tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81690979400912764622023-11-16T17:10:15.417+11:00Through My EyesVickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-78533614854533059382013-06-01T18:04:00.000+10:002013-06-01T18:04:35.245+10:00Music Brings Joy to my Soul!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today as I was driving home from my piano lesson I thought about how grateful I am that I have the ability to play the piano. I have an awesome piano teacher, Petrina, who has taught me so much and who encourages me all the way. I appreciate all types of music but I especially love playing classical music. Composers like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin - what talent. They were given these talents and because of their music the world is a better place. Even if you don't like classical music you cannot deny their talent. I appreciate that they shared their talents by writing beautiful music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Music really does bring Joy to my soul. It is as Beethoven says it is a way of expressing the inexpressible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Music has the power to make us feel things that we can sometimes feel in no other way. It makes us laugh, it makes us cry, it makes us feel joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ludwig Van Beethoven also said:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a child I loved to sit and listen to my great grandmother play her piano. One of the things that I so loved was that she would let us have 5 minutes on the timer to sit and play at her piano - (I figure it was because we played so badly that that was as much as she could stand listening to). It was such a treat and I am glad that she was prepared to put up with the bad playing. I wish that she was here now so that I could share my love of playing the piano with her. It is over forty years but in my mind I can still hear her playing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so grateful for a wonderful piano teacher, Mrs Coyne. My first piano teacher who taught me for nothing and who fostered my ability and encouraged me. Yes I am eternally grateful for her selflessness and kindness to me when I was young.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I had a fantastic lesson and as I drove home I felt happy and an overwhelming sense that music really is something brings joy to my soul. And I think that Billy Joel said it really well when he wrote:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's an explosive expression of humanity.</span></div>
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VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-59547780185451890252013-05-26T14:27:00.002+10:002013-11-17T03:25:16.319+11:00"I am glad that you didn't die because I would have missed you"<div style="text-align: center;">
With Ryan going on his mission I have been reflecting on a lot of things. I couldn't help but think about the time that we almost lost him and many times I have wondered what life would have been like without him. Things could have just as easily gone a different way that night but I'm so thankful that they didn't.</div>
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It was Monday, 24th September, 2002, the night before Ryan's 7th birthday. Family home evening had finished and Erin, Ryan and Adam went to take a video back.</div>
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It went through my mind that they had been gone for a while but I thought nothing more of it. Then the phone rang. It was one of those phone calls that you never want to get. It was the police telling Terry that the kids had had an accident...........but everyone was okay.</div>
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Terry went off to the accident to check on the kids. While he was gone some people that we knew came around to the house to tell me that there had been an accident and Ryan was bleeding from his head.<br />
I just said to them that "it will be okay, Terry has gone there".<br />
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Terry eventually called from the hospital and said that Ryan was upset and wanted me and he thought that it would be a good idea if I went out there. He would come and get me and take me back there. It wasn't until I arrived at the hospital that I realised..........everyone wasn't okay.</div>
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While driving around the bend that leads up onto the bridge as you are heading from East Devonport to Devonport, the car slid sideways into an electricity pole. It was raining after a long period of dry weather which, of course, made the road more slippery than usual. The back of the rear seat was a split seat and one of the sides of the back seat had come up and hit him in the head on impact. Basically Ryan was not okay.<br />
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When I arrived at the hospital I was confronted with the reality. Erin was scared that Ryan was going to die and it would be her fault. The hospital staff and police weren't sure what was going to happen with him. There were a lot of doctors and nurses around him and I have to say at that point I was pretty scared.</div>
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An x-ray showed that he had a fractured skull and he spent the night in intensive care.</div>
