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What are you looking forward to most

(58 Posts)
cheelu Sun 13-Jan-13 15:54:21

Things are clearing for me and I can now see the woods for the trees..

littleflo Wed 04-Feb-15 10:14:36

Don't know why I said her mum, she is only 6 weeks pregnant. Wonder if I am pyschic

soontobe Wed 04-Feb-15 10:23:34

smile littleflo

An uneventful year. That will be good enough for me.

loopylou Wed 04-Feb-15 11:38:10

A long warm summer and hours spent out in the garden.......

hildajenniJ Wed 04-Feb-15 12:23:12

Off to see the four DGC in a couple of weeks. Can't wait. Looking forward to Summer holidays, and our trip to Devon. We have never been before, so it will all be new and exciting.

Anya Wed 04-Feb-15 12:38:28

In the short term my ankle pain going so I can get out and do things .

Behind housebound means I'm getting grumpy and spending too long on GN - a lethal combination. Perhaps I ought to apologise in advance to those I'm about to offend if I'm stuck here much longer.

Retiredguy Wed 04-Feb-15 13:37:15

Spring
( It's just around the corner).
smile

nonnasusie Wed 04-Feb-15 13:47:42

I'm looking forward to meeting my latest GC (don't know gender) when I go to Manchester on 4th March. Dil booked in for induction on Feb 27th. She's also had a bad 2nd pregnancy with sickness all the way through!

I also get to see the other Gd's (and their parents)smile

KatyK Wed 04-Feb-15 14:48:00

No more hospitals and cancer treatment for DH now he has had good news smile

tanith Wed 04-Feb-15 15:15:25

OH finally retiring in May , I've always felt a bit guilty that I had to take ill-health retirement some time ago and he had to continue working, so come May we can then enjoy plenty of days out and holidays together... he can't wait..

janerowena Wed 04-Feb-15 15:17:05

My beautiful young niece's wedding at the end of August. She has had three major brain operations in three years, the last only last August. We are praying she won't need another one before the wedding, but they are such a lovely couple and are so happy together.

Lona Wed 04-Feb-15 15:44:51

I was looking forward to a peaceful year, before I have to sell up and move on, thanks to our idiot. However, the bad stuff is still coming, just from a different direction!

So, I shall look forward to lunch with friends on Monday hmm

merlotgran Wed 04-Feb-15 16:06:01

Getting cracking with our building conversion which we had hoped to start last year. There have been lots of hold ups. The architect messed up the planning application so the permission was delayed by four months. Mum's end of life care and eventual death knocked the stuffing out of us all and now DD is facing a few financial challenges which we we are helping her to sort out. Not a lot of choice in the matter because they are now living with us but it has knocked a bit of a hole in the building budget.

We now need some warm weather to give us a kick up the whatsit motivate us.

kittylester Wed 04-Feb-15 16:08:01

Lona, (((hugs))).

I, too, would like an uneventful year!! With 5 children and a mother I doubt I'll get it but I can dream.

I am looking forward to a weekend away at the end of February, a river cruise in April and DD3 moving out - but only round the corner which will be the best of both worlds!

Lona Wed 04-Feb-15 16:26:29

Fingers crossed [kitty] xx

annsixty Wed 04-Feb-15 16:32:02

I too would like the Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times" lifted. How strange that so many of us long for a boring and uneventful life , a thought that wouldn't have occured to us in our younger days But then, thank goodness ,we didn't know what lurked round the corner.

janerowena Wed 04-Feb-15 16:55:28

I would dearly love an uneventful year, but I don't think such a thing exists if you have a family.

Coolgran65 Wed 04-Feb-15 18:10:44

A contented year with good health and happiness for ourselves, our 4 boys, their wives and children. smile

Agus Wed 04-Feb-15 19:04:34

DH and I having a better quality of life after health issues we were hit with last year. At the moment, our wheelie bin goes out more than we do grin Plus, roll on spring sunshine

TwiceAsNice Wed 04-Feb-15 20:11:29

The final part of my divorce finishing hopefully in April, horrible ex has made it as difficult as he can for as long as possible. It's been a strain now for a long time. On a lighter note a long weekend away in a nice hotel with friends and a lovely holiday booked at Easter with both daughters and the grandchildren, can't wait! Also waiting for lovely new furniture to arrive

Deedaa Thu 05-Feb-15 21:53:44

DS is coming with a friend tomorrow to clear some of the rubbish out of our garden. I've only been waiting for about 18 months grin

Flowerofthewest Thu 05-Feb-15 22:20:02

Youngest DGD coming home, even at around 3.1/2lb
Skomer Island volunteering in June
North Uist holiday in May

Feeling better mentally than I do now

NanKate Fri 06-Feb-15 14:32:45

The Spring. sunshine

My eczema clearing up.

My D in L's mum surviving the year and beyond with double cancer. Fingers crossed.

rubylady Fri 06-Feb-15 17:58:19

In the throws of things here. Dad now going into a home, mum very poorly, son still an annoying teen and brother having blood tests for some serious diseases as docs don't know what is wrong with him. Give it a few months and things might have calmed a little, fingers crossed. smile

Good job I have my little doggie. smile

crun Fri 06-Feb-15 22:31:11

Absolutely nothing.

Ana Fri 06-Feb-15 22:37:29

crun smile