2008

Highlights from 2008: (almost in chronological order)
Shihad at the Rising Sun with Darryl
10 days camping in Mimiwhangata
Get of the Conrete - 4 days of solid rain!
Playcentre Camp #9
Stopping drinking on 30 March
Alex saves penalty kick at soccer
Camping at Tawhranui
Alex Weetbix Tryathalon
Tree adventures with Jac and Alex on his birthday
Watching the All Blacks at Eden Park with Alex and Graham
Building a 1/32 scale Spitfire Mark 22
Tracey got a job at Parliament Library
MfE Policy Working Group on Contaminated land
Massive storms for weeks through winter
Keith's 40th Birthday weekend
Essentially Men 66 Service team
Weekend at Leigh batch with Shane, Adith, Grant, Fiona
Alex scoring a free throw at the Breakers - 3/4 time break
Jac's birthday dinner
Jac's Masters results
Kiwis WIN Rugby League World Cup
Headless Chickens at the Powerstation
Mark and Doris's double 50th birthday party
Spending time with Daniel, Birgitte, Lea Nova and Qunicey
Xmas Day
Tisch family Boxing Day
Shields Family Scrabble Competition
Chess with the Waiatarua and Karekare boys

That fill my heart
Jacqui
Alex
My Bros (Jon, Bruce,Maurie Adrian, Keith)
Sisters - Leigh, Tracey, Megan
Graham
Paula
The Remarkables

That I appreciate
Getting paid
Cars that go
Computer that doesn't crash
Jacqui's cooking
Alex's soccer
NZ Warriors
Bodyboarding
Rain on the roof when I am snug in bed

Movies
Young at Heart
In Bruges
Wall E
Joy Division Doco
Surf's Up

Books
Fatal Revenant by Stephen Donaldson (2nd book of the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant)
Dark Journey by Glyn Harper (3 WW1 battles with NZ soldiers massacered)

Music
Groove Armada - Soundboy Rock
Shihad - Beautiful Machine
U2 - Vertigo
Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation
Fat Boy Slim - Best of
The Back Catalogue - New Order, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Headless Chickens, Sonic Youth, Pin Group, Strawpeople,

Thanks for reading my Blog this year!