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That night Dion Triffitt just happened to be working at the Mersey Hospital and he and Terry were able to give Ryan a Priesthood blessing.</div>
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Next morning, on his 7th birthday, Ryan was taken into surgery to have the glass removed from his head.<br />
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I am emotional at the best of times but somehow I remained calm and held it together for the whole week until I was showing someone the photos of the car and then I just started bawling because I think that it hit me what could have happened.<br />
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He still has the scars to proved it, although they are pretty feint now.<br />
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Probably the worst thing for Ryan was that he got a scooter for his birthday and he wasn't allowed to ride it for 7 weeks after the accident when he got the all clear from the Doctor.<br />
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One interesting thing is that when they were leaving to go to the video store that night Ryan wanted to sit behind Erin. Her school books were on the back seat and she thought about moving them but decided not to. Had he actually sat behind her he would have died.<br />
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Somewhere packed away in amongst my treasures I have a note that Ryan wrote me. It said, "I am glad that I didn't die because I would have missed you". I think that Ryan is very aware of the fact that he was protected that night.</div>
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Ryan I am so thankful that you didn't die that night and that you can be here now and can serve a mission and I know that I would have missed you too.</div>
VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-39581929407995342182013-04-05T22:01:00.002+11:002013-04-05T22:01:32.577+11:00Exceeding my own Expectations It is a good feeling when you achieve a goal. When you know that you have put in the hard work and it paid off. On Saturday, 9th March, I finally ran 8.2km and I really really felt like I had achieved something. Thanks Anna Cullis for running with me. We don't train together but it is really nice to have someone running with you who really wants to just achieve something - a personal goal. Our time was 54:10 which we were both happy with. I know that we both want to improve our time.<br />
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Both Anna and I have set a goal which is to run 10km. Haven't set the date yet but we are both training and it will happen soon.<br />
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It is a good feeling when you achieve a goal but an even better feeling when you exceed your own expectations and that is what I did tonight when I went for my run.<br />
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I love my running shoes because they are the most comfortable pair of running shoes I have ever owned. From Day 1 they have just been so comfortable and never given me even one blister. It's been a great relationship.<br />
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So tonight I set out with a goal of running 9kms. If I want to run 10kms then I needed to increase the distance that I do. Once a week I go for my "big run". I can tell you that part way through I really just felt like giving up and going home so I had to have a stern talk to myself and remind "me" that I could do it. It was a good feeling when my Garmin beeped letting me know that I had made the distance.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The start of the year is a time for "New Beginnings". So often at the beginning of the year or in the days leading up to New Year's Day we make "Resolutions". A resolution is "the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc". In the past I've resolved to do things but after a short period of time my determination goes out the window. This year I've decided to make goals rather than resolutions because without a plan of how to get where I want to go then I might not make it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In 2013 my goal is to participate in the "Run for a Wish" again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also I have a goal to run 8km on Saturday, 9th March and</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">who lived with us for 12 months</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(This is a photo taken at the last Goodwin Family Reunion that I attended.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So it's already half way through February. I<span style="font-size: small;"> can't believe how quickly the year is flying by. It seems like every time I turn around another day has passed. I'm excited to move for<span style="font-size: small;">ward with my new goals in hand. I'm excited <span style="font-size: small;">when I think about what <span style="font-size: small;">I can <span style="font-size: small;">do if I <span style="font-size: small;">just<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>believe. It will be fun to look back and<span style="font-size: small;"> see what I have achieved.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small
