We will soon be entering 2008.

We hope you all had a lovely time over Christmas time. We certainly did, thanks to Pete and family,

On Christmas Eve, Pete rang to say why don't you come over for a day or two and just after Cathy's lovely present of a colourful bunch of flowers arrived from the Banbury flower shop, we managed to unpack them and put them in water and hid them away from the heat in the shower room. We packed things into plastic bags and were on our way - a record packing up for us both. Luckily for us the M 40 was fairly empty and we were soon in Bledlow.

We spent four days with Pete, Jan, and the three girls. Jess and Beth gave up their bedroom for us and we were very grateful. Jan and Pete were so helpfull and loving, and gave us such a huge welcome that we were told to do nothing and just sit and rest. This we did quite well and only moved to eat some of Pete's marvellous cooking. We accompanied the family to the Church in Chinnor High Street and had a visit from Judy and Stanley in the afternoon, after turkey lunch. It was a lovely time for us all.
We had plenty of things to do and watched quite a bit of tv screen - some programmes and some DVDs and one evening we played a board game which caused much merriment. On our anniversary morning we went for a walk past Harry Enfield's house, where he was fixing up bicycles for his two children. They later passed us on their bikes. Pete's other neighbours live a few yards further on (Fiona and Will Austin with their three children} and we were invited in for mince pies and coffee. It was like a Hunt Meet only with bicycles. H/E seems to be a normal family man for all his loadsamunny. He seems to have plenty as his house next door to Pete is quite a big old rambling farmhouse.
Jess had had an invite from a friend at School who asked her to join with her and her family for a birthday visit to London to see Phantom, so she and jan had been shopping in Aylesbury to buy some new boots and othe clobber. She looked lovely just as we were leaving to return to KS. We hope she enjoyed the experience!
We got home in due course and back to our own bed. It was all great fun and we were entreated to stay, but we had things to do at home. We needed to replenish our pills stocks as holiday time still made things awkward for doctor's prescriptions.
So off we went to Brackley to deposit our repeat forms. We also popped into Tesco for some bananas and grapes.

Steve has been to see us today and he had spent a very quiet Christmas as he has not only been unwell ?Flu but his right shoulder has been causing him some grief. (actually he has had this trouble for a month or two, but it always hurts bad at a time when you don't want it)
We only have a few days before our hospital visits - me to Oxford JR2 on 7th and Mum to Horton, Banbury on 12th - so we are both getting a bit nervous. Think of us. Love from Dad (and MUM)