FIRST DAY OF NEW ROUTINE

Righty Ho...today is the first day of a new routine in relation to taking Keera for her access visits with her father.I proposed a new day and time.... so now the access visits will take place on a Wednesday or Thursday of each week.That way no one's weekends are mucked up.Today I will be picking Keera up and taking her to her Father over in Henderson for a 3.5 hour visit.  Then next week we shall meet him at Sylvia Park for a 1 hour visit.Hopefully this works well for all concerned.  And now it is easier on me too.  I was finding sitting in a stranger's house for 4.5 hours every...

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COUNTDOWN TO SCHOOL...

Today we are going down to the school to get Griffin his Intermediate Uniform.  It's quite exciting... both of the kids will be in Intermediate this year.Not little kids anymore.  Getting to be big kids!I think they are both looking forward to school starting again.*** warning...little rant ahead....For me... I'm not really.   Sure I'd like them out from under me feet all day... but I'm not looking forward to the endless notices, fund raising activities, sausage sizzles etc.   Having to come up with money for this and that ALL THE BLOODY TIME.  If it's not a mufti day...

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FUNNY COINCIDENCE

Last night I got tagged on Facebook, by a friend who wanted me to see a cute picture, this was the picture:ABOVE:  a very cute photo... BUT... what made me laugh was just that very morning I had turned around in my bedroom and walked INTO Teddy.... cos he was on the sheepskin by my bed....  LOOK:ABOVE:  I know he doesn't 'blend' in quite so amazingly as the other dog does ... but it's CLOSE!  Oh and NO, Teddy did not like me walking into him and he leapt up and cried!   I felt very bad.  But seriously, I DIDN'T SEE HIM!Steve and Bex came home with some lovely...

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WHAT? OTHER PEOPLE DO THIS DON'T THEY?

Yesterday while we were getting ready to go out for lunch, we were all milling around the kitchen bench getting ready to go.I was filling my bottle with fresh Diet Coke to take out with me... and I glanced at Griffin.As per usual, his t-shirt was a mess and we always end up telling him to go and get changed, and often he argues that it's not that dirty.  Well ... I don't quite know why... but I up and tipped Diet Coke all down his front,  then told him he needed to change his dirty shirt!Bex laughed her head off, and Griffin?  Well he stood there with a shocked look on his face......

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INTERESTING

I got an interesting email yesterday, it was from a lady here in New Zealand.  She had done a search (presumably through Google Images or similar) for a picture of a Snapper... she wanted one to put on her boat.  And she came across the one of me and my snapper picture.  This picture was drawn for me by a blogger friend in the States.  I was going to have it tattoo'd onto me somewhere, but then I changed my mind.This is the email I received:Hi thereI came across the picture your friend in America drew for you for your tattoo and I was wondering if it was ok to use...

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STEW IS THINKING... THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY

And even better, it's Auckland Anniversary Day on Monday, so it's a three day weekend.  AWESOME.I'm not sure what is on Saturday... it is supposed to be Keera's 1 hour visit to Sylvia Park to see her Father.  But we have had conflicting information this week... so hopefully we hear what's going on today.Today?  Well... Lacy and Keera are coming over so Lacy can do some housework for me... it's our reciprocal agreement.  I take Keera to see her Father, and sometimes act as Lacy's 'TAXI' and in return she does some housework for me. It works for me and her.I better get my thinking...

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CAKE POP GOBBLER...

Someone in this house keeps popping cake pops into their mouth... hmmm... wonder who that could be?ABOVE:  I bet all of you thought it was ME eh???   Well... it's not...our cake pop gobbler is none other that BEX.  Now I know why she wanted to make more.  *smiles* ABOVE:  I got some nice photos of Miss Muppet in the tin yesterday...ABOVE:  I just wish I'd done something with her hair... it really does have a mind of it's own.ABOVE:  Teddy lying on his back... he looks so funny when he's like that.We love him to bits.... even with the damn cone on his head.Today......

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