Posted by Amy
on Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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It's been a couple of emotional days for me.
Firstly I found out that my best friend's mum died of cancer. They thought she was going to be ok - she'd had lots of chemotherapy and all of a sudden she just went like that, very quick. As we were in Auckland over the weekend we popped in and saw her, unfortunately we couldn't get to the funeral today due to financial issues so I'll be phoning her shortly.
Secondly I had some news today that a couple of family members have been discussing me behind my back. Normally I don't care for what people say about me but with family I think it's a bit different, it would've been nice if they'd come to me directly with their concerns however they chose not to so I'm a bit miffed at the moment.
See the photo above? It's our cat Socks, he quite frequently gets stuck on our garage roof which isn't really very high at all. We normally have to get him down all the time as he's too scared to jump.
Anyway...Merry Christmas to you and yours - I'll be back here on boxing day :-)
Posted by Amy
on Sunday, December 20, 2009
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Last night we drove to Auckland to show our three children the christmas lights of Franklin Road, Ponsonby. Every year the residents in the street decorate their houses in sparkly lights and this year it was a very pretty sight.
Most of Ponsonby has old style vintage houses from the turn of last century. It's good to see so many of them have been tastefully restored.
Love this reindeer on the roof of one house!
We ventured along Ponsonby Road at one stage to the Telecom tree which is a large metal structure covered with sparkly lights that change colour. You can actually under the tree inside it as it changes to each colour.
This house was a favourite of my youngest - he liked how the owner had filled his front garden with red baubles.
I liked how the residents of this house were putting on a small orchestra of music - people could donate from the street outside the property and proceeds were going to the Auckland City Mission - a good cause!
Posted by Amy
on Monday, December 14, 2009
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I am SO ready for the summer holidays right now and so are my three children. It's the end of the year, they're tired, the husband and I are needing a family holiday.
I've started wrapping a few things here and there and putting them under the Christmas tree in our lounge. Hopefully by the end of next week I would've finished my budget gift shopping.
It's been one stressful week for us all...we filed a report with the police in our town which hopefully will be investigated. One thing is the troublemakers are of an age where they can't actually be charged but it'll all go down on their records so that when they do something major the background information will be there.
The company I work for is having their annual Christmas dinner next week and unfortunately the father of these boys works for my boss on his farm so most likely they will be there so I'm anticipating it's going to be quite awkward. My husband has to work that night so it'll be myself and the kids, I intend to ignore them and just have fun. Gossip is rife in our town and most of the time the rumours that go around are usually untrue so no doubt what's happened won't take long to go around but I figure that people that know us know we're telling the truth so that's all that matters.
Posted by Amy
on Saturday, December 12, 2009
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About the only ones happy around here at the moment are our pets. Tia had a fantastic vet appointment last Wednesday, she use to be a very aggressive and angry dog but I've worked very hard with her and between her and I we've turned it around. She's now a very sweet nice natured dog and the vet was very impressed with how well she behaved while getting her yearly vaccinations.
In other news...around the neighbourhood...remember those local troubled boys? Not only have they destroyed the skatepark that my husband spent weeks putting together but they have also as I previously mentioned stolen from me and local businesses. We ended up speaking to the mother of two of the young boys who are brothers and requested they no longer come onto our property. Well, one of them came down, ignored my wish for him to leave then wrote in very large letters on my driveway with chalk some derogatory swear words about me. Not good, so I took a photo, phoned his parents and the next day he apologized...so far so good right? Not...this morning I was doing library duty, my 14 year old son and his friend were outside on their bikes. The same boy (as above) and his younger brother took off with their bike helmets and dropped them into the local public toilets - eeww. Once again when I returned home I got hold of their mother who immediately came down swore it wasn't her boys, ranted and raved at me, tried to imply that my son and his friend were lying about the whole thing, left then sent me several rude texts on my phone. The husband and I were like "huh?".
Anyway, we've just basically had enough so he's going to visit the local policeman tonight to take out some anti-trespass orders and to see if we can lay a complaint...it's just got to stop and it's to the point now where it's ridiculous. We're being constantly targeted by these boys and they aren't being dealt with...will keep you posted of what eventuates, if anything.
Some good happy news...our town held it's local parade today too. I would say because of financial issues there weren't as many floats on display as there have been on previous years but it's still good to see some local businesses and organisations trying to do their bit by getting into the spirit of Christmas.
Well, I hope your week has been less stressful than mine...I'd love to hear what you've been up to.
38 years old, live in a small rural town in New Zealand, married with 3 children, collector of anything retro or vintage, love scouting around in op-shops, puttering at home, interested in family genealogy.
80's rock music Vintage musicals Anything vintage Autumn My electric blanket My friends & family New Zealand Old movies Rain on the roof at night NZ Rugby Scented candles Warm cosy nights Winter Pumpkin bread with cream cheese icing Fresh fruit Vegetables Good friends Fresh Lattes
It's been a couple of emotional days for me. 
