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I watched the services on TV, The one at martin Point in Sydney was amazing. Even thou it was raining to was so moving.
I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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the last post gets me everytime too.
I was trying not to cry this morning but with the combination of no sleep, getting up at 5.15, pregnancy hormones and the last post there wasn't much chance I was going to stay dried eyed...ah well, nobody cares do they

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I did it! And I am so pleased I did. So Peanut has now experienced his/her first ANZAC parade and I will proudly say my baby didnt let out a peep, even when the guns went off (followed by howling from every child)

The last post gets me but that poem does more.
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we went to the local Maori Battalion Marae for the service today (at the reasonable hour of 9am) and it was incredible. they have all the names of the soldiers who went to the war and most of them are people I know the families of. It is crazy as Manutuke is SMALL - and there was at least one from each house that went to the war. incredible to think about how people even back here coped without the workforce, without the support. Can't imagine Lewis saying, okay you've got the kids - see you in six years"....Maori TV has Excellent coverage
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I saw that Maori TV had good coverage. They were coving the Feilding parade as the school student doing the speech this year is from Turkey.
I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Had to get up at 4am and help DH get ready. He looks very lovely in his army suit. Bribed my sister with free breakfast to go out to Burnham with me. Was a lovely service, and very well choreographed demonstrations, but I do prefer the one in Cathedral Square as you can't see at Burnham (no lights etc).

The one thing that did annoy me was all the army brats left unattended and they (10-14 year olds that should know better) were talking and giggling through the whole service, and making heaps of noise during the minute's silence. Unfortunately, my brat of a cousin was one of them!

Had a little nana nap when I got home, and DH has just got home from doing other parades around the district, so he's napping now!
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