Bye bye bathroom

dear Eleanor,

You wouldn't believe it! I have now got a bath in my garden just like you. I came home from school and there it was.

And then another strange thing happened, my bathroom doesn't have a bath in it. I don't know where it has gone.

lots of love

Rosiepo XXXXXXXX

Musical magic

dear Jeremy

Yesterday your mummy came to visit and she played piano with me. We had lots of fun.

I also showed her how to mow the lawn with a hand mower. She was very impressed but didn't help me.

Remember when I came to visit you and we played on the trampoline? I was just so little then. Now I am six and a half.

I have started school for the year and we are doing lots of school work; like horse riding, swimming, music, shopping at the supermarket and more music.

There are lots of girls in my class this year and I have a really fun time with them.

lots of love

Rosie XXXX

Going to the airport

dear Fatima,

Today after school I am going to the airport to collect mummy. I hope she has been behaving herself at your place. She is always telling me what not to do.

I have had Juanita staying with me most of the time and then in the weekends Eleanor and Mel have been coming round. The other day I went to Juanita's home. She has another dog and two cats and budgies. Like a zoo but at her home. But only the budgies are in cages. The dogs do have a house but it isn't a cage.

love

Rosie

I can use a fork!

dear Glenda,

This is what Mel wrote about me "Rosie was great today, we went to the pool this arvo, she played for a long time (about half an hour) with this young Samoan boy which was cool.

We also got taken out for lunch by family friends who were up from Nelson for a wedding - Rosie was adored :) She sat beside me in a chair the whole time and ate her wedges with a fork."


As you can see I am behaving very well : )

And there is more news- I have a new friend and she lives downstairs and she plays the piano accordion really really well.

love

Rosie xxxxxxx

p.s. How is billy?

Hotel on Fire

dear Daddy,

I was a bit scared when I heard your hotel was on fire. And that it was the same hotel that was bombed last year. And the fire engines couldn't get in past the big bags of sand that are there to stop the bomb trucks. Just as well your passport wasn't burned up because I am ready for you to come home. Juanita has got this time out idea and when ever I try to blow out the flame on the stove now, she puts me in my bedroom and closes the door :(

lots of love

Rosie XXXXXXXXXXXXXXxx

From Juanita to mummy

Hi Phillipa,

Me and Rosie have been doing good. Rosie had a busy day today.We headed out to Petone for the Jackson street fair. Was a really fun afternoon. Rosie had a wonderful time feeding her face with hot chips and mini doughnuts! We met my sister and her boyfriend down there, and Rosie really enjoyed hanging out with Suzanne. Then we picked up my brother on the way back into town, and Rosie was sooooo excited to be sitting next to him. Was really really sweet. She was just sitting there with her head on his shoulder, a big smile on her face, and playing with his hands. I really wish I could have taken a photo of it. Was very cute.

We also stopped off at the petshop so me, my brother, and my sister could pick out a budgie each for mum for her birthday next weekend. The pet shop had a petting zoo set up out in the carpark, so Rosie thought that was pretty awesome. She patted the goat, the miniature horses, and the donkey, and had a look at a pig. We were very lucky that the rain cleared for the day. The original forcast was for lots of rain, but its passed quicker than everyone thought which was really nice.

Talk soon, Juanita.

Fish Pie

dear Mummy,

My cooking skills are improving tremendously. On Tuesday Nita taught me how to make fish pie and it tasted really good.

In the morning I went to the opthamologist and she said that my eyes look the same as they did last time they saw me. (Well- of course they do- how often do people change their eyes!!). I have to go again in six months time.

The other exciting news this week, is that I got to go horse riding with my class. I love horse riding.

thankyou for ringing up all the way from Pakistan,

lots of love

Rosiepo XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

From Uncle Jon

Dear Rosie,

It’s so great to hear from you. I read your blog with interest. Especially the part about concentrating so well.

Maybe if you like cleaning so much you could come and help me sometime. I seem to have trouble sorting things out at the moment. Don’t eat all the ice cream at once. Save some for me

Love Uncle JOn

Falling asleep waiting

dear Kelly

Are you coming to see me? Are you back in New Zealand yet? There is lots of room here for you to stay. I am very busy with school these days and looking after these baby sitters of mine but I will always have time for you- and I know where the icecream is kept now.

lots of love

Rose XXXXXXX

From Melody to Mummy

dear Johnny,

Rather than write my own blog today, I am just going to copy in Mel's letter to mummy. I think it reflects rather well on me :)

"Had a great day with Rosie yesterday she was lovely to take care of. When I arrived we had a late breaky, as Eleanor said she had slept in and then we went off to an outdoor festival in Island Bay. There was heaps of stalls, live music etc so we had a good time. After that we went to Mc Donalds as I thought she deserved a Happy meal :), we were quite busy for a Sunday actually.

She got off to school fine this morning, looking cute as usual. She was definitely in good form - very keen to assist in all activities, i.e we swept floors, did dishes etc - all things she loves. I really feel that her concentration has just improved so much, she was listening well and was really responsive."