manageable tasks and then starting on the first one." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">A</span>nd I also <span style="font-size: small;">thought this was a great quote by </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Napoleon Hill<b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">First comes thought; then organization of that thought
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The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As I<span style="font-size: small;">'m getting older I am discovering more and more how short life really is. It goes by way to quickly. <span style="font-size: small;">So that's w<span style="font-size: small;">hy I see this year as a new beginning. A chance to start over<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>again to work at achieving the things that I want to.<span style="font-size: small;"> Because <span style="font-size: small;">i</span>t's never too late to start again.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-702456527285199612012-02-22T07:53:00.004+11:002012-02-22T10:34:27.289+11:00I will never forget.........<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In come the dollars and in come the cents, to replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence. Be prepared folks when the notes begin to mix, on the 14th February, 1966.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That was the day that decimal currency came in. Even though it was a long time ago I remember that day because my dad, Ivan Frederick Goodwin, went to the Pub and got us a brand new 20 cent coin. We waited in the car and when he came out we were so excited. Sadly that was the last present he ever gave me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8 days later on 22nd February he was travelling home from work on a front end loader and was killed when it rolled over going down a steep hill on Waverley Road in Glen Waverley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dad was 32 years old and way too young to die. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He went to work that morning and never came home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was six at the time and I don't think that I really knew what it meant that he was never coming home again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just knew that my dad was gone. Mum told us that God wanted him more than we did. How could God want him more than us? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly we never got to go to his funeral - never really got to say goodbye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1966 it was not the done thing to take children to funerals. Just not something you did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Recently I attended to the funeral of <a href="http://lisajking.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/my-daddy-will-be-happy-with-noah-up-in.html">Aaron King</a> who passed away suddenly at the age of 39.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I watched Lisa and Aaron's boys get up and speak at their father's funeral and saw the wonderful love and support that they have from their family I couldn't help but feel sad that things were not the same way for me. I felt so grateful that they got to be a part in saying goodbye to their dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel grateful that their grief was and is acknowledged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the last photo ever taken of our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was 26th January, 1966. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't know why my dad had to go when he did. I don't know why he had to leave us when I was so young and he was so young. I do know that there is a reason (I have my theories) and one day I will know.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I also know that one day we will be together again.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">One day there will be no more goodbyes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">One day he will hug me again and tell me that he has missed me and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">that he loves me.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until then I will never forget. I love you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In loving memory of my Dad, Ivan Frederick Goodwin, who passed away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">46 years ago today - 22nd February, 1966.</div>VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-79766969370915634302012-02-21T11:29:00.003+11:002012-02-21T11:39:11.332+11:00When I Grow Up........<div style="text-align: center;">Darcey is growing up. I just wish that it wouldn't happen so fast.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what she looked like.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday I came home from a day away and this is what I found.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little miss who looks so grown up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She told me that "mummy got my hair cut because I chew it" "now it's in a bag".