Another long time!

Hi Folks

I am so sorry it has been such a long time since my last post - so long I can't remember when I did actually type anything in here. Feels like an eternity! So much seems to happen yet there don't sedem to be enough hours in the day any more to do everything AND get enough rest as well!

To bring those of you who do read my blogs up to date, the new business has been ticking over nicely, and a few lovely deals have been striked up - I just wish we didn't have to wait 90 days for the money to come in!

My youngest daughter will be home from her year out in Australia in a couple of months - onloy to return there again after the summer for a training sponsorship - so it looks as though I've lost her to the land of Oz. She will go far - in more ways than one!
My other daughter is busy preparing for her last year at Uni, and thinking up ideas for her dissertation. She too will go far, she just needs to remain focused and not distracted by the male species!!

Our little boy is coming on very fast - he's putting complete sentences together, whole phrases, and changing words to the songs that he knows replacing them with new words, or people. It's very interesting watching and listening to him when he does this. Not bad for one who has just turned two and a half!

Oh, and of course, I mustn't forget, it was our fourth wedding anniversary this week. :)
We had a very low key celebration as we were all extremely run down this week, husband had tonsillitis, son had bronchal infection, and I was knackered after having had two sleepless nights within 3 days of each other.

I have taken on a part time job now to help supplement the nursery fees - night care assistant at a local care home. I survived my first night last weekend quite successfully I think. I didn't fall asleep. I will be taking in my computer this week so that I can catch up with my blogging and any outstanding paperwork I need to do (on the computer of course!).

I have decided, for my sins, to create another blog which will cover the trials and tribulations of being a newbie publisher, from conception to current day. http://paulinethepublisher.blogspot.com
Hopefully it will give an insight into the publishing world. I am going to try hard to keep it as much up to date as I possibly can!

It has certainly been a very busy time this year to date.

We have managed though, to make a start on our lovely garden! We have been steadily removing remnants of a humungous carp pond that a previous own seemed to think was a good idea, and covered most nof the entirety of the back garden. I have never come across so much concrete, boulders, and more concrete in my entire life. But suffice it to say, we have made good headway. A kanga, a hardworking cousin, and lots of back-breaking digging, smashing up of concrete & stones, and it's all slowly starting to take shape - Finally! We've been here nearly 4 years now, and we may actually have a garden to enjoy this summer. :)
I planted some summer bulbs in my new border a few days ago, so am looking forward to those appearing to add some well deserved colour into our garden. More grass will be put down as well, to make a softer environment for our little one.

I also managed to dig out the ironing from under the stairs and a couple of days ago, actually, wait for it... ironed a few things!! Woo hoo! I managed to make a start on the pile that has been accumulating since... I don't know when! There were clothes in the basket that I'd forgotten I even had!

Well my SP2 pack is almost downloaded now I've got my wireless network set up - yes I'm a sad techy geeky type at heart :) Very pleased with the network, though don't quite understand why I have to have my wirless adapter sitting in just the right place in order to obtain a connection with the main device which is sitting just a few feet above my head! I'm hoping it will work in the garden in the summer, so I can do some work on the old laptop whilst I'm enjoying the floral delights out there!

Time for me to go I think.

Thank you for dropping by I will try hard not to leave it so long any more. It should be easier now I'm working nights every Saturday - I will type up my blog & then transfer it the following day as I don't suspect I'll be allowed to log on whilst on duty!

Please come again soon.

PaulineA