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5.12.08 On the first of December as Mum was taking us to school we saw that our horse had a foal. When we got back from school we went to see if it was a filly or colt and he is a colt. Yesterday we got Poppy, Brandy (the foals Mum) and the foal in. Katie and I were patting him.

11.11.08 On Saturday we had some of Mum’s friends staying the night. They moved to New Zealand from England in January 08. Mum knows her because they used to go to the same school. They arrived at lunch time round about 2:00 pm. Then Dad, Ralph, George and Robert went on the rhino to the top of the hill. Mum and Mary went on a ride and Katie, Alice and I stayed home. Alice, George and Robert slept in the Gypsy caravan Mary and Ralph slept in my room and I slept in the television room. There usually isn’t a mattress in the television room but Dad grabbed a mattress from the attic. The next day two horses Mum bought at a sale arrived. One is in foal and she is four years old.

30.10.08 In the holidays on the second Sunday Dad, Katie and I went to Palmerston for the night. The next day we went to Taupo when we got there it was 4:00pm. When we got there we went looking for a place to stay the first place we looked at was De Bretts but it was all full. We looked at another place but it wasn’t very nice so we looked at a different place and it was quite nice. Then we went to the Taupo Events Centre and rock climbed for about two hours. Then we went to look for what we wanted to have for supper. We had Indian. Dad and Katie had a spicy thing. Then we went to watch a film. The next day for breakfast we had a sweet pastry thing and hot chocolate.

10.9.08 On Saturday Mum, Dad, Katie and I went to Marsterton. Mum and I went to the hairdressers while Dad and Katie went to Farmers. After the hairdresser cut our hair we went looking for Dad and Katie we had a look in Food for thought but they weren’t there so we went into a book shop Mum bought a woodworking book for herself and got a bird book for her aunt in England. While Mum was looking at the books Dad and Katie went past. I called out to them and we went to the car. We went to Greytown for lunch at the Corner Cafe then we went home.

11.8.08 On Friday Mum went to town to get her picture taken for her passport. On the way home there was a slip and she had to leave the car there and walk home in the dark. On the back of the car was the trailer and motorbike. The next morning Dad went to go move the car so that the council could clear the slip. When Dad got to the car the motorbike and trailer were missing. On Sunday Katie, Dad and I went on a walk down the river on the way home Katie was walking in the river she fell into the water and got washed down the river. Katie had all her clothes on and they got soaking wet she had to take them off and wear my coat.

29.7.08 In the holidays on the second Wednesday Katie, Mum, Kim, Anne and I went on a five and a half hour walk up Mt Holdsworth. On some parts there were swing bridges and wood tracks. On the way to the hut (that was as far as we went) we had a picnic lunch. We had rolls, ham and dip and brie cheese. When we got to the hut there was a man and his tracker dog the dogs name is Saxon and he was really tall. Going to the hut it took three or so hours and on the way back it took two and a half hours.

6.5.08

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In the holidays Katie, Mum and I went to Masterton to stay the night with Mum’s friend. At 6:30 we went to the cinema Katie and I went to watch The Spiderwick Chronicles and Mum went to watch The Kite Runner. The next day we went home.On Tuesday the second week of the holidays Katie and I went to Mum’s Friend who does art. The first thing we did was stick material, cardboard, feathers, and things like that we glued them on and put them in the sun to dry. Then we did a ink drawing by drawing on to paper and when you have done it on the other side it comes out with ink. Then we went to go eat lunch.=====

= = = = 2.4.08 Yesterday when I got home Mum wanted me to help get the thistles out but I didn’t want to. So I went for a walk with Dad and Katie. Katie and I bicycled.. We went up to the hut. When I got back from the walk I asked Mum if I could bake apple pie but she didn’t want me to, because I made it the other day, so I asked Mum if I could make apple sponge (even though I haven’t made it before). For supper we had liver, mashed potato and broccoli. Then for pudding we had apple sponge it was delicious.

17.3.08 On Saturday Dad and Hugo went to Wellington. Mum, Katie and I stayed home. Katie and I were lounging around for the morning then after lunch we were sewing. Katie wanted to make a skirt and I wanted make an apron I did a little sample apron. I tried it on Katie’s Barbie and it went below her bottom. When Dad and Hugo came back they brought pies for our supper. For supper we had pies, lettuce and mayonnaise. On Sunday I made biscuits ”orange chippies” I doubled the recipe so there were about 30 to 40 biscuits and they lasted all day. Nigel came to help Dad muster. For lunch we had pumpkin soup and fresh bread. When Dad was doing the dogs some people came and asked to use the telephone because they had 2 flat tyres. For supper we had mutton coated in manuka honey with herbs on top.