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Darcey is right on both counts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL41OBsM1FZH00cxk5Bg9IW0fZQ5NqrCv1SLdHVCa6MurcqImjYEsZaTjE_R06dWneIenY1aiJ7HHhiiTd8xsWvQjWj9g9gokCDviBB3YrCtIi5Jy7OzBapfGetpXdyYRn-OMeNeH9Dkw/s1600/DSC04571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL41OBsM1FZH00cxk5Bg9IW0fZQ5NqrCv1SLdHVCa6MurcqImjYEsZaTjE_R06dWneIenY1aiJ7HHhiiTd8xsWvQjWj9g9gokCDviBB3YrCtIi5Jy7OzBapfGetpXdyYRn-OMeNeH9Dkw/s400/DSC04571.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I can't believe how cute and grown up Darcey looks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know it has to happen but I just wish that it wouldn't happen so fast.</div>VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-69853445876909350102012-02-21T09:01:00.001+11:002012-02-21T09:02:47.876+11:00Raspberries & Ice Cream......Amazing!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It really is about time I got this post up. Have been working on it for way too long.</div>Day two of our family weekend started out with us heading to the<a href="http://www.raspberryfarmcafe.com/"> Raspberry Farm</a> at Christmas Hills for breakfast. Well really it turned out to be brunch. The Raspberry Farm was where Rhys and Amy had their wedding reception and the food is YUMMY!!!<br />
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It was so nice just sitting outside under the trees enjoying each other's company, having fun and making some great memories along the way.<br />
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Eric was ready to get right into the food.......<br />
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and he was keen to show Aunty Lisa the menu.<br />
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The boys and girls had fun playing soccer<br />
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and pushing Eric in the little red wagon......<br />
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and exploring!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally the food arrived and it was YUMMY!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRFbORIlPiyDXmKFhdJCmkJvP2mG0td6IbiT_Y1wV4V6Sh0miqU_GoR0pqX-O7Nw8uwJ7OGudFqTrxUgP7abISFyPycqckkqgSYxD3ELyfeBYWE2K9a1BSdVmwLnHRCm9R8sSB5-HWw0/s1600/DSC04484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRFbORIlPiyDXmKFhdJCmkJvP2mG0td6IbiT_Y1wV4V6Sh0miqU_GoR0pqX-O7Nw8uwJ7OGudFqTrxUgP7abISFyPycqckkqgSYxD3ELyfeBYWE2K9a1BSdVmwLnHRCm9R8sSB5-HWw0/s320/DSC04484.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Everyone had a go at the maze - even though some of us are directionally challenged.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPFf2iN1E_Mw8x33NyT7oCqXGWT9u0AGBd6X5eQGKTXWTIRzlqnsumfYEaP_S-fTdea4fMEiM0zZHQj3cJn4N-72D_QfWVy304-MZUyBx9vmH-WxMxYqDoD5w8i5-MXgwGzLVRsWi2VY/s1600/DSC04531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPFf2iN1E_Mw8x33NyT7oCqXGWT9u0AGBd6X5eQGKTXWTIRzlqnsumfYEaP_S-fTdea4fMEiM0zZHQj3cJn4N-72D_QfWVy304-MZUyBx9vmH-WxMxYqDoD5w8i5-MXgwGzLVRsWi2VY/s400/DSC04531.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and saw the view from the middle of the maze </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo7Y75-cHqwjv41Xyc70zsjmY-HMsb75bTsziAZFtk7D5obJ-t8vLJOKy-tkk9frgti0FZEq8vbOr8jKE_u6kCZjP4_QIjF44DYgFnbrtD6tpnSXlYoB2U3hOHcj7F2Yo2lFZBri6RVk/s1600/DSC04535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo7Y75-cHqwjv41Xyc70zsjmY-HMsb75bTsziAZFtk7D5obJ-t8vLJOKy-tkk9frgti0FZEq8vbOr8jKE_u6kCZjP4_QIjF44DYgFnbrtD6tpnSXlYoB2U3hOHcj7F2Yo2lFZBri6RVk/s400/DSC04535.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then it was off to Andy's for Ice Cream.........Yummmm!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQIGWFyf-_YfxL_SJVBRV31sOG-HsUU0NZ_d1-nS7T0nx8zhXo95mJxY61-W6ReqTQeMN0dsWRXuaG7L9I5NR6WbXfQa0un2KxktfkF8NZolifYe6z-F77iLSU5ECDT1k3SviIaal7fk/s1600/DSC04542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQIGWFyf-_YfxL_SJVBRV31sOG-HsUU0NZ_d1-nS7T0nx8zhXo95mJxY61-W6ReqTQeMN0dsWRXuaG7L9I5NR6WbXfQa0un2KxktfkF8NZolifYe6z-F77iLSU5ECDT1k3SviIaal7fk/s400/DSC04542.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Eric's first experience with lemon Gelato - I don't think that he was very impressed... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIUeq0ia-YQjdYUW0_Cvzi11EymVvIe0OCCvAL0QN2V67TzccPmrBM6KSLb1pnLp23s9Y6RutfE2EWnlJCcQG8jCaW6W1iRHbLaPSgS9BoWzfM39ExmV8334GNloWK-WtbmyievfGEro/s1600/DSC04545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIUeq0ia-YQjdYUW0_Cvzi11EymVvIe0OCCvAL0QN2V67TzccPmrBM6KSLb1pnLp23s9Y6RutfE2EWnlJCcQG8jCaW6W1iRHbLaPSgS9BoWzfM39ExmV8334GNloWK-WtbmyievfGEro/s400/DSC04545.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all it was a great day out for the whole family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day and after we got home some of them decided to head off to the Devonport Pool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Family really is the most important thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We can have all the "things" in the world but when it comes down to it, it is our relationships that matter the most.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I look forward to future family weekends</div><br />
