Christmas 2008

Hello again
Its that time of the year again!
This year has had so many highs and lows, I hope 2009 is more on an even keel - or lots more highs !
Where can I start!!
My Dad had to go into a home in the summer as his alzemhiers had made him hard for my Mum to handle, and after treatment for cancer in April his body was also very frail.d
He is in Pentland view home in Thurso and Mum sees him nearly everyday, my older sister Susan has been wonderful with them - taking Mum to the home most days and helping her our such a lot- (thanks so much Susan for that!!)
Losing two of our cats two was very sad I still miss them both , esp Terry who followed me around and helped keep my spirts up during the start of the year when things where stressful. You can see about them in previous blogs.

Now better tell you some of the Highs!

Lorna left school and is at Angus college taking Portfolio Art, after gaining 4 Highers and getting a special Art Prize at School. At present she hopes to go to Art School in 2009.
Her boyfriend Jack from London is staying with us at present, he seems a nice easy going lad, he has just turned 18.

Angus at present is doing New deal for Musicians through the jobcentre, this year has been a challenging time for him , but he has lost weight , cut his hair, wearing contacts and has braces to straighten his teeth. He looks very different than he did!!! he has even been going to the Gym!!

I have a new Job too nearer home , ( see previous blog) been very snowy this week though, still I hear there are road works on the way to Dundee , which is causing long delays. I Like my new job and travelling time is a lot less a day I gain about an hour more at home a day.
I can also get nice meat for Christmas from Angus organics (www.angusorganics.com)

Campbell reached the big 50 this year , he had bad gout on his Birthday though so we did not have much of a party. He is still working in Aberdeen , he works really hard and hasa long drive each why. Hopefully something new will come up for him in 2009!.

We have a new Kitten now just over 7 months, our first female since Stella.
She is really mostly Lorna's but she is a very pretty grey cat and I think she id going to stay quite small. She get on well with Nicky and chases him around funny since he is about 3 times her size!, Likes Bonnie too, but gives Alex a wide berth( he is the boss cat after all!).

See January Update Sad news

Felix

Felix disappeared in the second week on October 2008, we had had him since a kitten and he was around 9 years old.
After putting a poster in the Co-op near our house it appeared he too had been knocked down on the Roods as his body had been seen at the side of the road by several people who kindly phoned to tell me.
Felix was a nice cat , he did not like our other cats much, but loved our dog Bonnie, and he lived outside most of the time, but come the winter he was usually found on my bed. So winter is not the same without him.

If you are reading this please go to www.kirrieroods.co.uk
We have decided now not to get another cat but to stick to 3 as I am always counting them after losing 2 to the road this year.

I am to run 10k for cancer research

Event: Scone Palace
Event Date: 19th Oct 2008

I am running this for my Dad Bill Davies who has bowel cancer and alzheimers and is now living in Pentland View Nursing home in Thurso.

I am also Running in Memory of and my late father-in-law Jimmy Wilson, My late nephew Iain Gunn and my brothers late wife Heather Davies.

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Janet

Left Omni Instruments for New Job 1st Sept 2008

Well it has been great working and Omni Instruments Ltd but the chance of working nearer to home was just too great.

I am now an accountant with Laird Holding in Memus ;-) just 10 minutes away from home, instead of 30+ and I am home 45 mins earlier too.

The job itself had more management accounts too, so it a step up ;-)

Everybody at memus is really nice, though it is a lot quieter not being in a room with salepeople, though I will keep in contact with everyone at Omni.

introducing Lily ;-)

Hi every body
Lorna's won us over and we have a new 9 week old Kitten called Lily she is our first female for sometime.

She very cute and starting to get very friendly.

In memory my lovely Cat Terry

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Hi everyone
As you know I am a great cat lover and in the around 18 months or so
ago very special cat called Terry came into my life with his brother
Nicki.
Since we have had him Terry became almost my constant companion always
there through some hard times I had recently and always lifting me up
when i was feeling low.
Athough I stll have 3 other very nice cats I also love very much Terry
was the cat that was always around me and even woke me every morning.
The sad news is the he was knocked down by a car on Saturday night. :-/
I have taken this very hard, I feel worse than I have when losing any
of my other cats in the past as he was around me all the time.
His brother keeps looking for him around the house too

RACE FOR LIFE