Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all who pass through my garden. I have enjoyed getting to know lots of bloggers in '07 and hope that some shy ones this year, our brand new year 2008, will leave their thoughts, as the feedback is wonderful encouragement and motivation to continue. I think I have achieved more since blogging as I see such wonderful ideas that I just want to make make make! I know I've had to make a conscious decision to rise earlier in the morning to fit it all in.

I had the "great idea" or so I thought, on the last day of the year to get a bit more organised and go through some of my "stuff" - with the intention of culling a bit...if I could. I'm a dreadful hoarder. Lucy Lockett says she is an "Untidy Mummy," well ... look at the mess I got myself into!!!

In the midst of it all, the children decided to get the Spirograph out and put a card table up in the middle of my room. So they were happy with scrap paper and patterns and ...mess!! We were all in together boys and girls this fine weather!!
THEN...I got the idea to empty my bookcase and catelogue my books or rather just organise them into subject groupings. I found SO MANY good teacher books that I had tucked away that I do believe I wont need to borrow from the library ALL year. They say the mess often gets worse before it gets better.I do get bored with tidying up, so I made many little diversions out into the garden, despite the soaring heat. Look at my beautiful lillies...as they were opening some of the petals got a little sunburnt. It's just been unbearably hot with 40 degrees yesterday. Thank goodness for air conditioners.
Look how Chick Chick is growing. She is still loving a little cuddle every now and then, but spends most of her time in with the big girls. They are still not totally sold on her like we are.

Hope you all have a lovely day. Actually I just remembered it's Mr Flowergarden's birthday today so I'd better get out in the real world and wish him a good day too.

Annie