Almost 2009

[Natalie]

Hi Kazz. There is another thread called highs and lows of 2008 but I wanted to wish you a very happy and peacefull 2009.

I'm hoping it will be my year

[Kazz]

Oppps is there will go and look soz...anyone (Mod) fancy merging the two...threads.

[Kazz]

Don't know how I missed this thread sorry.

Highs

Family all well and happy.
Friends and loved ones all well and happy.
Health good after a brief blip.
Found new friends on catsey.
Work good and dropped to 4 days a week..through choice.
Started being neuturing officer for the CP curstey of Kelly
Fostering Marcus and Oliver (kittens for the cp)
New car
New sofa
Bathroom redesigned and done...and my dream now.

Lows

Dave's Dad dying the night before Crufts this year
Tess (my dog) dying under anthestic...a pure fluke and unexpected.
Mom's health being a little up and down
Dad's rush to hospital...but nothing major so could be a high.
Nothing else.....so all in all a good year.

[calismum]

Just found this post

Highs
Getting through another lambing year.
Our new sheepdog pup - Jen
'Rescuing' Kinsi
Alfie is still with us
OH and myself still as strong as ever (bah to all those doubters)
garden beginning to come together
joining Catsey and meeting all you great people (thanks for your support )
still have my job, sense of humour and health.

Lows
Alfies sudden illness and being told he will never be back to his previous normal self.
Sudden diagnisis and death of fav aunt (another cancer victim)
Unexpected cancer diagnosis of her sister who is still with us but only just.
the wet wet sumer has really had an affect on our fields (mud, mud everywhere)

But I think in general a good year.

[Luke]

2008 has been a turbulent year in most senses
highs:
Getting back to normal life, as it were, after a dodgy few years and begining to enjoy life that little bit more.
Not flunking the a.s level exams I had at the time!
Having a nice bit of money come in from an unexpected source
The cousin with cancer entering remission
Said cousins brother, so another cousin and his wife giving birth to a beautiful baby girl after nearing a decade of trying for children
Finally, after years of waiting for its west end arrival, seeing Hairspray at the shaftesbury and meeting the cast-sad I know
Really enjoying summer and just spending time with the people I care about
Becoming a bit more well rounded as a person and valuing the little things so much more
And I really can't think of other specifics, this years just had a lot of good points

Lows:
Losing Bella last new years day/new years eve.
The cousin now in remission really going through the mill with treatment
Another relative going bankrupt and losing house and everything else
The assistance in nursing my grandfather
Subsequently his premature death in June
The death of my father bestfriend, on the same day as grandfather
Failing ONE of the a.s exams which happened to fall on the above specific day in June
Discovering I have summat wrong with my ticker, but that won't quite stop me!
Losing my father a fortnight tomorrow ago, we had a lot of differences in life..and never reconciled our separate ways before his death on the 14th of this month which I guess was unfortunate as even through the bad I realized that I would always be bound to him by the blood we share, and the good memories.
And other bits n pieces, fallouts with friends breakups with girls..but thats part of being young n stupid
It's been a contrasting year, and quite difficult at times..but it's had good points

[dandysmom]

Luke, condolences on the loss of your father and grandfather. I hope 2009 will be a better and happier year for you. xxx