This week has been a step learning curve for us all. We have learned many things, most of which we would all have preferred to leave out of our knowledge areas, but the staff of Ward 83, the High Dependency Unit, have been wonderful. In one of those two degrees of separation scenarios that we often joke about in New Zealand, the normal ward manager for the unit, who is currently doing a years research in the hospital,is the sister of my own work colleague at polytech and she has also been a fantastic source of answers for our questions.
Today has been hard for us all. As the initial shock wears off, the numbness goes too, and many more tears have been shed. The older girls have both been in to visit Mum. Very hard for them.
On a positive note, the speech therapist got Jaz to sing Twinkle Twinkle and a couple of other songs, although she cannot use her voice to speak. She can mouth numbers and form some words, and we can detect amusement, irritation and resignation like facial expressions, but much of it is fleeting and replaced by drowsiness. She can manage a hug for Mark and the girls, and pucker for a kiss. She even managed to kick Mark with her "immobile" leg and has moved her right arm. Little steps. We are aware that it will be a long, slow recovery. Whatever the biopsy shows, she will need a shunt inserted to prevent fluid pressure building up.
Leaving here on Sunday will be hard. Other family members will be flying north to help for a few weeks. People here are offering more help and I am sure things will be fine. Hard, but support systems will ensure things carry on and the family are not left alone.
It has been good to be here. Hot, wet, humid, crowded, tiring, scary, weird, sad.... but better than worrying from Christchurch.
No more pictures today...the ipad wont let me lol, but it has been fantastic to amuse Phoebe while we spend time at the hospital!
Sad to be away from home tonight as there is a coroners pre inquest meeting about Arch's death tomorrow morning and I wanted to go with the children, but hopefully I can get to the main inquest in Ashburton later in February. Another unresolved grief.
We miss Poppy too. Seems ages since we saw her, but she is being beautifully looked after by my friend and I am not worried about her.
Thank you for all your messages. They are very much appreciated.
Mark will be updating Jaz's blog tonight... do visit to learn more.
http://treacytravels.blogspot.com
Good night
fi
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Showing posts with label Auckland. Show all posts
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Auckland update for Thankful Thursday!
This week has been a step learning curve for us all. We have learned many things, most of which we would all have preferred to leave out of our knowledge areas, but the staff of Ward 83, the High Dependency Unit, have been wonderful. In one of those two degrees of separation scenarios that we often joke about in New Zealand, the normal ward manager for the unit, who is currently doing a years research in the hospital,is the sister of my own work colleague at polytech and she has also been a fantastic source of answers for our questions.
Today has been hard for us all. As the initial shock wears off, the numbness goes too, and many more tears have been shed. The older girls have both been in to visit Mum. Very hard for them.
On a positive note, the speech therapist got Jaz to sing Twinkle Twinkle and a couple of other songs, although she cannot use her voice to speak. She can mouth numbers and form some words, and we can detect amusement, irritation and resignation like facial expressions, but much of it is fleeting and replaced by drowsiness. She can manage a hug for Mark and the girls, and pucker for a kiss. She even managed to kick Mark with her "immobile" leg and has moved her right arm. Little steps. We are aware that it will be a long, slow recovery. Whatever the biopsy shows, she will need a shunt inserted to prevent fluid pressure building up.
Leaving here on Sunday will be hard. Other family members will be flying north to help for a few weeks. People here are offering more help and I am sure things will be fine. Hard, but support systems will ensure things carry on and the family are not left alone.
It has been good to be here. Hot, wet, humid, crowded, tiring, scary, weird, sad.... but better than worrying from Christchurch.
No more pictures today...the ipad wont let me lol, but it has been fantastic to amuse Phoebe while we spend time at the hospital!
Sad to be away from home tonight as there is a coroners pre inquest meeting about Arch's death tomorrow morning and I wanted to go with the children, but hopefully I can get to the main inquest in Ashburton later in February. Another unresolved grief.
We miss Poppy too. Seems ages since we saw her, but she is being beautifully looked after by my friend and I am not worried about her.
Thank you for all your messages. They are very much appreciated.
Mark will be updating Jaz's blog tonight... do visit to learn more.
http://treacytravels.blogspot.com
Good night
fi
Today has been hard for us all. As the initial shock wears off, the numbness goes too, and many more tears have been shed. The older girls have both been in to visit Mum. Very hard for them.
