Hign Chaparel
Bonanza
Hong Kong Phooey
Chips
Six Million Dollar Man
Space 1999
Spot on
Dallas
The Sweeney
The Professionals
The Avengers
Flintstones
The Jetsons
Dads Army
Sapphire and Steel
Dr Who
Survivors
The Goodies
Ready To Roll
Its Academic
What else ?
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Holiday by the Numbers
The South Island Trip was as follows:
4,612 kilometres
850 dollars for a new clutch
90 stones brought back to home
28 Days Eryn away
25 Days Jacqui and Alex away
19 rides on the Luge at Queenstown
10 towns stayed in
10 days Grayson travelled with us
7 visits to the Hot Pools (Hamner, Franz Joesf, Tekapo, Queenstown)
6 games of Minigolf (Wellington, Hamner, Greymouth, Wanaka, Queenstown, Tekapo)
5 hours spent at Shanty Town
4 skateboard parks
4 hot chocolates every 7 days for the boys
3 galaxies viewed at Mt John obstervatory
3 times the snow fell (Hamner, Wanaka, Tekapo)
2 bags of lollies brought (Hokitika, Cromwell)
2 glaciers visited
2 games of car cricket between Eryn and Alex (each won one)
1 Maze
1 jet boat ride on lake Wakatipu
1 day trip to Castle Hill, Mt Cook, Okarito, Glenorchy, Arrowtown, Omarama, Twizel, Christchurch
1 traffic infringement notice for "cutting the corner" sigh.
Too many to number - games of SkipBo, times that "Minutes to Midnight" by Linkin Park was played in the Car, incredible views, snowballs,
4,612 kilometres
850 dollars for a new clutch
90 stones brought back to home
28 Days Eryn away
25 Days Jacqui and Alex away
19 rides on the Luge at Queenstown
10 towns stayed in
10 days Grayson travelled with us
7 visits to the Hot Pools (Hamner, Franz Joesf, Tekapo, Queenstown)
6 games of Minigolf (Wellington, Hamner, Greymouth, Wanaka, Queenstown, Tekapo)
5 hours spent at Shanty Town
4 skateboard parks
4 hot chocolates every 7 days for the boys
3 galaxies viewed at Mt John obstervatory
3 times the snow fell (Hamner, Wanaka, Tekapo)
2 bags of lollies brought (Hokitika, Cromwell)
2 glaciers visited
2 games of car cricket between Eryn and Alex (each won one)
1 Maze
1 jet boat ride on lake Wakatipu
1 day trip to Castle Hill, Mt Cook, Okarito, Glenorchy, Arrowtown, Omarama, Twizel, Christchurch
1 traffic infringement notice for "cutting the corner" sigh.
Too many to number - games of SkipBo, times that "Minutes to Midnight" by Linkin Park was played in the Car, incredible views, snowballs,
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Oh yeah!
Well its been ages, so here goes...
Winter has been chilly, and we've done our usual "do the basics" approach to life, keeping warm and not over extending ourselves.
Alex's 2nd term at Glen Eden went well, a good report came home. His soccer team has struggled this year, lacking strike power up front (Alex has played a lot of goalie and defence), so not many wins. His drumming continues, and he has signed up for something called "Kiwi Hoops", an introductory thing to basketball (if he gets in to the limited spaces available). We have seen Transformers and Harry potter 6 in the last couple of weeks, which he enjoyed. He's already a quarter of the way through his intermediate years (time flies...). Alex has joined our family tipping comp (Jimungo thing), and is coming first equal with Adrian at the mo!
Jac has finished her Masters, and got a A- in her last paper (hurray!!!!!). so she is returning to earth and looking forward to graduation in August. We plan to take the support crew out for dinner (all the people who helped her over the last 2.5 years).
The Supercity thing still brews at work, I am taking the opportunity (provided at work for free) to do some career counselling, and that is bearing fruit.
Planning for our month long trip to the South Island is well advanced, with a route pretty much decided upon - Wgtn, Kaikoura, Hamner Springs, Chch, Arthurs Pass, Glaciers, Haast, Queenstown area, then back to Chch. Looking forward to staying with Age and with Keef and Becky in Chch. Top 10 holiday parks, here we come !
Winter has been chilly, and we've done our usual "do the basics" approach to life, keeping warm and not over extending ourselves.
Alex's 2nd term at Glen Eden went well, a good report came home. His soccer team has struggled this year, lacking strike power up front (Alex has played a lot of goalie and defence), so not many wins. His drumming continues, and he has signed up for something called "Kiwi Hoops", an introductory thing to basketball (if he gets in to the limited spaces available). We have seen Transformers and Harry potter 6 in the last couple of weeks, which he enjoyed. He's already a quarter of the way through his intermediate years (time flies...). Alex has joined our family tipping comp (Jimungo thing), and is coming first equal with Adrian at the mo!
