Thursday, 24 December 2009

It's a wondrous life

It's coming to that time again - the end of another year. Looking back on all the things which have happened - some brilliant, some painful but all worth it
Met Grania. Met Hazel. Met Ellen. Met Rosa. Met Jim.
Different hair colour every six weeks
TIA (mini-stroke). MRI scans. CT Scans. Echocardiogram. Ultrasounds. Blood tests
Muddle ill and diagnosed with colitis
Aqua-aerobics. Swimming. Having a personal trainer. Joined Different Strokes.
Working as a volunteer at The Benjamin Foundation
Roy and Wendy's marriage. Jim and Kate's marriage. Mouez and Hannan's marriage. Stacy and Liam break up.
Snowdrop walks
New kitchen
Two months in The Netherlands. Wherry trip on the Broads. Bristol. Pisa. Lincoln Christmas Market. Slinfold. A week in Provence. London theatre trips. Tunisia.
Met Arrissema. Met loads of cousins, nephews and nieces. Going to Alphen aan den Rijn with John. Thijs turning up at our house by surprise (another nephew). Marij (neice) pregnant.
Two new kittens - Chevvie and Wimble
House valued. New windows and doors
Peter G died. Derek died. Tizit died. Ian died. Guinea pigs eaten by fox. Peter M died.
Canoeing on the Broads
Training to be a Falconer. Cley pigeon shooting.
Cleared garage and shed
Started art classes and sold some mounted photographs
Lost God. Went to Ihsan Mosque. Went to Quakers. Read Steiner.
Saw Big Sister, k d Lang, Leonard Cohen, The Proclaimers. Queen Tribute Band. British Music Experience at O2
Tried Pilates. Creative Writing Group. Circle Dancing. Bonfires on the beach. Took up snowboarding - Level I Proficiency Certificate. Chair Yoga.
Taught English to Asylum Seekers
Matchmaking
Received funding for Different Strokes
Liz breast cancer. Jan breast cancer.
Long talks with Karen
Half-sister diagnosed with MS. Brother-in-law diagnosed with Parkinson's. Sister-in-law diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Finding kestrel in garden
20 years married
Accepted as foster parent
Passed Level 4 British Sign Language
Lost weight. Put on weight. Lost weight. Steroids. Put on weight. Off steroids. Lost weight. WiiFit. Lost weight. French food. Put on weight.
Luke Durbin still not found
Christmas in Cley