Good afternoon people!! I know I'm getting told off for not upating my diary but i have been so busy, now that I need to write it down nothing springs to mind what we have been up to. Well Carly is off to Thialand soon ( O yeah we had a dillema with her passport as she only had one month left before it expired and she has to travel with at least 6 months so we hastily sent it off down to Wellington and sighed a huge sigh of relief only to look at it and realised they haven't put her visa's in, OK think nearest office to us is probably henderson so off we race there to get them stamped in, phew!!!!! Then told need jabs at least one month before you leave so its in your system whoops!!!! Got to go to the doctor to order jabs first. She will be gone for 4 weeks home for 2 weeks and then she has an opportunity to go to Mongolia to help build a school for charity, so she's looking forward to that. The kids break up on Friday for Easter holidays and go back may 2nd. Billie-jo is playing netball, Jaden is playing football for his own team, Paige & Carly are playing in football teams of their own. At the Easter weekend there was 21 of us who went down to Rotarura, that was a fantastic weekend, mark turned 40, yes 40 so it was just a brilliant weekend. Our Summer is over and we are now in Autumn but we are still having lovely weather. Well we were until yesterday and today the heavens opened and it poured.

Carly just before her big leap

This is Carly doing a bungee jump

Jaden stuffing his face
Jaden says to say hello to Harry and all his friends at Wadebridge
school and that he still thinks of you and he wants to know if you like
his hair? He says he will come home for a visit one day.

in the forest

Still in the rainforest looking out over mauri land & water

eerie

Stan & Jaden

Stan the Man took us thru the rain forest

The kids playing in Lake Taupo with black swans swimming by

soaking our feet in a hot spa

Mum & I in the hot water lake

Still in Taupo and still in the lake

Jaden in a hot water spring lake down in Taupo
the water was about 28 degrees

Dad your like a little garden gnome,fishing for prawns
and you actually tried 1 2 3 so proud of you !!!!!!!

This was the last sunset for 2007

Huka Falls

Taupo

Mum

On holiday down at Taupo with the crowd

Jaden with his hair getting longer

Prawn fishing can you see the prawn, o wot fun we had that Day
Eh Dad! Yes can you see Mum surprised in the background thats
cos it was my first catch and we 'd been there for 5 hours already.

Billie-jo & Gabby

Billie-jo & Emma

Holly & Jaden (his girlfriend)

Kate Jo & I at Snowplanet

Jaden's 6th birthday

Me Debbi Jo Sharon

That's me with all my hair cut off

Gosh I can't believe I havn't written on my blog since the beginning of January, I seriously have a lot to catch up with. Well Mum & Dad have gone back infact its been almost 3 weeks since we took them to the airport, it was such a weird feeling not having them here. Since they have gone we have discovered that Marks Mum has breast cancer and she has been in hospital and had her op we are now waiting for the good/bad news they took out 4 nodes to be checked and we will get the results today so I have everthing crossed for her, its times like this that you wish you can magic yourself back. Well i have got myself in the swing of things at work and already working with 5 families which im told your only suppose to have 4 seeing as I'm part-time but its good.

Well I shall continue with my blog as many of you all are still reading and wondering how we are getting on. Just got back from our week away down in Taupo, so I shall update photos shortly. Thanks Mandy for photos of Grans party it was great looking at everyone and how they have changed, especially the children, keep them coming. Paula Palmer I shall email you very soon I have some good news for you. Congratulations to you Julia for getting your visa. Summer is here, its gorgeous! Write more soon!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

I shall think of you all tonight when we see the new year in before you, but I shall also think of you on your new years eve which will be at 1pm in the afternoon our time, we shall raise a glass to all our friends and family in the uk whilst out on the boat, Happy new year everyone xxxxxx

ALAN~ RIP

We lost a dear friend of ours on the 22nd Dec, so it had put a damper on our xmas really. We had his funeral on the 27th and I must say it was the best funeral I have ever been to. It was all about Alan and afterwards we celebrated his life, it was beautiful. We have spent every week with them since we came here and they became our family. It was a privallege to have met him and we shall never forget him. We spent Xmas day with our other friends at the beach but we didnt go out on the boats. kate & I went swimming and it was warm. Xmas eve we went to snowplanet and went tabogganing and on Boxing Day we spent the day at the races which raised our spirit a little once we started winning. Today is New years Eve and we all went along to the Lugge which was good, and tonight we have been invited to go to our friends place for a party to see the new year in. News Years Day we are going out with a crowd who have boats and Jimmy is going to attempt to teach me and the girls to water ski, they also had a sea biscuit for xmas and already tried it out, I nearly wet myself when Carly went out on it she flew in the air and came down with a bang. Anyway peeps who have been logging in and keeping up with what we have been up to, DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE THRU TO 2008, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT?

Well Christmas is soon upon us and I just want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. xxxxxxxxxxxx

Puhoi

carly hooked a double wammy

Smile jaden.

Mum looking the part

Mum & Dad holding on for dear life

Having lunch at Puhoi

Just to let you all know that Carly, Mum and Dad have had a car accident BUT they are all fine, just a few bruises and a stiff neck.

Just updating to Paige's progress for her soccer she never got in, but it was so close, she was dissapointed but you know Paige she just dusted herself off and said 'O well, next year', thats my Paige. They have 3 weeks left at school and then its Summer Holidays, we have planned to go on Holiday on the 4th january to Taupo for a week. The weather is now warming up, and the kids are now getting into the habbit of putting sun cream on in the morning as part of their routine. We have got a pool now set up in the garden and it warms up by the time they get home from school. Took Mum & Dad fishing last weekend Carly & Bj caught baby sharks and we threw them back into the water and dad came back from the local pub and said that sharks taste good, yuck! I took the girls into Auckland on Monday to see Justin Timberlake omg he was amazing. Everyones all well here, see you all soon x

Well it's nearly one month already that Mum & Dad have been here. its great having them here. Well theres deckys up in shops and Bing Crosby is singing that he's dreaming of a white xmas. 'Is it Christmas' I ask Mark 'how the hell did that happen, didnt we just arrive in New Zealand' Boy that has gone quick, we are absolutely loving it here, probably cos we have our own house and feel more settled. So its rather non comercial for xmas here, by now the kids would have had the Argos book out and an A4 sheet of xmas list thrusted in my hand, and probably by now i would have got it and wrapped most it up by now, so now frantically going out Christmas shopping. On xmas day this year we are meeting three other families and going out on the boat to an Island that we have found recently over the weeks and taking a buffet, Marks into making his own sushi and yesterday i bought a homemade xmas cake with figs,fruit, nuts in a rich red wine, I have already tasted some and omg its delicious. We're having secret santa, best home made xmas hats, and dressing up as a disney character and playing games on the beach with lots of drink, how different to previous xmas's. We had visitors 2 weeks ago from the boys I grew up with in Blisland they rung me and said 'hey where are you I'm standing on your doorstep' it took a while before it registered it was here, so emotional. We cant believe its been 8 months already and we dont have no regrets, we have met some great people, and those are the ones that want to share xmas day with us. I can see the look my Dad gives my Mum, hey Shirley bit of alright here isn't it?

Our boat