Visiting Lorraine & Bruce at Ruby Bay

I had a wonderful time visiting Lorraine and Bruce at Ruby Bay, Nelson. What glorious scenery, and great weather. Visiting potters, the WOW museum, and beaches were just amazing! Thanks Lorraine and Bruce for your hospitality. I will be back!

Ian's 65th

I had a fabulous trip to Hastings to Ian's 65th. The party was such fun. On my way down I caught up with Amy-Leigh my granddaughter at Reporoa College (top right) and Uncle Ted and Aunty Catherine in Napier(top left). They were all well.
Ted had a great holiday at Stewart Island, albeit a bit wet! 3 fine-ish days 3 days hunting in the persistent rain, and 3 in the hut far too wet to hunt! The party of 4 shot 7 whitetail deer so had plenty of venison to eat!
It's been hard to come home and to go to work! However, they have booked next year's trip, so have that to look forward to!

Well, here it is, heading towards the holidays again! what a busy term I have had, all fun. I have been enjoying adding to my Memorabilia tree, it certainly is a "work in progress"! At the moment I am adding beads and charms to represent people, interests and events in my life. I have just put on a wee waterski for Ted. Very cute!

On Wednesday he heads for Stewart Island, and will be home Easter Sunday. I hope he has a great time, he deserves it!

Next weekend I am off to Hastings to celebrate my cousin Ian's 65th birthday. After enjoying Thalia's wedding last September, I vowed to make more effort going to celebrations! But, in saying that, I can feel that I might pike out!

In the holidays I am going to visit my cousin Lorraine in Nelson, that will be super, then I'll catch up with Judith my super duper friend in Lower Hutt, and visit friends and relatives in the Wairarapa. I have arranged a dinner for my 1956 Std 4 class at Eketahuna for Saturday 17 April. So far 6 are coming, 4 from the class with 2 partners. RSVPs by April 5, so I am hoping a few more will say "Yes!"

Then... Sunday off to the Supplementary Learning Support Conference in Wellington.

Happy New Year!

We hope you all have a great New Year! We had a good night out New Year's Eve. We had dinner at the Te Puke RSA, and enjoyed some dancing on their cute wee floor! The place was buzzing, and we managed to do the foxtrot, quickstep, waltz, rock and roll, rhumba and cha cha... only dance we didn't do was the square tango. It was a great night, and one of the best we've had out for ages!

Christmas Greetings!

Wishing you all the blessings of Christmas.

Thank you to each and everyone of you who help our lives to be enriched.

I had a great time glueing my buttons as the first base of my Memorabilia tree. I have got to do another layer of buttons, then I glue on the memorabilia, brooches, trinkets, beads, fancy buttons, badges etc... great fun!

I had a super time at Pongakawa school being Brent's fake grandma. He wrote me a fantastic poem, I don't think being a fake grandma is too bad!

Our Computer Graduation was special too, and I am now doing the What's new 2007 follow up on line. It's meant to take 17 hours but it will probably be 117 hours for me! Thank goodness we have broadband.

Last Friday I went to Hamilton for a session with Judy, Shona and Barb on Clicker 5! Just fabulous, thanks Judy! Even had time to peruse 3 Op Shops for old buttons beforehand and afterwards checked out a shoe shop for Latin Dance shoes for Ted!

Then... on Saturday I went to a Feltmaking for Christmas course, that was fabulous!

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Memorabilia Tree

On Monday I am going to a craft session to learn how to make a Memorabilia Tree.

Last Tuesday I passed my last International Computer Driving Licence exam (database), that was great news!

Four of us from school have completed the course, our graduation is on Wednesday at the Bay of Plenty Polytech.

Friday I am going to Hamilton to learn more about Clicker 5, and on Saturday I have a felting course, so a busy week!

Today I am off to Pongakawa School for Grandparent's Day. I am Brent's 'fake' grandma!

It will be a great day. Brent is bringing me some more Flemish fare for lunch, so that will be something to look forward to!