Today my son did his first wee in the toilet.
And I have 18 days to go!
Monday, 12 July 2010
Sunday, 11 July 2010
A weekend with the family for a change
Today has been lovely. And yesterday was relaxing as well. And there are only nineteen days to go till I leave my job!
In case you are not in the UK, we have had a heatwave these past few days. And in order to let the kids make the most of this, we put out the paddling pools yesterday. One is fairly small and we stick a slide onto the side of it, which does make it unstable, but so far, they have yet to get it to fall over. So they climb up the ladder and slide down into the pool making a huge splash when they hit the water. We used it like this last week when we had friends round. And like last week, the other much bigger pool was used. Though not as full as it was last Sunday! During this time, which has been the first weekend (when we were not on holiday) in ages that I have not been working at least one day, my wife and I relaxed while doing a few things. She did a bit of gardening while I had to transfer all my contacts from my old mobile to my new one.
Come the end of the day, the kids were shattered, but we all relaxed. And then today we went to Mersea. Yesterday the kids had a pool, today the sea and loads of sand. I did refuse to make any castles but did take them on several trips to the water to fill up buckets for use on the beach where we sat and either watched them or the sea.
Anyway, they are in bed now. For those who are reading this from abroad, take care and I hope you like these posts.
In case you are not in the UK, we have had a heatwave these past few days. And in order to let the kids make the most of this, we put out the paddling pools yesterday. One is fairly small and we stick a slide onto the side of it, which does make it unstable, but so far, they have yet to get it to fall over. So they climb up the ladder and slide down into the pool making a huge splash when they hit the water. We used it like this last week when we had friends round. And like last week, the other much bigger pool was used. Though not as full as it was last Sunday! During this time, which has been the first weekend (when we were not on holiday) in ages that I have not been working at least one day, my wife and I relaxed while doing a few things. She did a bit of gardening while I had to transfer all my contacts from my old mobile to my new one.
Come the end of the day, the kids were shattered, but we all relaxed. And then today we went to Mersea. Yesterday the kids had a pool, today the sea and loads of sand. I did refuse to make any castles but did take them on several trips to the water to fill up buckets for use on the beach where we sat and either watched them or the sea.
Anyway, they are in bed now. For those who are reading this from abroad, take care and I hope you like these posts.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Bristol Stool Chart
There is a chart that lists the types of poo you can do.
Just thought that I would post it for you all.
My wife just called me to say I don't spend enough time at home with the kids.
I said, "We've got kids?"
Just thought that I would post it for you all.
My wife just called me to say I don't spend enough time at home with the kids.
I said, "We've got kids?"
Monday, 5 July 2010
In Norfolk, they are thinking of decreasing the VAT to 11%. At least then they can work it out on their fingers.
The picture is a great reason to continue drinking eh?
Evening all. Had a good weekend. Had to work on Saturday. And Sunday took the kids to see my mother. And in the afternoon, we had a few friends round. They came with kids and they had loads of fun in the paddling pools and on the climbing frame ages ago. Of course, it would have been better if I had got round to putting the trampoline up. Mind you, that can be a theme for another get together. A put the trampoline up afternoon...
Anyway, drinks, food and good company. The afternoon was a great one. With the kids relaxing, it was easy to sit back and relax, though of course, we had to get up and take it in turns to stop them killing each other.
Anyway, a song for my daughter when she has a look at this post.
Health and safety has gone mad. According to my wife, Ikea now send people out to ensure the furniture is correctly assembled.
This is the fifth time I've come home this week to find a man in the cupboard I bought from them. And it's every time she tries to have a lie down, too. It's getting ridiculous
Evening all. Had a good weekend. Had to work on Saturday. And Sunday took the kids to see my mother. And in the afternoon, we had a few friends round. They came with kids and they had loads of fun in the paddling pools and on the climbing frame ages ago. Of course, it would have been better if I had got round to putting the trampoline up. Mind you, that can be a theme for another get together. A put the trampoline up afternoon...
Anyway, drinks, food and good company. The afternoon was a great one. With the kids relaxing, it was easy to sit back and relax, though of course, we had to get up and take it in turns to stop them killing each other.
Anyway, a song for my daughter when she has a look at this post.
Health and safety has gone mad. According to my wife, Ikea now send people out to ensure the furniture is correctly assembled.
This is the fifth time I've come home this week to find a man in the cupboard I bought from them. And it's every time she tries to have a lie down, too. It's getting ridiculous
Saturday, 3 July 2010
If you watch The Twilight Saga backward it's the same as it is forward... Crap
Morning all. You would have thought that the kids who did not get to bed until late last night would have slept in this morning. I should have been so lucky! At 0600, our alarm clocks, i.e. the kids woke up. Mind you, after not seeing them as much as I did on holiday, it is always nice to be around them. Even if I am taking time to post on the blog. At the moment, they are being nice to each other, and, possibly because they are a bit tired, they are sitting watching the television. Or as my friend Tony calls it, the devil box!
