Just so I haven’t forgotten everyone was our programme of events from the last few weeks until school ENDS, which is DEC 10th (oh to be back at school) End of year activities and prizegivings and exams it has just been one big BLUR!!!! I hope everyone is well staying out of trouble and looking forward to relaxing at XMAS like I am!!! AND please please do RAIN DANCES as it is so hot and dry it’s terrible.
We have been so DAMNED busy with kapa haka and karate its insane WE have won the right to hold the karate NATIONALS next year and we are fundraising every 2nd Saturday to raise $18000!!! The kapa haka we had Friday 26th November (pre cycle race) we fed 100 people entertained danced sang and then had to clean up got home
NEXT week is Cycle challenge (nov 27th) and all that week we have kapa haka tues/wed/thrus/fri night is WELCOMING cyclists onto school and performance then SAT morning we have karate BBQ organised for fundraising and also a RAFFLE going at Pak n Save Sunday and then the next week is Activites week at school for all Year 9 and he has practices karate kapa haka and swimming everyday afterschool right up until SCHOOL ENDS so we are flat out next weekend too, following week we are at school Tues/wed/thurs with kapa haka as FRI night 3rd December is MARAE stay over as we have to be at Mount Tauhara for Contact Energy (600 GUESTS!!!! Including Iwi groups etc) official powhiri and welcome and entertainment party!! IT WAS 10 HOURS of on and off performing and eating!! Have all day gig Saturday then Sunday is Karate again fundraiser, Week of Dec 6th is final week of school and we have junior prizegiving kapa haka 3 nights then swimming then Karate BBQ we aren’t free until December 18th and even then that weekend we have Karate fundraiser on!!! A garage sale at my place IT is 80% set up NOW as of December 16th.
We then have the garage sale 18th december next fundraising is selling amazing "Thundersticks" (random light sticks like lightsabers!) at the New Years Eve concert and at THE STAN WALKER and ANIKA MOA concert Whoop Whoop oh and DJ Rumble will be there and Ivy Lies!!! WE then have A HUGE HANGI fundraiser at End of January and between then I WILL BE ON HOLIDAY I swear!!!!!!
I have kept up with all me gardenign etc and house cleaning (spring/summer huck out!) so IT MAKES me relax as if I see jobs to do I get up instead of relaxing! DAM IT!
Swimming stops in the week of December 17th being last lesson, then Samuel will go back to 2 nights of karate until school starts again on February 3rd, then its FULL on as they have a huge KAPA HAKA competition in Rotorua in March so will be practising 3 nights a week for that again and the saturday's as well for it.(and chuck in swimming as well and its BUSY central all over.
Samuel did really well in Year 9 exams got a lot of Excellence in Maths English Science Social Studies, a few achieved with merit, and 2 achieved so he was pleased with that.Also got a principals MERIT award and National recognition awards for Karate.
I got photos of course and SOMETIME I will load them.
I don't know about you guys BUT this year is busier than ever, and we got our tree up 2 weeks ago, but I fear xmas will be very lean for us and our extended friends, it has been a horrid year really finances wise HERE'S hoping 2011 is mucho better.
I hope all of you have relaxing enjoyable holidays with friends and family AND some of you are even getting married!!!!!!!
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!!!
Ciao
I still have not put up our tree!
ReplyDeleteLean here too... stressing about it in fact.
B & G will just have to make do with a few gifts this year.
I can't believe how busy you two are downt here! Do you ever stop?