January 1. Day 1. Here we go again

Some people just don't known when to give up. Like me. For some reason I have decided that three years of a one year project isn't enough. We have a love hate thing Project 365 and I but the truth is it makes me get out of the house, it makes me look for creative or interesting or different things and it adds a bit of variety to the every day. And apparently variety is the spice of life. Also I get to capture things I might otherwise miss like little Elliott in his first paddling pool with his mum Alison. That makes the whole thing worthwhile.

So happy new year everyone and in case you were wondering this is what 2014 looked like in our place:

Oliver

Survived Year 11 - just

Developed a rather questionable taste 80s pop music

Continued to put off  homework despite swearing to develop a better study routine

Wore a silver lycra bodysuit, wig and make-up as you do as a performer in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Cats

Found Year 11 to be a huge struggle emotionally

Managed to smash the car into a pole on his first driving lesson with his father

Scored a hot date with a red head to the Year 11 semi formal

Said #$*%&% study, rather a lot

Susan

Survived being the parent of a 16-year-old – just

Developed a rather questionable taste for Candy Crush and other Facebook games

Continued to blog every day despite swearing she would give it up

Wore a dragon onesie in public, as you do when taking part in a fundraising bridge jump challenge

Found all the weight she had lost in recent years and a few bonus kilos just for good luck

Managed to escape to the beach with the dog four times during the year

Scored a new piece of artwork as a reward for 20 years of marriage

Said “Year 11 may be the death of me” rather a lot

Charles

Survived taking Oliver for driving lessons - just

Developed a rather questionable taste for watching darts on the TV at all hours of the day or night

Continued to avoid exercise despite repeatedly pledging to become more active

Wore a moustache for a month, as you do when taking part in the Movember charity campaign

Found that the rest of the family had been right all along about Apple products buying his first iPad

Managed to set a new personal best by staying awake in three concerts during the year

Scored a two week break in England on family business

Said “Oliver will you turn that thing down” rather a lot

Rumple

Survived a bout of gastro brought about by eating goodness knows what - just

Developed a rather questionable taste for stealing and eating dirty women’s underwear

Continued to eat shoes, pens and glasses despite having officially left the puppy stage well behind

Wore a Superman outfit and Santa suit in public, as you do when you have an owner who doesn’t realise you are a dog

Found that eating fresh chickens from the neighbour’s hen house to be much harder than anticipated

Managed to escape for two hours sparking a hunt that trended nationwide on Twitter

Scored an awful lot of treats by sucking up to 87-year-old Margaret who lives next door

Said “let’s play ball” rather a lot (At least we assume that’s what dropping a ball at your feet and looking expectantly means”