Whyte family Christmas pointers

To be of most help this is divided up into people, and are general as well as specific. So you can go for something in the space, or something specific. Hopefully there is something to meet your budget.

Tiffany
Think blue for in house/garden things
Outdoor umbrella
Out door umbrella stand (Concrete or iron)
Certificates for work round house eg cleaning the ceiling(s), or sanding and painting furniture, or digging out dirt for back paved area.
Stuff that makes travel easier eg day bag, small trolley bag things that can be taken on airplane as hand lugage.
Clothes certificate eg farmers etc
Pots and pans, not really big or small, but mediem sized ones.
Adult outdoor chairs (wooden or blue color)

David
Think around the following spheres:

1. Home brew (check out home brew shop on Te Rapa straight, whole range of goodies over a range of prices). Specifically after bottle brushes and honey for mead making
   
2. Garden. Herb plants esp if it is slight unusal, fruit trees, organic fertilizes, sceators
   
3. Home improvement. Anything from bunnings :) specifically a drill bit set(s)
   
4. Music. Modern Celtic music eg Enya (not best of, or Shepard Moons). Modern Jazz eg blue train. Or things like Buc Runga
   
5. Other: 500-750 peice jigsaw puzzles, wazjigs etc
   

Victoria
Think girly stuff. If you are a guy think of stuff that you find annoying and irritating about chicks and you are likey to hit a winner. eg bracelets, necklaces, clothes. Also cash $$, note paper, cards, writing sets, fluffy useless stuff.

Trinity
Think introvort, doing stuff by herself alone. eg felts, gel pens, coloring books, activity books. Also out door play equipment, also clothes and shoes.

Yasmin
Think pink in color. Also "boys" toys eg construction/building toys. Sand pit toys. Also think music, kids music, toys with music that is age appropriate, dance stuff also jig saw puzzles.

For all the girls - head bands, hair clips, dress up clothes/shoes, also lollies are good, but Trinity does not like chocolate ! kids sleeping bags

Christmas present list

CD's: These should be available for 2nd hand CD exchange or trademe for good bargins:

REM including: best of, automatic for the people, out of time

Pearl Jam: Greatest hits

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Best off, or greatest hits

Enya (any album)

Máire / Moya Brennan anything except: Whisper To The Wild Water,

Bon Jovi any compilation or Blaze of Glory (soundtrack), slippery when wet, Keep the faith,

Creed (any)

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony Orchestra-Nothing Else Matters (DVD or CD single)

Midnight oil, diesel and dust



Other things:
Can of red spray paint from Chartwell panel and paint (in frankton) colour red like my mr2 (need code)

Most excellent training on presentations

breast is best

Doing a talk for local post grad lactation team. So my antnee is up for interesting research.

This is fascinating -iron supplements for prem' s mess up the milk. See

Impact of iron and vitamin C-containing supplements on preterm human milk: In vitro


In summary it stats that iron oxidizes the milk components and basically you shouldn't give it with breast milk. The question I have is why all the stress about giving kids iron supplements anyway - surely breast milk has all you need for at least 6 months..... Sure supplement the mother - so that she has all the bio chemical things that need to be put into the milk, but not the child!

opposites attract

My wonderful wife has just done the nerdy test she is totaly not nerdy dude :

99% scored higher (more nerdy),
0% scored the same, and
1% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Definitely not nerdy, you are probably cool.

there my wife is "cool" - could have told you that myself

Not stupid either

Your Score Summary

Overall, you scored as follows:

97% scored higher (more stupid),
1% scored the same, and
2% scored lower (less stupid).

You are 2% stupid. This means...

You are our next Einstein. Wow! Keep up the great thinking.

Mega Nerd

Well what can I say

7% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
92% scored lower (less nerdy).

What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:

Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!!!