We did it, welcome 2021

Happy New Year folks, I pray and trust that as we move through 2021 it will be a kind, gentle year of restoration and healing in all our lives. I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful New Year and where possible the time you spent with those you love and treasure. We have a had a lovely quiet week and start to the year, after taking Big Guy to the airport last week, doing all the shopping necessary as well as a quick cup of coffee with the girls, I have stayed home and busied myself with the last catch ups and sorting out in and around the house. Jelly Bean was not at all well and after some concentrated and consistent medicating I am super relived that she is feeling much, much better Praise the Lord. Poppet and Princess have visited a couple of times which is absolutely wonderful, the freedom to visit whenever we want without planning months in advance. Big Bear and Baby Bear has been non stop busy with organizing and moving into their new apartment, as far as I know within the next three days they should be in completely and able to start this new phase of their lives and I cannot wait to go and visit them in their home.👏🏻👏🏻 Big Guy went home and straight back into work and routine and we still adjusting to how quiet and empty the house is without him, little Max kept going to the couch where he sat and looking at it to see if he has materialized yet. Hubby has been busy clearing the backlog on watches and cuckoo clocks - there is one particular little cuckoo who insists on leaving his door open which has taken a fair amount of fiddling to sort out. He also managed to get a Lap Stand out which was ordered the day before Christmas and is planning a trip into Somerset West this week to purchase the last of the wood needed for Poppet and Sonshine 's sideboard. Talking about Sonshine his CoVid test last week came back negative after fourteen days of isolation, thank the Lord and now he waits for the U.K. to lift the ban on travel within its own Burroughs and to SA. Princess's boyfriend C is flying down to CT tomorrow with his mom on holiday so the excitement in that house is running into danger levels hehehe. Apart from collecting four or five Cape Ash saplings from a local lady who was removing them I got in some good cooking - I was even able to freeze a couple of meals, baked another fruit cake and got back into the swing of things with my quilting. Yesterday by chance I discovered yet another method of stitching which I have never done, needle punch Embroidery ....... who knew ? Already I am looking to see where I can get the needle kit and figuring out how soon I can finish my quilt in order to begin experimenting with it.😁 I am not a person who makes New Years resolutions but this year I have made the decision that Fibro or not I am going to get out and about, do more of the things I enjoy and see more of this beautiful part of the country I am so blessed to live in. I get so busy doing housework etc that when I do rest I'm exhausted and recovering. This year it is my very sincere desire to change that and make memories wherever I can. I have all sorts of ideas buzzing around in my head of things I would like to do both in and out of the house and plan on getting started as soon as possible. Thankfully Charlie is now handling car travel much better and is in fact better all round so he will join in on all or most of the adventures whoop whoop. Well folks I am keeping it at that for this week, for those of you traveling back home please be safe. For those who are going back to work I hope that it will be a good year and less stressful than in the past. In the last few days I have heard of / know far too many people who have tested positive and quite a few people who did not make it through, So everyone, please stay safe and intensify your sanitizing/safety protocols and please stay healthy, you are all precious, love and appreciated. I am looking forward to sharing where this year takes us and hearing of all you adventures and escapades. Until next week Ciao Ciao. View on the drive home