Happy New Year

Ahhhh. The smell of a New Year. The promise of new beginnings, the washing away of the old and wise days of 2006, the freshness of a deep breath in the serene surrounding of a mountain stream, and a belief in the present... Happy New Year to you all!

And yes, the start of our family Blog.... Hopefully not one of these new year resolutions that fall away.....

And what a year it promises to be, to get right back on track of this Blog...

A new "Whalley" into the family. "What it it?" I hear you cry?

" Not sure," we scream back! But it's a baby, and not a dolphin, neither a possum, this we know!

Rene's common war cry in our home when people ask how she is feeling is "Full and Fat and tired of that" Having said that, I know she is keen to enter the "Mater Weight Loss and Relaxation Clinic", also known as the Mater Hospital, so she can be entertained, and lavishly gazed upon like a brand new star. Alas, she will have to share the fame with "Billie Goat!" Why Billie Goat, you shout accusingly at us - 'tis true - it is a BOY! Nay, we screech - "Billie" is a name for male or female! Ha!

Other wonderful news in our household is that Rene's mom has joined us for a little sojourn, from her Kenton-On-Sea abode, to help the poor lost husband, and "Speedy Savannah" during this time of change. Ahhh, the waft of the freshly scrubbed and rosemary doused roast lamb, gently eased from the oven womb, is a fulfilling (excuse the pun) gift from the Mother Outlaw that cannot be replicated after the future departure of this wonderous cook...Gulp, hope my mother does not cast her eyes upon this blog!

And so, onto our next post....whenever....