Action - A Poem by Shane

Car chases, strong guys Burglars with lots of guns Good guys always win Explosions make it fun. Goodies and baddies get bloody Always fighting crime Murderous killers on the loose The bad guys are just wasting their time.. ...

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Prayer/Praise Points

From time to time I’ll be posting about the things we’re praying for with Shane, so that if any of you want to join us you’ll know what challenges he’s facing and can pray with him too. #1 Although Shane has made a good start to the year at school there have been a few issues with...um...organisation... Yea, he’s been pretty unorganised, some would even say a little ‘lost’ at times, and I think a lot of it is to do with him being a bit overwhelmed with the new high school routine. He’s doing ok, but we’re praying that he will continue to do well, settle in quickly, enjoy school, not be distracted by things (such as friends/girls!) and really...

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Surf to City 2012

Today Shane participated in the Surf to City 12km bike race from Oreti Beach to Queens Park. It was his first time entering and he has been really looking forward to it.  He had a great time, and really can’t wait to do it again next year. By the time he got to the finish line, he was exhausted and starving! It took a while to find Mum and Dad but when we finally all got together Mum had packed a huge lunch for everyone. Shane also enjoyed the free sausage sizzle (I think he had 3!) and we spent some time hanging out at the park. Then it was time for the Kids in the City fun run, which Faith had entered, so Shane decided to jump...

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Waitangi Day

Today was Waitangi today so the kids and Chris all had the day off. We went for a walk along the Forest Hill track this morning.  Forest Hill  track; Neihana looking up at a wood pigeon. Shane spent most of the time complaining that it was boring and refusing to let me take any pictures of him.  Avoiding obstacles. The only picture I got of Shane - and I had to be sneaky just to get this! He did seem to enjoy throwing sticks in the weta cave though.  We also spotted a wood pigeon, and a cute little fantail that followed us for a while. weta cave wood piegon Ham & salad rolls for lunch, and some chips in...

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