December already?!

I'm sitting watching the semi final of Strictly. I have so enjoyed it this year. I love becoming engaged in the beautiful movement people can create and wishing I can dance like that! I'm rooting for Jay or Kellie to win! 

This year has flown by sooooooo quickly that I cannot believe that we are heading into 2016!! I remember the millennium celebrations like it was yesterday and worrying that everything was going to END! Do you remember that? 

It has had its high and lows. We have all come out of the other end thankfully. Unfortunately I am having a rubbish time at the moment. But I am holding my head up high and taking each day as it comes. You have to, don't you? Otherwise you'll or rather I'll go mad. 

My mother in law has had a tough year. But she is still smiling! She also looks fabulous! She is planning to move into her new pad with her better half in the new year and is going to embrace a new adventure and I wish her all the best!! 

My mummy and her other half moved to the next village from us in January this year and I was and still AM over the moon as I love being able to pop round to see her for a cuppa and a quick chat. They have moved into a twee bungalow which I absolutely love! It looked horrendous and needed a lot of TLC. It looks lovely and cosy now. I love going there and feeling I could just curl up on mum's sofa with a blanket and fall asleep! The most favourite part for me is the garden. It looks incredible now. And I love to go round there while mum is walking the dogs and I wait for her while I sit and have five minutes of nothingness.  Bliss. 

I haven't spent bought time on my hobbies as I haven't seem to have had the time or motivation which is a shame. I have enjoyed my sewing classes with a passion as I have the most amazing sewing teacher who motivates and supports me. I feel I have learnt a lot this year as it was my daddy's 60th and I made him a tailored waistcoat and boy am I proud of it. He looks so handsome in it and gets so many comments from people who can't believe I made it!!! Yes ME!!!! I am planning the next thing to make my dad. I can't wait. 

My two girls have grown some much this year. It has been a real pleasure to see. My eldest will be 13 in February and is doing well in school although she loves to spend her spare time YouTube 'ing' and putting make up on when it's her bedtime. I'm sure I never did that as a teen!! She had joined an athletic club after being one of four selected from 40 to represent the long distance running. I am so proud of her! 

My youngest will be 10 in July next year. She is growing so fast and is a natural comedian. She likes to think she is the next Miranda. I think she probably could be. Watch this space! She has decided to give up trampolining, I do not know who was more devastated, her or me. Me, probably as I used to do it as a youngster right into my early 20s. I Watkins of hoping she would follow my footsteps. My wife is on a mission to get her into rugby but somehow I don't think it'll happen. Sorry, Nat. My youngest is very creative and loves attending her art club. She also would like to take up climbing. So if you know of a local climbing club for kiddies. Please let me know. 😊

We didn't go away abroad this summer holiday and do you know what. I actually enjoyed being at home all summer as it was less stressful and we did our back garden and painted all the out houses and we were chuffed with the end product! 

What have your highs and lows been this year? I'd love to know. Thank you for reading this. 

Speak soon, F x