Jun 27
me me me
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(123-45*(PI())))*((3-5))-124.5),0) years old today!
A big birthday as I’m sure you’ll all agree!
This is what Vic and the boys got me…
Cool!
(123-45*(PI())))*((3-5))-124.5),0) years old today!
Jun 27
and we’re off
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Just a quick note to say that in the last 24 hours Elliot has really started to walk more than a couple of steps! As you know he started to walk while I was in Sydney about 6 weeks ago but since then he’s been pretty slack about ramping it up to any degree – until today really.
Today he’s walked across rooms a couple of times (at least a dozen steps) and you can see him starting to think about whether to walk or crawl. Another thing that makes me think that he’s ready to move on from crawling is the fact that Max has started pushing him over on a number of occasions – obviously feeling threatened that Elliot’s moving into his walking domain…….
Jun 19
Karaoke for the deaf
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Just brilliant!
Update: So after a bit of digging I’ve found out that this clip is from The Hollow Men on Comedy Central. Very British comedy on a very American channel so it was bound to fail. Have a look at some of the video clips – I found them hilarious.
Update 2: OK, just one more……
Jun 15
a monochrome london
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Quite some time ago I entered a submission to an online magazine (now semi-defunct) called 28mm. The submission was never accepted but I came across the sub-website that I put together for it today and it reminded me of the 30 minutes out of my life that it took to create it and how I quite like the photos.
Anyway have a look if you want.
Jun 15
oil – leaf – water
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I found this shot from five years ago and realised that the stuff I like to take photo’s of hasn’t changed and probably still bemuses most people….
Jun 15
don’t let max see this!
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A soft, stuffed “saddle” for Dad (or Mom) to strap on, to give the give kids (age 2-6) a horsy ride. Offering interactive fun for kids and adults, the Daddle™ is made of washable sturdy cotton, complete with soft saddle horn and adjustable stirrups.
** GROAN **
Jun 12
all a bit silly really
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This woman “streaked” at the Rugby test between the AB’s and Ireland on Saturday night and is now auctioning off the bikini. Personally I think that a steaker isn’t streaking if they are fully clad, no matter how skimpily!
Photo: JOHN SELKIRK/Dominion Post
Jun 08
hey there
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Hi there all! I hope you are all well and that someone is still visiting and looking at this update 
We’ve all been clogged up with colds for the last couple of weeks but besides that we are OK. This update will go into a couple of the things we’ve been up to and includes a number of pics (hopefully not too much of a download….)
Max has now been going to Kindergarten for over a month and in the last week or so has got over the “this is new and exciting” phase and moved into the “Mum is leaving me and I’m going to freak out” phase! Supposedly this is fairly normal and he seems to be getting a wee bit better already.
One of the things they do is have a kid sized doll at kindy called Lian. Every day someone gets to take her home and then the next day they tell the other children what they got up to (usually in the form of a written report from the parents). It was Max’s turn last week and he had her for two nights.
A while back we bought Max a small blow-up globe which he loved. He could point to New Zealand and say that was where we live, point to Australia and say that was where I go for work sometimes and point to the UK and say that is where Zak lives This was fine until he bit a hole in it and although I tried fixing it things were never going to be the same….. Vic and I decided that as he liked the little one so much we’d buy him a bigger one and see what he thought of it.
You guess.
Elliot is making progress on his walking but still doesn’t take more than a couple of steps at a time. I know we don’t post many pictures of him so here are a couple.
With kindy and playgroup and music and play dates Max leads a hectic life these days. Some days it’s just all a bit much……..
