I hate AOL!

As you can see, it's been an awfully long time since we provided any updates on our blog (over two years, in fact!). The reason for this is quite simple, AOL (our ISP) and Google (our blog provider) are not happy bedfellows. As a result it is nigh on impossible to actually sign into our own blog because AOL blocks us. In order to get into it, I have to use a proxy server, which is a bit of a pain. So, that's why. I'm not just being a lazy cow!

I see that the last update was June 2009. There's been quite a lot of stuff happen since then; we took the kids to Tunisia in September 2009 for a family holiday, Tabs started nursery one day a week in May 2010 (and absolutely loves it, just like Ellie did/does), we had the back of the house rendered, the front and back painted, the veg garden is going great guns, the fruit tress are nicely established now, Tabs started Tumbletots, we bought the two acre field by the house (ready for ponies!), Ellie started ballet (which is quite hilarious!), we got neighbours (finally!) in December last year - who are very nice, we went to a lovely place called Pagel in France last month for a really great holiday, Tabs has finally moved into Ellie's room (we were too lazy to move her cot!) and they are happily ensconced in some new bunk beds...and that's about it I suppose.

The biggest news we have this year is that we are unexpectedly pregnant again (due 11/11/11) and we paid for a private scan yesterday to find out the sex so that we can make plans for storage/bedrooms etc. IT'S A BOY!

Due to this rather shocking news we are going to have to do something about bedrooms. Although the house is quite large, we only have three bedrooms and Jono needs one of them for working from home. So we are getting some plans drawn up for an extension that we can hopefully get built in the next two or three years. This will give us a much needed larger hallway and a fairly large family room downstairs, with a double bedroom and a single bedroom upstairs. It will also involve getting rid of the very unsightly electricity pole outside (courtesy of the electric company) and having our electricity (and the neighbours') run underground instead, like most normal people have!

Right, an emergency stinky nappy calls and so I'll post some pics again soon I hope!