Ooops sorry, missed a couple of months. Where the hell did they go?? I rhink I mentioned that we sadly lost a brother in law in December. Got through January reasonably intact in the end. Lots of snow which was pretty but other than than it is all a bit of a bluuurrr...
February, same story. Still waiting for mortgage company to approve our application but they had obviously doubts at this point, reasoning I believe that Mr. Reasons was a spy and I, a money launderer. Honestly you can't win these days, no chance of a mortgage if you don't have a down payment and if you do have something to put down, they think it was illegally gained!
March brought more bad news. My sister in law was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing extensive chemotherapy and had extensive operations. One family that has had way too much bad news recently, but not my place to go into great detail. I am not religious, but I pray for them.
Anyhooo, zooming forward to April...we have moved!!! This morning as I write (exhausted, still in bed) we are two weeks in and have had 22 teenagers here for my beautiful middle daughter's 15th birthday. AM I TOTALLY BONKERS?? The house is absolutely my dream home and I love it. Lots of wood; floors, beams, doors, but many with coloured glass in them too...ooh it's so fab I can hardly believe it! We face south, so lots of light, a cracking garden with lots of trees and nesting birds in a bird box to keep us company.
Of course there is always a 'but'. Mr. Reasons job once again looks unsteady. His firm relied on contracts in a certain country where civil war is going on right now, something no-one could have predicted. I am scared we will have to give all this up but then I suppose none of us can predict the future so for now, I guess, we should just enjoy what we have right now. Reasons to be cheerful!
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Joanne; you're back! It is so good to hear from you!
But, my goodness. It sounds like you've been through the wars yourself. Your bil's death, now your sil's cancer. And Mr. Reasons employment. And. . . . And. . . . So sorry to hear about all that!
On the other hand, a beautiful place to live — at least for now. And an "interesting" birthday party. And you're not bonkers. (That's the house in Exmoor, where Jane, and Adrian, and James live.)
I hope things are getting better for all of you.
Blessings and Bear hugs.
Wow - you really have been through a lot. So glad to hear you're loving the house and hoping all is well on the job front... (Unsteady here too - darn the economy!)
Glad to see you back!
Glad about the move & how delighted you are with it.
However..... you seem to get bogged down by disasters. (As I do.)
You have set yourself a hard challenge with your blog name... but I do like the way you bounce through the difficulties and they way you do seem to be cheerful.
Hope only good things happen from now on.
Maggie X
Nuts in May
You have been through the wringer it seems, but good to see your update. Enjoy your moments in the sun.
Sorry to hear about all the hardships, my goodness what a year. I hope all turns out well in your new house and that you will find some peace. I hope all works out with your husbands job. Enjoy each day! all the best, glad to see you here today. take care.
There you are! I have been thinking about you. So sorry to hear life has continued to be hard. When will this storm end?
I hope your body and spirits are holding up. The house sounds absolutely beautiful. Maybe some photos since I am not close enough to be a "peeping tom"?
I've kept checking up to see where you were. So good to see you back but sorry you've had such a lot going on. Life is tough and it keeps on piling up.
keep strong and good to have you back among the fold
warm wishes
D
xx
Took me time to go through all of the comments; however I actually loved the article. It proved to be very useful to me and I'm positive to all the commenter’s here as well! It is always good when you can't only be informed, but also entertained! I'm sure you had enjoyed scripting this blog post.
Live in the moment, Jo, that's the secret - Never easy to do, but the only way to go to cease the downward spiral that ends (for me) in manic and not in a good, Mad, Manic Mamas kind of way...
Glad you've found the home of your dreams - See, we told you you'd get there!
As a family, we've had three funerals since January, and no wedding on the horizon to brighten the gloom - Thinking of you, as I lie on the sofa - One of Mr Cameron's 'casualties' in the Public Sector - Look after yourself - Fhina xxx
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