Yo 09!
Christmas wasn’t awful, in fact it was mostly lovely (86yo great grandma Wii boxing while leaning on her walking frame). Claudia was really excited, she loved her presents & was suitably grateful; she has really enjoyed having the cousins around. She did a lot of maths in the run up to Christmas & drawing & a bunch of craft kits (she got enough to last another year from Christmas too 
) she was given some fiendishly fiddly anatomical models, so we’ve been getting frustrated with those. Jasper doesn’t like the idea of opening presents, he has no interest in them whilst they are wrapped, but he enjoyed his new puzzles, cars & train once I unwrapped them. He’s loved all the attention, being the youngest is pretty good! We also visited Simon’s parents & the kids both got a huge bag of presents (Toby got a lovely present too).
We’ve all been ill at some point or other, Jasper particularly - it wasn’t a restful holiday in any way at all - Simon & I are quite exhausted. I had a few really bad days leading up to it. I’d put off Christmas shopping until the last minute & it was as upsetting as I’d expected. The day after Boxing Day was hard mostly because I was so tired & New Year’s Eve was awful. I cancelled our plans because J was still ill & I was just so miserable, in the end my mum persuaded us to visit them, the children had a ball, Simon drank cocktails & we made it home early.
I’m scared most of the time, Jasper doesn’t sleep well, I don’t feel healthy. I’m drained. Moan … moan … we’re still okay, the children are happy & gorgeous I’m going through the motions. Limbo land.
In 2009 I would like Simon to remain employed, Jasper to learn to talk & Claudia … she can stay the same but I’d really like to be more patient with her. Minimal expectations are better.
Hope 2009 is a way better year for you all and your hopes all come true. Be good to see you sometime soon xxx
Comment by Nic — 2 January, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
nice to have another post :O) Really hoping your 2009 is what you want and more.
Comment by Kirsty — 2 January, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
hugs layla. wishing you and yours health in 2009
Comment by HelenHaricot — 3 January, 2009 @ 3:37 am
Hoping for improvement for many of us in 2009, day by day.
Comment by Jax — 7 January, 2009 @ 8:26 pm