I was Lied To! (about snow)

When I first moved to Devon and asked what would happen when the roads became icy, a local person told me it happens extremely rarely. Well, I had planned a last day of the holidays trip to the seaside and woke up to snow on the ground and rooftops. It is not nearly as much as in Aberdeenshire but I think Devon Council only owns one gritting lorry so the roads are not treated to the extent that they are in Scotland. It actually makes me more nervous to drive here on ice than it did when I lived in the North. Nessie and I will walk into town instead and go for hot chocolate. 

I spent Hogmanay in Glasgow with my children at a very nice tenement flat of one of their friends. Nella and I were in bed by 2 am but the boys straggled in around 6am. Our Christmas and New Year holidays were super relaxed but frankly, exhausting. I have become very used to living on my own and going to bed early. I am glad I decided to travel down a couple of days before returning to work. It took me about 12 hours to get back to Tavistock because I detoured via Ilkley to drop Nella off for her friend’s birthday. I enjoyed time with the children very much but Nessie and I were delighted to sleep in our own bed. 

I don’t have any life changing plans for the year ahead other than to make more effort to just DO stuff, like going out for the day instead of rearranging my cupboards. June and July could be potentially busy with an invitation to a school reunion, Nella’s Grad Fest, Graduation and a holiday with the 3 Fs! Life is short - I need to make the most of it!