7 things to be grateful about

I was tagged by Sarah Stewart for 7 things you don't need to know about me.  Have decided to put a different spin on it with 7 things to be grateful for this year.


( 2008,Kids @ Erenas) 
1. Family - Grant, Hamaka, Koriana, and Wairua.  Thanks you for being a great family.    Last  year Jonelle and Sharnalae  joined us, and this year we look forward to our new Moko (grand baby) .  Mum & Dad and Grants Mum (Tui) have always been there for us all, my sisters and their families too.  I am grateful and blessed with a caring loving family
.


( Christmas @ Mum7 Dads 2008)
2.  I am grateful that I have spent Christmas with my family this
year.  I did not get called out on Christmas or New Years day; which I
was dreading.  I am grateful that I could share our good fortune with
family and friends.



2.  I am grateful for my Midwifery Career and the Journeys travelled, the amazing women and families I get to share with them the special time of their lives.


4.  I am grateful for the  many learning experiences I have had this year in my Midwifery practice. In my job as a caseload Midwife I cared for 58 women and their babies.  The majority of woman I cared for birthed normally at the local birthing unit,  but some had to birth @ the Base Hospital.  10% of the woman I cared for had C/ section.   I had one lady who had a downs syndrome baby and one woman had a IUD.  14% of the women I cared for were aged between 16-19 and 10% were aged 36-45.  Three quarters were having their second or subsequent baby and one quarter were first time mums.  Over half of the women came from a Maori ethnicity, one quarter were Pacific Islander and one quarter were Pakeha
( European NZ).


(princess Thomspon)
5.  Poodles- from the time I was a young girl I have always wanted a real  poodle.  Two years ago I was in the position where we could have a poodle, and this has more than met my expectations of being the owner/friend of a poodle.  I am grateful for the joy having a pet brings to our family.


(wairua, 2008 Ground Zero, Bali)

6.  Travel - Anyone who knows me will know of my desire to travel and get away for much need rest and relation every year.  Bali is my most favourite place to holiday, and this year we were forunate enough to take our family too.  I am grateful for the opportunity to see how other people live and enjoy other parts of the world.





(Holiday 2007,  Dunstan Lake, South Island)
7.  Peace and good will to all.  I am grateful that we live in New Zealand.  That my children and their children have the opportunity to run around bare feet, breathe clean air, drink clean water, eat wholesome food, be nuclear and GE free, Live in Peace and harmony.