Happy New Year everyone. Have had family over for big family meal today, which little man thoroughly enjoyed. Great nanny always manages to eat more here than anywhere else so that is a good indication of the fact that she enjoys coming and the company.

I hope that 2006 will be a better year, but I know that I am going to be having a least one operation this year and probably more. But I must not complain as they are doing these to try to increase my chances of survival from certain cancers and I am one of the lucky ones.

It is year end at work, so I know that it is going to be even more stressfull than normal. Hey ho how I would love to just be able to get away from stress for a short while. I have managed to switch off the last few days, especially when walking around the picturesque villages in Oxfordshire/Warwickshire/Gloucestershire, but know that come Tuesday morning at 7.30am it will be back with a vengence. I will have to try to sort out all the problems at work as well as keep my boss positive and on the right track and not chasing his tail and basically doing nothing to actually move things forward. I shouldn't complain or maon, but I just want to start 2006 with the view that it IS going to be better than 2005!