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11/1/19 – digging my toes in

its with dragged feet and buckets and spades full of resistance I’m packing up and heading “home” today. We’ve had spectacular weather, amazing experiences and so much relaxation I don’t even know myself! I’ve read two books – novels, not kids stories – for the first time since before the girls were born! I’ve swam …

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9/1/19 kids are good for that

You know what – I love my kids more than anything in the world – but sometimes they’re a-holes. Sometimes they’re hard work and sometimes ya wonder if you could make money from selling them … jokes. But Over the last 3 days we’ve had the absolute pleasure of meeting a really cool couple and …

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6/1/19 Designer slides and one piece togs

 First job today was to invest in a one piece swimsuit (no more free shows!) and a pair of sunnies. Shoot me now … I went back to the warehouse for a bargain lol. Got me some cute sunnies for $9 (sunny shopping is traumatic due to the scarring and uneven-ness of my face post …

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5/1/19 lily white butt

I could totally get used to these sleep in’s, 8am starts are quite pleasant!  After a quick picnic/share platter breakfast we packed a picnic and headed to martins bay – pink mermaid boogie boards in tow. We set up under the Pohutakawa tree (to New Zealand’s Xmas tree song on repeat!) and waded straight into …

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Friday 4/1/19 day 8 summer holiday

Today we woke up to a bit of an overcast day but still warm, with slight winds. I found the idea of making breakfast shit, so lazily I conned the kids into going out for breakfast. We drove from Snells to Matakana Country Park where the girls ordered chocolate muffins (bad mom!) and to ensure …

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