Can you say Obsessive Compulsive?????!
Ok yes, I guess you could say that I am. A tad. 
I was reflecting today (apart from how quickly the last year went) on the strange things I do and where on earth I get these things from and caught myself, stressing because I was giving Matthew some cake on a green kiddie plate with a different coloured fork 
Hmmmm….then later, I was hanging out the washing and caught myself hunting around in the basket for the partner to the sock I was hanging, so they hung together on the line. Heaven forbid that I hang different coloured socks next to each other!! 
I should also add to this list that I cannot walk by a mat or couch that isn’t perfectly lined up to the tiles (or perfectly 45° ), nor can I adjust the volume of the TV in anything but multiples of 5. Crazy no? Maybe I’m just eccentric…..yessssss….that’s it! Eccentric. 
So we had a really good New Year’s eve party at Alex’s and exchanged some more gifts. The children thought it was Christmas all over again LOL We all had good fun, even though it was raining and our party was on the deck (although partly sheltered). The food was divine - Alex outdid herself. I drank obscene amounts of wine and sangria because we were staying over and didn’t have to drive home. I had enough to be pleasantly buzzing, but not bad enough for a hangover the next day. Bonus!
Some pics - please excuse the artsy shots. I could not resist!
This one was taken at the river a few nights before New Years’.
Some of the NYE party décor (the theme was “A Night Under The Stars”:
Alex’s Christmas Angel:
And playing around with night shots
Alex totally loved her gift - I SO knew she would!
Louisa loved her ribbon dispenser and thought I was hinting that she should stop using my ribbons when we have crop nights LOL
And lastly, the boys’ cool tshirts
Happy New Year Gill…I know a little late but health wise it hasn’t been the best of starts for me but hopefully it will improve from now on.
Sounds as if you had a great New Years Eve and it always helps if you can stop over and really enjoy that extra glass of wine.
What can I say about your photo’s Gill you really have gone forwards in leaps and bounds with your photography they are all excellent and so beautifully presented..you must be very proud of yourself. I hope you’re printing these photo’s off and keeping an lovely Album which would grace any ‘coffee table’.
Take care Gill and I wish you and your DH and those two wonderful boys of yours a super, lots of fun and healthy year ahead.
↓ Quote | Posted5 January 2008, 3:05 amWow some stunning pictures agree with Bev things are really looking good.
↓ Quote | Posted5 January 2008, 8:15 pmBTW stunning site did you do it yourself?
Hey Fi! Hey Bev
Thanks you guys, you’re sweet
HTH!
↓ Quote | Posted6 January 2008, 1:08 pmFi, I’m using a mambo press theme, slightly modified
First, I want to say that your photos are fabulous. I like the table decor for the NYE party, and that scenic shot is good enough to be sold as prints.
Secondly, I can relate to the OCD. When my children were small, it drove me crazy that my husband would not match the correct sippy cups and lids. It drove him crazy that I had to have it that way, and thought I should just be glad that he was unloading the dishwasher. I guess is it this tendency that drives me to continue to improve my photography skills, and therefore I am thankful for it. Maybe that it the case with you too.
↓ Quote | Posted7 January 2008, 10:21 pmhey girl…love your photies they are just amazing!!! He had to giggle at Obsessive Compulsiveness…my cure was parenthood, oh no wait I think at my wedding I had an epithany when my sister who just BTW is a Graphic Artist/Printer etc. did my menu’s and should I say they were a disaster? Probably not? I just had to keep saying beauty is in the imperfections over and over! ROFL…it became my MANTRA for the day.
↓ Quote | Posted14 January 2008, 1:43 pm