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Island wedding

10 March 2008
Melua Watson ()

By the time the wedding came around, I felt more like spending a week in bed than trekking to a wedding on Waiheke Island.
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Kia ora folks

10 March 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

Well, here I am in Canada... thousands of kilometres away from home, back to my husband’s childhood haunt, to live a snowy winter life...
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Packing up and moving on

9 April 2008
Melua Watson ()

We’re moving cities and despite best efforts to live a streamlined life there’s a formidable mountain of stuff to pack.
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On Swiss Time

14 April 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

A busy three weeks on holiday in Switzerland.
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Gisborne – land of the fit

22 April 2008
Melua Watson ()

Ta-daa! We are in Gisborne. Home to brilliant beaches, dripping fruit trees and the world's shortest river - which, fortuitously, is just over the road.
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Thawing out in Rarotonga

1 May 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

3 and 1/2 days of rest and relaxation with the family in Rarotonga before heading home to New Zealand.
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Toddler travel terror

6 May 2008
Melua Watson ()

Meg’s an energetic kid so it was with trepidation that we loaded the car for the six hour drive to Auckland for another wedding.
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Ruapehu Rocks!

19 May 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

A weekend of adventure back home at Mount Ruapehu.
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Men in Trees

2 June 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

Men weilding noisy chainsaws versus the sleeping toddler!
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I get by with a little help from my friends...

17 June 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

As I had a pretty painless pregnancy with my first child, I made the mistake of assuming that life would be breezy with the second. Yep, almost 12 weeks into it, and I have a new best friend...
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Flying high

19 June 2008
Melua Watson ()

Flying to Wellington in one of those tiny little relics I wished that, for just one hour, Meg was a tiny baby again.
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Ski Wives

4 July 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

In winter time around here we become...not ‘Army Wives’, ‘Footballers Wives’, or even ‘Desperate Housewives’…but one wouldn’t be too wrong for calling us…’Ski Wives’.
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No not the holidays!

11 July 2008
Melua Watson ()

For many parents of toddlers, the school holidays represent a seemingly random interruption to your blessed routine. Help!
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17 Weeks Down! (Almost)

23 July 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

17 Weeks pregnant and counting...it's a little different the second time round.
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Baby booming

30 July 2008
Melua Watson ()

My parents always called themselves 'baby boomers' and it had an exclusive ring to it. It's only recently that the penny has dropped for me - our kids are likely to feel they're part of a boom club too.
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Camping with the Crew.

9 August 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

A spontaneous weekend camping trip sees us having a bit of fun as a family.
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Swap till you drop

11 August 2008
Melua Watson ()

I went to a clothes swap, or 'swishing' party last night. It was so good I'm wondering if anyone has thought of doing one for kids.
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It's Raining...It's Pouring!

23 August 2008
Lisa Jaggi ()

Winter weather could make you housebound...but not when you own a Mountain Buggy.
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