11.3.08 Yesterday when Katie and I got home we watched Dad and Hugo skin the sheep they just shot. First they cut the head off then they skinned the sheep then they broke the front legs then the back legs they got the guts out we kept the liver and kidneys. At about 5.00 pm we went down to the beach we took two horses Mum and Hugo rode while Dad, Katie and I climbed up the rock when Mum and Hugo came back they loaded the horses.

10.3.08 On Saturday it was Katie’s Birthday. Mum, Dad and I gave Katie a bag and sunhat. Mum and I baked Katie a carrot cake. Nigel (Dad’s worker) came with his children (Maggie 1 and Billy 3) and friend. Dad, Hugo , Nigel took the calves down the road to the holding paddock. We all had lunch I made cheese and herb sausages we had lots of other food. Then we had cake. After lunch Nigel, Maggie , Billy and Nigel’s friend left. At about 4.30pm we went down to the beach Mum took the horses in the horse float on the way to the beach and we saw the Osborne’s go past. We had a little ride then we all swam except Mum. The water was really calm and warm. We had roast lamb for supper. On Sunday this scrap metal man dropped in when we were having lunch. He had his lunch with us. Katie had this box of led and he gave Katie $20 and Mum and Dad gave him some batteries. At about 5.00 pm Dad, Hugo , Katie and I went down to the beach for a swim, it was quite windy we got back home just in time before it started to get stormy.

5.3.08 Yesterday Taylor came to stay the night. When we got home Taylor and Katie cleaned Katie’s room so Taylor could sleep on the mattress. Afterwards we biked down the road then up past the cottage through the puddles then we went to the apple tree Katie and Taylor had a apple. We went inside and played on the computer until supper we had sausages, pasta, coleslaw. We went up to the TV room Katie and Taylor were teasing me they said they were going to watch it then they said they weren’t.

27.2.08 In 2006 Mum,Katie and I went to England we got there at 5.00 in the morning. We walked to mum's sisters house. We knocked and the maid opened the door we went up to where we were going to sleep. Mum slept in a spare room Katie and I slept in our cousins beds. Mum said she felt sick so she rested for a while the Katie and I got bored we asked Mum if we could all go for a walk while we were walking Mum met an old friend of hers.

26.2.08 Today we watched a film called Ice. We watched it because we are studying Antarctica. It is about a man called Marcus Lush. In one part we watched. He and this lady were seeing if the parents were feeding the baby's get enough food. Then they took these tracker things off the older penguins. He said the baby penguin was really soft and warm. Then he went to a penguin colony.

25.2.08 On Saturday I was feeling quite ill. Dad ,Hugo, Ramona and Ramona's friend, TB tester ( Rod) were TB testing and Jocelyn was there to see if there were any cattle of hers. We were all having lunch and Jocelyn wanted to speak to dad but dad said there was nothing to talk about. Jocelyn wouldn't go so dad called the Police. and the Police talked to Jocelyn and Jocelyn drove away. Then on Sunday I was still feeling sick. A motorbike club came and biked around all day.

18.2.08 In the weekend on Saturday Dad, Hugo and I wen t on a bike ride. Dad and I on one and Hugo on the other. We went a new bulldozed track. We saw a billy goat nanny goat and two kids (baby goats). The track is like a huge roller coaster.

15.2.08 On Wednesday Taylor came to stay the night. Dad, Hugo, Katie , Taylor and I went down to the beach. It had changed from the last time we went down because where it used to have water now it has sand. We all went swimming for a little while then Dad and I went beach combing I found a ten cent coin. Then we left when we got home I made lemon meringue pie Mum went off to a BOT meeting and the lemon pie wasn't cooking.

11.2.08 School broke up on the 20th of December it was five days to Christmas. On the 25th I woke up at 5.00 am I tried to get back to sleep

11.12.07 In July, My family and I went to Australia for 2 weeks for a holiday. On some day in July we went to Wellington Airport it was rainy and cold. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon are plane left to go to Brisbane Airport we arrived at about 7 o'clock Australia time. We picked up are luggage and tried to find the car rentals the car rentals man came and took us to the cars and gave us a car to rent he gave us the car keys and walked away. We couldn't find the hand brake so we asked some people and they didn't know where it was so asked some other people and they new so we drove away.

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