Memory Lane

In true holiday form we were all up ,washed, dressed, breakfasted and ready to go out at 1.15pm today. We have slipped into another time zone this holiday and I am wondering how we will ever get back to normal when the children go back to school next week.

However, we did go out today and took a trip down Memory Lane. We are now living an hour away from where I spent seven years as a teenager. "Wouldn't you all love to see where Mummy went to school and the house we lived in when I was your age?" This was greeted with some rather non commital grunts but undetered I made them all, including my dear husband, get in the car and we headed off with our flask of coffeee and a packet of chocolate biscuits.

Somewhere between here and there they all hatched a plan to be very enthusiastic about every tree, shop and pavement slab we passed in a manner that suggested to me that I was being humoured and that they were not really as responsive as they shoud have been. Huh....children. I love them but I couldn't eat a whole one!!

Today I managed to break at least two of my new year's resolutions so not a good start. I ate far too much chocolate but can justify it (haven't worked out how yet but not a problem) and had a touch of road rage when someone had the nerve to drive on their side of the road while I was using it causing a certain amount of discussion among the children as to whether Mum should be allowed on the road "at her age!"

Following the arrival of several grey hairs on my head I took the plunge of colouring my hair last night. I spent ages choosing a colour that would match my natural brown and applied it according to the instructions. However, being a woman with a lot to do I thought that it might be a good idea to put the hoover round and do a few chores while waiting for it to develop. The result? It got left on for rather too long and I am now a rather glorious shade of purple. Still the carpet is hoovered, the clean clothes put away, the cat fed and the rubbish put out. You can't say fairer than that.

Well, I shall go and put my purple head on the pillow. Happy New Year to you and yours. I found this lovely prayer today and think it is a lovely way to end this blog on New Year's Day...

May God's richest blessings be upon us today and throughout this year- and may those blessings flow through us to touch the lives of everyone we meet. Amen.