The Kings

A couple of months ago I realised it had been a long time since I had blogged, and to be honest I felt like I had probably blogged for the last time.  Over the last school holidays Kobe read a l...

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For many years my brother Chrish has talked about moving from Sydney to the Gold Coast.  We never really thought it would happen, so we were pleasantly surprised a few months ago when he sent a ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2022/07/queensland.html

So far this school year has been crazy busy, and very stressful.  It's been such a messed up school year with Covid and the flu as so many students and teachers have been away at different times...

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Term 1 has been interesting with the Tasmanian borders opening and Covid arriving in full force. We weren't really sure what the term would look like on the first day of school as we have had to ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2022/04/term-1.html

Time is a weird thing.  Ten years can feel like forever, but also like it was just a few years ago. On Australia Day it was ten years since Aaron passed away.  It used to feel like he could j...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2022/01/10-years-without-him.html

For Kobe's birthday back in June I gave him tickets to see Hamilton in Sydney.  Unfortunately we had to cancel the trip twice because of Covid/travel restrictions back in July and October. We w...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2022/01/waited-for-it.html

I was trying to figure out what to get my Mum for her birthday, and then remembered us chatting about going to the west coast of Tasmania sometime.  I've never actually been and either has Mum. ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2022/01/one-off-bucket-list.html

Dear Aaron When I think about how it's been almost ten years since you died, my mind finds it hard to comprehend that you've been gone for so long and that we've been through so much without yo...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2022/01/dear-aaron-2021.html

Two days before Christmas, Aaron would've been celebrating his 49th birthday.  He only got to celebrate 39 on Earth.  I actually look forward to his birthday as it's always a fun night with fri...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/12/49-but-10-in-heaven.html

It only seems like it has been a couple of years since Jay started Uni , so it's hard to believe that he's just graduated with a Bachelor of Media specialising in Screen.    I still rememb...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/12/bachelor-of-media.html

It's unbelievable how fast this year has gone.  I thought I'd better do a blog post to catch up (I still can't let it go, as I just love having my memories in one spot) and couldn't believe that...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/12/another-school-year-is-over.html

If you've been following my blog/family for a while you would know that we have a tradition to take a photo at this same tree every year , when it's blossoming in the spring.  It all started o...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/12/possum-tree-2021.html

In September Jalen and Harri turned 22 and 17.  I'm not sure how that's possible because to me they'll always be 3, 7 and 11, as that's how old they were when Aaron passed away.  Although I kno...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/12/22-and-17.html

The last term of school was literally the longest term ever, as it was 11 weeks long, since we had a 3 week break because of Easter. Although it was a week longer than usual, it still seemed to g...

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With Kobe turning 13 this year I felt like I had to do something extra special for him.  I hate having birthday parties because it's so much work and too stressful on my own, but I thought we'd ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/07/june-birthdays-on-earth-and-in-heaven.html

It seems crazy to be writing about Term 1 when Term 3 is about to start,  but I wanted to do a quick blog catch up as I know I'm going to forget things if I don't record them.  This year was ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/07/term-1.html

It's been a very long time since I blogged, and right now we are in the middle of winter , so it's hard to remember warmer days.  As I was going through my phone to clear off old photos, I found...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/07/everything-always-seems-better-in-summer.html

Last year I went to three funerals and at every one, my cousins and I talked about how lovely it was to catch up, but how sad it is that we always catch up at funerals.  We always say we  need ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/01/sheila-may-memorial-sponge-cake-bake-off.html

Dear Aaron Where do I even start about 2020?! Have you seen the craziness that's been going on in the world this year?  Are you up there knowing everything that's going on,  and do you know ho...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2021/01/dear-aaron-2020.html

I wish I could feel the excitement and joy that I used to feel at Christmas time, but to be honest it's just a day that I dread and can't wait to be over. I think that big days like Christmas jus...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2020/12/our-christmas.html

Last week would've been Aaron's 48th birthday.  I used to love it when it was his birthday, as it made it sound like he was 2 years older than me, rather than 18 months older, and I could tease ...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2020/12/48-birthdays9-in-heaven.html

What a school year it's been.  Terms 2 and 3 went so slow, but Term 4 absolutely flew as usual.  It's always such a busy, but fun term.  Book Week was postponed this year because of Covid, and...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-weirdest-school-year-is-over.html

My cousin Jarom was larger than life.  He was known for doing crazy stunts and just living life to the fullest.  Whenever I think of Jarom, I think of him with a huge smile for anyone and every...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2020/12/ill-see-you-in-next-one.html

I knew I wanted to go to Hobart for the anniversary of Noah's death to have some fun, and we had an amazing couple of days at Port Arthur and on the Tasman Island Cruise  but the thing we loved...

http://lisajking.blogspot.com/2020/10/creating-happy-memories.html

We had already planned our trip to Hobart for Noah's anniversary, and were lucky enough to score some travel vouchers from the Tasmanian government, in the second round of vouchers offered.  Bec...

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