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lizzle 
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 Posted: 16 December 2006 at 10:33am |
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the secret santa thing for the adults is such a good idea. we are doing that as well. It means that we can buy someone a nice present,. rather than buying everyone something from the $2 shop!
I found this awesome paua photo frame for my SIL (I'm her secret santa). i'm just hoping everyone else remembered to get their present. It's pretty stinmk on xmas morning when someone has been forgotten...may have to make some little hints.
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james
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Posted: 16 December 2006 at 4:36pm |
hay nikki if it gets that bad you and han can run away to our place lol 
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Posted: 16 December 2006 at 4:45pm |
We're having breakfast here Christmas Morning, then lunch with my Mum's family at my Nana's place in Tokoroa, and dinner with Nathaniel's family at his brother's place in Tauranga. We're going to stay with Nat's parents Christmas Night, then its off to Katikati Boxing Day for the King Family Christmas at my parents place with Dad's side of the family.
Only my Mum and MIL have seen Xavier, so everyone is looking forward to meeting him - especially my 67yo Nana, who is thrilled to have another great-grandson! 
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Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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fattartsrock
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Posted: 16 December 2006 at 7:56pm |
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Nikki, I can come and rescue you from Pic-town...
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The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P
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Posted: 16 December 2006 at 9:03pm |
Phew Becca, I hope the kids keep up! 
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Posted: 17 December 2006 at 8:57am |
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Nikki I sooo want to hear about your xmas afterwards!!!LOL
We have xmas at home - we open pressies in the morning...kid in me still which bodes well for when bubs arives as we can carry on our tradition...we used to do a parcel from USA on xmas eve but not sure if it will arrive in time this year...
THen have lunch - will be different as no gma this year...Mum loves to cook and was going to try go to a restaurant but she wont do it! There is just her, me and DH. Ive asked for rolled turkey and trifle!!
Then up to Dhs parents (ugh!) for dinner...they normally do bfast but i flat refused to do it this year.I am not draggin this butt all the way to west akld for nooone that early!!! Bet they do cold ham and BBQ just to spite me!
Then back home and relax....
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lizzle
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Posted: 17 December 2006 at 9:11am |
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My rellies descend on me today. I'm feeling my back arch already. Love everyone really, but my BIL is the "expert" on EVERYTHING, and I'm waiting for the comment about how we raise the boys. See, I'm getting defensive now and he hasn't even said anything!!! Good thing is they can't come round for the next few days cause Taine has the tummy bug and we don't want his daughter (3 months old) getting it - would NEVER hear the end of it if we did - and I can imagine emergency trips to the hospital (first time parents) - and not to diss first timeers, but he is a slo extremely overprotectve and always knows best.....love him really.
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 17 December 2006 at 9:15am |
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Ooo good luck with that one Liz. haha (Sorry... shouldn't laugh really.)
And yeah, OhBaby will definitely be getting a run down of my lovely christmas experience. We'll see if I manage to get a story to top my much told Boxing Day Races explosion story. Given that we are in the midst of toilet training, it may even have a common theme. Joy.
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lizzle
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Posted: 17 December 2006 at 11:34am |
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Hey Nikki, did I tell you my story of how Jake peed in the corner of Bond and Bond - oh what fun that was. I haven't gone back since.
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Posted: 17 December 2006 at 11:53am |
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hahahahahaha
I wonder if anyone picked up on it on the security cameras?
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aimeejoy
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Posted: 22 December 2006 at 3:02pm |
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Only just found this one...
Anyway, in the morning me and Daniel are going to have a yummo cooked breakfast and do the present thing. Then off to Dans aunties for his family lunch. My mum and dad are coming here for tea, if my mum has her way we will be having ham sammies for dinner!
We have got Hannah a swing set, the zoo dvd, a few books, a jewellery box and a few cheapo things for her santa sack.
Hopefully we will just chill out for the weekend and crossing my fingers here that the weather will improve (and the snow will melt off the ranges and it wont be so damn freezing!).
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Aimee
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Greer 11/02/08
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Posted: 22 December 2006 at 4:24pm |
Our christmas morning ususally starts off with eating brakfast and talking on MSN to family and firends in UK and opening their presents and watching them do the same, nice for them as they open things on Christmas Eve, then we head to Scorching bay for our traditional dip in the sea, I might not do that this year, i think i have a plausable excuse. then back to the house for nibbly bits with firends and then eventaully we have a BBQ and sit round and blob for a couple of hours. We usually end up talking to the same people in the UK again in the evening to wish them Happy Christmas again.
then to bed to do it all again on Boxing Day, May be not the swim bit. Mum and dad are here this year so it will be a little different, Mum can't get her head round not having turkey or Christmas pud, but then I was the same when we first arrived, but even in Wellington it's too hot (yep in Wellington ) for that sort of thing
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Posted: 22 December 2006 at 5:32pm |
We'll wander off to my family in the morning (after having waffles at home for brekkie if I'm lucky and Jono gets up and makes them ), then hubby's family in the avo, for the big Christmas feed. Ella will get to meet all the rellies from the South, from that side of the family, so that's cool, and her aunt who couldn't make it all the way from Wellington to Palmy to meet her before then!  We're off to a fancy-pants BBQ dinner at friend's house after that, which will be great fun. Fair bit of shifting about on the day but I'm glad we're not hosting it!! One of these Christmases I'll finally put my foot down about all the running about between both families, but not this year.
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aimeejoy
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Posted: 22 December 2006 at 7:15pm |
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I think I might Andie - I have this idea of having both families here for xmas lunch next year, but they both do things so differently I dont know how it would work...
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Aimee
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Posted: 22 December 2006 at 7:47pm |
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I have put my foot down this year. DH told his parents if they want to see us (really to see Andrew) they are to come to us. We are going out to my parents place (only out to Aokautere) as their is going to be extended family there, DH's place is just his brother and sister and I can't stand his brother.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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whats everyone doing for xmas?