Jac has finished her Masters, and got a A- in her last paper (hurray!!!!!). so she is returning to earth and looking forward to graduation in August. We plan to take the support crew out for dinner (all the people who helped her over the last 2.5 years).
The Supercity thing still brews at work, I am taking the opportunity (provided at work for free) to do some career counselling, and that is bearing fruit.
Planning for our month long trip to the South Island is well advanced, with a route pretty much decided upon - Wgtn, Kaikoura, Hamner Springs, Chch, Arthurs Pass, Glaciers, Haast, Queenstown area, then back to Chch. Looking forward to staying with Age and with Keef and Becky in Chch. Top 10 holiday parks, here we come !
Monday, May 04, 2009
Alex is 11
Here he is on the climbing wall at Clip and Climb, one of his Birthday events. The sleep over established a new record, still chatter at 3.00am in the morning, after 4 movies had been watched. Alex had a sleep in the afternoon, which is also unprecedented...
Poems - Get off the Concrete
At the recent Get off the Concrete, I did a poetry workshop.
The first exercise was to look into another Man's eye for 5 minutes, while he did the same, and then write for 5 minutes, without talking. I paired up with Shannon, a great guy who I have done service teams with, and this is what came...
Above the eyes lie
The lines of frown.
The wonderous colour
permeates the eyeballs.
I can see myself
through your colours and the way you soften.
Joy seen
Truth is let in through
the windows in your head.
I feel the past etched on your forehead
I see the man within
truth truth truth
Allowed an expression
Blinking, the voice of the eyes close
ever so slight
Lubricating the path of messages to the heart
pumping pumping pumping
blood
Flickers back and forth
truth in movement, energy shifting
from one eye to another
No sound, but birds sing there
Then we had to reflect on the poem we had written for 5 minutes, and write for another 5 minutes, this is what came...
Man Man Man kind
Soft green
Heart beats in one big chest
A treasure trove
of love, love, love
What of love, I see you say
I hear a voice seeking
Oneness, truth
Ones truth
Take the path,
breathe into it
The first exercise was to look into another Man's eye for 5 minutes, while he did the same, and then write for 5 minutes, without talking. I paired up with Shannon, a great guy who I have done service teams with, and this is what came...
Above the eyes lie
The lines of frown.
The wonderous colour
permeates the eyeballs.
I can see myself
through your colours and the way you soften.
Joy seen
Truth is let in through
the windows in your head.
I feel the past etched on your forehead
I see the man within
truth truth truth
Allowed an expression
Blinking, the voice of the eyes close
ever so slight
Lubricating the path of messages to the heart
pumping pumping pumping
blood
Flickers back and forth
truth in movement, energy shifting
from one eye to another
No sound, but birds sing there
Then we had to reflect on the poem we had written for 5 minutes, and write for another 5 minutes, this is what came...
Man Man Man kind
Soft green
Heart beats in one big chest
A treasure trove
of love, love, love
What of love, I see you say
I hear a voice seeking
Oneness, truth
Ones truth
Take the path,
breathe into it
Sunday, April 19, 2009
"Playcentre" Camp - 10th annual
Greg and I clashing in the chess arena, Shawn thinking hard in the back ground
camping
Tawharanui Regional Park
4 great days with Jacqui, Darryl, Doris, Mike and Rob, plus Alex, Bodhi, Shane, Jade, Genmma and Samara. Perfect calm days, hot sun, good surf for the grommets, plus fishing on Mike's boat (snapper for dinner!), and the kids loving zooming along on the biscuit (round thing dragged behind the speedboat). Also several people had a go at "skirfing" - water skiing on a surfboard, Alex did well by standing up, zooming along and getting outside the boat's wake. This was our second camping endeavour this summer, which we loved. This was also our the sixth annual camping at Tawahanui (me and Doris had a count-back!), so much easy, relaxed friendship is a joy.
4 great days with Jacqui, Darryl, Doris, Mike and Rob, plus Alex, Bodhi, Shane, Jade, Genmma and Samara. Perfect calm days, hot sun, good surf for the grommets, plus fishing on Mike's boat (snapper for dinner!), and the kids loving zooming along on the biscuit (round thing dragged behind the speedboat). Also several people had a go at "skirfing" - water skiing on a surfboard, Alex did well by standing up, zooming along and getting outside the boat's wake. This was our second camping endeavour this summer, which we loved. This was also our the sixth annual camping at Tawahanui (me and Doris had a count-back!), so much easy, relaxed friendship is a joy.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Mimiwhangata 2009: People
Mark serenading the Kids - L-R Alex, Hannah, William, Grayson (obscured), Callaway, Mark, Charlotte, Jesper
Grayson, Anton, Callaway and Alex
Here is a lot of the gang, eating pancakes for Brekkie: Alex, Anton, Harrison, Me, Callaway, Charlotte and Jesper Rose
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