Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:30:08 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/ PostNuke Powered Site en-nz http://www.munro.cc/images/logo.gif http://www.munro.cc/ sysadmin@munro.cc http://www.munro.cc/Article227.html Glenda & Sid were house-sitting at a large house overlooking Port Chalmers, the Otago Harbour and Dunedin city. They had 2 cats to look after (never seen) and one almighty black labrador called Ali. He was a black torpedo who harried McDuff to death, tried to eat Milly, attempted to kiss you on the face from a standing position and dived into the decorative rockpools every 10 minutes. It sounded like a washing machine going. As it was Glenda's birthday we went out to lunch at the Carey's Bay hotel which is just round from Port Chalmers where the "Sun Princess" was berthed temporarily. (PICTURE; PERSONAL;MARGARET;"GLENDA'S BIRTHDAY). A lovely lunch with bubbly, seared scallops, lamb shanks and a beautiful view of Carey's Bay out the window. Happy Birthday Glenda! Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:30:08 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article226.html Kevin's surgery was cancelled at the last minute on Wednesday. This is good on the one hand, because it has been decided that the surgery is necessary only for cosmetic purposes and that everything else is fine, with the shunt working well, and that the surgery can therefore wait till later (a review will be conducted sometime next year). The bad side of it? Well, put yourself in this position... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:04:11 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article225.html Few of you may know it, but Kevin is scheduled to have further surgery this week, this time for a bilateral cranioplasty. The plan is to insert a mesh over which bone can grow to fill the gap in the right side of his skull. The left side is more problematic. The piece of skull removed o­n this side was much bigger than o­n the left and was replaced around a year ago. Throughout the course of this year, the plate has progressively sunk, leaving a very obvious ridge/indentation at the very top of his forehead (see the photos). At this stage we don't know why this has happened, and we are keen to find out more... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:33:54 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article224.html Hi everyoneJust a quick note to let you know that I will be sending out invitations to our wedding (14th Feb) in the next couple of weeks, so if anybody wants to come can you reply to this story with your address and I'll send you out an invite.Just in case you didn't see the last story, the wedding & reception will be held at the Queens Park Cricket Pavillion in Invercargill o­n the 14th of February 2009.I realise many of the family live some distance away, so if you can't make it we totally understand.  We will post photos o­n the site for everyone to see.Tracy, Anton, Aimee & Chloe xx Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:28:07 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article223.html Summer holidays are here, in France, so we are taking the opportunity to fly off to Bunbury to see Alison, Kevin and the girls. We are glad to have the opportunity to give them a bit more face-to-face support, but we won’t be making the extra 7-hour flight to New Zealand, as much as we would like to see everyone, ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:23:25 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article222.html To all those who have visited, phoned, and written to Kev, and to those who have hesitated because they don't know if it will mean much to him. Gail and Kevin had never met before the night of 29 May 07. They first met when Kevin lay unconscious on the side of the road. Gail spent approximately 50 minutes reassuring, comforting and doing the best to care for Kev under extremely stressful circumstances. Words were the best Gail could offer and were, as time has proved, the most powerful healer at the time and a springboard for healing in the future. You see, Gail and Kevin did not meet again until 24 May 08, nearly 1 year later, and the following shows how powerful a connection can be formed in the subconscious... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:32:51 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article221.html Some of you are already aware that Kevin now has his own blog where you can read all about the progress he is making in his recovery. Ideally we would have launched this a little closer to the anniversary of Kevin’s accident (29 May), but first we wanted to get the blog as up to date as possible. See the bottom of this article for the blog address… Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article220.html Two and a half weeks ago Kev went to Aylesford House, a Brightwater rehab unit in Perth, for 3 weeks’ assessment/respite. To stop me worrying about him and jumping in the car to rush and and see him, I’ve spent 2 weeks in Bali, with all four girls coming for different lengths of time. Mon, 19 May 2008 10:50:00 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article219.html (PHOTO: Places & Travel..Central Otago...... '8 to 80's rail.. 'about to enter") About to enter one of the two tunnels between Wedderburn and Omakau. From the left, Linda (niece), Richard her partner, Mary (my sister), Shaun and me. We started from Middlemarch, a group of 13 getting out at 10am in full winter gear as overnight snow had fallen on the surrounding hills. However, no wind and lovely autumn colours entranced us on the first leg which was a heavy one of 55km. Through Ranfurly , it was still calm but on the way out the balloon like clouds formed in the sky forecasting strong NW winds. This was a really hard slog with most of us getting off and walking and not being able to steer the bike with the headwind. The night was spent..................... Wed, 14 May 2008 07:45:00 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article218.html Last week from Sydney, a yahoo message from Shaun......' would like to visit soon, ok?"! Upon agreeing with pleasure he gave us the flight number for the following day! As we had to take the caravan in to Oamaru for a COF, we had planned to go somewhere for a couple of days after that. This changed the plans and we headed early for Christchurch after getting a pass for the COF........ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:08:45 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article217.html Hi everyone, Anton & I have set a date for our wedding (after 6 years together & 4 years engaged). It will be held in Invercargill on the 14th of February 2009 (Valentines Day). We would like to extend an open invitation to all of the family to join us on the day. If you think you are able to come, please reply to this story with your address and I'll send you an invitation. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:05:01 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article216.html It is nine months today since Kevin's accident. The last nine months having seen Kev fight for his life with great determination. He has overcome many obstacles and will no doubt have many more to come. Kevin is in the early stages of rehab, we are to look at the abilities, not the disabilities. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:04:50 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article215.html The day was fine and warm after a night of 50 knot winds. Brighton Beach had the white sand and blue seas of the Whangaparoa! Wedding was held in a sunny glade sheltered from the beach just over the small hill and had a small bush walk where Kirstin and Lachlan, Kelsie walked down to the rest of the gathering..... Ceremony was delightful with Joel giving away the bride, Karl reading a lovely verse followed by a moving reading from our mother of the bride, Glenda. (Photo .... family - great events... "The Ceremony")... a walk down the road led us all to...... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:57:40 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article214.html To see Alex and Janell's wedding photos go to this address http://www.tim.co.nz/weddings/main.phpThe password is blackbarn.These are the photos taken o­n the wedding day by the professional photographer. There are still more to come, hopefully some of extended family!The happy couple are honeymooning at Kawau Island and Matakana. They fly back to Brisbane shortly and then fly out the same day to Thailand for honeymoon Part Two. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:36:38 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article213.html In anticipation of the many photos taken o­n the days of this event, which will soon have a website, this is a short publication of o­nly 3 photos. The first being the most important is the actual ceremony (left). It was o­n o­ne side, formal, but o­n the other, a lovely family event. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful extravagance and organisation of a memorable occasion. Dressed up to the nines, we still appreciated the looks of everyone showing their best sides, particularly the bride and bridegroom............... Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:56:11 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article212.html Here's the first of the Season's photos:Left: "Milly Molly Mandy in Christmas mode"Milly sends her greetings to Pete, all the pets at the Holmes residence, Kirstin's dog Sasha, Rycrofts white fluffy Titch, and any other pets reading this! Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:45:25 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article211.html Tracy and Anton were packing up their Invercargill home having sold it successfully. They met us in this particular weekend when we were staying courtesy of Venture Southland in the Quest Apartments. We arranged to meet at McDonalds but the incredible amount of people there waiting for junk food, put us all off. We transferred to Cobb & Co, which was a good choice as there was a....wait for it, Corin.......... Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:45:28 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article210.html Cadel and I are finally going to get married, about time I know (we have been together for 13 and a half years and engaged for 7). We are going to get married o­n the beach near our home in Dunedin, then have a reception nearby (venue yet to be confirmed).The date is 23rd February 2008. What we need is... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:15:45 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article209.html You can help put forward some info o­n Kev, must be done in next 24 hours!!! Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:18:14 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article208.html Kev began to become sleepier over a few days, then as the story below says he has been returned to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor service. He has become increasingly unresponsive. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:34:27 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article207.html This is from our albums of the distant past. Kev and Alison had just arrived at 336 Point View. Not really sure of the date but somewhere in the mid 1980s. Clue Alison? (Photo.Pers.Alison."Kev and Alison '86?") Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:32:07 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article206.html If you’ve read the article below, you will know that Alison bought a wheelchair van several weeks ago, and here it is in all its splendour, inside and out. More excitement with the delivery of... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:20:34 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article205.html This tree is a picture outside Auntie Marg's place. John shook the tree and...A week's travelling around the area commenced in a back field beside the Wedderburn Hotel. The scenery through all our windows was typical Graeme Sydney. A wide landscape of distant purple mountains and miles of flat golden fields and rolling hills....... Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:19:03 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article204.html Alison told me that even if Kevin doesn’t smile much or show much expression just now, you can see him in his eyes. The photo illustrates what I imagine it must be like for Kevin much of the time just now – lots of things blurred and dreamlike, but some things that come sharply into focus – with time, stimulation, positivity and much love, Kevin’s healing will continue. Read o­n… Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:20:00 +0900 http://www.munro.cc/Article203.html Seen recently o­n the Catlins coast in company with daughter Glenda and wifee, Maggie.   The catlins river is right below! Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:55:00 +0900