On a positive note, the speech therapist got Jaz to sing Twinkle Twinkle and a couple of other songs, although she cannot use her voice to speak. She can mouth numbers and form some words, and we can detect amusement, irritation and resignation like facial expressions, but much of it is fleeting and replaced by drowsiness. She can manage a hug for Mark and the girls, and pucker for a kiss. She even managed to kick Mark with her "immobile" leg and has moved her right arm. Little steps. We are aware that it will be a long, slow recovery. Whatever the biopsy shows, she will need a shunt inserted to prevent fluid pressure building up.
Leaving here on Sunday will be hard. Other family members will be flying north to help for a few weeks. People here are offering more help and I am sure things will be fine. Hard, but support systems will ensure things carry on and the family are not left alone.
It has been good to be here. Hot, wet, humid, crowded, tiring, scary, weird, sad.... but better than worrying from Christchurch.
No more pictures today...the ipad wont let me lol, but it has been fantastic to amuse Phoebe while we spend time at the hospital!
Sad to be away from home tonight as there is a coroners pre inquest meeting about Arch's death tomorrow morning and I wanted to go with the children, but hopefully I can get to the main inquest in Ashburton later in February. Another unresolved grief.
We miss Poppy too. Seems ages since we saw her, but she is being beautifully looked after by my friend and I am not worried about her.
Thank you for all your messages. They are very much appreciated.
Mark will be updating Jaz's blog tonight... do visit to learn more.
http://treacytravels.blogspot.com
Good night
fi
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Auckland surgery update - Sunday
After hearing on Tuesday that Jaz, Phoebe's Mum, was finally having her unwelcome brain mass removed on Monday, we booked flights, left Poppy with a friend, and came north to take over the children for a few days. My daughter flew home from three weeks in Thailand on Thursday, so she can house sit with my son; we celebrated my father's birthday Friday night, and arrived up here on a bumpy, rollicking flight yesterday. Hardened aftershock survivors we might be, but the flight was not pleasant at all.
We have arrived to torrential rain, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4571700/Roads-close-as-heavens-open
( and thanks GB for this rain radar pic...)
http://rotowhenua2.blogspot.com/2011/01/says-it-all-really.html
but so far, the house has not slid down the hill, we made it out the slippy driveway, just, and now the rain has eased a little. At lunchtime Jaz and Mark left for the pre-op checks in Auckland hospital, staying overnight for the early start for the first-on-the-list surgery tomorrow....so the "distractions" from my previous post were to make the parting a tiny bit easier for Jaz and the girls... shopping at the mall, new toys, ice creams and watching "Tangled" have worked for the first three hours.... and now Phoebe is asleep.
Our thoughts are with Jaz as she prepares for a huge and scary week. At least we can try to take some of the worry off her shoulders but I know leaving the girls today was particularly hard... mother's everywhere will relate to that I know. Tears and hugs.
You can read about her journey on her own blog. Start here and work back.. http://treacytravels.blogspot.com/2011/01/see-you-soon.html
I will of course try to keep you posted regularly.
xx
We have arrived to torrential rain, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4571700/Roads-close-as-heavens-open
( and thanks GB for this rain radar pic...)
http://rotowhenua2.blogspot.com/2011/01/says-it-all-really.html
but so far, the house has not slid down the hill, we made it out the slippy driveway, just, and now the rain has eased a little. At lunchtime Jaz and Mark left for the pre-op checks in Auckland hospital, staying overnight for the early start for the first-on-the-list surgery tomorrow....so the "distractions" from my previous post were to make the parting a tiny bit easier for Jaz and the girls... shopping at the mall, new toys, ice creams and watching "Tangled" have worked for the first three hours.... and now Phoebe is asleep.
You can read about her journey on her own blog. Start here and work back.. http://treacytravels.blogspot.com/2011/01/see-you-soon.html
I will of course try to keep you posted regularly.
xx
Auckland surgery update - Sunday
After hearing on Tuesday that Jaz, Phoebe's Mum, was finally having her unwelcome brain mass removed on Monday, we booked flights, left Poppy with a friend, and came north to take over the children for a few days. My daughter flew home from three weeks in Thailand on Thursday, so she can house sit with my son; we celebrated my father's birthday Friday night, and arrived up here on a bumpy, rollicking flight yesterday. Hardened aftershock survivors we might be, but the flight was not pleasant at all.
