A Story For Natalie

Oscar and Fang

Oscar woke up, rubbed his ears with his front paws, wriggled his nose and waited for Natalie. She always came early to say hello to him.

Soon he heard the garage door open and there was Natalie outside his cage talking to him. Oscar loved the sound of her voice and jumped around in his cage because he was so happy.

Natalie continued to talk to him as she opened the cage door while Oscar waited his chance to jump out and run around the garden.

Oscar knew he was a lucky bunny because he was able to run around the garden while Natalie and her Mum cleaned his cage and when he went  back in it tonight it would be all clean and fresh.

Oscar hopped off towards the vege garden where he ate some broccoli leaves and then some silver beet. Next he scratched a hole just for fun and hid under the pumpkin leaves in the corner of the garden. This was to trick Natalie when she came looking for him.

Then he heard Natalie calling his name and while he felt he should let her see him he was also a playful bunny and decided to tease her by keeping really still so she wouldn't  see him. Not even his little nose wriggled as he hid so quietly.

However it wasn't long before Natalie found him and picked him up to give him a big cuddle.  He could tell by her voice that she wasn't angry with him and had really enjoyed playing hide and seek.

Now it was time for school and Natalie had said goodbye to him and gone off to catch the Walking School Bus leaving Oscar to play on his own for the day. Under the begonias, around the fuchsias and along the fence for a drink of water kept Oscar busy.

Suddenly Oscar noticed something moving along the top of the fence so he stopped an kept perfectly still until he could decide what it was. Luckily he was hidden from the thing on the fence and he continued to keep very still.

With a loud Miaow Fang the cat sprang from the top of the fence and began to advance towards Oscar who by now was terrified. Fang was big, mean and hungry looking and Oscar did not fancy being his lunch.

In two big hops  Oscar had left Fang behind as he raced towards his cage and what he hoped would be safety.  However he  realised as he got closer that although he might be able to jump into the cage it was big enough for Fang to come after him and he now became very scared.

Fang was getting closer to him as he approached the cage and he was beginning to despair when suddenly he heard Natalie's voice. She must be home from school and she always came to  check on him as soon as she arrived home. He hoped she would hurry up and come and help him.

Then there she was. She spotted Fang at the same time he saw her and while she yelled at him to get out of her garden Oscar raced towards her and sat by her legs. They were really pleased to see each other and Oscar was so thankful she had come in time to help him and he hadn't had to try Kung Fu on Fang.

Natalie gave Oscar a big cuddle then wrapped him in a blanket and took him into the house to watch TV with her. They were very happy to see each other and to share their happiness together.They were both smiling as they snuggled up to each other and talked about their day.

Christmas News

Hi to you all. We spent Christmas day with Leanne and Danny and Maddison and while there I took some photos of their new house as I thought you might be interested and this made for an easy way of explaining how the house sits on the section.

This looks West. You will see they have planted the bank on the right around the pool and have some lawn started. To the south as the crow flies 5k or so is the road to Helensville

 State Highway 16. Their block is wooded (manuka and natives) to the right and left as you look at this photo. The drive winds through the bush ahead to the closest road about 400m. Some concrete and some still in metal / mud when it rains / some puddles.

This is from the same 

spot looking East. You can see the shed danny built that had the caravan behind it and where they lived while the house was being built. They have two piglets in the fenced area, chooks on the right and recently developed vege gardens also on the right. To the left they have planted a heap of fruit trees and along the fence at the back they have planted hedge trees to grow privacy in the future.

If you stand by the shed and look down and east you look right at the village of Kaukapakapa.

So we had a pleasant two nights with them. Tracy and Shane and the girls also stayed Christmas Eve and Santa found his way into the house much the the delight of everyone on Christmas morning.

Here is Nana and the girls just before everyone headed off to open presents. 

As you can see the excitement was intense.

Trust you all had a great Christmas.

Please make a comment to this blog especially if there is anything you want to ask about.

Take care you all.

Noho ora mai.

Long Wait

I didn't realise how long ago it was that I posted the last blog. In fact it probably doesn't matter too much as there is not a long of news since then. 

Toni of course has been unwell with Glandular Fever and had 5 weeks off school. She is now recovering well, back to school and taking a limited amount of exercise to retain her fitness. Unfortunately he rep netball has had to be abandoned and her swimming training is very limited. Otherwise she is looking and feeling better.

Had the grand daughters for various nights over the holidays and enjoyed their company. Leanne and Danny and Maddison have continued to stay on Saturday nights although this may not be for too much longer as their new house is due for hand over on 13 August.

I have done only limited work days - by choice and over the last few weeks have "run in" my new eye. I'm now officially the $6000 man.

We celebrated Beat's birthday with lunch in Orewa with Tracy and tea with Leanne etc.

Last Saturday night was the encore at our place but only Tracy etc could come as the weather was so shocking Leanne stayed home to hold down their caravan.

Beat and I have gone to the movies a few times and continue to enjoy our shopping trips to Albany / Takapuna.

We are both well, walking lots and keeping occupied.

Thursday 1 May

Well it's been a while since the last post and everything continues to go along well. All family are fine and Beat and I also. The new house is closed in and the lining has been started. We have seen the brick and it looks good. It's a huge house and should come together well. 

We took Toni shopping on Tuesday and she bought a pair of skinny jeans for herself while Natalie scored two new pairs of pyjamas -funny that. Maddison received a great end of term report and is close to a Bronze Award for behaviour. She is going well.

For Beat and I we continue our walking etc and try to keep fit. Work starts for me again next Tuesday which isn't a thrilling thought.

So to anyone reading that's it. If nobody does then I can read my own ramblings.

It's Raining!!!!!

A brief catch up since the last posting. I am writing this to myself as none of you turkeys who might be able to read these are doing so and if you are then your feedback is not really up to the mark.

News of the new house is that it is up to the brick stage. Roof is on, wiring is done and the gas fitter has been. Leanne and Danny have  put in lots of trees and mulched the sides of the drive so the overall look is also improving.

Grandkid news is that Maddison and Toni are into netball practice for the new season. Toni is also playing rugby and soccer and keeping up her early morning swimming training. Maddison received two certificates at assembly last week - academic and citizenship. Natalie can write her name and enjoys her pre-school on the three days she goes. Nana and Pop go to her swimming lesson on a Friday and she goes to gymnastics once a week. Pop believes the sport is more important than the school work.

Everyone else  is OK. 

Would somebody please read this and make some comment.

This Weeks Catch Up

Well the weekend is over and it was back to the computer today. Leanne and Danny and Maddison stayed again Friday night and were away early Saturday morning - early for them that is. We went over to see them yesterday and worked all afternoon on clearing manuka and gorse so that they can mulch and plant the area along one side of the drive. The photo is of their new house as of yesterday - it's huge.

Tracy and Shane arrived with Natalie and Toni and brought tea for us all. They barbecued etc and we all had a good time together at the end of the day.

Worked two days last week visiting  teachers in classrooms which is quite enjoyable and this week I have three days work.

Re-sowed the lawn of Saturday and now wait with everything crossed in the hope we have a good strike of new grass.