The Blog is dead
Long live the Blog.

Danie and I are off on our trip home so our internet connection is being disabled and the eclipse address for the blog won't work in 30 days time.

You will still be able to see the old entries (minus any pictures that you uploaded) at the blogger.com site. I have saved the pictures in my email account so that we can resurrect the blog in its entirety on a web site back in NZ.

Very much looking forward to seeing all of you in December!

Will be in touch via email while we are on our travels.

Take care

Love

Joseph & Danie xxx

- posted by Joseph @ 12:14 PM

 
Harry Potter
Thought you'd laugh at this photo.
I got a boot in my face on Sunday in our Cup Final which we lost 6-0.

Now I look like Harry Potter (which is what someone was calling me when I had my glasses on)

- posted by Bernie @ 7:59 PM

 
Gnarly Dudes..


Just back from a ski trip in the French Alps. Danie tried snowboarding for the first time and managed to break a couple of fingers!
Poor Bub. They took her down the mountain on a snow stretcher since the chair lift was closed where we were - how we laughed.
She took a day off and then was back on her board - to the extreme!!!

More photos here.
We had a great time and got tans because it was sunny every day. Also stuffed our faces on fondues - fantastic.

Spoke to Dad this morning and got the great news about the new baby - many congratulations Mary and Simon!. Looking forward to meeting him in December!

Good to hear about Damon being better too. Hope that Anna is getting there poor thing?

What? No drunken photos? Only tipsy ones I'm afraid.


Later dudes

Love J & D xxx



- posted by Joseph @ 9:55 PM

 
Damon is now over it, and hopefully he doesn't have any scars. He was pretty good really and didn't scratch too much. Unfortunately Anna has now got them and is not having a good time of it.

Otherwise things are good here. I'm just very busy at work and with the soccer season beginning this Saturday I have no free time, so sorry for the lack of e-mails & news from me.
Hopefully things should quieten down in the next few weeks.

Bye for now


- posted by Paul @ 9:58 PM

 
How are the spots?
Is Damon scarred for life? Hope he didn't pick them... Have the Rayners caught it yet?!

I'm waiting for photos to be posted here of J's Birthday. Come on Joseph, I hear you were a bit tipsy?!

They've offered me a promotion at work to Head of Service which is exciting, and the Unions filed our claim yesterday for an employment tribunal, so it's all a bit hectic at work.

Bernie has a bad tooth and can't get into see the dentist for a week, good old UK NHS.

I go to the US in a month. Woohoo.

Clocks go back tonight (daylight savings) so hopefully it'll get nicer here. Roll on some sunshine.

Felix says hi to everyone.

- posted by Lynn @ 6:57 PM

 
P.S. Nice hamster!!

- posted by Lisa @ 3:11 AM

 
Happy Birthday Joseph!
Hope you had a good one :) Just think, the next one will be in NZ :) We're thinking of you all while we enjoy the few days of summer that we've had this year!

We're still working hard and getting back into the football swing of things. Damon has chicken pox poor blighter! We're taking him to Te Papa and hopefully the swimming pool if he's spot free on the weekend :) Bianca seems more and more like a teenager every time we see her....very scary :)

Anyway hope all is well with everyone :)

Lisa & Paul
- posted by Lisa @ 3:10 AM

 
I love supporting Leicester...
...Cos it's never dull.

I see the story has made it to NZ...seeing as it's front page practically everywhere. 3 of them are in clink all weekend. Good job we haven't got a game eh?

Went up to Bridlington today for my step mums burial. At least dad can have some closure now. How did Frank's funeral go?

Work is still mad and the Unions are taking them to court for unfair dismisssal. The council are meeting with us nxt week to discuss new contracts, but I also have a job interview the week after so am keeping options open.

Other than that not a lot to report. Except I got another new hamster. Any ideas what to call it? What's Maori for "stupid"?



Have the floods gone over there? And is Mary getting big?! And hope Tony's Birthday goes well

Lynn x



- posted by Lynn @ 4:36 AM

 
All hail LOTR
The Darkness ?? - well dodgy. I bet they were good in concert though.

Missed Peter Jackson's acceptance speech as someone didn't tell me he was on the telly.
Whilst on the subject I did find this link. Pretty cool to have your name against the greatest movie trilogy of all time, I think.

Catherine (and/or Mary) might be interested to know (but probably not) that we saw Luke Perry (of Beverly Hills 90210 fame, of course) live in a play on the WestEnd. We went to it last week with B & L. Very exciting - well kind of exciting anyway.

Hope everyone is well back in NZ. Will be calling on the 7th.

Til then..

Ciao.

J & D xx

- posted by Joseph @ 5:37 PM

 
Name some famous Belgians...
Hi all

Spent the weekend in Brussels with my mate Caroline at her dad's place, and went to see the Darkness whilst we were there.



This is the Mannequin Pis or somehting that all the locals call the pissing git in English.

Here's a couple of photos from the weekend.



Here's the Catholic Cathedral which is beautiful

Unfortunately I have come back with the lurgy and have flu, so am staying in bed for the rest of the week!



"Bon soir Bruxelles, Nous sommes Le Darkness!"

Hope all is well over there and the floods have subsided? Snow was bad up at mum's last week but Leicester has escaped it as usual.

Lynn



- posted by Lynn @ 3:36 PM

 
Aye Caramba!
Unbelievable photo of the Hutt River Lisa!
Hope everyone is keeping their head above water down there.

Makes our winter look tame really. Have had one dusting of snow so far - whoopee.

Congratulations on your graduation Lynn!
Apologies for not filling out your chain email Bernie but then you didn't really expect me to did you?
Looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday.

Very quiet for us at the moment. D. is still at her old place - she retracted her resignation - and is still working hard but is less stressed. I'm keeping busy.

Counting down the days 'til June.

Love J & D xxx

P.S. No drunken photos this time - but I leave you with something from the summer of '93 (I think?)...
We must try this next summer.



- posted by Joseph @ 8:15 PM

 
Lynn Muollo B.Ed(Hons), MA
As it says - someone graduated today.

I have a little video clip which is 5MB which I'll try and e-mail home - I hope it doesn't clog up the e-mail.

As attached - personally I think the guy on the left is pretty attractive. Apologies for the resolution of these photos but I want to print em out.


- posted by Bernie @ 11:32 PM