We have arrived to torrential rain, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4571700/Roads-close-as-heavens-open
( and thanks GB for this rain radar pic...)
http://rotowhenua2.blogspot.com/2011/01/says-it-all-really.html
but so far, the house has not slid down the hill, we made it out the slippy driveway, just, and now the rain has eased a little. At lunchtime Jaz and Mark left for the pre-op checks in Auckland hospital, staying overnight for the early start for the first-on-the-list surgery tomorrow....so the "distractions" from my previous post were to make the parting a tiny bit easier for Jaz and the girls... shopping at the mall, new toys, ice creams and watching "Tangled" have worked for the first three hours.... and now Phoebe is asleep.
Our thoughts are with Jaz as she prepares for a huge and scary week. At least we can try to take some of the worry off her shoulders but I know leaving the girls today was particularly hard... mother's everywhere will relate to that I know. Tears and hugs.
You can read about her journey on her own blog. Start here and work back.. http://treacytravels.blogspot.com/2011/01/see-you-soon.html
I will of course try to keep you posted regularly.
xx
We have arrived to torrential rain, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4571700/Roads-close-as-heavens-open
( and thanks GB for this rain radar pic...)
http://rotowhenua2.blogspot.com/2011/01/says-it-all-really.html
but so far, the house has not slid down the hill, we made it out the slippy driveway, just, and now the rain has eased a little. At lunchtime Jaz and Mark left for the pre-op checks in Auckland hospital, staying overnight for the early start for the first-on-the-list surgery tomorrow....so the "distractions" from my previous post were to make the parting a tiny bit easier for Jaz and the girls... shopping at the mall, new toys, ice creams and watching "Tangled" have worked for the first three hours.... and now Phoebe is asleep.
You can read about her journey on her own blog. Start here and work back.. http://treacytravels.blogspot.com/2011/01/see-you-soon.html
I will of course try to keep you posted regularly.
xx
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Je reviens
Sorry. The urge to write has not been strong lately. It is now 6 weeks since the accident... things still seem overwhelming, particularly the paperwork and red tape, and there are still times when I find it difficult to focus on what I am doing, or even to care if i do it.. There are so many questions still unanswered, and perhaps that is how they will remain. We just don't know. I think the nightmares have been the worst part...but these too will pass.... and the weird feeling of being in a dream.
We have had school holidays here recently - mid winter and dreary weather. However, we had already been booked to visit Auckland and see the family and then attend a conference, so we had a sunny week in the big smoke with the girls .
It was warm and sunny and we had six days of lovely weather - and wait for it - NO RAIN - which is pretty rare in Auckland.
We did lots of beaches....
and shopping and ice cream....
We did the volcano at Devonport
All in all - a welcome break and a lovely time..
Thanks to everyone for all your lovely messages... the flowers were wonderful too...
.JPG)
xx
We have had school holidays here recently - mid winter and dreary weather. However, we had already been booked to visit Auckland and see the family and then attend a conference, so we had a sunny week in the big smoke with the girls .
It was warm and sunny and we had six days of lovely weather - and wait for it - NO RAIN - which is pretty rare in Auckland.
We did lots of beaches....
and shopping and ice cream....
We did the volcano at Devonport
All in all - a welcome break and a lovely time..
Thanks to everyone for all your lovely messages... the flowers were wonderful too...
.JPG)
xx
Je reviens
Sorry. The urge to write has not been strong lately. It is now 6 weeks since the accident... things still seem overwhelming, particularly the paperwork and red tape, and there are still times when I find it difficult to focus on what I am doing, or even to care if i do it.. There are so many questions still unanswered, and perhaps that is how they will remain. We just don't know. I think the nightmares have been the worst part...but these too will pass.... and the weird feeling of being in a dream.
We have had school holidays here recently - mid winter and dreary weather. However, we had already been booked to visit Auckland and see the family and then attend a conference, so we had a sunny week in the big smoke with the girls .
It was warm and sunny and we had six days of lovely weather - and wait for it - NO RAIN - which is pretty rare in Auckland.
We did lots of beaches....
and shopping and ice cream....
We did the volcano at Devonport
All in all - a welcome break and a lovely time..
Thanks to everyone for all your lovely messages... the flowers were wonderful too...
xx
We have had school holidays here recently - mid winter and dreary weather. However, we had already been booked to visit Auckland and see the family and then attend a conference, so we had a sunny week in the big smoke with the girls .
It was warm and sunny and we had six days of lovely weather - and wait for it - NO RAIN - which is pretty rare in Auckland.
We did lots of beaches....
and shopping and ice cream....
We did the volcano at Devonport
All in all - a welcome break and a lovely time..
