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New Zealand

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 Our family has shared sickness since Thanksgiving.  Roy and I were not spared catching cold and spent the month of December trying to recover.  Just as I felt we were at the end of it, I felt a new cold coming on, right in time to board the airplane on Dec. 27.  After traveling to LAX, we had a few hours layover to get ready for our long, upcoming flight to Auckland, New Zealand.  I could feel the cold coming on, but I thought it would be of short duration, since I'd already been struggling with a cold for a month.  Unfortunately, even though I slept many of the 13-hour airplane ride, the cold persisted.   We had a day to visit Auckland before we boarded the ship for our cruise.  We took a taxi up to the sky tower to get a view of the city.  We were informed it would be a 45 minute wait to board the elevator, so we decided to get a view from the top of the city.  The worker at the sky tower suggested a walk on Mt. Eden.  ...
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

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 I am very late posting these pictures from our Christmas Eve celebration; so late that I don't remember details to write about, so this will be a picture essay of Christmas Eve (with a couple of pictures from Christmas morning). I think the whole family looks forward to getting together on Christmas Eve, but it's especially magical for the children.  They love being together; anticipating the traditions that we repeat each year.  The best and most important tradition is our reenactment of the Nativity.  Crista has taken on the role of being in charge for this wonderful presentation.  This year she even wrote a script.   Our stars: Yuna as Mary, Ollie as Joseph, and Finn as the donkey. Crista directing the play with Todd, Avie, Jordan and Jieun in the background; Bridget, Cam, Sara and Nick Our wise men were beautiful and at least two of  them sported long hair with their beards.  This is Ori. The animals: Camden, Yuli (duck and cow);  D...
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