One Year Later

Firstly, wow, it has been a very long time since the last post and so much has happened. Well, I guess not anything too exciting 'cause we'd have blogged it, right ... right?

The last post was about chickens ... they're gone now. No, we didn't slaughter them, they just got bigger and we couldn't keep them where we are so they went to a good home with a friend of Amy's. We have visited them a few times since, and one of them did make it to dinner - but the others are still going strong. The girls are laying eggs, and very nice indeed they are too.

So, other news? I started a new job last Monday. I'm still doing similar things, just at another place. It does involve commuting to London but after commuting costs I am earning fractionally more each month.

Amy applied for and received Indefinite Leave to Remain a few weeks ago (fast tracked as she's visiting the US this summer). Ashley is in the process of applying for her ILR (slow-track due to no going-away-urgency and as it is cheaper) and we're fully expecting that to be granted.

Oh, and Amy is pregnant (yes, it's mine, not the milkman's) and is due late December.

In Which Amy Has a Baby... (Myspace Blog)

I'm going to have a baby! That's right, I'm going to be an aunt! Again! Technically, Jim (brother) and Erin (almost sister) are going to have the baby but I am so bloody excited that I just have to take all the credit! I love babies. They smell good. So, this baby is going to be (a girl - don't ask me how I know...) either James Jacob or Devin Paige. And beautiful. Not to mention well loved. Personally, I will stand in line to babysit. This will be my 6th niece. A nice even balance for my 6 nephews. Yet one more reason that I am so happy to be alive right here and now. Congratulations, Jim and Erin. Love you both and Thanks for being a part of my family.