sharing

so it's been over a year since I committed any thoughts to blog. i have read lots of other peoples blogs and kept some pics up-to-date on Rach's blog but not really bothered with this one much.
Cara did indeed have puppies - 7 of them. Rach is now running around and learning new words. Im still at CH 2 days a week but with training and annual leave it feels like im hardly there at all. i enjoy it when i am though and am looking forward to getting back into it tomorrow.
I'd like to use this blog to share a bit more of my thoughts on life but theres a big part of me that doesnt want to share my innermost and heartfelt thoughts on this blog because I have no idea who's reading it. I guess thats silly because if Im embarrassed by my thoughts then they need to be changed not hidden. Still... not sure if i'm quite ready for that level of transparency so you will have to cope with the mundane and share-able information until I overcome myself.

not worth the wait

oh well... trees! i'm sure you have been anxiously awaiting to find out what was happening in gracemount huh?! ok maybe not - apologies for not blogging sooner to replace the boring picture. i've been busy. not hugely busy but enough to tire me out. i'm working 2 days a week at Cunningham House. Rachel is crawling really fast now and into everything (mainly things she shouldnt be!). Cara is hopefully pregnant after finding her a suitor and putting her through the most unnatural mating i've ever seen. i think she is - she's acting very weirdly and seems wider. Time will tell. Puppies due 1st june.
have lots of other things to tell you ... but i'm too tired sorry!
will try better next time

X marks the spot

So the council have been spending money making Gracemount beautiful.
The park has had benches added, lights fitted that sometimes even work, trees and shrubs planted - they even planted what looked like a million daffodils.
Last week these lovely X's appeared.
They could be the work of very symmetrical vandals... or the council are planning another charm offensive...
I think I like the suspense the best...

tall and thin

saw our shadow as i was walking the dog and thought i'd take a pic seeing a its probably the only one i look tall and thin in :-)
not for long though... I went to pilates last night and am hoping to go regularly. maybe with a bit more toning and stretching i'll stand tall and thin before the year is out... well... one can hope!

a womans work...

so you wont be seeing me for a while... i have a little ironing to catch up on!
we had a lovely christmas day with jamies folks yesterday and were off to ireland at the weekend. will hopefully have more time to write and tell you all about it... if i ever finish the ironing :-(

Lounging by the pool

We're on our holidays! Rach and i are waiting for the pool to open so we can go for her first swim. Poor jamie is back at the apartment with the flu :(

Kate Rusby

So Jamie and I left the house last Thursday... together... without Rachel (and no we didnt forget her). With Jamie's mum and dad (gran and grandad) babysitting we went off to hear Kater Rusby sing her wee heart out. It was a fab night. Good banter inbetween songs and an amazing voice. She also had one of "those guys" - you know the ones - the side kick able to play every instrument under the sun... whistle, violin, guitar, stringy thing, and backing vocals. Made me want to learn some form of musicical instrument, until i remembered how utterly frustrating it is to try and learn - all those hours of playing badly.
Here's a snapshot of Kate - the recordings pretty bad, she doesnt have a lisp in real life!