hi Libby how are you going
over there?. People at shcool
are looking forward to be seeing you.We got a certificate for coming third in the trialthon GO US!!.
I got a new hair cut and it looks cool!! well i have to go now bye.
Im looking froward so so so mush to be seeing you soon get back to me
Macey.

How are u doing Sam

Great to hear from you just before we take off for our three weeks of sunshine?!

All sounds great for you people as you continue your travels, how will you ever settle down to the mundane existance back here!!

We fly out Saturday morning, Andrea and Henry on Sunday, first game of rugby Monday afternoon.

Temperatures haven't been great in Brisbane but have improved the last few days so here's hoping.Much warmer further north so we will look forward to our ten days up there.

Enjoyed the photos as well as the blog. Sam you will have to start saving now if you want one of those smart cars!!

Take care, heaps of love, G & G XX

well you were clogged!! See where that dutch temperament comes from. But no messages regarding the all blacks. It was the game every kiwi has been waiting 10 years for the ab's to play. They were brilliant. The pressure now is saturday. Go the ab's.

I can just picture that final dinner in Italy - precious memories for you and the kids. I can also picture the crash - dam foriegn drivers! Ah that could be you guys as well of course tee hee!

We've just arrived back from a great week in Melbourne - a very different break with the kids in tow as you are well aware! Good though and relaxing so that was nice. Home to a week of frosts and glorious days.

Can't wait for the blogs on the rest of your journey as it is all areas that I've yet to visit.

Rose and Lucy want me to say hi to Lib and Sam - I think they are pretty jealous of their adventures :-)

Safe travels (and watch out for the foriegners).

Hey Guys

Unfortunatly Holland lost to spain.
We r in Germany awesome!
Catch up at home!

Padgetts xxxooo

Hi to you all.i love viewing your photos and reading your trip highlights.Sounds fantastic.You will be very excited about the world cup.I remember my dad saying when he wasnt supporting a particular team that he didnt mind who won as long as soccer did!!So I am going to go with that.Sam enjoying being home and I am enjoying having him apart from the food bill.I think I am the winner with hostel costs.Feeding a growing teenage boy stretches the finances more than I would have thought.He has done a 3 day goalie course which he enjoyed.I am in to my next semester courses.A few walks with Jill.She off to her mums 80th.We have a fine chilly day here but beautiful in the sun.Love to you all.

NO.... I have my orange crocks also - go HOLLAND!!!

Well HOLLAND did the trick. It will be GERMANY in the morning. The final Pippa will be on one side of the room yelling for Germany and Steve for Holland. God forbid, the next few days will be bedlam.

Hallo St Pi Sam & Lib

Just a few things we have been up to in those dark days .Apart from singing in a few hospitals and the singing practice once a week were we go to not for really for singing but for the coffee afterwards and the talk of the bl dutchies who are doing very well ,and then it goes back to the local rugby teams copetion with arthur barrakat and bob kilpatrick being part of the singing bunch and the amazing mvl rugby team sitting unde feated on top of the standings with two games to go I thinkWe do hear little there about the magic there most of the ladies singing are over the hill of getting not overly excited about the magic beating the swifts last week and are now in the finals to play the adelade team in the final game this week so go magic

Last saterday we went to lunch with one of the neigbours from here and landed at marco's restaurant in cambridge had a lovely lunch there and seeing it was saterday was not to bussy there because of the sport people are playing that day. It was very good and a nice place to relax by a great gas fire -we did go and drove past marco's place but the old farm gate that kept spectators away from the frontdoor was closed with either some cowcockies handy work to keep the gate from opening

Sunday we had the group of gooses over here for a potlucklunch and with a lot of fun and stories from all of them by about 4 oclock the house was back to normal yes they all seem to be well ,I did notice some faces that have been rater not to bed yet or did not have much sleep at all during the night of saterday to sunday,but I could be wrong ,but that way we experiened in holland 12 years ago is here now to ,you go to a party at midnight and come home at church time in the morning or later ,Sam & Libby now be good for your mum and dad and mum be good for dad toooo have a good time and be careful love your block looking out to those updates every week Love Mum & dad

Half way already - no wonder I'm looking older by the minute. Just keep it coming you lot - we back in the midst of a wet, stormy winter hang on every word, specially about the HEAT!!!

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