Oh dear! It's been ages...
I do have some pretty good reasons though. Hubby and I went to the North Island of New Zealand for nearly three weeks in November/December. We had such a wonderful time - it is an absolutely beautiful spot and there's lots to see and do. It is so hard to pick a highlight, but the Bay of Islands and Wellington were fantastic. Around the same time last year we did the South Island and loved it. It is a bit more dramatic in terms of scenery and it's not as populated as the North Island. As it turns out my paternal Great Grandmother was born in Ngaparra, near Dunedin - such a pretty spot!
Sadly, the week before we left, my aunt was killed in a car accident. She was my Mum's youngest sister and she was a much loved wife, mum and friend. It was such a terrible shock. She was only 63 and was an avid family historian. Hold your loved ones close - you don't know how long you'll have them for xxxx
Then we had the usual turmoil of the Christmas/New Year period. Hubby's family live up north in Port Macquarie so we made the trek up there for a couple of days before Christmas. It's always great to catch up with all of them - he has 2 sisters and 2 brothers and they all have their own families. His Mum lives up there too - she's the best Mother-in-Law anyone could want!!
And now we're all back to relative normality. I've been trying to be a bit more organised around the house but I'm not always successful - with 3 males in the mix I think I'm fighting a losing battle! My next project is to clean out and re-organise my kitchen cupboards - we'll see how that one goes!
Tomorrow I'm heading to my Mum's to help her organise her computer. She has an old PC which is starting to play up and a laptop which is much easier for her to use. Now she's looking at an iPad so that she can show clients photos of her cakes a bit more efficiently. It's going to be a big job - she has sooooo many photos!
Anyway, that's a quick catch-up for now. I'm at work at the moment but things are verrrry quiet, having just sent out two large reports!
Cheers for now
Kathleen
