AUTHOR: Kat and Kev TITLE: For Auld Lang Syne DATE: 12/31/2007 05:14:00 AM ----- BODY:

Well, another year is over...Jesus, has it flown. I honestly cannot remember any period of time that has gone quicker. I have heard that this is an occupational hazard of motherhood, but I still wasn't prepared. I can not believe that on Wednesday, Ellis will be 9 months old! Almost a year! Sigh! He'll be going to college before I know it. Its been quite a nice week with Kevin off work. We've spent most of it trying to get the house sorted. We are almost there..just the second bedroom to sort out and the vacuuming to do. Not too bad, if you ask me. It feels so much lighter to be here. I just need to sell a few things on ebay, give some things away on freecycle and get Kev to go through his paperwork and I think we will be done (for now). Christmas itself was fine. Quite full in the house, but we all survived my cooking and temper! Here are some pics: New Years Eve will be quite a quiet affair. we are going to a friend's house this afternoon for a wee while and then we'll probably watch the fireworks from the river. I think I get less exciting every year. Actually, when I think about it, I don't think I like NYE. I usually end up feeling like a failure...at work, at home, in life...its not that I don't keep my resolutions, because I don't usually make them. I think its just a time for reflection and I am just not sure what I am doing, you know? Things were a lot easier when I knew what I wanted to do with my life. For the longest time, I was going to be a midwife. Then a series of unfortunate events meant that that wasn't going to be my path (most recently cemented by my own experience in hospital with E). So now what. I do enjoy what I do, my life, my friends, etc. However, I sometimes think I should have tried harder, earned more money, provided for my family more. I come from a family of the traditionally successful--big salaries, senior VPs, stalwarts of business. Me, I am a civil servant. Ooh, babe is up. gotta run, but I will come back to this discussion later.

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: lalajia DATE:1/09/2008 12:33:00 AM Happy new year! No shame in being a civil servant, bring down the system from within ;)
Back home soon, looking forward to catching up! ----- --------