Thanks to my friends in Reading and at work we have made it to our final but one destination before we actually depart. Today was Grans funneral, which was more emotional than I thought. As we stood outside the chapel after the service, the whole family was crying. Gran was such a great person. She had written 2 letters one to mom & one to David, telling them how wonderful she thought they were, and about how she felt. She was never conservative and thought o...

There's never a good time to go, whether its school, work or family. Mum had said if anything happened to Gran while we were away not to worry. Well it has all started, she had a severe stroke on Sunday night and has not regained consciousness. I went up on Monday with Mum and stayed with here, but there is not any signs of Gran. Gran who inspite of aches and pains you could always have a good laugh with, so down to earth and a lot of fun. I Remember the time...

A hard day transferring worldly belongings into boxes. Unbelievable how much kitchen ware there is & this is the second time I've packed it up & cleared stuff out in the last 12 months (new kitchen last summer). Heard today that No 1 needed glasses for long distance. Apparently she had not been able to see some letters that mum had pointed out so she was whisked off to the opticians in Torpoint. Think that she will be secretly pleased, and LL will be jeal...

Its the count down now - having been asked by someone at work how many days to go - its now time to count. So its 13 days left at work which means 18 days left to go. Whilst I'm clearing out the house, husband is busy buying things - I only find out when I find the receipts on our joint hotmail account. Today it's something from Simply Scooba. What can that be? And will it join the enourmous diving flippers that have been in the loft for 8 years + and used once ...

ItineraryLA - 15/8/08Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Jackson Hole, Canada, Glacier National Park, Vancouver, Seatle, Red Wood National Parks, Yosemite NP, San Fransico, LA (Disney)Rarotanga - 12/10/08Auckland - 21/10/08Sydney - 28/10/08Rockhampton - 4/11/08Christchurch - 21/11/08Brisbane - 17/12/08Singapore, Phuket - 27/12/09Shanghai - 12/2/09