catch up time!

long overdue, too much really to catch up with so in short, family fine, friends all good! Finding it a bit lonely at home, its hard when you don't like housework and people tend to frown if one crafts all day! Not Ant though - he is happy as long as I'm happy! Bless him!
Wish the weather would cheer up a bit, its quite dark and its only 2.40pm, I don't mind the winter season, its just the dark dreary afternoons that drain me.
Holidays last year were great - Oz was amazing and VA was great as usual, seeing Andrea and Al and the kids always cheers me up, I find that I quite settle and almost don't want to leave them at the end of my time there but there is a very strong pull on this side of the pond!!!

We have invested in a campervan and she is the love of Ant's life! I am quite fond of her too which helps!! a lot!! we have had some great hols with her already and have begun to make plans for this spring/summer including Scotland with Andrew and Robyn so that they can go climbing - they are kidnapping David - thats ok we know where they are going and the ransom is bound to be cheap!

They went up Mount Snowdon last year and want to go higher this time - good luck to them - we shall be keeping our feet firmly on the straight and level ground, no more climbing for me!

Kirsty and Liz really enjoyed our trip to Skeggy in September - the weather was awesome for the time of year and it was definitely warm enough to go in the sea- shame we had not taken our bathing gear...... all in all a good year, the sad things wea re still working through and that is what life throws at you every so often.

50th party

I know this might sound tame but I have just been to an awesome 50th birthday party, the reason its awesome is that I met people that I have not seen in over 16 years but who were great friends of mine. When a couple split up friends are split up too so the people that 'stayed' with my ex dropped out of my life and I out of respect for their friendship with my ex dropped out of theirs too. Well, tonight we all met up again and it was scary at times how much we had changed but also how much we remebered from the times we all spent together when we were younger. People cannot understand how I could go to this party but my ex and our partners have grown up and we are all adult enough to know that life is too f******* short to waste precious time holding grudges! We are fine with each other so everyone else will just have to get over it! I felt so happy to meet up with old friends that I quite forgot that we had not spoken for years and so did they! On the whole it was an excellent party, apart from the fact that one of the people giving the party - they are twins- is seriously ill and that makes it all the more poignant.......... Thank God for broadminded people, people who are ready to live and let live! I know that we have all worked hard at getting along for other people's sakes but in the end we are all friends and that is what really matters. I am sitting here tearing up and hoping that we can all meet again and enjoy each others company.

Greetings from USA

Thought I would post something as I haven't for a while... I am visiting my best friend Andrea in VA to help her celebrate her 40th birthday!!!!!! she is going to have a really good time.
Weather here is a helluva lot warmer than at home and so I am baking! not pleasant at all - sweaty most of the time!! hey ho can't be helped!

cleaning day! AAAAARRGGHHH

Today has been cleaning day - I know it needed doing but I didn't enjoy it one little bit. I know there are some people out there who like housework but I am not one of them.
One day closer to seeing my best mate A - cannot wait!Lots to do before I go - but as long as its all done by next week it will be fine.
DH and DS are already making plans for while I am away - lots of boy stuff - pizza and burping party is one of them...strange things men!
My parents in law are here for a few days - its lovely to see them - I have not seen them for a year, so its really nice to catch up.

granddaughter rules OK!!

Had my darling GD for the day today - we played and played and played!! she would still be playing now if she had not gone home. I really loved having her and getting down on the floor building towers for her to knock over, being a Mamma is the best!! She let me share her chocolate buttons too - what a star!

Went to a garden party on Sunday - 1.30 till 11.00 - wonderful afternoon, the food was delicious, the wine was flowing and the company of our friends made it the perfect way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon/evening...
Thanks to everyone who had a hand in it...

Starting to think about what to take to the States - 2 suitcases I think!! that's a good start, its going to be a little colder than last year so I want to have plenty of sweaters! I hate being cold and cannot rely on my hot flashes to get me through...

Saturday night - oops I mean Sunday morning!

Made some more cards today - tried to show them to DH, DS and visiting DS but they are not interested at all!
Also been playing whre's the chocolate spread again! I have not found it today - the hiding places are getting better - I wish he would hide it somewhere easier! Everyone knows where it is except me!

Time for bed

Another day gone by in sleepyland! Been making Christmas cards again today - almost finished this bunch!Really enjoyed it - I have loads of stuff left from the kit - I didn't like using some of it _ I just want to keep it!
Played hunt the chocolate spread again with DS - I cannot find it this time- when he has gone to bed I will take a chair into the kitchen and check the top of the cabinets!! I found it the last 2 times easily and wrote a message on the lid in permanent marker - he likes it when I do that. I Hope I find it tonight - I don't want to go out in the 3rd round!!
Been to the awards night at Boys Brigade - DS did really well again - he told us not to bother going as he wouldn't be getting any awards - little fibber - he got loads!!!Several of the other boys told their parents that too - what is it with teenage boys not wanting their parents around? cannot understand it myself ha ha ha

Early to bed tonight...

So tired - burning the candle at both ends is not suiting me! I need more zzzzzz..
been digi scrapping - so relaxing and no mess to clear up!