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I sit on the jetty, feet dangling in the cold dark water as I wait for Mr Smith to come in his speedy orange jet boat. Over to Warrington beach we go with the water skis, ready for a lot of fun, spinning off the water skis, into the water, followed by a lot of laughter.=====

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When we get home, cold and wet, the hot inviting shower is waiting for us, then... lunch!! Warm bread stick with an assortment of left overs from Christmas lunch. After lunch, Mum and Dad have a rest which leaves me and my brother very bored with nothing to do, and so we sit and wait for something to happen. Usually we climb over the small white fence to see the neighbors and sit in their tree houses.=====

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Mum and Dad are up again, so my brother William, Ben from next door, Mum and I go down to the boat shed and wade through the warm, shallow, muddy water, the mud squishes through my bare feet as i try not to step on the crabs under their rocks. We make it to the sandbar and run to the other side then...... SPLASH!!! I hit the warm water followed by my brother. After many jumps or if the tide is too high to jump off anymore we head back home dripping on the carpet. It is now time for a nice relaxing evening with the barbecue going as the fiery evening sun sinks behind the silver peeks Waitati Bay.=====

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map of doctors pointmedia type="file" key="I remember.mov" width="150" height="150"recording===== = I Remember  I Remember, when i was about 7, Mum, Alice, William and I went to Queenstown to go skiing. We stayed with our family friend Rose. After a few days skiing it was August 20th, my birthday, for dinner that night we went to Kelly's Restaurant, i can't remember what i had but i can remember that it was really good! When we were all finished out came heaps of pink cake! I was so surprised, i had no idea it was coming. When everybody was choc-a-block full of cake we went back to Rose's house. the next day we headed home, on the way we stopped for smoko and ate some more of my birthday cake. Over all that was a pretty choice birthday! =