Merry Xmas

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Our House- In the middle of the street

Hello and Merry Christmas with a Happy new year chucked in for good measure. Lets hope 2008 is great and that you all get to do the things that make you happy in life. A s most of you are aware we have had a full year learning life in NZ and renovating the house ( or as I like to call it , the money sink). I can now announce that we have completed the work and are now enjoying BBqs and drinks in our new backyard. See photos, I have even put in a pool !. The weather here is still very inconsistant with 32C one day , down to 10C the next. We have made it down to the beach a few times and ive had the odd swimm, pretty cold though when compared to the Med or Aussie. Apart from that I have started Dragon Boating, still playing squash and touch once a week. Jo is well and is now on Xmas break from teaching. She finished her University course and received a A- grade. We are now concentrating on enjoying Summer and trying new things. In January we go on the famous Milford track which is about 9hrs south of us. It is a four night (52km)tramp through NZ rain forest and over a mountain range. Jo has never done anything like this and Im hoping she enjoys it. For Xmas dinner tommorrow, its crayfish (Rock Lobster), NZ green lip mussels and salad on the beach( Kiwi Style !!). All the best and hope you like the pics.

Czesc wszystkim!!!Pozne ale szczere wesolych swiat od nas!!!Z przyjsciem nowego roku zyczymy wszystkim realizacji planow malych i duzych a zwlaszcza tych co czynia nas szczesliwych. My nareszcze cieszymy sie naszym wolnym czasem i latem. Weekendy zwykle spedzamy robiac grila i popijajac winkiem. Steven cieszy sie swoim malym basenem i piwem ktore mu dostarczam.Lato w tym roku wyraznie lepsze niz w zeszlym ale ciagle s zmianmy w temp od 32 do 10 na drugi dzien. W drugiej polowie stycznia wyruszamy na szlak 52 km przez NZ rainforest i tutejsze gory(okolo 5 dni).Moze przezyje...W pierwszy dzien swiat pojdzimey na plaze jak pogoda dopisze.Tak wiec do siego roku!!!
Aska.

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Comments

[Kay]

Great work Steve
Hi there, the photos are great. U have done a great job on the yard, does u credit......u can start on mine as soon as u want......love the pool... xmas dinner looked great too....what a great job I did raising u ...... hey, guess what I had for xmas dinner in India? Got invited to an Indian families house and the mother, Manu and I cooked chapitis and egg curry, so Jo wasnt far off the mark. Off to Jaipur in the morning. Love fromMum xxxxx

[helena and paul palmer]

Happy New Year from the UK
Hi Steve and jo, Sounbds like you had a great Christmas. We are living in Devon in a really lovely old cottage with a loga fire and beamed ceilings. It is very cold and we went over to Guernsey, Channel Islands near France, for Christmas with my family. We are pouring cash into our house, as well as the long commutes to our work each day. Might move back to Guernsey soon. Keep us posted with your developments - house looks amazing from when you first bought it. Thought of you at new year - remember the buckets of Gin on the Kho San road? Speak soon Helena and Paul xx

[konrad]

lovely
Hi dudes,yes the backyard looks really good and the crayfish tasty,but for gods sake why did you stub that fat bloke with a beer bottle in the chest and put him in a giant blue bottle cap on your driveway!? Strange people those kiwis :-) Good luck on your trip. Konrad