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Happy New Year!

Thought I'd better blog as no-one else seems to be doing so! Come on chaps you must have something to blog about!
Hope everyone survived the holidays ok. Its gone so quick that it will be february before you know it! (Duncan's birthday!)
I managed an epic journey last week up to Carlisle and back in a day (by train) which is not to be recommended! I'm staying over next time! At least I missed the flooding.
Plans for this year - to do something to the house and to exercise more!

Agh! Only 2 weeks to go!

I'm not ready for Christmas! Being on holiday has taken away all our preparation time! Must write cards soon....preferably before christmas!
Saturday we sepnt shopping in Guildford which was nice but not very productive! Then Sunday I went to  Day Spa with Gail for a Rasul mud treatment which was lovely! We also did a bit of shopping in Oxford street but it was bedlam! Perhaps I'll go late night shopping thursday.

More Lights!

This weekend we (I) decided it was time to put the christmas lights up on the house! Couldn't wait any longer! And Duncan made me buy 2 more sets of lights to add to last years! Its looking very festive now, although we were tempted by the inflatable robin, but we resisted!!
We spent saturday afternoon watching 'Holiday Inn' (the original black and white version of White Christmas) and ate mince pies which really gets you in the mood! Can't really face shopping yet though! Maybe next week!

We're back!

We got back on sunday morning at 7.30am after a long flight home. And we didnt get out of Heathrow till 9am! Good old british efficiency! But we were glad to be back, even if it was freezing cold and very dark short days! Its nice to be home though. And its not long till Christmas now! We'll sort out all our photos soon and put them on our site. We had a great time in New Zealand and would definately recommend going!

Only 1 more night to go!!

See you all in December!

Happy Birthday to me!

Can't believe its a year since my 30th! 31 has been pretty painless though. I've had a great weekend eating, drinking (no hangovers! must be getting old!) and shopping! My lovely boyfriend made me a Cadbury's fruit and nut cake which was soooo scrummy! And spent a few days preparing a Gordon Ramsey lamb recipe for my birthday dinner! (Also tres bon!) Can't wait for our holiday! Only 11days to go!!

Rain!

It seems to have been raining all week, since we planted our grass seeds infact! I had to drive up to Northampton yesterday in a monsoon! Not nice! Where has the sun gone? I won't miss this when we're on holiday! Hopefully when we get back in December it will be snowing!!!

p.s.

And I also drew up some designs for Gerri's garden, for which she paid me in chocolates! Yum!! And Charlie Dimmock is right about it being much more comfortable to garden without a bra on!!

Happy Birthday!

Baby Joe is 1 today! We saw Vicki, Steve and Joe at the weekend, who was a very good boy! Can't believe he is one already! You know who to call if you guys need a babysitter!!
We also finished re-seeding our lawn and sifting the final bag of top soil. By back is a bit painful today because of it. But hopefully the grass will come up before it starts getting frosty.
Only 3 and a half weeks to go!!!

The grass is growing in patches!

I know you are all on tenderhooks to hear about our grass!! Not! But it is growing, in places. We now have to sieve the rest of the dirt over it this weekend! Too many stones!
Anyway, Caz's blog reminded me that we went to see Billy Connolly last week which was hilarious, even if his jokes about that hostage were a bit close to the bone! No-one booed him when we went. And his wife young enough to be his daughter! He also talked about how much it rained in New Zealand which doesnt bode well! Only 4 weeks to go!!