An American expat from Boston, MA currently living in Napier, New ZealandTumblr (3.0; @kya)http://kya.tumblr.com/<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kumm1lNzqT1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>6-year-old Bic can’t really read yet, but she managed to Google “girls games” and came across GirlsGoGames.com.  She and 4-year-old Nys are now addicted to this site.  I don’t know, it seems harmless.  If they were Disney Princesses in their undies I probably wouldn’t think twice, but I’m kinda creeped out by the fact that they’re naked manga girls.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/282752114http://kya.tumblr.com/post/282752114Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:03:21 +1300mangadressupgirls<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kumlgeFCIn1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This evening’s harvest.  I love summer.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/282735797http://kya.tumblr.com/post/282735797Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:50:38 +1300<a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10615052">Florist faces landmark cyber-crime court case</a>: <p>Napier’s infamy increases…</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/279325651http://kya.tumblr.com/post/279325651Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:07:24 +1300<p>I miss home and want to move back.  I love it here and want to stay.  What to do?</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/277380222http://kya.tumblr.com/post/277380222Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:11:01 +1300expat's dilemma<p>One year ago today (Pacific Standard Time) we emigrated from the States.  Due to the magic of the International Date Line, we didn’t arrive in New Zealand until December 10.  Which day is our anniversary?  What’s more important, leaving everything we’ve ever known, or arriving in our new home?</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/275542239http://kya.tumblr.com/post/275542239Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:24:19 +1300expat<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku9izcyaj61qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the cake my husband made.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/272632817http://kya.tumblr.com/post/272632817Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:28:24 +1300cakefairy<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku9iweFYdX1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is what my soon-to-be 4-year-old drew when asked what she wanted on her birthday cake.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/272630297http://kya.tumblr.com/post/272630297Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:26:38 +1300fairy<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku2fbbyr5n1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunday it was finally hot.  We broke out the sprinkler.  Tuesday was the first day of summer.  And today it’s so cold we had to turn the heat on.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/267414521http://kya.tumblr.com/post/267414521Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:25:59 +1300summer<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku0d3ixVCx1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My girls have started ballet classes, so I asked my mom to go through the old photo albums and find a photo of me from back when I took ballet.  This is what she came up with.  Circa 1980.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265842904http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265842904Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:42:00 +1300<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktyt414sno1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265308989http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265308989Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:41:19 +1300knittinghat<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktyt0m5Yoi1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265276126http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265276126Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:10:14 +1300knittinghat<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktyst6YLNK1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265243299http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265243299Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:37:56 +1300knittinghat<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktysls8TxV1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265215882http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265215882Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:07:59 +1300knittinghat<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktysk2Is1H1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265189690http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265189690Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:37:25 +1300knittinghat<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktysecCPn41qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265164862http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265164862Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:06:53 +1300knittinghat<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktyscpu5NL1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265138720http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265138720Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:35:54 +1300knittinghat<p>I’ve knit some pretty cool hats for my <a title="Hats for Lisa" href="http://www.clutchcreations.com/fundraiser/index.html" target="_blank">Hats for Lisa</a> fundraiser, so I thought I’d share some of them in the hopes that someone will see and want to buy!  Plus I like showing off how cute my daughters are.  Prepare yourselves.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265112404http://kya.tumblr.com/post/265112404Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:04:18 +1300<p>When people ask how to pronounce my daughter Nyssa’s name I tell them it rhymes with “wicked pissa.”</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/259128438http://kya.tumblr.com/post/259128438Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +1300<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjy1hFYAC1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I planted a blueberry bush in a hole that I filled with peat moss and homemade compost.  Two of these plants quickly sprouted up next to the blueberry bush.  Must have come from the compost.  What are they?</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/254112783http://kya.tumblr.com/post/254112783Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:56:04 +1300mystery plant<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kthgaanDmn1qzr64go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The after shot.  They only like the nori (seaweed wrapper) so they peeled it off and left the rest for me.  Yum.</p>http://kya.tumblr.com/post/252362178http://kya.tumblr.com/post/252362178Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:37:22 +1300half-eaten sushi