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Janine and I went to the Japanese students Farewell concert on Wednesday where we were treated to orgigami, flower arranging and tea ceremony displays. The girls seem to have enjoyed their New Zealand trip and looked stunning in their kimonos for the evening.
The big girls and I went to "Money for Jam", a Tear Fund event run by East Taeri on Saturday night. It was an outdoor concert which featured a number of local Dunedin bands and was great fun, sitting outside in the warm (yes!) evening, until the cold air off the sea mvoed in. Blankets from the car made the evening bearable... just! On Sunday afternoon we also sat outside in the sun, this time listening to the Mosgiel brass band play in the band rotunda at the Botanic Gardens. This too was most delightful, and while the kids soon lost interest, they were delighted to recognise some of the music, the theme from Thunderbirds for example and a Wiggles medley. It also was the Columba fair weekend in addition to our usual assortment of sports and music.
The girls are off to Easter camp this weekend at Tirohunga, and it looks like the rest of us will have a day trip up to Oamaru, to work on firewood and see the Christchurch cousins who are spending Easter with the grandparents while Mum and Dad have a well earned break.
Hannah is singing a Spanish song in the shower at the moment. It is very cute although it doesn't make the shower any shorter!
Hannah and Zach had a wild hair day on Friday, and made good use of orange and red temproary hair colour. The week before was Sea Week, so Zach dressed up as a crab and Hannah as a fish.