Kapa Haka all done and dusted.....

After 6 months of hard core practicing and 6 weeks of 5 days a week practices, the day arrives, but to re cap. Wednesday I shopped for 45 people for Thrusday night dinner (mince pasta n vege) bread n butter pudding. I worked all day Thursday just so I could have Friday off,
I worked 8am til 5.30pm then headed to Marae and started. 2 other mums helped me we got dinner sorted and started on the lunches, cut up cucumber and tomatoes grated carrots and cheese boiled eggs for eggy mash, cut ham slices to fit pre buttered 100 buns and re bagged, then pre packed apple mandarins mufins, and peanut slabs and bottled water. Only thing to do was add the buns.

Finished at 11.30pm, headed home 50 people slept at the marae I DIDNT!! Got up 4.30am arrived 4.45am and started brekkie me and 1 other mum, porridge for 45, spag baked beans and left over mince and pasta all mixed in with cut precooked sausages and HOT MILKY MILO and MADE up all the buns for lunch and WRAPPED them before ANYONE GOT UP!!!!!! temperature -2!!!! woke others 5.30am Iwas told too do that though (brekkie nearly ready), all asleep most snoring!!! no movement went back 5.45am flicked lights on and said all CHEERY "wakey wakey" not MISS popular that's for sure. Filled 2 HUGE SINKS brekkie and dishes and clean up over in 40 mins flat

Brekkie down bus driver arrived 7am they left 8am!! After much checklists and doublechecking gear etc.

I stayed at school had long HOT shower in the peace and quiet changed and waited for Powhiri (welcome of B.O.T) meeting to finish then Te Reo teacher and I headed off.

The DAY was superb bare bodies ta moko (inked tatto) feather piu piu (flax skirts) and loads of haka,chanting.poi,singing it was awesome!!!! The group looked amazing and were pumped up that's for sure.

Spent 3 hours in conference room area getting everyone ready, hair, make up. moisturising, lips legs backs, kakahu (costumes) and then warm ups and practice.

Edit to stage THERE on and for 22 mins coming on they were so loud the blew the speakers one boy ripped his G String (worn under marau similar shape to scottish sporon) one boys rakau stick cracked the stage floor, THE LIGHTING flickered on and off momentarily they sang their hearts out AND WON 1st in Whai Korero (speech) came 4th overall. finished 7pm had dinner home 9.30pm unpacked bus tidied gear said goodbyes home 11pm TOO BED!!!!!

Next major competition is the Hauraki in September and Tuwharetoa festival in October. But they will have other little performances to do.


HUGE day loads of happy kids DID jack nothing today Samuel had no work no rugby no jobs!!!! It was bliss.

Samuel is also in the Manu Korero Speech Finals (Maori Speech ) at the Natinal competition end of June, and he has been chosen to travel to Japan in April 2012. HE IS excited already............

NOW its hard out karate training YAY.....

I went mooching today got myself a belt at the warehouse that I tried on 6 weeks ago could only get it too 1st hole TODAY it's on 4th hole!!!!!

FANTASTIC!

I hope everyone has a relaxing Sunday.....

Ciao
Blondie

Are we getting winter yet?

Heck it's been mild and rainy and humid and a few frosts but where is winter!!!!

I have bought some gorgeous black leather knee high boots in my favourite brand KUMFS and extra wide fit and calves $489 down to $139 (trade me) only worn twice AND they are beautiful SCORE bought a GORGEOUS coat from farmers white and black print $150 down to $50 double score got me some fancy nancy knee high patterened stockings for my NEW boots and NEW Mary Jane shoes I love them (like I used to wear to high school the flats with ankle strap in black leather), I LOVE IT I am in shopping heaven again and it is just FAB. AND I'm still saving money!!!!!!!!!!!

Samuel is 2 weeks away from KAPA HAKA competition and it is ALL ON, Patu (hand held mere), Rakau (stick),Poi,Haka the group is huge and we have been there Mon Wed Thurs 3 hour practises after school and Sat over night until sunday every week for the last 4 weeks WE have all day practice tomorrow and two PRE competition performances this week coming FULLY kitted up (ink tattoo etc and cultural costumes etc).

Rugby is full steam ahead and although yesterday was wet and miserable and cold it was fun Samuel has worked every saturday (sushi not open on Sundays now over winter) but is open all this weekend he has to squeeze in practice and karate as well, this week BUT no karate or rugby next week as TUTORS want NO INJURIES last competition had 4 broken arms on stage.


I am having another day off work so I can go to the KAPA HAKA competition which is Fri Sat Sun June 16th onwards crowds of 3000-5000 expected so thats full on then and we will all be tired as!!!

Have had this whole weekend off AND IT has been great!!!

AND as a little footnote I have lost 7kg in 8weeks!!!!! sleep no stress no bills and well it makes life easier.

I do hope eveyone else has had a nice weekend.

Ciao
Blondie