empty

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well, our visitors have left us and are flying back to blighty as we speak so that’s left our house feeling rather empty (at least for a few days)

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i was at work so missed the leaving ceremony which involved loading loads of bags in to a ‘van’ which was actually a big taxi so that was ok, and off they went

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jane then took the girls to Altura for a cake of sadness.  whilst there they bumped in to Biffy from church and then went and bought esther her new school uniform.  the picture above isn’t from the uniform shop !

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meanwhile i was at work where we went to new zealand’s second best fish and chip cafe and bought a tin of ketchup.  kiwis love ketchup so much that it’s the only country in the world where you can buy ketchup in a tin.   here’s my colleague gavin enjoying having his photo taken.  he’s like an advert for watties ketchup

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anyway i had snapper which is the peoples’ favourite

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we watched a bit of family telly when i got back from work then esther and i hit the mall to get jane’s ipod repaired, but we have to call a number on monday instead.  so we ate ice-creams and did some late night window shopping

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all the shops shut at 9pm so we had to make our own entertainment in the cinema foyer before coming home

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everyone is already in bed and fast asleep, so that’s where i should go too.  big day tomorrow as the spider man’s coming …