Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Loving this Homework!
The boys are doing this awesome homework at the moment where they have to help around the house in anticipation for their end of year camp to the Bay of Islands - how exciting we never went to far off places like that as kids at school!. Anyway over the next two weeks they have to clean the toilet, clean the shower, cook tea, wash dry and put away the dishes, hang out the washing, fold it and put it away, vacum the entire house, clean the shower and wipe down sinks I LOVE THIS HOMEWORK!!! Callum has really embraced the challenge and has done nearly all his jobs in the first few days. James one day decided his spelling was easier lol. The really cool thing about this is that I get it done twice a week loling.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Some scrapping work
Family Canvas
Decorated tin
SENZ06
A few scrapbooking things that I have done lately. A mix of things from 2 sheets of paper and 2 sheets of cardstock. Had hoped to get more done this weekend but been busy with not a lot lol. Went to Awakeri Hot Springs this afternoon for a swim, tidied our bedroom, tried to sort out the kitchen/office space, went to town to get silage covers on Saturday then covered the silage, very boring really lol Bec said we tidyed up the house yesterday and blobed loling.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Friday, October 19, 2007
More photos
Rebecca and Scruffy
Senior Room Pastel art
Rebeccas third prize for her Pastel Urban Art
Painted stones Rebeccas is the big one in the middle with pink on it
Just after the leading
Ag Hort Day
Callums playstation cake
James mi mi
Well we had a good Ag Hort Day yesterday and the rain held off for most of the judging. It did pour down in the middle of the day which was a shame.
Rebecca enjoyed her day. This was the first time for us to have entered a lamb so didn't really know what we/she were doing. She got a second for leading so she was wrapped with that. Scruffy behaved really well. Vun didn't do so good but did get a merit ribbon which he was wrapped with. Both lambs and kids enjoyed their day. The boys reckon next year they will enter a lamb. There were some beautiful looking calves and a gorgeous Hereford Bull who looked stunning for the occasion.
James got a second and third for his craft entries - which were off the page scrappbooking. Rebecca got a third for her pastel drawing, Callum didn't get any certificates and was disappointed but we have explained to him that thats they way things go and he does have his rugby trophies / certs. His teacher did comment on his cake and said he thought it was a great idea.
I am really impressed with the senior rooms pastel art work. All the pictures looked awesome and I have three original art works to frame!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
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Well I dropped by to upload a couple of photos but it doesn't seem to be working this morning.
Ag Hort Day has arrived today and both boys baked cakes and iced them and also have art work to show. Rebecca has done a vegetable creature and also has Scruffy the lamb to exhibit. Believe it or not its a quiet morning so far as I'm not working and the kids aren't catching the bus as I will take them and the lambs (Vun's as well) down to school. I think it will still be on - it poured with rain last night. Have recently been blamed for bring the rain to the Bay lol. Yeah it rains here but not half as much as Mt Bruce. I see they have been getting a bit of a battering down there lately as well. Hope you are all ok in Eketahuna - wave wave.
I'm not really into towing trailers but since I have been here I have done it a couple of times and yesterday I was asked to take the 4 wheeler into the motorbike shop. I thought I had enough petrol to get to the petrol station and guess what .... I ran out of petrol!!! Yeah and someone did say 'trust you to run out of petrol' lol.
Catch you all later and hope you all have a good day.
Nicki
Ag Hort Day has arrived today and both boys baked cakes and iced them and also have art work to show. Rebecca has done a vegetable creature and also has Scruffy the lamb to exhibit. Believe it or not its a quiet morning so far as I'm not working and the kids aren't catching the bus as I will take them and the lambs (Vun's as well) down to school. I think it will still be on - it poured with rain last night. Have recently been blamed for bring the rain to the Bay lol. Yeah it rains here but not half as much as Mt Bruce. I see they have been getting a bit of a battering down there lately as well. Hope you are all ok in Eketahuna - wave wave.
I'm not really into towing trailers but since I have been here I have done it a couple of times and yesterday I was asked to take the 4 wheeler into the motorbike shop. I thought I had enough petrol to get to the petrol station and guess what .... I ran out of petrol!!! Yeah and someone did say 'trust you to run out of petrol' lol.
Catch you all later and hope you all have a good day.
Nicki
Friday, October 12, 2007
Felt Pockets, Zek and and a IPod Nano
Well I think its a IPOD Nano anyway lol.
As most of you know I'm not very good at just sitting and like to keep my hands busy so when we hit HB and I didn't have anything with me I went and brought needles and felt to fiddle around with at night. This became quite a production line!
When we got to Debs Zek had spied the felt and ask if I had any felt that he could have as he had brought a new IPOD Nano (I think that was what it it) its the tiniest little movie player that I had ever seen. He had brought it on his trip to OZ and its so new he informed me that they don't have covers out for it yet and he would love a little piece of felt that he could use to make a cover for it. Zek, I said, would you like me to make you a felt pocket - ohh yes please auntie - so I felt quite privilege that my strapping 18 year old nephew still wanted his auntie to sew him something. Zek is like his mother and in to crucifixes and I managed to get a small cross from spotlight and sewed that on to the front of it. There were then a number of smaller nieces and nephews who all also wanted felt pockets for mp3 players and yugi yo cards so I ended up sewing felt pockets! Of course they all also wanted to do there own and Libby, Tom and Callum all did great jobs of theirs.
The great news is that Zek has been offered his first job as a Electricians Lackey in Turangi - I wish him all the best as his embarks on his adult working life and hope that it turns into a Apprenticeship.
