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Year in review: 2006

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Highlights and major happenings: Two Wisdom teeth out- March Photography night classes 'Photo of the Week' - MetVUW - July Photo in Southland calendar and on chocolate box - November Jury duty - October Babies born: Ben, Olivia, Xavier Skiing - August South Island trip (January 06) Christmas - Hawke's Bay (December 06) Glass negatives - processed and gifted to Puke Ariki Taupo/Rotorua trip - July 2006 wasn't a bad year... it had its up and downs, pros and cons - as does everything. Here's a little about my 2006. I had two wisdom teeth out in March. Man, that was traumatic. I had a local anesthetic and lay back to watch Shrek 2 on the tv my dentist has attached to the roof. It didn't really help much... partly because he and his assistant stood over me and blocked my view. One of my teeth was partially submerged and he had to dig it out and once removed I had to have a couple of stitches. The other tooth wasn't so bad but overall not something I want t...
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Overseas trip, July - August 2009

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On 6 July 2009 we flew off on our eight week fun filled European adventure. We’d saved for two years and spent a lot of time planning and preparing for the trip of a lifetime. Mike and I enjoyed it immensely. Where we went: - Singapore - UK - London, Bath, Marloes Sands, Hartington, Ambleside, Chillingham, Edinburgh, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Glasgow - Belgium - Brugge - Netherlands - Rotterdam, Dan Haag, Amsterdam, Arnhem - Germany - Essen, Berlin, Munich - Czech Republic - Prague - Switzerland - Zurich - France - Avignon, Bordeaux, Paris How much it cost: Total cost $33,668.54 - Flights, insurance, hire car and Eu-Rail pass = $10,930.95 - Tours etc = $968.40 - Singapore and London accommodation = $1,403.50 - Other accommodation = approx. $7,800 - Meals, shopping, bus/metro and activities = approx. $12,565 What we ate: In my travel diary I kept a list of what we ate for dinner each night. Below is how it reads, notes in italics added June...
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The First

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"..everybody gets a second chance.." I've had an interesting but tiring start to 2006. I'm in an in between space. My thoughts are in disarray. I need to bring some order to this confusion. "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."
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