Ok, after a better night's sleep, things seem a little more hopeful. Also not to mention the bank holiday weekend that is nearly upon us...We have some lovely things to look forward to doing, seeing friends, visiting our old church in London and a well needed hair cut!!!

I spent the best part of yesterday evening, trying to sort out a box of paperwork that surprised me at the amount of junk mail we receive. Also chatted to CS, keep blogging! Richard is working away from home in London, but returns this evening, anytime between 8pm-11pm...here's hoping that it's 8pm.

With a little help from our friends, CS, Fi M, BS and JW have been life lines of help during the move. I have not always been confident in asking for help, until the last minute, when is finally dawns on me that I am unable to do it all myself. This can also be seen in my walk with God, sometimes I hap-hazzardly call on his help to bail me out of the mess I often create. But God is patient and He is Kind and I have seen his heart of goodness in each one of my friends, who bailed me out at the last minute, with looking after LV, packing and running up and down three floors with boxes! Thank you!

My secret, is that I have not learned the secret of being content. I am not proud of the fact that my happiness, at present seems to be dicated by my surroundings. Although I am happy about decisions that we have made over the last year, I am not bubbling over with glee at not having my own home as yet.

Living with Richard's parents is fine, they are kind, sometimes helpfully and have given us some fab room space, and we are able to save some money, but not been able to have an off day is hard. I feel like I have to be on top of it all, and have a cheerful word to greet each task, The fact that Richard is home so late at the moment (9-11pm each eve), is tiresome, our day seems so long. The end of his busy period is in sight, after the 10th of May things should ease off.

Getting back to the being content, is does concern me that I rely so much of the external to make my happiness feel complete.

Lacking in energy, as I have had a cold this week. But help came in the lovely form of BS, AD and FiM...thank you lovely ladies. I have never wanted to have a break so much as this week. Trying to keep my focus and trust that God is with us. But saying all that I am feeling better today and looking forward to relaxing without having tons of boxes around us. We vowed to have a massive de-clutter and although we have been flittering stuff out..more will have to go at the other end, due to having a smaller pad and trying to be resourceful in living...

LV taking it easy...

Both Richard and myself walked around the house this morning faced with half packed rooms, disorganised choas and finally realising that we are rapidly running out of time. Feeling full of cold, I entered into a go, go, go mentality and burnt out by 3pm. As we surveyed the our morning of hard works efforts, we were a little encouraged by the dent we had made. This frantic effort came at the cost of LV having to make her own entertainment, which she did so galantly. So come bedtime, LV seemed to find it hard to settle herself, so I held her to sleep, something that bought back some wonderful memories of her early days of life. She is doing so well and I love watching her personality developing.

Spoke to JG this evening, it will be lovely that during the first few summer months, we are going to be just a stone throw away.

I hope to add photos to the blog, especially ones of the derelict dive we are moving to...not Pinhaye, I mean G Rd.

Richard made me laugh, he did his usual, getting worked up looking for the remote control, however on a daily basis the item varies. He found it, in the place where he started looking. He is certainly having one of those weeks, he has just told that he asked his co-worker, if she could look for something that was in a file he just searched..and lo and behold she found it for him. I am putting it down to the fact we are both so tired and looking forward to the end of endless packing. We are drifting in and out of days and hoping to recall the important things.