Great excitement and Fun Monday update

Oh joy of joys...we are going on holiday this year! I know this because it's booked....and I booked it!

We don't get to go on holiday very often. Himself is self-employed so taking a holiday loses him money. Plus he's been so busy that he's just not had time to take a week off. Which is, of course, a good thing but it does mean we don't get away that often.

We've been threatening to have a holiday with our friends N & C and their dogs for years and, in the space of about 10 minutes on Friday evening, N and I raised the idea again, sorted out the best week that suited C and Himself, and got the holiday booked.

We're staying in West Wales, Carole and Trevor own several holiday cottages near Haverfordwest and are incredibly generous supporters of Greyhound Gap. They donate a weeks holiday at one of the cottages in every fundraising auction that Gap holds. They've recently started to take bookings for a more modern property owned by Trevor's sister. It has five bedrooms, two lounges and four acres of fenced garden so there should be ample room for the four of us and five lurchers.....or maybe six depending on if we're fostering at the time. It's not until October but I am getting giddy at the thought of it already!

Fun Monday Update

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Hostess for Monday 4th February: Tiggerlane over at The Neophyte Blogger has kindly offered to host next week's Fun Monday!