</div>VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-75392521212788754862012-02-06T22:28:00.003+11:002012-02-06T22:30:36.135+11:00What Matters Most<div style="text-align: center;">The past week or so has given me cause for reflection about what matters most. I realise that no matter what we have (material possessions) nothing is more important than our relationships with our family and other people.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Recently we decided to have a family weekend and so on Friday and Saturday we spent the time together as a family and just enjoyed each other's company. We had a great time.<br />
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On Friday we started out by going to Wings Wildlife Park.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We got there just in time to see the Tassie Devil's being fed and Darcey got to pat one. She loves animals. This baby devil was kinda cute and very tame. It really didn't mind being patted. Love the sunglasses and so does Darcey<br />
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I know what it says on this sign and even though they sound quite ferocious at times they really are quite docile. These guys were anxiously waiting for their food.<br />
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There were lots of animals there including this little guy - A quoll.<br />
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Eric was happy to just go along for the ride........<br />
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and chips......<br />
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and ice cream......<br />
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and to top it off he enjoyed a baby wipe........<br />
(don't know why he likes sucking them, he just does)<br />
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while Darcey enjoy a pizza.<br />
(she enjoyed chewing baby wipes when she was Eric's age so it must be in the genes)<br />
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It was nice to just sit around and chat and eat.......<br />
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After we had lunch Darcey was really excited to see the Koala.<br />
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Very cute and cuddly and, not to mention, sleepy<br />
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The kangaroos were very friendly and Darcey loved feeding them.<br />
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The baby joey was so cute. Darcey had us all laughing when she saw the joey and said "I'll get it" and tried to grab the joey out of the mother's pouch. Fortunately we are quicker than her because I don't think that mum was too impressed at someone trying to grab her baby. She was just trying to be kind. gotta love her.<br />
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Soooooo Cute!!<br />
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Not only did Darcey enjoy feeding the kangaroo's but the big kids did too.....<br />
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Ryan was a big hit with the kangaroos - I think that they actually liked him and didn't want to let him go<br />
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These guys had their eyes on us.<br />
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And this goat was just desperate to get a feed.<br />
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Almost time to go home so Lisa and I decided to put our feet up.......<br />
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....in typical Lisa fashion she couldn't resist taking a few shots.<br />
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And for Eric it was all to much........<br />
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It was great to be able to spend a fun day together because Family really is what matters most.</div>VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-77718963067967847362012-01-22T21:28:00.000+11:002012-01-22T21:28:31.700+11:00An Outing on the Southern OceanGoing to the Antarctic was not something that I had ever really thought about doing. I don't know why. I wasn't so excited before we went but I did know that when we got there I would love it and that is exactly what happened. Sadly we didn't make it to the Antarctic Continent as it was an extremely unusual year with the ice not melting and we just couldn't get through. However we were in the Antarctic and got to within 180miles of Commonwealth Bay.<br />
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7th December was the big day when it was finally decided that we would actually get off the ship into the Zodiacs and cruise around the ocean and in amongst the ice. We were in expedition mode (as they affectionately called it). After breakfast we rugged up which is a major exercise in itself. We wore several layers to keep ourselves warm against the cold. First we had on long thermal underwear with a T shirt over the top, next came our warm wind proof pants and jacket, after that went on our waterproof pants and down jacket and then our big outer Red Jacket given to us by Orion Cruises. Underneath our boots we had 2 pair of extremely warm socks, gloves with inner gloves to keep our fingers warm and a hat on our head to keep the heat in. Yes.....it was a lot of clothing to put on. We needed it.<br />
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Everyone was excitedly waiting at the stern of the ship for their turn to get onto the water.<br />
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Before we were able to get out on the ocean we had to wait while the crew first went out and checked the suitability of the conditions.<br />