GOOD LUCK ZEK - and auntie loves you!
As most of you know I'm not very good at just sitting and like to keep my hands busy so when we hit HB and I didn't have anything with me I went and brought needles and felt to fiddle around with at night. This became quite a production line!
When we got to Debs Zek had spied the felt and ask if I had any felt that he could have as he had brought a new IPOD Nano (I think that was what it it) its the tiniest little movie player that I had ever seen. He had brought it on his trip to OZ and its so new he informed me that they don't have covers out for it yet and he would love a little piece of felt that he could use to make a cover for it. Zek, I said, would you like me to make you a felt pocket - ohh yes please auntie - so I felt quite privilege that my strapping 18 year old nephew still wanted his auntie to sew him something. Zek is like his mother and in to crucifixes and I managed to get a small cross from spotlight and sewed that on to the front of it. There were then a number of smaller nieces and nephews who all also wanted felt pockets for mp3 players and yugi yo cards so I ended up sewing felt pockets! Of course they all also wanted to do there own and Libby, Tom and Callum all did great jobs of theirs.
The great news is that Zek has been offered his first job as a Electricians Lackey in Turangi - I wish him all the best as his embarks on his adult working life and hope that it turns into a Apprenticeship.
GOOD LUCK ZEK - and auntie loves you!
Naughty Lamb!
Oh dear James decided to plant his plants out in the vege garden and Rebecca put her lamb in there and it ate his sweetcorn plants! Had to dive for cover on that one .......
Ag Hort day is next Thursday. The boys have homework of doing a craft on there own at home. James has done a double canvas. He has cut a A4 photo and then stuck it down on to the canvas. He hasn't quite finished and is going to put it together so that it hangs in two.
Callum had made this holder out of felt for his Weetbix Rugby Cards during the holidays so decided to put his craft work in as his homework. He's done a great job!
Ag Hort day is next Thursday. The boys have homework of doing a craft on there own at home. James has done a double canvas. He has cut a A4 photo and then stuck it down on to the canvas. He hasn't quite finished and is going to put it together so that it hangs in two.
Callum had made this holder out of felt for his Weetbix Rugby Cards during the holidays so decided to put his craft work in as his homework. He's done a great job!
Where did the days go!
Well the days are just zooming on by and I know it will soon be Christmas - my favourite time of the year. Phil thinks I'm mad cos I start playing Christmas songs in October lol (probably earlier too! but shhh) My favourtie Christmas album is Celine Dion This is Christmas...
Anyway I've not been on for a day or week or two oops and I've had a friendly reminder from one or two that I had better up date the blog so here it goes ...
We had a good school holidays and Phil managed a couple of days off the farm which did wonders to his temperment! We stayed at his mum and dads for one night and he went and helped fed out which he and the boys enjoyed. Then we went to Deb and Karls and caught up with mum and dad. The kids had a ball there and we didn't really see much of them apart from when they were hungry, we went to the Napier wharf a couple of times for fishing and didn't catch anything. Phil went home on the Saturday to get ready for AB and the kids and I along with Tom came back to Te Puke by bus on the Tuesday. Managed to catch up with Heather and Jo and not a lot of other folks but maybe next time ...
I've got a few photos to upload so will start with the Kids Holiday Project
Mosacis
We decided to get some tiles and tile a old table we had. This has been a joint effort with the boys doing all the 'smashing' James said on the day that he had had the best day as he was able to 'smash things'. This is a work in progress and I will keep you posted on how they are going. James and Callum decided to do tables as well. James has finished his and needs to grout it. Callum, Bec and I are still working on ours.
Anyway I've not been on for a day or week or two oops and I've had a friendly reminder from one or two that I had better up date the blog so here it goes ...
We had a good school holidays and Phil managed a couple of days off the farm which did wonders to his temperment! We stayed at his mum and dads for one night and he went and helped fed out which he and the boys enjoyed. Then we went to Deb and Karls and caught up with mum and dad. The kids had a ball there and we didn't really see much of them apart from when they were hungry, we went to the Napier wharf a couple of times for fishing and didn't catch anything. Phil went home on the Saturday to get ready for AB and the kids and I along with Tom came back to Te Puke by bus on the Tuesday. Managed to catch up with Heather and Jo and not a lot of other folks but maybe next time ...
I've got a few photos to upload so will start with the Kids Holiday Project
Mosacis
We decided to get some tiles and tile a old table we had. This has been a joint effort with the boys doing all the 'smashing' James said on the day that he had had the best day as he was able to 'smash things'. This is a work in progress and I will keep you posted on how they are going. James and Callum decided to do tables as well. James has finished his and needs to grout it. Callum, Bec and I are still working on ours.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
I've been tagged!
Thanks Lainie - she tagged me!
Here’s how it works:
1. Players must list one fact, word, or tidbit that is somehow relevant to their life for each letter of their first or middle name.
2. When you are tagged you need to write your own post containing your first or middle name game facts, word, or tidbit.
I'm not very good at these things!
N - Nutty Nicki lol
I - idiot
C - Can do
K - Kinetic
I - in to anything crafty
Here’s how it works:
1. Players must list one fact, word, or tidbit that is somehow relevant to their life for each letter of their first or middle name.
2. When you are tagged you need to write your own post containing your first or middle name game facts, word, or tidbit.
I'm not very good at these things!
N - Nutty Nicki lol
I - idiot
C - Can do
K - Kinetic
I - in to anything crafty
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