We are back from holidays. Well actually we were back a week ago but brought family back with us, so didn't get a chance to get back into "normal" existence until now. I have been sorting out a backlog of work stuff (I am now a contracting consultant instead of a salaried employee!) and Parents Centre stuff (sorting out the new year so that we can be ahead of our volunteering selves.....is the plan). Plus I am still trying to find somewhere to store the Christmas presents and the two suitcases of my stuff that mum brought over from Perth. I guess I can't store it in her garage perpetually since we live in NZ.....but I didn't consider the storage issues :)
Holidays and Christmas were fantastic. It was so good to have Matthew home for a couple of weeks. We had a long table Christmas lunch hosted at our place with close friends and their parents. It seemed this was the year for everyone to stay in Taupo and have their parents come to visit. Each family brought a contribution to the lunch and we ate like kings and queens! Plus the weather was gorgous....after raining all Christmas Eve.
We headed over to Whangamata for a week at the beach. Again mostly good weather, and very relaxing. Lily was spoiled by both sets of her grandparents, plus other friends and family who sent presents. Not much crafting went on, especially as the sewing machine carked it on Christmas Eve. It is going again now thankfully. Gardens had a clean out of weeds once we got home, and we are busy harvesting beans, zuccini and squash. Eagerly watching tomoatoes develop. I'll post some garden pics soon.
Latest Xmas and holiday pics at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=70013&l=f8cc5&id=590486015
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=70016&l=e0d84&id=590486015
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