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We watched patiently while other groups went out. The zodiacs hold about 10 passengers, a driver and one of the expedition leaders.<br />
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Getting onto the zodiacs was a very ordered process. You had to wait until told to move forward and then using the zodiac grip (clasping wrists) you were loaded onto the boat. Extreme caution was used as the boat was moving up and down so you had to wait and step on at just the right time.<br />
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Finally it was our turn and slowly we moved away from the ship. Nice to get a couple of shots of MV Orion from the water.<br />
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It was very cold and I was really appreciative of all the layers that we had on.<br />
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Even though it was cold, the view made it all worthwhile.<br />
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All too soon it was over and we headed back to the warmth of MV Orion.<br />
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It was pretty cold outside but not as cold as I thought that it would be. Just to prove that I was really there here I am looking at the iceberg.<br />
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Icebergs look so different from different angles. Each is unique and very beautiful. The word majestic comes to mind.<br />
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<i>Icebergs drift around the Southern Ocean carried by the currents and blown by the winds.</i><br />
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Icebergs come in all different shapes and sizes. Like us each one is unique and just as beautiful as the other.<br />
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<i>Icebergs are made of freshwater ice and not frozen sea ice. They form from the edge of glaciers when the glacier reaches the sea and either breaks off in pieces to form an iceberg, or in the case of an ice shelf, begin to float on the sea and then breaks off from the rest of the glacier as a large slab. Icebergs are made up of snow that has fallen over hundreds or even thousands of years.</i><br />
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No matter how many icebergs we saw on our trip their beauty never ceased to amaze me.<br />
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<i>"The tip of the iceberg" - Everybody knows that most of an iceberg lies under the water, but most don't know that the amount beneath the surface varies from about 50% to 99%. The cause of the variation is largely in the amount of air that is trapped in the ice so affecting its bouyancy. An average iceberg will be about 80-90% beneath the surface.</i><br />
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The grandeur of the Antarctic is something to behold and I don't think that I will ever forget seeing my first iceberg and the many ones after it.<br />
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<i>(Thanks to the Cool Antarctica Website for the information on icebergs.) </i>VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-69225097381844516862012-01-05T00:48:00.000+11:002012-01-05T20:25:59.851+11:00Ice, Ice and more Ice.At 4am on Tuesday, 6th December, 5 days after we left Hobart, we were woken with an announcement on the PA system. We had finally reached the pack ice. I got out of bed and this is the sight that greeted me. By now we were experiencing only a few hours of night time and even then it didn't really get dark. Can't believe these photos were taken around 4am.<br />
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Throughout the day we saw more and more ice. The larger chunks of ice are called bergy bits and there are other small bits of ice floating behind which is called brash ice. Bergy bits are ice that have come away from an iceberg. They look like mini icebergs.<br />
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These bergy bits were a taste of things to come and while we admired them overhead these birds were checking out the ship. I think that these are Antarctic Petrels.<br />
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It really was so exciting to finally see the ice and I couldn't wait to see our first iceberg. We wouldn't have long to wait.VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-4658065972808618182012-01-02T12:22:00.000+11:002012-01-04T00:02:29.398+11:00An Amazing Antarctic Adventure.........On 2nd December, 1911, Douglas Mawson set sail from Hobart bound for the Antarctic. At midnight on 1st December, 2011, Terry and I set sail bound for the Commonwealth Bay at the Antarctic Continent on a very different vessel and so began our Amazing Antarctic Adventure. First let me show you around the ship.<br />
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MV ORION<br />
Length: 103 metres<br />
Gross Tonnage: 4,000<br />
Hull: Ice-reinforced for voyages in the Arctic and Antarctic<br />
Built: 2003<br />
Builder: Cassens Shipyard-Emden, Germany<br />
Staterooms and Suites: 53<br />
Guest Capacity: 106 (twin occupancy)<br />
Crew: 75<br />
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Our cabin was 504 - A French Balcony Suite on Level 5<br />
