Magic Moments

There are these magic moments in life when you get up in the morning and you see the sun waking up and rising up from the ocean!

Yesterday was filled with these little magic moments. I had a wonderful yoga class in the morning. Our neighbour gave Carlos a bike and now he is happy cycling around the neighbourhood.

I enjoyed the moment I filled in my registration form for my Yoga therapy course in June in the States and the thrill to send it away and making the first step towards this new adventure.

In the afternoon we all had an outside bath at where we are staying at the moment and carlos said that this is the best bath he ever had and that he does not want to grow up, because he is so happy whith his life, where he is at and being a child to his wonderful parents. He is such a wonderful boy and joy to have around and has such deep insight and the way he words situation in his life....these are the magic moments in my life and my wonderful children.

Catching up on some News

I have got lots of catching up to do and will fill you in what has happened in the last couple of weeks. Time is running fast since we have been back in New Zealand and some events are simply overtaking us. One of our biggest events has probably been Julia turning 10. Yes she is not a little girl anymore and has now officially entered the “Teen” years. We had a carrot cake with delicious cream cheese icing on it and shared this cake with our friend Kyoko and her family. The next day Julia had invited some of her friends and we went to the Roller Disco. They had lots of fun at the Roller Disco and afterwards we went home and make our own Pizza and the girls had a sleepover… the girls had lots of fun together and it was nice to see them all so happy in their own little world.
Our housing situation has become a bit confusing. We stayed nearly seven weeks with our friends Susan and Tahi, did house sit for a couple of weeks for some other friends and last week we had to move for the third time. I do feel a bit like a gypsy and luckily we only have to pack our five suitcases and a couple of bags each time, which keeps it fairly simple and easy, however I am sooo longing for our own home!
In regards of buying some land, farm or house, we have put an offer on a farm up north which we all liked very much and had fallen in love with. The owners have accepted our offer, but it now seems that the bank is not coming along to the party and we have to get Plan B out of the draw. Even though I am very disappointed, I still believe that the right place for us is still out there and the universe will provide us with the right home in the right location that will serve everybody’s needs and desires.
Julia and Carlos are still enjoying another week of school holiday, which has probably their longest time off school since starting homeschooling. One more week to go and then it is back to a public school system. I have been teaching Yoga daily since the beginning of January. The class is a great success and I have been lucky enough to have enough students signed up to continue the work, wondering where this will lead us. I have started my training as a Yoga Therapist and already attended one workshop with Mark Whitwell in Auckland. It has inspired me very much and assured me that I am on the right track with my vision. A couple of days ago we celebrated our daily Yoga class achievement with a Kirtan and the evening turned out to be a total success. A few days ago someone asked if I could do a little speech on “Yoga and Sailing” at their club, so this will be my mission for the next couple of weeks to get our pictures and story aligned.
This is where we are standing at the moment, happy and getting on with life, but still not having found a home to live in. I have to admit that I find it much harder to settle back on land that I found settling on the boat, however I am keeping my thought positive and look forward to our future on land, knowing that it is the right thing to do right now, especially for Julia and Carlos. Please keep in touch and I will try to be more regular again with updates.

Full Moon Party in Mangawhai

After attending lots of Full Moon Parties in the Caribbean, this was our first Full Moon Party with friends in New Zealand. We had the good old BBQ going and enjoyed each other company while having a few drinks. We all had a good time and decided that we should do this more often, defineately on the Full Moons!

Gala Day in Mangawhai

Today was our famous "GALA DAY" in Mangawhai. Of course we could not let this opportunity slip by and this was also our opportunity to support the community and have fun at the same time. We went along with our friends Katie and Lauren, their Mum and Nanna. Compared to Disney World there were very low key rides, however the kids had a ball and it cost much the same and they spent all their pocket money on rides, drinks and games and bouncy castles.

Luckily the weather was kind to us and even though the wind was cold and it threathened to rain a couple of times, we still managed to capture the blue sky on our pictures. We chilled out in the late afternoon with a couple of drinks and some nibbles on our deck. What a great day we all had, what a great way to start the Year 2012.