Month: September 2008

Joe was in on the performing act on Saturday-he represented the school at a Kapa Haka display. He has been doing this all year at school, one of the many white boys and girls participating in Maori culture.
No photos available as I was not able to be there as I had so many other things to do!

The major ballerina in the house was participating in the annual performance of the ballet school, with some of the show done in conjunction with another school. The practices have been going on for weeks, and very intensely in the two weeks prior to the big shows.
Saturday night was the big night, and the boys and myself were in the audience. We watched the early grades do their stuff, with Eleanor and the older girls being helpers. Then it kicked into the older girls performances. It certainly looked like ballet and proper dancing. Eleanor was very good, and I particularly liked the “Les Patineurs” dance.
Of course, just to squeeze in a little more pressure Eleanor had an audition for the associate programme for the New Zealand ballet school-something like that anyway. She was not confident afterwards, and did not like the pushy kids or pushy mummies. That’s art I suppose. we will find out in due course if she has been successful and has the opportunity to have special lessons with the school.

A great weekend with so many events to fit into the schedule. The big one was Isaac’s First Holy Communion on Sunday morning. Isaac was very excited and the day ranked right up there, just behind Christmas and his birthday.
He looked like a cool dude, with his patterned white shirt, black trousers with sparkling new black shoes, everything nicely finished off with his black waistcoat.  A special Saturday morning shopping trip managed to track that down.
    The whole event was great and went smoothly after their rehearsals to make sure they knew when to move and where to.
    Joseph did a great job of reading prayers from the lectern, and positive comments were made to him afterwards.
Mass was finished, and it was time for the nominated photographer to take the group photo and individual photos of 32 children, all with in 30 minutes. A somewhat pressurised job, reasonably performed.
    Then off to Ngaio town hall for the feast. Joe and Isaac tucked into their respective tables, and I was to tense to eat.
Lucky me received wine for doing the photos and for being  a parent tutor during the group preparation sessions-me!
    Since it was all done Isaac has been very reluctant to remove the fashionable waistcoat.

Last night watched great episode-Midnight when the Doc is on a holiday park and goes on a shuttle tripAn “entity” takes over another passenger and then makes him powerless.Great acting as the “entity” copies speech and learns, and so copies everyones voice, and talks in synchrony with them. The fear of the other pssengers, who to trust and how to rspond-who is the danger and should they be sent into oblivion. Great echoes of “The Crucible” and “Lord of the Flies” I think.
Such well written and acted stuff.

So yes it is down here. The sun is out, the wind and rain are gone, and so it feels like a day worth celebrating.
It is a special day, as shown by EQ attendance at Mass, with the rest of us.
I enjoyed my cooked breakfast, though did have some concern as the smel of coking wafted throughout the house-why did we spend so much on that extractor?
My presents are great-recent Dr Who DVD, plus a John Pertwee one also featuring Sarah Jane! Not that the children had a bias in choosing Dr Who items!
anyway, Let the sun continue, as we head off for Oriental Bay and a ride on the crocodile bikes-only take us 5 years to do it.

Hi everyone, Eleanor here.
You probably already know, but i came second place in a competition for german.
On Tuesday, the whole family went to the prize giving and i came 2nd.
I got a book and a certificate.(:
The books in German, and i don’t really understand it.
Also, Mum and Dad were really impressed by the guy who came first, and said that i have to beat him next time..
I will try!(:

It is time to be positive about the world. The Kiwis will tell you that Spring starts today, being dependent upon the convenience of the first of the month. I think most of the world works on the basis of the solstice and equinox, so awaiting the 23rd of the month. However, as we have had a run of a few days of sunny and dry weather, it makes one think things are on the turn. It has become apparent that the sun is having a greater impact on our house with some more entailing heat. The lounge is warmer in the morning soon after sun rise, and the deck is having some sun rather than just shadows later in the day, as is the kitchen. We sat outside and enjoyed at the weekend.

    Bring on more.