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Our cabin was awesome. Your bed was made every morning and at night with it being turned down and a Lindt choccie where the top of the doona was folded down. I was wondering how I could bring those Housekeeping Guys home but I just couldn't work out a way. Pity about that really.<br />
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This is the view from our balcony the next day - where we're going.<br />
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.........and where we've come from.<br />
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When seasickness takes control this is a really good sign to put on your door while you recover from that really yucky feeling. It wasn't too bad but I did throw up only once, on the 2nd night.<br />
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The Leda Lounge - A great place for our briefings in the afternoon about what happened that day and what we would be doing the next day. We played trivia and at night Kathy and Terry entertained us. They were awesome and we loved listening to their music.<br />
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The Library<br />
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I can't say enough about the food and service on the cruise. It was absolutely amazing. Breakfast and Lunch were buffet meals and the evening meal was a choice from a selection of entree, main and desert. Morning and afternoon tea was served in the Leda Lounge but we just couldn't eat all that food so we usually gave them a miss.<br />
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We had a few birthday and anniversary celebrations on the cruise and these guys were always on hand to sing "Happy Birthday to You" or "Let Me Tell You Sweetheart, I'm in Love With You" depending on the occasion. There was always a cake on hand to help the person/people celebrate.<br />
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Only used the gymn once - it's a bit hard to run on the treadmill when the boat is rocking from side to side. <br />
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There was a glass lift and beautiful mural on the wall of the Stairwell<br />
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The MV Orion truly is a beautiful vessel. The crew who took care of all our needs were amazing and we met some great people along the way. I look forward to sharing many more pictures and experiences from our Amazing Antractic Adventure with you on my blog.VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-3888486342129309532011-10-31T00:07:00.000+11:002011-10-31T00:16:57.839+11:00Life's Little Blessings.........We all have blessings in our life. Sometimes they are big blessings. Sometimes they are small blessings. Two little blessings in my life are my grandchildren, Darcey and Eric.<br />
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It seems hard to imagine my life without them now.<br />
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I have a feeling that Eric wasn't too impressed about me taking his photo but while he was asleep I took this one........<br />
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I love watching him sleep as he looks so peaceful.<br />
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His little hands are so tiny<br />
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I wish that they could stay that way forever but I know that is not possible.<br />
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Being a grandparent is a wonderful blessing. You get to enjoy your grandchildren without the responsibility of raising them. It also helps that they are so cute. You can't help but love them.VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-53531289607704987392011-10-27T23:15:00.000+11:002011-10-27T23:15:43.825+11:00It's about time........Yeah I know, it's about time that I started posting on my blog regularly so here goes......
Recently I decided that it was about time that I did something about my health so I am
attending a "Weight Loss Challenge". As of last Monday I have lost 8kg. I am so happy
and feel great about what I am doing. I have decided that I will just eat healthy food and
less of it. I have learned that "dieting is a very misused word. Your diet is what you eat.
Part of my new attitude is doing exercise on a regular basis. So I am walking (and a bit
of running - believe it or not!!).
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This is where I go walking in East Devonport. I love walking along the track by the beach.
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The river is beautiful especially in the morning - It makes walking more enjoyable
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Further along the walking there is a caravan park. This morning a plover decided that I
shouldn't be near her chicks despite the 6ft high fence separating. Plover season is my
favourite time of the year....NOT!!
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I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the world.
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My walking buddies can't always go but I have one faithful friend who is always happy
to go along for the ride - My dog Roxy. She loves the freedom of running around and
meeting dogs and humans alike along the way. Roxy loves everyone.
