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now that we’re in our rental house and have our phone hooked up our contact details have finally settled down a bit. to head off some obvious questions – yes, some mobile numbers are shorter than others (jackie’s has one…
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will the students stand please
i’ve completed my first week of commuting on the bus and have learned a few new things. the buses run on time so i need to also. twice this week i arrived at the bus stop 2 or 3 minutes…
may i have your attention please
it has been pointed out to me from several sources that i did not give jackie’s arrival proper coverage. i’m sure it is attributed to the emotional overload of the event. so gather round please. thank you. i would like…
nz children send their thanks to the youth of america
“you’re telling me that if i put some devil ears on my head and knock on doors folks will give me candy?” halloween is just a minor novelty here with a few kids making the rounds in some very basic…
thank you bus driver
one more step in the moving process complete today. we checked out of our apartment in the city (my home for the last 10 weeks), i began my last walk to work and jackie dragged the last of our belonging…
can a vet fix broken teeth?
no real surprise that jackie was quite eager to get up to quarantine to see gromit after his big adventure. added bonus is that is real is a spectacular drive. when we walk into gromit’s room just like yesterday he…
britney, lindsey & gromit
all committed to 30 days at a private remote treatment facility a bit distracted all day waiting for news about gromit. i was keeping an eye on the nz air website for updates on his flight from auckland to wellington.…
was 4,238,357. now 4,238,358
nz now has one more permanent resident. gromit landed in auckland at 0605 local time. no official update until he arrives at quarantine at approx 1300.
that’s 7 dog days
we knew this would be by far the hardest part of our move – and so far it has lived up to expectations. today at 6:30 pm pacific time jackie dropped gromit off for his flight to nz. it is…
a place to call home
we’ve been going back and forward between looking for a place to rent and place to buy. if we could find the right house in the right neighborhood at the right price that would be ideal, but a home search…