Thanks to everyone for all your lovely messages... the flowers were wonderful too...
xx
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Shark's do-it-yourself caesarean
Visitors to Auckland tourist attraction Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World were given a treat on Tuesday - a fishy lesson on how to deliver babies via caesarean section.
Visitors found baby sharks spilling from a large gaping wound in a female shark and told staff.
A large shark had apparently taken a bite into the female school shark's stomach to deliver the four babies, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported.
Kelly Tarlton's aquarist Fiona Davies said it was common for sharks to take chunks out of each other, even in the wild, but she had never heard of anything like this.
"It had to bite a certain part to let them out and do it without killing the babies or the mother."
She said the unusual delivery had probably saved the baby sharks' lives.
If there had been a natural birth, the babies would have been eaten by adult sharks and stingrays before staff could rescue them.
The young sharks have been put in a "nursery" before they were released into the wild.
The mother shark was doing "surprising well" and was being monitored.
via stuff.co.nz
How amazing... never heard of this before. Just wish it had happened when we were there recently!!!!
Shark's do-it-yourself caesarean
Visitors to Auckland tourist attraction Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World were given a treat on Tuesday - a fishy lesson on how to deliver babies via caesarean section.
Visitors found baby sharks spilling from a large gaping wound in a female shark and told staff.
A large shark had apparently taken a bite into the female school shark's stomach to deliver the four babies, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported.
Kelly Tarlton's aquarist Fiona Davies said it was common for sharks to take chunks out of each other, even in the wild, but she had never heard of anything like this.
"It had to bite a certain part to let them out and do it without killing the babies or the mother."
She said the unusual delivery had probably saved the baby sharks' lives.
If there had been a natural birth, the babies would have been eaten by adult sharks and stingrays before staff could rescue them.
The young sharks have been put in a "nursery" before they were released into the wild.
The mother shark was doing "surprising well" and was being monitored.
via stuff.co.nz
How amazing... never heard of this before. Just wish it had happened when we were there recently!!!!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Family Ties
My thoughts have been chaotic this week... lot of things happening at work, home, around and about. It has kept me from blogging, but thank you, I have been reading everyone else's :)
I don't know where to begin today.. had a load of work stress that I could well do without... been hard enough there in the past year with the volume of changes to the infrastructure, staff losses, high enrolments and slashed budgets, but it is taking its toll on the people, and the students, which makes for some emotional stress. It is tiring... a universal trend I am sure everyone can relate to...
The exciting art this week is that my youngest son turns 18 this Friday... exciting for him as now he can drink and vote, hopefully not in that order. For me, it also makes me feel a little sad, and old! Certainly reminds me that my life is entering a new era and I have no idea whatsoever what to do with it.
His lovely friend and workmate arranged a surprise party... and somewhere there is a video of his arrival and near heart attack as we all leaped out ... was so funny and so worth it. My daughter and I had to nonchalantly find excuses to be out, then leave the house while he was getting ready for a "dinner party" and beat him there.... was great to see his friends and meet his work mates too. So Happy Birthday - I am so proud of you and wish you every happiness in your adult life :)
James and Jess are well - preparing for the arrival of the monsoon in Bangladesh. They managed to visit a theme park there recently...
Check out the latest news at: Fantasy Kingdom
Phoebe's family have been writing in their blog too - lots of news. Amazingly, the area has actually had frosts - which they will handle well, but the locals are a bit stunned! Meanwhile, they have found somewhere to live and move in next weekend. The house looks like a real beach house.. open plan and great for the kids, in a beautiful part of the world that my partner and I already know well from when we both lived up there ourselves. (At separate times, long ago). Stanmore Beach - on the Whangaparoa Peninsula north of Auckland. The school is handy and has a kindy in it... We have checked it on google earth, been pleased it has a spare bedroom (they have already bought a spare bed for all the vistors) and our tickets are all booked for the September holidays...
The other exciting news is that while their Dad is away, all the girls are coming back here for a visit in the July school holidays which is exciting news; will be wonderful to see them again - I can get some more photos then too :)
So, in this family orientated week, I think the new ad for a New Zealand bank sums it all up perfectly... and this is not intended to be a plug for the bank! I don't bank with them... but they do, however, capture the feel-good emotion and I always love their piggies ;)
The music is by Tiki Taane.... a New Zealand performer...in fact he is from Christchurch....
Lyrics here....
"Always on my Mind".
Last but not least, I also got a blog award from Tracey - thank you so much :)
I have had a think and would like to give it to some people outside my immediate circle of bloggers who have all had this award already! They all deserve it - and I would be more than happy to return it to Odette , Kirst, Amy, Saz and Moannie...whose blogs all appear on my roll call :)
But also,
Veterinary Nursing and Life
Woman in A Window
Brinkbeest in English
Particularly, but not only, for this post..