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Roxy is awesome!!VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-39590079097343563642011-03-23T19:15:00.000+11:002011-03-23T20:12:17.759+11:00Reflections of a mother..........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw4nByVygWZOsXBfc_DdxEx2ydWyWLTECv1aDSFJZIDn-hhi7PvZu4dNUm-yf0xrGM9vB0spRslibgYb2_VsfNVhV4VGN6os3z_xhd8jUoKcIP_FL8yARf2dmRBCuN6s9t0PfmgPpOHU/s1600/Children+-+Hong+Kong+Temple.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw4nByVygWZOsXBfc_DdxEx2ydWyWLTECv1aDSFJZIDn-hhi7PvZu4dNUm-yf0xrGM9vB0spRslibgYb2_VsfNVhV4VGN6os3z_xhd8jUoKcIP_FL8yARf2dmRBCuN6s9t0PfmgPpOHU/s320/Children+-+Hong+Kong+Temple.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587187581240357858" /></a><br /><br />Today I've been thinking about how much I love my children and the joy that they bring into my life. It is an interesting experience watching them grow from little ones to adults making their own decisions and way in life. Each stage brings it's ups and downs but I guess that is the way life is.<br /><br />The love I feel for my children remains no matter what they do or say. I laugh with them in times of joy and weep with them in times of pain and sadness. I go through what they go through. It is hard sometimes because all I want to do is take away the pain and, even though mother's can fix most hurts, sometimes there are things you just can't put a bandaid on. All I can do is be there to support them through those times.<br /><br />Each of my children is unique and are special to me for different reasons. Without any one of them my life would not be the same. They are individuals but are part of me.<br /><br />Being a mother is awesome. I am so thankful for the opportunity I've have to be a mother, to learn the things I have and to feel the joy I've felt. It has been a wonderful journey so far and I look forward to many more years of the same.VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-75674441299581773462011-03-12T14:15:00.000+11:002011-03-12T15:14:35.658+11:00It Takes TwoWhat better place to start than at the beginning and on the day of my birthday - 11th March. Leonie and I were born to Judith Amy (Redpath) and Ivan Frederick Goodwin in the centre of Melbourne City at the Queen Victoria Hospital which no longer exists. I came first and then 34 mins later Leonie made her entrance into the world. We were tiny weighing in at 4lb 1/4oz and 4lb 5oz respectively and 16 3/4 inches long and in mum's words we looked like drowned rats.<br /><br />Mum had not know until her 8th month of pregnancy that she was carrying twins and it was exciting time for all the family (mum, dad and grand great and great great grandparents) leading up to our birth. In fact when mum found out she called dad at the Navy Base to tell him she was expecting twins he would not believe her. It took some convincing but eventually he realised that she was telling him the truth.<br /><br />Being a twin is something that is not easy to explain, especially being an identical twin. I cannot imagine my life without Leonie. She has always just been there pretty much from the time we were conceived. Even before we were born into this world we grew in and shared the same space inside our mother. We are two individual people, that's for sure, but we are alike in many ways. Sometimes we finish each other's sentences and without even saying it there are times when I just know what she is thinking or I will say something and it is exactly what she was about to say - even down to the exact words. It is freaky sometimes but I wouldn't have it any other way.<br /><br />In my case it really does Take Two because if one of us were missing then it wouldn't be the same.VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169097940091276462.post-20419099197488996242011-03-11T02:11:00.001+11:002011-03-11T02:12:44.104+11:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLe7CtMq50-YO7PJ9YZqwe0tM9SpG4kgOWos-gCrZ8nNXbvUHoJ5kTWL7DeLfSnRjkuDTSyPGr_viMExXeatYO-7DXvbe2QYLUnTF-hRL26rNCrfpuewwHxl5IMArsxfzs4XtvLI2KuA/s1600/The+Twins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLe7CtMq50-YO7PJ9YZqwe0tM9SpG4kgOWos-gCrZ8nNXbvUHoJ5kTWL7DeLfSnRjkuDTSyPGr_viMExXeatYO-7DXvbe2QYLUnTF-hRL26rNCrfpuewwHxl5IMArsxfzs4XtvLI2KuA/s320/The+Twins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582469414345976546" /></a>VickiThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914085006452350929noreply@blogger.com1