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Dancing through the generations

July 2, 2010 BritMumInNZ 8 Comments Random Musings

The music feels like a switch flicking on my body. Limbs move with ease to the rhythm, heart feels full with the mood of the melody and mind is clear of all thought. Shoulders back, tummy in, toes pointed with practiced precision. Face and body expressing a story without words. I reach out with graceful […]

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Top Family Time and an All Black’s Victory!

August 4, 2008August 24, 2008 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Charlotte

Settling into school life is not without emotion at Chez Lee and this weekend couldn’t have come fast enough. Charli was so tired and weepy on Friday pick-up; but she’s definitely enjoying 85% of school-life and on the whole she’s thriving. Nevertheless, I take the rough bits to heart and my health is suffering with […]

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Charli’s first term at Petite Ballet

July 5, 2008August 24, 2008 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Charlotte, Life in action - Videos

Charli started ballet classes half way through this term and absolutely loves it. Today was her end of term ‘performance’ and it was the first time Dan has seen her in action. We had tears in our eyes watching the half hour class. It was absolutely gorgeous. She is at her happiest when she’s moving […]

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Charli loves to dance

June 7, 2008July 1, 2010 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Charlotte, Sarah, Sophie

I sat outside Petite Ballet today chatting with the other Mums and feeling very reminiscent of my own dancing days. It felt strange to now be ‘the Mum on the bench’. The last time I was in a dance studio was when I was a young lass and it was me on the dance floor […]

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Jamming all weekend… and for a lifetime!

January 5, 2008November 28, 2009 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Charlotte, Life in action - Videos, Sarah, Sophie

We can’t thank my dearly departed Grandmother enough. She’s brought music to our home in a way we could only have dreamed about. Our pianos arrived on Friday – a classical upright to fulfill my love of the traditional; and for Dan a digital piano with all the bizz for him to compose a masterpiece! […]

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