13th February 2009
Nice
Day 129
Got the car and drove to Cambridge and Hamilton. I have to say that these people I am staying with are the kindest and nicest people I have ever met. They have been so nice to me and made me feel right at home. I don't want to leave. Karen is the best cook ever and her cakes are the best. I never eat cake but I do now.
They are so nice and it makes me want to be a better person.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Day 128 Family life
12th February 2009
Family life
Day 128
Went out with Karen in the day and in the evening they showed me the family photos, which was nice. I am so happy here and haven't ate so well since I left home.
I always find it fascinating to see families that are together as I hardly know any at all. When I was growing up in Werrington, most of the families in my street lived with one parent - the kids next door lived with their dad and the boys across the road lived with their mum (who had a boyfriend who could crack house tiles with his head - at the time we were impressed) and the boy up the road who was in my class lived with his mum and mums boyfriend and nearly all my friends too. The exceptions were the Catholic family in my street and Jennie's family and the people I am with now.
What's the connection? All churchgoers. All religious and believe in God. Everyone else got divorced and the kids got step-parents and siblings. Not that that's a bad thing, on the contrary it can be great! But there is a great atmosphere being in a house with a proper family. Very peaceful and settled, or maybe it's because of the religion thing. There's no bitterness or awkwardness ans everyone just be's themselves. I like it here.
Family life
Day 128
Went out with Karen in the day and in the evening they showed me the family photos, which was nice. I am so happy here and haven't ate so well since I left home.
I always find it fascinating to see families that are together as I hardly know any at all. When I was growing up in Werrington, most of the families in my street lived with one parent - the kids next door lived with their dad and the boys across the road lived with their mum (who had a boyfriend who could crack house tiles with his head - at the time we were impressed) and the boy up the road who was in my class lived with his mum and mums boyfriend and nearly all my friends too. The exceptions were the Catholic family in my street and Jennie's family and the people I am with now.
What's the connection? All churchgoers. All religious and believe in God. Everyone else got divorced and the kids got step-parents and siblings. Not that that's a bad thing, on the contrary it can be great! But there is a great atmosphere being in a house with a proper family. Very peaceful and settled, or maybe it's because of the religion thing. There's no bitterness or awkwardness ans everyone just be's themselves. I like it here.
Day 127 Brum, brum
11th February 2009
Driving around
Day 127
Went for a big drive today to Tirau and Mount Maunganui
Driving around
Day 127
Went for a big drive today to Tirau and Mount Maunganui
Day 126 Limo
10th February 2009
Limo!
Day 126
Went to Hamilton Gardens today with Karen then went to Ashleys place of work and sat in Julia Roberts's limousine. Cool.
Limo!
Day 126
Went to Hamilton Gardens today with Karen then went to Ashleys place of work and sat in Julia Roberts's limousine. Cool.
Day 125 Hamilton
9th February 2009
Hamilton
Day 125
Karen and Ashley have put me on their car insurance so had the car today and went round Hamilton.
Hamilton
Day 125
Karen and Ashley have put me on their car insurance so had the car today and went round Hamilton.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Day 124 Proper food
8th February 2009
Proper food
Day 124
Went to some lakes today with the family. It was cool. The activities here are amazing and there is so much for the kids to do. Oh and I went to church this morning. Didn't sing along though but did have the bread and wine (have a funny feeling I wasn't meant to though). I just did what everyone else did so I took some bread and bit into it, then I noticed no one else was eating theres yet so I tried to make it look like I was scratching my nose and not just about to eat the bread.
Karen's husband Ashley works at a place that has bought Julia Roberts limousine! So went there and had a sit in it pretending to be an actress for a few minutes.
Oh and the best thing about today was that Karen cooked a Sunday dinner! It was great. Had ice cream and fruit and cake for dessert then at night had a caburys chocolate milk drink with ice cream in it and some chocolate on the side. Today I put on about a stone.
Proper food
Day 124
Went to some lakes today with the family. It was cool. The activities here are amazing and there is so much for the kids to do. Oh and I went to church this morning. Didn't sing along though but did have the bread and wine (have a funny feeling I wasn't meant to though). I just did what everyone else did so I took some bread and bit into it, then I noticed no one else was eating theres yet so I tried to make it look like I was scratching my nose and not just about to eat the bread.
Karen's husband Ashley works at a place that has bought Julia Roberts limousine! So went there and had a sit in it pretending to be an actress for a few minutes.
Oh and the best thing about today was that Karen cooked a Sunday dinner! It was great. Had ice cream and fruit and cake for dessert then at night had a caburys chocolate milk drink with ice cream in it and some chocolate on the side. Today I put on about a stone.
Day 123 Joining a family
7th February 2009
Leaving Rotorua and joining a family
Day 123
Got the coach to Cambridge this morning. Karen picked me up from the coach stop. I recognised her straight away even though I wasn't sure what she would look like but definately remember her even though she left England 11 years ago.
Karen drove me around some scenic places and we went to a waterfall that had a rainbow at the base of it. Went to the chip shop for tea and went to the small town of Raglan. Lovely.
For the time that I am here, I will be staying with Karen and her family. My mum used to work with Karen in Stoke on Trent. Here there is Karen, her husband Ashley and their children Emma, Josh and Abby.
Leaving Rotorua and joining a family
Day 123
Got the coach to Cambridge this morning. Karen picked me up from the coach stop. I recognised her straight away even though I wasn't sure what she would look like but definately remember her even though she left England 11 years ago.
Karen drove me around some scenic places and we went to a waterfall that had a rainbow at the base of it. Went to the chip shop for tea and went to the small town of Raglan. Lovely.
For the time that I am here, I will be staying with Karen and her family. My mum used to work with Karen in Stoke on Trent. Here there is Karen, her husband Ashley and their children Emma, Josh and Abby.
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