The Eternal Worrier
because he is a nice guy and I want to thank him...
Have a good, no, have a GREAT week ;)
I don't know where to begin today.. had a load of work stress that I could well do without... been hard enough there in the past year with the volume of changes to the infrastructure, staff losses, high enrolments and slashed budgets, but it is taking its toll on the people, and the students, which makes for some emotional stress. It is tiring... a universal trend I am sure everyone can relate to...
The exciting art this week is that my youngest son turns 18 this Friday... exciting for him as now he can drink and vote, hopefully not in that order. For me, it also makes me feel a little sad, and old! Certainly reminds me that my life is entering a new era and I have no idea whatsoever what to do with it.
His lovely friend and workmate arranged a surprise party... and somewhere there is a video of his arrival and near heart attack as we all leaped out ... was so funny and so worth it. My daughter and I had to nonchalantly find excuses to be out, then leave the house while he was getting ready for a "dinner party" and beat him there.... was great to see his friends and meet his work mates too. So Happy Birthday - I am so proud of you and wish you every happiness in your adult life :)
James and Jess are well - preparing for the arrival of the monsoon in Bangladesh. They managed to visit a theme park there recently...
Not sure it is where I would do my first roller coaster ride but Jess was game!!!!
Check out the latest news at: Fantasy Kingdom
Phoebe's family have been writing in their blog too - lots of news. Amazingly, the area has actually had frosts - which they will handle well, but the locals are a bit stunned! Meanwhile, they have found somewhere to live and move in next weekend. The house looks like a real beach house.. open plan and great for the kids, in a beautiful part of the world that my partner and I already know well from when we both lived up there ourselves. (At separate times, long ago). Stanmore Beach - on the Whangaparoa Peninsula north of Auckland. The school is handy and has a kindy in it... We have checked it on google earth, been pleased it has a spare bedroom (they have already bought a spare bed for all the vistors) and our tickets are all booked for the September holidays...
The other exciting news is that while their Dad is away, all the girls are coming back here for a visit in the July school holidays which is exciting news; will be wonderful to see them again - I can get some more photos then too :)
So, in this family orientated week, I think the new ad for a New Zealand bank sums it all up perfectly... and this is not intended to be a plug for the bank! I don't bank with them... but they do, however, capture the feel-good emotion and I always love their piggies ;)
The music is by Tiki Taane.... a New Zealand performer...in fact he is from Christchurch....
Lyrics here....
"Always on my Mind".
Last but not least, I also got a blog award from Tracey - thank you so much :)
I have had a think and would like to give it to some people outside my immediate circle of bloggers who have all had this award already! They all deserve it - and I would be more than happy to return it to Odette , Kirst, Amy, Saz and Moannie...whose blogs all appear on my roll call :)
But also,
Veterinary Nursing and Life
Woman in A Window
Brinkbeest in English
Particularly, but not only, for this post..
The Eternal Worrier
because he is a nice guy and I want to thank him...
Have a good, no, have a GREAT week ;)
Family Ties
My thoughts have been chaotic this week... lot of things happening at work, home, around and about. It has kept me from blogging, but thank you, I have been reading everyone else's :)
I don't know where to begin today.. had a load of work stress that I could well do without... been hard enough there in the past year with the volume of changes to the infrastructure, staff losses, high enrolments and slashed budgets, but it is taking its toll on the people, and the students, which makes for some emotional stress. It is tiring... a universal trend I am sure everyone can relate to...
The exciting art this week is that my youngest son turns 18 this Friday... exciting for him as now he can drink and vote, hopefully not in that order. For me, it also makes me feel a little sad, and old! Certainly reminds me that my life is entering a new era and I have no idea whatsoever what to do with it.
His lovely friend and workmate arranged a surprise party... and somewhere there is a video of his arrival and near heart attack as we all leaped out ... was so funny and so worth it. My daughter and I had to nonchalantly find excuses to be out, then leave the house while he was getting ready for a "dinner party" and beat him there.... was great to see his friends and meet his work mates too. So Happy Birthday - I am so proud of you and wish you every happiness in your adult life :)
James and Jess are well - preparing for the arrival of the monsoon in Bangladesh. They managed to visit a theme park there recently...
