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A mum, a dad, a girl, a boy and their menagerie on the adventure of a lifetime in the Southern Hemisphere.

Friday, 27 November 2009

We are very proud parents

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Things we like about New Zealand

  • All the native birds
  • Anawhata Beach
  • beaches
  • Caitlin's thumbs
  • Debs and Chris
  • Dog poo beach ( Kakamatua)
  • Free Broadband
  • Freecycle
  • haircuts
  • Hammock rolling in the Laingholm staffroom
  • kittens ( sometimes)
  • learning about another culture
  • Miss W
  • My friends ( C )
  • New Year in the spa pool
  • our house
  • peace
  • Piha
  • Places to visit
  • playing tennis
  • Rash suits
  • Rockpools
  • school (R)
  • Seadoo
  • Sir Edmund Hillary
  • snow
  • Sport on Saturday morning
  • swimming in the creek
  • the coffee shops (J)
  • The great Moa Hunt
  • The Greatest Little School in the Universe
  • The Kiwi Quiz experience
  • The lonely miaow
  • the peace and quiet
  • The Roundabout
  • the small population
  • The smell of NZ in the morning (thanks Anton for that one)
  • the space (A)
  • Tiritiri matangi
  • Titirangi market
  • Tour guides
  • Trademe
  • volcanoes
  • Weetbix triathlon
  • West Wave
  • Whatipu beach

Things we don't like about NZ

  • A&E
  • A&E
  • bad weather (R)
  • bee stings
  • Currents that are too strong
  • disturbed nights with the dog
  • low salaries
  • no central heating
  • No family
  • NZ is too friendly ( R)
  • rain
  • sore throats
  • sunburn
  • swimmer's ear
  • The distance from England
  • THE DOG (Anton)
  • the price of petrol
  • The public sector
  • Waitakere city council
  • wet washing
  • White tailed spiders

Books we have read

  • 50 ways to kill a slug (R)
  • All of the Astrosaurs Books ( Reuben)
  • Alone on a wide wide sea by Michael Morpurgo (C)
  • Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (R and C and J)
  • Casino Royale by Ian Fleming ( J and C)
  • Cows in Action by Steve Cole (R)
  • Crazy cow saves the world almost by Jeremy Strong (R)
  • Doctor Who Annual 2008 (C)
  • Don't enter Alexander the Greats Army (R)
  • Double Act by JW (C)
  • Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz (R)
  • Fantastic Four Annual (R)
  • Flat Stanley ( Reuben)
  • George's secret key to the universe by the Hawking family( three of us!)
  • Girl Missing ( Caitlin)
  • Groovy Greeks and Rotten Romans (Roo)
  • Harry Potter 7 (Again!!!!) (Caitlin)
  • Jack Stalwart-Japan by Elizabeth Singer Hunt (Roo)
  • Just in Case by Meg Cabot ( family book)
  • Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson (C)
  • Maximum Ride-schools out forever by James Patterson(C)
  • Northern lights by Philip Pullman (C)
  • Prince Caspian by CS Lewis (J)
  • Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (C)
  • Ravensgate by Anthony Horowitz (C)
  • Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz (Roo)
  • Spiderwick chronicles 1-5 plus extras by Tony Di Terlizzi and Holly Black (Caitlin)
  • Starbucks saved my life ( Jo-thanks granny)
  • The concise Chinese English Dictionary for lovers (J)
  • The guinness book of records 2007 and 2008 (R)
  • The snow spider chronicles ( CAitlin)
  • The Tenderness of Wolves (J)
  • The world according to Humphrey by Betty G Birney ( Caitlin)
  • Where's Wally? ( all of them) R