2007 has been, at best, a blur. A combination of reasons that will be outlined below, and my choice to stop 'secretly' blogging and start 'unsecretly' blogging, which led to an instant and almost total reduction in the number of posts made means a thorough, month-by-month report is virtually impossible. A witty, sports score style one even more so. I will endeavor to do better this year. My choice of recording method, the digital photograph currently stands at around 1000 images for the year so far, so next years should be full of images, if not so much of words.
Now, where was I?
Oh right. 2007 was welcomed in with board games and Chinese with Founder Rhys, and Laura, who I can now safely call nuts without risking offending a Founder. We played telly addicts and sing star. I suspect that I won neither.
January saw myself and my good lady wife decide that what we really needed to go with the glass-bowl kettle and the matching crockery was a baby, and so much of the start of the year was spent in pursuit of that aim. As is so often the case with my endeavors, success came quickly (you may, if you choose, insert your own jokes at this point). Much of the next 9 months was spent dealing with a pregnant wife, and all that that entails, and so exact details are scarce. There is evidence that I did some gardening, and I managed to repaint half a fence. I did some DIY, including laying a laminate floor, with hilarious consequences, although I didn't think so at the time. Given my DIY skills, we employed a professional to do the toilet and bathroom and almost two years after moving in, the bulk of the major work on the house was finished (hurrah!)
2007 also saw some birthdays, some weddings and various other social events. I'm sure they were all brilliant. I went to Essex for the first time and had a great time. Founder Dart continued to be a source of much entertainment, highlights including the hilarious petrol / diesel incident, and the thoroughly entertaining mobile phone on the tube debacle. I have high hopes for 2008 being an even better year for Rhys-based entertainment.
2007 also saw the purchase of a new macbook and digital SLR camera, a new car to replace the Corsa which finally went to the car park in the sky, and the year ended with me finally leaving my overdraft for the first time in five years. Just let's not talk about loans or mortgages, ok?
Of course the highlight of the year was the arrival of Mr Curig Gomer Stacey, who was taking after his father even before he arrived, by putting his Mother through several days of hell. He was introduced to the PIGCS way of life early on by attending an evening of Family Guy at PIGS mansions and got the measure of Founder Dart early on, buy using him as some kind of elaborate pillow.
2007 has no doubt been a top year. While this report may not contain as much information as one might expect from the Ministry for Information, I would like to close by confirming to readers that I do still have a book, it is in my house, that the heathens are not at the airport and victory will be ours any day. That is all.
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