| Remember when....I used to get a hyding for falling off my bike? Jodi was there! Remember when....Chucky fell off the sofa? That's for you Maaki Love Jodi, Wench Remember when...Uncle Losh had the best Lollie Stash ever it was like a huge jar full of all the lollies and biscuits in the world!? Remember when....The uncles would threaten to hurt you if you hurt yourself. "eg. If you fall off that you're going to get a bang." Remember when....You'd be a smart ass and everyone would laugh but the person you were being a smart ass to would say "you won't be laughing in a minute" Then you'd get over it really quick. Remember when....TeAroha crashed the golf buggy and Maaki shit her pants. Don't deny it Matthews! Remember when.... Jasmine, Maaki, Nita and Jarna used to pinch things and get an Hyding and then still continued doing it anyway? Remember when.... All the cousins wearing Fluro clothes, Reebok Pumps and Poofed up hair were cooler then anyone else? Remember when.... The Matthews were the Royals (local pub) only customers? Remember when.... You fell off something and any of the uncles or aunties would say "do it again" and stupidly enough you would and it'd make it twice as painful. Remember when... Jodi Matthews didn't like any form of alcohol? (i still love ya jode) Remember when.... All the boys used to make up dances like they were a olden style 'new maoris on the block?' (new kids on the block) Rememer when.... Me and Jodi were 13 and unable to go anywhere all school holidays, we'd clean, wash, dry the dishes and dad said after we'd do all that plus clean the pool we could go up to Miranda Fair (shopping centre) but everytime we were rejected, Slave labour. And we didn't even like cleaning we still don't now and they wonder why? Remember when.... a small portion of the cousins did a whole sorting to get me to go to Jode's 18th which by the way was very memorable? Remember when.... there was Sunday touch football where nearly the uncles used to play against all the aussies? You could almost bet that there was a fight every weekend. Remember when.... we used to get the wooden spoon for running in and out of the kitchen whilst a hangi was on? Remember when.... going through school you were expected to know the words of the famous maori haka, you didn't know any but you just made up something and said "kumati kumati kora kora" like a thousand times. Remember when.... corroboree broke out for my 18th B'day and it was the best night ever? Remember when.... you'd fall flat on your face and an uncle would yell out "didn't you catch that mouse?!" And you'd get up and think to yourself "what mouse?" whilst their all laughing. Remember when.... cousin Jarna Haami had no children? Because she's the full mummy of the year now, she's a winner |