Today we all (plus Elizabeth's friend Rhiana) went to Rainbow's End (theme park) for the day to celebrate Elizabeth's birthday.
My favourite was the 3D Sponge Bob movie. Other high-lights the bumper boats, mini-golf and the dodgems.'
KFC for dinner.
Thanks Elizabeth for a great day.
Monday 28 April 2008
Facing Your Fears - Part 2
Few days ago on entering New World (supermarket)
Elizabeth: Today I'm going to face my fear again
Patrick: What are you going to do?
Elizabeth: Touch a live mussel
(New World sells live mussels)
Also see: Facing Your Fears
Elizabeth: Today I'm going to face my fear again
Patrick: What are you going to do?
Elizabeth: Touch a live mussel
(New World sells live mussels)
Also see: Facing Your Fears
Saturday 26 April 2008
A deal is a deal even with teachers
A few days ago our class and Mrs Smith made a deal
Mrs Smith"Since you really want to get on to your topic I'll make a deal with you"
Mrs Smith"If we do our topic now then we'll have to do handwriting in topic time tomorrow"
Our class"okay"
Tomorrow at topic time
Mrs Smith"Remember the deal we made yesterday"
Our class"no" I remembered but I said no
Mrs Smith"We agreed that if we do topic we have to do Handwriting a topic time today"
So then we carry on with handwriting
Mrs Smith"Since you really want to get on to your topic I'll make a deal with you"
Mrs Smith"If we do our topic now then we'll have to do handwriting in topic time tomorrow"
Our class"okay"
Tomorrow at topic time
Mrs Smith"Remember the deal we made yesterday"
Our class"no" I remembered but I said no
Mrs Smith"We agreed that if we do topic we have to do Handwriting a topic time today"
So then we carry on with handwriting
Wednesday 16 April 2008
Happy birthday dear Nadia
Nadia's birthday yesterday and the big four-o is closing in fast.
We hope she had a great day and may there be many more.
We love you lots
Patrick, Timothy and Elizabeth
We hope she had a great day and may there be many more.
We love you lots
Patrick, Timothy and Elizabeth
Thursday 10 April 2008
Things that go BEEP in the night
Well, this started last year when Timothy brought home a toy from school he received for good behaviour. Not just any toy... one that plays a silly tune...randomly...in the middle of the night. The toy was banished to a deep, dark, drawer in the lounge, never to be heard again.
This year it was time for a beeping noise from Elizabeth's room. The first thing I did was change the fire alarm's battery but... the following night BEEP again... only long enough to wake you and get to Elizabeth's room, then quiet. BEEP... BEEP... BEEP... every night at 15 minutes past midnight. We tracked it down to the bookshelf behind Elizabeth's door. Then finally one night Patrick caught it red handed... it was the Sudoku game. Stupid toy had an alarm set... go figure.
The most frequent BEEP is probably my mobile phone... just enough to wake you but so infrequent that you don't want to get out of bed to put it on the charger. Although admittedly, Patrick has a slightly lower tolerance for the BEEP and will often be the one putting phones on the charger.
This morning I went in search of yet another BEEP, this time in the cupboard in the lounge. I knew it was the fire alarm, I knew it was in the cupboard but I simply could not find it. When Patrick woke up he spent a good few minutes looking, re-arranging the whole cupboard until finally he found it on a shallow shelf sitting next to the speaker - very simple if you know where to look.
This year it was time for a beeping noise from Elizabeth's room. The first thing I did was change the fire alarm's battery but... the following night BEEP again... only long enough to wake you and get to Elizabeth's room, then quiet. BEEP... BEEP... BEEP... every night at 15 minutes past midnight. We tracked it down to the bookshelf behind Elizabeth's door. Then finally one night Patrick caught it red handed... it was the Sudoku game. Stupid toy had an alarm set... go figure.
The most frequent BEEP is probably my mobile phone... just enough to wake you but so infrequent that you don't want to get out of bed to put it on the charger. Although admittedly, Patrick has a slightly lower tolerance for the BEEP and will often be the one putting phones on the charger.
This morning I went in search of yet another BEEP, this time in the cupboard in the lounge. I knew it was the fire alarm, I knew it was in the cupboard but I simply could not find it. When Patrick woke up he spent a good few minutes looking, re-arranging the whole cupboard until finally he found it on a shallow shelf sitting next to the speaker - very simple if you know where to look.
Friday 4 April 2008
Tuesday 1 April 2008
Shore To Shore
On Sunday 30 March we all took part in the annual Shore-To-Shore fun run/walk from Takapuna Grammar to Milford Beach.
Timothy started really fast and I had to try and keep up - what seemed like a leisurely walk turned into a mad struggle. Luckily he ran out of steam at about the halfway point and slowed down to a more civilized walk.
The girls did the sensible thing and took it easy from the start. As a result I was the only one still feeling it by Tuesday.
Timothy started really fast and I had to try and keep up - what seemed like a leisurely walk turned into a mad struggle. Luckily he ran out of steam at about the halfway point and slowed down to a more civilized walk.
The girls did the sensible thing and took it easy from the start. As a result I was the only one still feeling it by Tuesday.
Cricket season is over
I've been a bit lazy with the blogging lately, so I'll post a few tonight
Timothy's cricket season is over and the last match of the season was on 29 March. Although the team did not fare as well as the previous season I'm sure all the kids had a good time. After the final match it was the end-of-season prize giving. Timothy won the MVP (Most Valuable Player) for his team - well done Timothy!
From cricket straight into the rugby season - Timothy is playing tackle rugby for the first time this year. He plays for the Takapuna Rugby Club at J6 (Junior 6) level. One of the parents made a website. Have a look at www.takapunablues.co.nz.
Timothy's cricket season is over and the last match of the season was on 29 March. Although the team did not fare as well as the previous season I'm sure all the kids had a good time. After the final match it was the end-of-season prize giving. Timothy won the MVP (Most Valuable Player) for his team - well done Timothy!
From cricket straight into the rugby season - Timothy is playing tackle rugby for the first time this year. He plays for the Takapuna Rugby Club at J6 (Junior 6) level. One of the parents made a website. Have a look at www.takapunablues.co.nz.
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