We have a winner....and a catch up

Ok, so I'm not going to leave you in suspense.

This time round I thought I'm not going to be tricky. I'm just going to pick my favourite number and then that person is the winner. But that actually became tricky in itself. See my favourite number is 2, so the more 2's there are, the better, so I thought 22 would be the winner, ie Lyn S

It sounds like you had an awesome trip!

My 5 month old grand-daughter makes me smile every time I see here!

This made me smile today!

Twas the night before Christmas, I'm glued to the tree.
I'm wondering what Santa has brought just for me.
Could it be cardstock or chipboard or lace?
Or a Cricut, I said, with a smile on my face.
And that's when I heard him."Hi Santa, " I said.
"You know....good little girls should be in their beds."
"I know I should Santa,and now I've got caught.
But I was just so excited To see what you brought."
"Well, let's take a look in this room where you work.
He shook his head quickly,And left with a jerk.
I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear.
"You've got enough crap,I'll see you next year"

Posted by: Lyn S| December 22, 2008 at 07:14 PM

then I thought, but hey, number 2 is my real favourite number, so really I have to give a RAK for that number too. LOL.

So I've gone for a RAK for Tracey too:
Great pictures!! Glad you had a great trip!

What makes me smile?!?! That's easy - my baby girl!! She comes out with the craziest and cutest things!! Sure to brighten anyone's day!!

Posted by: Tracey| December 18, 2008 at 12:31 AM

Congrats ladies. Send me an email (above link) and I'll get it out to you just after Xmas.

So hey, thought I'd tell you about something that made my day this evening. I went to do our food shopping. I waited til evening as I thought it would be less crowded. Good move. I was right. Yeah! I got to the counter and saw a magazine I wanted. A foodie mag. But it was really tattered. Obviously a few people had thumbed through it. Anyway, I asked if there were anymore and there weren't. So I asked for a discount. She went off to talk to her manager and came back and said "Merry Xmas" you can have it free. I was gobsmacked. They so didn't need to do that. So thank you Foodtown. You rock.

Hey, talking of food. Here's a picture of our early Xmas dinner's desert at Janes on Sat night. Talk about YUMMO!

 

I haven't changed this photo at all. This is how it came out of the camera. And it tasted as good as it looks! Sigh. LOL.

There were two reasons to go to Sydney.

1. To see my oldest and dearest friend Jane and her family and

2. To see the wiggles. Check out these pics. They aren't the clearest, but by golly I love them......

 

Wiggle watching. Man that place was HUGE. And almost totally full. We were right up the back so the stage was still a way away, but it was amazing. The girls looked absolutely stunning in their special 'rose' tutus.

 

And here are the wiggles 'doing their thing' on stage. Boy it was by far the best kids concert I've ever been to. I know they are coming in March to NZ. If you have young kids and you have the opportunity to go. Take it. Grab it with both hands and get there! You won't regret it.

And last, here's a pic of all of us.

 

Gosh I love these guys! And just look at the kids. They look totally happy, relaxed and enjoying life. That's how it is when we're with them. Without sounding whimpy or whingy, I just wanna say I miss my buddy! Wish she was living back here. But hey, she knows that. Aye Jane? hehehe. Thanks so much for the weekend. You know how hard the last week or two has been and you were there for me as always. Dude you rock.

Speaking of hard weeks. We went to Gary's funeral on Friday. I cried then cried some more. Then realised this was real. He wasn't coming back and cried a bit more. It was the perfect funeral. Organised by him. But I had a huge headache at the end of it. I hate knowing that I can't call him up. But I learnt some valuable lessons from him, his family and mutual friends. I will miss him enormously. No, I already miss him enormously.

So moving right along. I don't want to end on a sad note. Today was the kids daycare Xmas show and party. It was the twins last one, and Dan's first. It was wonderful. We had 3 enthusiastic participants. Including a very gorgeous 'Mrs Santa'.

They made us so proud. AGAIN. We are blessed to have a wonderful family, and lots of supportive friends.

So, on that note I'm gonna head off. I've got one very special Xmas pressie that still needs wrapping and putting under the tree.

Falalalalalalalala.

T

 

Comments

[Tracey]

Hmmm, I like the way you think! Thanks so much!! All the best to you and yours for a fabulous holiday!!!

[Vicki]

Merry Christmas Trina to you and the family. Hoping you have a lovely relaxing one.

[Kirsty]

Happy Holidays Trina :) All the best of the season to you & your family.

(The wiggles pics looks amazing, bummer my kids are not into the wiggles!)

[topkatnz]

Wow Trina ... that concert venue was HUGE!! ... good to have some down-time before christmas. Wishing you and yours a wonderful christmas.

[mandyb]

MAN that wiggles concert is HUGE compared to the NZ ones.... and that dessert YUMMO... merry christmas to you and your family too trina.

[Hannah]

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family, Trina! I love that photo of the kids at the Wiggles concert, what a HUGE venue! And the Christmas photo of your 3 is gorgeous too :-)

[Beverley Cunningham]

Merry Christmas Trina all the best for 2009

[Trace]

Merry Christmas Trina!

[Penny]

Meri Kirihimete! Hope tomorrow is a lovely day :)

[Bronwyn]

Merry Christmas have an awesome day

[Lyn S]

Wow, awesome photos! I love the kid's photo and that dessert looks so mouth watering!

Thanks so much for choosing me as an RAK winner too!

[Jenny E]

Happy Christmas to all of you, Trina

[Rachel]

Have an awesome day tomorrow!