Welcome to this weeks lottery live from the Etihad where it's a rollover, those lucky numbers, 1,34,41,50,55,90

First of all. Football.  I think Southampton were a bit unlucky.  Yes we could have had more goals. But they could have as well.  Then came the midweek European Cup game where we rode our luck.  But the game of the week was the thrashing of the Scum!  I was hoping for a draw when they played the team (the name of which rhymes with City...) and to be fair, if any team was to get a draw there, then considering their defence, it should have been them.  But two mistakes where punished and other than that they played well for a lot of the game.  The manager blamed the players which was a bit unfair and now his job is under threat.  As I have mentioned at work, if he gets sacked, Ian Holloway is looking for a job!

I am typing this from my sons room.  He has had a nightmare and I am waiting for him to go back to sleep.  He has started to play Rugby on Sunday mornings.  He did not want to go the first time he went, but after watching Ben on Strictly Come Dancing and the reaction his arms got with the women, he changed his mind!  He now wants to play so that he can lift people up like Ben does.

While he has just had a nightmare, November has not been as good as I would have liked and this week, I fell out of love for my job.  I actually would have left if someone had offered me a job outside healthcare!  But Friday was good and I am back in love with a job that involves helping people.  It has been very stressful for my wife as well who has had to deal with me being so down and miserable and I owe her lots for the support and love she has shown me.

Otherwise, the kids are fine.  My son is to be Joseph on one of the days of the school play.  My daughter loves being a Brownie and on Sunday was helping at their stall at the Pre-School bazaar.  Both kids loved that day as we let them spend money and we bumped into someone I used to work with who told the kids loads of things about me.  All lies of course though!

The NHS waiting list is ridiculous. My wife had to wait 9 months before she gave birth.

 
Watching this video, I see no major change to what is to happen with patients out of hours.  From what I can gather, all that is going to happen, on an out of hours basis, is that the out of hours service can access the summary care record.  And although Hunt states that is not happening at the moment, it is!  Out of hours providers can access summary care records.  Not all of them can, but many do so.  What appears to be different is that all GP surgeries will need to provide this information, unless patients have opted out.

The facts are simple
There are not enough GP's
More and more GP's are leaving the country  

So as much as people may moan about how GP's work, loads are leaving and we do not have enough already.  Make GP's work harder and there will be more leaving and fewer doctors will opt to become one.

It would be interesting to see what suggestions people have to solve this!

I looked up the meaning of rubbing salt into the wounds. It said 'Bringing on Nicklas Bendtner when you are losing.'

I am off this week.  And today, I got to help at the school of the kids.  My son had a day learning about toys, the basics of the history and how to make simple ones.  And the great thing was that I was there to help.  My wife and I were parent helpers, which meant that we got to help the year and I have to say, it was great.  Not only that, we did get to bump into our daughter. 

I was amazed at the noise that children could make.  And I have a lot more respect for teachers now.  It can be hard keeping our two in line let alone the way teachers have to keep a whole class in order!  I am sure that some would argue that teachers now have classroom assistants, both LSA's as well as parent helpers, but when I was a child, teachers did not have to do the range of assessments that they have to do now.  And the noise that they can make!

But otherwise, this week so far has been great when it comes to the time that I have been able to spend with them.  I love doing the school run, it is a great experience being with the kids, though I have to say, it is one which makes me quite tired!  How my wife does it is beyond me!

It has made up for my sorrow about the loss on the weekend.  I was sad on Sunday, but the kids made me feel better with hugs.  It may have been better if the team selection had not been affected by sickness and injury, but it was not, and despite injuries, we still have produced results.  This may be our year, of course, it is too early to say this, and normally, when we have done well, we have flagged later in the season. 

Anyway, good night.  Hope you like the jokes and the music video.


I've created a shoe made out of Lego, so when you step on Lego it doesn't hurt.
You just get taller.

As I stood swaying from side to side at the British Airways ticket desk last night, the guy looked at me and said, "Can I help?"

"Yes," I slurred, unzipping my superman costume and pulling my wallet out, "One ticket to Amsterdam please."

"You're unable to fly, sir." he replied, "You're far too drunk."

I said, "I know mate, that's why I'm getting a plane."

Arsenal were 2-1 down with 6 mins to go and they bring on Bendtner. That's like holding your breath whilst having an asthma attack.

Sorry about the lack of posts.  First of all, Arsenal.  So we lost our European Cup game.  I am annoyed that our team did not defend for our last goal.  In summary, all three goals were scored due to mistakes, a shame we made more than Borussia Dortmund. I was hoping for a draw in this game. I was hoping to win against Crystal Palace and expected a loss against Chelski in the League Cup. What I did not expect was a win against Liverpool. Something I am glad happened, but when you are up against what is viewed by some as the best strike force in the league and you have a team that is known for not defending that well, you do not expect to win. But we did and for that I am glad. I guess I should have more faith in the team.  The only thing is that it is November, and we do not do well in November. Back to the family. This week, my wife has survived half term. Last year, she would have been tempted to give the kids away towards the end of the holiday, this time, things were better. On Wednesday, we went to the Museum of London where the kids had a great time and learned things. Today, we have been to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. I liked it, my wife did like it as much. I have to admit, it was not a true classic in the way Shrek is or as enjoyable as Toy Story or Despicable Me, but it made me laugh and was evil enough to appeal to the sick side of me! The kids right now are relaxing after enjoying the street market as well as having an enjoyable meal at the Stockwell Arms and they are also looking forwards to me lighting the fireworks later today. Anyway, as usual, time to go now.