Tag: family
member name: Sarah L.
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December 24, 2006 04:33 PM EST --
I was HUGE! Little Sophie Jade (’bubs’ at the time) was curled up in the warmth of my womb waiting to make her arrival. My due date, of 21 December, had been and gone and I felt about as . . . more
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January 13, 2007 02:01 AM EST --
'Why is she pulling at your swimming costume?'
'She's probably thirsty.'
'But doesn't she drink from a bottle yet?' she said, as though drinking milk from a bottle was . . . more
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December 28, 2006 04:33 AM EST --
It was a very beautiful Christmas in our new home, made all the more special by having our gorgeous girls to share it with. Sophie took her first steps at a friend's house on Christmas Eve and . . . more
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April 25, 2007 05:52 AM EDT --
Wellington Zoo, the first Zoo in New Zealand, has just celebrated it’s 100th Birthday. Gone are the Chimp’s tea parties and elephant rides. Steel cages are slowly being replaced with . . . more
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April 22, 2007 06:44 AM EDT --
I just celebrated turning 33 and it was the most wonderful Birthday. No big party or big presents necessary. The biggest gifts, those of love, friendship, kindness and laughter were all bestowed . . . more
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April 23, 2007 05:52 AM EDT --
Keeping friendships alive and being open to new ones is something I’ve learned much about since living in New Zealand. Over the past ten years I have had a series of valued and beloved friends. I . . . more
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January 05, 2007 02:48 AM EST --
Claire never did really like dancing. But being the youngest she naturally followed her older sister’s lead. All the while she was more interested in playing rough with the boys, climbing . . . more
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April 23, 2007 03:58 AM EDT --
A beautiful sunny Sunday in Wellington and the girls were pushing us out the door as soon as our teeth were brushed. First stop, Frank Kitts Park playground (and ice-cream and coffee - the latter for the . . . more
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April 29, 2007 06:36 AM EDT --
She's 93, she's had an amazing life, a life of independence and mental vitality. She's my Grandma. She is in Wales, I am in New Zealand. We've written to each other frequently . . . more
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May 13, 2007 04:23 AM EDT --
I don't think you believed you were ready, your death has taken us all by surprise. Every one says, 'Ninety three is a marvellous age. It's best she went so quickly, without having . . . more
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January 05, 2007 03:09 AM EST --
The old man looked out to sea with a faraway look. The eyes, which once sparkled, were empty, but he retained something of his handsome youthful looks: His white hair swept gracefully over . . . more
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February 21, 2007 02:38 AM EST --
Friends often ask, “Do you get much time to yourself?” And I smile contentedly and reply, “Not really, but that is fine with me.” But this answer is not strictly true. It is not . . . more
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May 04, 2007 05:00 AM EDT --
‘In bygone days, Tohunga Maori (Maori wise men and women) with a special knowledge of the stars spent much time studying the stars. The movement of the nga whetu (the eternal shining ones) followed . . . more
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December 27, 2006 05:07 AM EST --
I haven't slept for longer than four hours at a time in over three years, but I am not complaining as I this is the life I choose to lead.
After the children have gone to bed I grab at the chance . . . more
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January 04, 2007 04:50 AM EST --
Just before New Year's Eve I dreamed of a rose growing around the pine tree that stands tall and erect in our garden. It was the most magnificent rose I had ever seen. It's stem encircled . . . more
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January 08, 2007 02:55 AM EST --
After a two-week holiday my husband went back to work today. We all felt a bit depressed and it was up to me to put on a brave face for the girls. A morning at the gardens started out fine . . . more
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December 23, 2006 04:15 AM EST --
We were out the other day and I realised, that for over an hour, I hadn’t needed to intervene in a potential ‘bust up’, to guide Charlotte’s behaviour or even to be her best buddy. . . . more
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May 13, 2007 05:32 AM EDT --
We give all that we can give. We love with all our hearts. Living with children in our midst, we are living with angels. Each action we take is reflected back ten-fold. Children are from heaven and . . . more
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September 27, 2007 06:25 AM EDT --
Today was a day like millions of other stay-at-home parents around the world, but does that make it any less remarkable?
Children wake up every morning with driven curiosity and grasp at every opportunity . . . more
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December 22, 2006 04:51 AM EST --
The Advent Calendar has been given lots of interest this Christmas, I would like to say this is due to my 3 year old's love of numbers but suspect it has more to do with the chocolates!
We started . . . more
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