Happy New Year

Hello and welcome to 2013.

I have been incommunicado for a little while - mainly thanks to the Norovirus sweeping it's way through my family - followed by a throat infection for Seb and an ear infection for Nat both of which saw us up at the hospital seeing the out of hours doctor on Boxing Day and New Years Day.  Am now pretty sick of the hospital as we also had to go again yesterday to take Seb for one of his numerous Physiotherapy appointments.

Anyway despite all the sickness, temperature checks and medicinal doses it has been a very nice and relaxing Christmas and New Year and it has been lovely to have had a couple of weeks off work.

I also had chance to catch up with George and Joe over the Christmas break and also two of my friends Ope and Theresa which has been lovely.

This week I started potty training with Nat which has been challenging to say the least.  We have had a few successes and a few disasters not least because he keeps telling me " I no like wee wee on the potty".  We will perservere though, as being on a tight budget this year, I could really do without having to pay for so many nappies. Plus Nat has a nursery place starting in April so I really want to get him dry by then.

All in all I haven't had much chance to blog so it is nice to be back in action.

There is quite a lot happening over the next few months to keep me busy including Seb's 14th birthday this month, my cousin Simone's 40th birthday next month and my best friend George's wedding in March. Also have a family wedding in September.  Lots of nice things to look forward to but am also feeling anxious about how to afford it all!

We really need to get a grip of our finances this year as for the past couple of years we have been able to dip into savings which are now severely depleted and so it is really crucial we can stick to our monthly budget this year.

So my New Year resolutions are:

1.  Enjoy more prayer and quiet time with God
2.  Plan more quality time and fun activities with the boys and David
3.  Spend more time with our friends
4.  Get a better grip on our expenditure
5.  Try and lose some weight (it is getting quite ridiculous now)
6.  Be willing and seek more ways to help, bless and serve others

What are your resolutions this year?