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- Its only appropriate that this post be to my beautiful daughter Kaneihana who turned 12 on Monday, May 3, 2010. Nicknamed Pretty within our family, it only goes to show how well Nicknames work.
I remember the day when Kaneihana was born, it was a day like any other but Kaneihana was the first of [...] - That title sure does make my plate sound full and to be honest, it is!
Yesterday, 30 April, 2010, marked the 17th year since the birth of my eldest daughter, Sharquille. She was labelled 16 and pregnant for a long time, but now, shes just 17 and a single Mum.
We spent most of [...] - It’s always been important to me to practice what I preach with my children and so last year I took the leap and finished my 9-5 job with that ever secure weekly pay packet.
Initially it was hard but I knew in my heart that if I wanted to live the life I love, I [...] - Well an inevitable yet beautiful event finally arrived … THE BIRTH OF MY FIRST GRANDCHILD!
My daughter Sharquille, gave birth to our Grandson on 1 April, 2010. A date thats marked for its foolishness, but definitely not an indication of the little bundle of joy that arrived in to a world of eagerly [...] - I’ve caught the bidrival bug!!
Today started off, as part of our households new routine … kids off to school, clean up, get the babies ready for their PORSE Educator, Toni and then off to my computer to do some solid work.
It so happens that today my eldest son is also looking for a PS3 to [...] - Its the first day in March and its taken me a while to get into the swing of things in terms of my blog, but believe me, we’ve had a full on year in the first 3 months.
First and foremost, we our daughter Sharquille is going to be having a baby. It wasnt something [...] - I spent a large part of today being in awe of a family in Cambridge, New Zealand that have decided to give their $1 million home away, in order to pursue their passions. Thats a huge leap of faith. You can read all about the Smith family here.
I figure that i’ll probably buy [...] - Today was a full day!!
The house was a buz this morning as we all got ready for work, school and for me a Work & Income appointment.
Its taken me almost 8 weeks to realise that I may be entitled to some accommodation support from Work & Income and so I filled out a generic form [...] - Today was the junior/middle school athletics day at Sivai, Danii and Fanatanu’s school. We had gone to Fanatanu’s a few weeks ago, but today it was Danii and Sivai’s time to shine.
Both girls had fun, and Danii just got pipped at the finish line to gain a well deserved 2nd place.
Sivai usually [...] - Its a sure thing that Summer is in the air when our family changes to sandwiches and cold cuts for dinner.
Ieremia topped off the cold cuts with potato chips and pies. Our family seldom eats takeaways, so the pies were a welcome treat for the kids.
After dinner I contemplated the meaning of life [...]
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