepared a photo copy of the survey showing we own the land right up to the concrete driveway so we were entitled to be putting the fence where we are doing - within our boundary by a good 30cms still. so he went off miffed that he doesn't actually own all the land down the side of the driveway infront of our fence. te he....
while all this was going on Josh was busy playing the first two netball games of the season for his team. This year he is in the silverpine yogi bears. Not only did they win both games convincingly josh as goal keeper won man of the match. After a lunch at macdonalds.... back for the second game where he played goal keeper for first half and goal defence for the second half to help them win again and firm up his winning of player of the week. He has a lovely tophey for the week which he is very proud of.
Our highly skilled gem of an odd job man was back to finish the kids den and start on the fence. Kids are very impressed with their little hideaway at the top of the bush. I will post some photos soon. It is a 1.2 m by 1.2 m hut with sloping corrugated plastic roof. 2 solid sides and finished with Josh's army netting. Room for army canvas sides if more cover is required. Comes with its own hand made keep out post!
Mark has started on the fence, repairing and continuing the boundary fence to the end of the property.. As expected the neighbor came out to make noises. luckily I had prepared a photo copy of the survey showing we own the land right up to the concrete driveway so we were entitled to be putting the fence where we are doing - within our boundary by a good 30cms still. so he went off miffed that he doesn't actually own all the land down the side of the driveway infront of our fence. te he....
while all this was going on Josh was busy playing the first two netball games of the season for his team. This year he is in the silverpine yogi bears. Not only did they win both games convincingly josh as goal keeper won man of the match. After a lunch at macdonalds.... back for the second game where he played goal keeper for first half and goal defence for the second half to help them win again and firm up his winning of player of the week. He has a lovely tophey for the week which he is very proud of.
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