A Happy New Year

1st January, 2008,

Welcome 2008.I wasn't expecting to stay up, but I'm glad I did, with Jonathan for company. He had the right requirements for a lucky first foot(Not very dark, mind you, but tall, handsome and carrying traditional fare), so I got him to go out the front door, ring the bell and come back in again.Unfortunately, I locked the door by mistake, so we had a good laugh and he's been telling everyone "Granny locked me out at New Year." John and I always toasted one another with a wee sherry and lemonade so I gave Jonathan lots of lemonade, and a teeny sherry, so that's me being bad again giving him his first drink!"

Felt really sad then, making a toast, but had to hide the tears as I didn't want to spoil things for him. Thankfully Arthur and Catherine came in. They had been up in town for a meal, but came home for the bells. They stayed a wee while, then we went to bed.Slept right until 8 a.m. got up, drew curtains, back to bed until phone rang at 12.00! It was Margo, saying she was arriving shortly. Then Bobby phoned and Kay.

We went to visit John's grave, took lovely roses, put some on Geordie's too. Lingered for a wee while, feeling pretty sad and tearful.Bobby had put the holly wreaths on the wall as I'd asked him to.

Up at Margo's for afternoon. John made a lovely meal, then we relaxed. Ailie and Keir both show artistic promise.Must have inherited some of their Grandpa's talent.Very foggy on the motorway coming up,but it had cleared up on way home. John gave me a plate of goodies home. His Christmas cake is delicious.Phoned Nan. She is a lot better.