Thursday, July 13, 2017

The year of the 'Ns'...

so, I suppose it kind of accidentally started with Narrabeen Lakes...  well, that's where I'm going to say it started.  haha.  Then I decided I was going to go to New Zealand to visit Mon and Matt and their two adorable kids.  I can't believe they are 7 and 8 years old already!!!  It seems like only yesterday when they were 6months and 18months!!!

Actually, it started with Julie, a friend asking me last year if I would be interested to go hiking and singing in Nepal?!?!!  ummmmm...  YES!!!!  So, i asked my boss if I could take 2 weeks off in November and he said, yes.  So now I am going to Nepal.  THEN...  New Zealand...  THEN Kato asked if I wanted to go hiking with her and Stu in Northern Territory...  Why not?!?  The hike will help train for Nepal right?!?   So, NT, Nepal, NZ, Narrabeen Lakes, Netherlands...  why not make it the year of the Ns!!!!  So it is!

Anyways, it's school holidays both in NZ and Australia, so I'm here visiting my lovelies and playing school holiday things like - visiting the snow, Te Papa museum, going to the park, going swimming and then the severe weather warning meant staying inside for today so we baked, made jelly and did science experiments.  We've also had chill time and watched movies and I've crocheted for the boys...  hopefully op shopping and if the weather fines up tomorrow, park, bevore heading home...  what a great trip and chance to see these beautiful people again!!!  Love you all greens!!!!

oh, and woke up on Monday morning to an earthquake...  only small, but i heard the sound like a truck crashing down the street and then the bed moved, and one of the kids ran down the hall saying to mon, mum, an earthquake...  ahhhhh...  the joys of living in NZ.


now, hopefully a few photos will load for me to share with you...



yep...  the land of thr long white cloud and volcanic making

then chairlift up the snow... nit much snow, but that was just fine for us!!!
NZ has big things too!!!  the big carrot!!!  in Ohakune
the actual big carrot with mount ruapehu
a numberplate with my favourite kiwi word!!!!!!!  i was so happy, you igg
another big thing...   the big gumboot - taihape...  oh yeah!!!!  so happy taihape!!
wellington city one of thr awesome bridges
the rooftopat TePapaMuseum... free museum and hours of fun and learning!
mon and me in an igloo up the mount.
thanks for these lovely photos of the snowflakes dalling on us at the mount...
me holding onto one of the kids so they didn't fall off the chairlift. and it was cold
what to do when there is a weather watch on and you shouldn't leave the house...  multi layered jelly, science experiments, the game of life, and bake cookies!!
the two little monsters i crocheted for mack and finn. (quite happy with this effort!) they loved them  so  much!!
and everyone loves jelly!!!!!!!

and that is almost New Zealand for this trip... i don't want to leave mon and matt and thr kids, but it is cold and i  am loving my work and study at the moment...  so return i will..l  yay.

enjoy.
:)

Sunday, July 09, 2017

glitching blog... sorry!!!

been trying to upload radom things to the blog...  it keeps glitching, but hopefully today will work...  i think i need a few posts to catch people up on life and the amazing me!!!

i need to try and find some elsewhere photos to show what we've been up to recently...

well, actually, i've been up to a bit, but poor elsewhere has mainly been back in the garage...  sorry elsewhere!!!!  she was homeless for a bit, cos I was inbetween houses and her garage spot was minding my stuff...  but we are all sorted now...



so...Merry Christmas from Elsewhere and me!

At mum and dad's with Elsewhere and wallaby

stand off with a bearded dragon

away at terrigal lagoon...  ahhhhh

camping in suburbia... we both just needed to get away.  Narrabeen lakes.

at home at last!!

and hopefully these blog glitches are sorted, and I can post more adventures...  hopefully!!