Christmas and New Year

Here we are on New Years Eve with the house all cosy and warm and still festive from Christmas. We had a lovely christmas with plenty to eat and drink. We all had fun and my happiest christmas memories are of all the family being in the kitchen whilst Karen and I cooked the dinner and how gradually the music took over and we had a bit of a dance. There was lots of loud voices and laughter. The dinner went well and the turkey was gorgeous.
The activities were a great success and will definitely be repeated next year. Karen read tarots, Fiona did play dough game which was great and Phil did a film quiz which was also educational. Chris table football was not so good and I hope next year he does some magic instead. Richard and I did Just a minute which was also good fun but I must remember to choose Karen last next year as she kept wanting to stop once she had had her turn and needs to remember to support everyone who had prepared something. Anyway lots of shouting and laughter again.

The boys and Fiona didn't go back till the day after boxing day and then Angela and Kevin came down the same day so when Lorraine and Jayne cancelled due to family crisis for Jayne I was quite relived as felt shattered. Yesterday I went over to see Christine and John and that was lovely seeing John's family again.

All in all a very good christmas. Just how I imagined and hoped it would be.

Now here is New Years eve, another year over and new one about to begin. Last year was a very good year for me. I have so enjoyed living here. We've had better family experiences and had a better standard of living. Enjoyed eating out in some lovely places, visited some interesting and beautiful countryside and attended some interesting places such as the windmill and the american war cemetery. Health has generally been good for which I thank some one or something and never take for granted. Money could always be better and job security could be better but there is enough just about. Life has been good and fingers crossed and hopes and prayers that it continues in the same way for next year.
New Years eve's are always a bit scary and exciting because they remind you that you never know what the next few months will bring and that actually you had better appreciate what you have now because life never ever stays the same.
Happy New Year everyon