Well that was a long time without so much as a Hiya.
Life, as they say, happened.
Several hugely interesting things have now finally settled but the upshot is that as a family we are all happy, loving and together.
When the brown sticky stuff comes your way, you find a way through it, and we have.
I do enjoy blogging but sometimes I just don’t have the energy. Sometimes I can’t write about confidential things out of respect for the person whose going through it.
You think to yourself, that would make for an interesting blog but then, other than free form writing which I find messy and self indulgent, its hard to construct a blog piece about some things.
Anyhoo, the little monsters are back in school.
Ashley has started High School (11-16 over here in Blighty)
Dashing in his new uniform, ain’t he?
Jo is starting her all-important Year 11 with GCSE’s looming in May June. She’s a bright kid and after getting two decent grades under her belt a year early, we’re sure she’ll be fine.
Hev, is doing her second year of Child Care and has a placement at her old school just 50 feet from our front door.
Gill and I are still plodding on with the diet/health thing, eating sensibly and with me walking 5 miles a day. We’ve both lost a stone and a half and definitley feel the benefits.
Our main incentive is seeing old pics of our portly selves and not wanting to look like that again.
Mum’s dementia seems to have abated but I’m told this is the way it works. Her back pain isn’t going away but she’s learning to live with it.
So. all’s well in Dderbydave Land.
Keep on trucking, as they say.
I’ll pop in and see you all shortly.
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