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Published: November 7th 2006
Jocelyn Martha Hicks is born
Her birth weight is 8lbs 6.3 oz - 19 inches longMonday the 6th of November was a travel day from Rotorua to Queenstown.
Tuesday the 7th. After 6 days in the hospital with pneumonia my mom, Jan McClure, died at 9:18 am PST/USA. She was 85 years old. Then at 12:40 pm CST/USA, Jocelyn Martha Hicks was born to Sara and Wade Hicks. Both mother and child are well and recovering from the c/sec birth. Jocelyn's birth wt. was 8 lbs 6 oz. and 19 in. long. I heard her fiesty cry over the phone. One family member has left us and another has joined us.
Queenstown, NZ 11/7/06
We went on an historical tour of Queenstown today, by coach, landing in Arrowtown. Sight saw the Lake district Museum, had lunch, walked around the historic goldrush settlement, and saw an area on the river where a scene from the first Lord of the Rings movie was filmed. The Queenstown region is dominated by a beautiful landscape of mountains, lakes, rivers, and ice, and snow in the mountains. A place fit for Queen Victoria.
Later in the day, we took the gondola up to Skyline restaurant. The restaurant is 2200 feet above sealevel and 1200 feet above the
lake. The vistas were breathtaking. Our dinner there was the best buffet we've had yet.
The Queenstown area is an extreme sport center with over 100 different things to pick from--jet boating on the Shotover River, bungy jumping, and hang gliding to name a few.
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Karla
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mixed feelings
Hi John and Marty I finally sat down on this rainy Tuesday night to read your blog. It's quite impressive. I am so sorry to hear about your mother and so glad to hear about your new granddaughter. You are right.. mixed feelings.. "to everything there is a season". Take care. Karla