Check out the latest news at: Fantasy Kingdom
Phoebe's family have been writing in their blog too - lots of news. Amazingly, the area has actually had frosts - which they will handle well, but the locals are a bit stunned! Meanwhile, they have found somewhere to live and move in next weekend. The house looks like a real beach house.. open plan and great for the kids, in a beautiful part of the world that my partner and I already know well from when we both lived up there ourselves. (At separate times, long ago). Stanmore Beach - on the Whangaparoa Peninsula north of Auckland. The school is handy and has a kindy in it... We have checked it on google earth, been pleased it has a spare bedroom (they have already bought a spare bed for all the vistors) and our tickets are all booked for the September holidays...
The other exciting news is that while their Dad is away, all the girls are coming back here for a visit in the July school holidays which is exciting news; will be wonderful to see them again - I can get some more photos then too :)
So, in this family orientated week, I think the new ad for a New Zealand bank sums it all up perfectly... and this is not intended to be a plug for the bank! I don't bank with them... but they do, however, capture the feel-good emotion and I always love their piggies ;)
The music is by Tiki Taane.... a New Zealand performer...in fact he is from Christchurch....
Lyrics here....
"Always on my Mind".
Last but not least, I also got a blog award from Tracey - thank you so much :)
I have had a think and would like to give it to some people outside my immediate circle of bloggers who have all had this award already! They all deserve it - and I would be more than happy to return it to Odette , Kirst, Amy, Saz and Moannie...whose blogs all appear on my roll call :)
But also,
Veterinary Nursing and Life
Woman in A Window
Brinkbeest in English
Particularly, but not only, for this post..
The Eternal Worrier
because he is a nice guy and I want to thank him...
Have a good, no, have a GREAT week ;)
I don't know where to begin today.. had a load of work stress that I could well do without... been hard enough there in the past year with the volume of changes to the infrastructure, staff losses, high enrolments and slashed budgets, but it is taking its toll on the people, and the students, which makes for some emotional stress. It is tiring... a universal trend I am sure everyone can relate to...
The exciting art this week is that my youngest son turns 18 this Friday... exciting for him as now he can drink and vote, hopefully not in that order. For me, it also makes me feel a little sad, and old! Certainly reminds me that my life is entering a new era and I have no idea whatsoever what to do with it.
His lovely friend and workmate arranged a surprise party... and somewhere there is a video of his arrival and near heart attack as we all leaped out ... was so funny and so worth it. My daughter and I had to nonchalantly find excuses to be out, then leave the house while he was getting ready for a "dinner party" and beat him there.... was great to see his friends and meet his work mates too. So Happy Birthday - I am so proud of you and wish you every happiness in your adult life :)
James and Jess are well - preparing for the arrival of the monsoon in Bangladesh. They managed to visit a theme park there recently...
Not sure it is where I would do my first roller coaster ride but Jess was game!!!!
Check out the latest news at: Fantasy Kingdom
Phoebe's family have been writing in their blog too - lots of news. Amazingly, the area has actually had frosts - which they will handle well, but the locals are a bit stunned! Meanwhile, they have found somewhere to live and move in next weekend. The house looks like a real beach house.. open plan and great for the kids, in a beautiful part of the world that my partner and I already know well from when we both lived up there ourselves. (At separate times, long ago). Stanmore Beach - on the Whangaparoa Peninsula north of Auckland. The school is handy and has a kindy in it... We have checked it on google earth, been pleased it has a spare bedroom (they have already bought a spare bed for all the vistors) and our tickets are all booked for the September holidays...
The other exciting news is that while their Dad is away, all the girls are coming back here for a visit in the July school holidays which is exciting news; will be wonderful to see them again - I can get some more photos then too :)
So, in this family orientated week, I think the new ad for a New Zealand bank sums it all up perfectly... and this is not intended to be a plug for the bank! I don't bank with them... but they do, however, capture the feel-good emotion and I always love their piggies ;)
The music is by Tiki Taane.... a New Zealand performer...in fact he is from Christchurch....
Lyrics here....
"Always on my Mind".
Last but not least, I also got a blog award from Tracey - thank you so much :)
I have had a think and would like to give it to some people outside my immediate circle of bloggers who have all had this award already! They all deserve it - and I would be more than happy to return it to Odette , Kirst, Amy, Saz and Moannie...whose blogs all appear on my roll call :)
But also,
Veterinary Nursing and Life
Woman in A Window
Brinkbeest in English
Particularly, but not only, for this post..
The Eternal Worrier
because he is a nice guy and I want to thank him...
Have a good, no, have a GREAT week ;)
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