09/01/2008
And so its 2008
My life has never been straight forward – I may give the impression of being all together, confident, one who nothing or no one can get the better of – well thats been well and truly exposed as a sham in 2007.
Just as we were thinking all that could be thrown at us had been My Dad died suddenly on December 17th.
Luckily was able to get flight back to UK almost immediately – and My Beloved came too.
Still too numb and not quite taking it in to deal with it really – added to which we both caught a nasty chesty fluy bug which is still lingering and in the very muggy heat of Auckland doesn’t seem to be shifting too quickly.
We arrived back yesterday (8th) and I thought I was breathing in an oven!
So 2007 the year which promised so much – delivered a bit but also left its mark in lots of not very happy ways for me.
Hope it was better for you – and looking at it as best I can there’s not much more 2008 can do to make me feel worse really – so in the words of D:ream ‘Things can only get better’
Which I hope and pray they do …
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I HAVE A JOB!!!! 
Mum’s old primary school in Feb – doing literacy 
this year!!!
tells me (about the magnets – not the madness!!! I think!!!! 
)
in it I think I will try to relax and get to know my newly adopted country 
a bit better
for now
and has reverted to the sort of stuff I’m more used to 
til 5 a.m.!
so maybe the bugs have got over their jet lag now… 
– I’m assured its legal, binding and fully affiliated with The Vatican – plus with a money back guarentee should I not be satisfied … 
– and whats more there wasn’t a merengue (sp?) frock or flake of confetti in sight! 
)
there was a sports talk back discussing the NZ GB RL test match (I got to ‘hear’ it on Sky! Complete with Heavo and Steaddie!!! No picture just sound!!!! 
Where’s Deano’s phone number 
without a hitch though 
)
(well a seat that converted into one! 
… didn’t fly over Aus this time … and it was dark outside much longer – even when I knew the time in Auckland was 8 a.m. – still by the time they served breakkie we were in bright blue skies (I sneaked up the screen to re adjust my body clock – I read somewhere that when daylight hits your eyes it does that!!)
but I am hungry 
to the sale finally going through 
to the innumerable variations on packing and extra packages being sent over 
felt like a celeb …
(yes I know its against the French – but the ‘RaRa Rule Britannia’ speil on Saturday was enough to make me want to eat snails in Garlic – and me a veggie!!!! 
well to me at any rate! 
) and find I’ve dreamed it all up – even this website!!! 
everything has s-lo-w-e-d right down 
I still think you have to go a long long way to beat the atmosphere for a Wigan stains derby game 
added to by the presence of the Great Billy Boston 
the return of Kelvin the Gorilla (the lucky 
(yes there was one before Mr Radlinski 
– reading the Wigan message board yesterday was excellent!!!
that I may stay to see it all pan out (should the house stuff speed up and go through ….
but with my colours nailed firmly to another mast …. 
and the last week became one long round of 
and 
… and waiting … and waiting …