WELCOME 2012!

HAPPY NEW YEAR blogger friends!   I hope you have a Wonderful 2012, filled with everything you wish for.... and more.These next two photos are for my friend Martine in Australia:ABOVE:  Teddy and Coco looking a bit scruffy, they get groomed next friday.ABOVE:  my friend Jacqui's gorgeous wee girl, Sofia Grace.ABOVE:  Sofia being serious...ABOVE:  Jacqui and her darling wee girl.  It was so lovely to see them all last night.  Babies grow up so fast... it's a shame they do that.So today... I think it will be a quiet day at home... though I might just go out and...

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NEW YEAR'S EVE...

And true to the norm, it's raining!Most years it rains over Christmas and/or New Year!That is so sad for everyone who goes away at this time of year, especially those camping.  I can't remember the last time we holiday'd over Christmas/New Year!This year, when Stew gets a two week period off we are hoping to go down to Palmerston North to see our youngest son, Mike.We miss that little bugger so much.I've tried convincing him to move up here, but it isn't going to happen by the look of it.  So, we just continue to miss him I suppose.Not long now before Stew and I will start Weight Watchers...

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STUFF STAYING AT HOME TODAY

I had enough sitting on me butt yesterday.Today I want to go out and about.So we will.I'm thinking of buying on of these:ABOVE:  a steam mop!  Anyone got one... how good are they?  I think it could be really good for me laminate flooring.  Apart from that.... I want to find something for Stew's birthday on the 8th of January.  I'm thinking of some exercise singlets.  The ones he has right now are so old they are falling to bits!  AND some of them were my Dad's.... so they are at least 11 years old!  Right... that's a start to the day...ONWARD....So we went...

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SERIOUSLY... I HAVE NOTHING FOR YOU TODAY!

I don't plan on doing anything today except read blogs and comment as much as I can!Google Reader has about 600 updates on it!Eeeee gads... I have a lot of catching up to do.So, until I have something interesting to say or show... you know where I will be.  Sitting on me butt catching up with everyone!Watch out for me...ONWARD...I'm slowly getting through me blog list, as there were so many I'm only stopping to visit your LATEST update.  There's just too many otherwise!Stew has gone into work to sort out a customer's needs.  His work never really stops.  People still die, need...

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A POT GARDEN....

NO... not that sort of pot!My sort of pot garden:ABOVE:  yesterday afternoon I went out and bought some pots... I already had a few, but I wanted more so I could have a 'pot' garden.  Now I have.This side of the house gets sun until mid afternoon, so it's going to be great for the few vege plants I want to grow.  Mostly herbs and lettuces for now.TODAY:  I'm heading out at 7am (omg!) so I can be at Lacy's 3 month scan.  Fingers crossed it all goes well.After that it will back home to see what we can get up to for the rest of the day...The scan went well... ABOVE:...

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TIME TO MOVE ON FROM CHRISTMAS

First on me list today:Take down the Christmas stuff!It will be good to have the house back to 'normal' again.After that... if it remains fine Stew is going to do the lawns and I want to get some pots to grow some lettuces in.I don't want a 'proper' vege garden again.  Just a few pots with lettuces, parsley, silver beet and the like in.  And having them in pots means easy care, and I can place them where it's sunny most of the day.  Our last vege garden didn't get much sun, so our veges were a bit dismal.Apart from that, not much else on the horizon today.There's still masses of...

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BOXING DAY... OF REST I HOPE!

ABOVE:  I can think of nothing worse than braving the crowds today to scoop some bargins in the Boxing Day Sales.  BUT, the kids were given a very generous cash gift from my Mother!  So I am going to do some delegating.... and Stew can take them shopping.I will stay home and have a nap... do lots of housework while they are out!Well... that's how I'm feeling RIGHT NOW.  It could change.  Passing up on some shopping is not really ME.  So, we will see a bit later on this morning how I feel.Right now... I'm still tired.  Didn't want to get outta bed this morning,...

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WAKE UP!!! IT'S CHRISTMAS ALREADY...

MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone in my family, and everyone in my 'blog family' too.  I hope you   all have a wonderful day with those you love.ABOVE:  this is the first Christmas for our two youngest granddaughters, Sienna (above with her sister Haylea), and Emily.  I am sure they will both be surrounded by love today.With any luck Brylee and Griffin have managed to sleep in for a little while!  I will be back later on with a few photos before we head off to Christmas lunch at Stew's sisters home.ABOVE:  the morning so far.Just Stew, Brylee, Griffin and I.None of our...

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A BUSY DAY AHEAD, THEN IT SHOULD EASE UP.

We are expecting Lacy this morning to visit the kids.  That's all I'll say on that subject.After she leaves we are heading out to deliver a few Christmas Presents, then plan on having a quiet day/evening.NO MORE shopping though.  I think I have 20 cents left!  lolEven though I've been buying presents all year, there is always a drain on the finances at this time of the year.   I'm sure everyone is in the same boat... well... except REALLY rich buggers!I want to say 'SO SORRY' to everyone who has blogged on the last week or so.... I've simply been too busy to read blogs and...

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