3-2-1-2011

And so ends a year, an ordinary one to some, a good one to others, a bad one to many and a difficult one for us. Nearly bloody impossible really. but we got through it and we will get through this one.

There has to be some perspective here. We have illness and treatment. When we have needed help people, doctors, nurses, just about everyone really, has been available for a kind word, new medication, or dinner. Thanks to all who have been there. Other people have not been so lucky, I am not sure how the parent and friends of the teenagers who died in the car crash at Rowde cope. My best wishes to them.

Still its been a while, without regular chemo I have little to report aside from the usual tales of Tinsley family life. Friday was a big day, it would have been the next chemo if there was 7, but there were only 6 so we could put our heart in to New Years Eve. A view of things to come on New Year, Olivia was out with friends and Vaughan spent the night with a friend in Broughton Gifford. So it was just Tracey, Adam and me, a perfect trio. And it was a good evening. Olivia was sleeping at home and her friend Alex staying.

Most of the early part of the evening was spent watching the girls slowly get ready. Lots of Archers was drunk and they eventually managed to get out just before 10. They were dressed to kill.

No man was safe.

Earlier that evening we had been invited next door to watch their fireworks. We don't often accept invites from our neighbours but this time we took them up on it. Armed with a bottle of wine we trudged over to Tony and Helena's and watched a very good display of pyrotechnics washed down by our very ordinary South African wine. Back to beer for me. It was good getting out, we have pulled up the drawbridge very high over the last few months and it did us good to let it down just a little. I drank too much wine, kept the neighbours up long after they wanted to go to bed and snored loudly all night. A resounding success.

We were in bed just after 2, the girls were home before 3 and Vaughan drunk in the new year at a friends house. I have no idea how much he had. Oh and Adam had a lager thrust in his hand to welcome the new year, a good start for him.

This year will be different. We went for a walk today from Smallgrain picnic site. It was lovely and short. Just enough exercise to start getting back in to moving again we need to get out and about, this was a small start. It was fun apart from the boys fighting, but hey, we expect that.

Oh well I will keep this short.

Happy New Year everyone

Chris x