As you can see, my last two posts have had pictures about the England game. I thought that this one will be no different.
And well, this made me smile!
Anyway, I have to mow the garden, and then I am off to work. But I hope the video and the joke below make you laugh...
I met a fairy today who granted me one wish. "I want to live forever," I said.
"Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant wishes like that."
"Fine," I said, "I want to die when West Brom win the premier league."
"You crafty git!" said the fairy.
As you can see, my last two posts have had pictures about the England game. I thought that this one will be no different.
And well, this made me smile!
Anyway, I have to mow the garden, and then I am off to work. But I hope the video and the joke below make you laugh...
I met a fairy today who granted me one wish. "I want to live forever," I said.
"Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant wishes like that."
"Fine," I said, "I want to die when West Brom win the premier league."
"You crafty git!" said the fairy.
Friday, 2 July 2010
If time heals all wounds, why hasn't my leg grown back?
Evening all. I am home late. Sorry about no pictures for those that get them. My internet connection has been an issue on the desktop. I will see if I get time to fix that tomorrow before I go to work.
Work has been busy for me and I have not had the chance to do everything I have wanted to do as when I have got home, I have been knackered.
And on that topic, twenty eight days to go!
Anyway, I got home today to find that the kids were still up. My wife telephoned me as my son has taken to not going to bed unless I am at home. And considering that I did not leave work till 2000 and it takes forty minutes to get home, you can imagine how tired they were. Let alone me! But they are adorable and I do love them loads. My daughter had a day at school this week. She was worried about it, but when it came to it, loved it. My wife though, understandably was a bit emotional. But then, like me, she is knackered which makes things worse. But my daughter loved it at school. She does not start till September, but this was a day to break her in gently. Anyway, I hope you like the song below. Me, I am going to sleep.
The other day I was cruising along as usual in my BMW coming onto one of my motorways, which was very busy with inferior cars.
First off, I couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway! (The driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked an apology to me with a long blast of his horn.)
Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW lane. (Why do underlings use this lane? Surely everyone knows it is for BMW drivers only?)
Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing along at 110mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous 70 mph!
Naturally, I got to within a foot or so of his rear bumper and flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of my motorway and to get out of my way.
Of course, once he realised it was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it when he pulled straight back out behind me! He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my excellent car.
Needless to say, I was eager oblige and when we had stopped, the man gave me a piece of paper confirming what I already knew - that my car goes fast! Apparently he wants everyone to know what a superior car I have, so I had to take my driver's licence to a Police Station to be sent away to have some points put on! (They're not free points either - they're £20 each and I was only allowed 3.) But the man at the Police Station said that because I drive a BMW, it won't be much longer before I earn the full 12 points, and then I won't even NEED a driving licence, so they will take it off me! See, now THAT's the sort of respect you get when you buy and drive a BMW.
Work has been busy for me and I have not had the chance to do everything I have wanted to do as when I have got home, I have been knackered.
And on that topic, twenty eight days to go!
Anyway, I got home today to find that the kids were still up. My wife telephoned me as my son has taken to not going to bed unless I am at home. And considering that I did not leave work till 2000 and it takes forty minutes to get home, you can imagine how tired they were. Let alone me! But they are adorable and I do love them loads. My daughter had a day at school this week. She was worried about it, but when it came to it, loved it. My wife though, understandably was a bit emotional. But then, like me, she is knackered which makes things worse. But my daughter loved it at school. She does not start till September, but this was a day to break her in gently. Anyway, I hope you like the song below. Me, I am going to sleep.
The other day I was cruising along as usual in my BMW coming onto one of my motorways, which was very busy with inferior cars.
First off, I couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway! (The driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked an apology to me with a long blast of his horn.)
Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW lane. (Why do underlings use this lane? Surely everyone knows it is for BMW drivers only?)
Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing along at 110mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous 70 mph!
Naturally, I got to within a foot or so of his rear bumper and flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of my motorway and to get out of my way.
Of course, once he realised it was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it when he pulled straight back out behind me! He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my excellent car.
Needless to say, I was eager oblige and when we had stopped, the man gave me a piece of paper confirming what I already knew - that my car goes fast! Apparently he wants everyone to know what a superior car I have, so I had to take my driver's licence to a Police Station to be sent away to have some points put on! (They're not free points either - they're £20 each and I was only allowed 3.) But the man at the Police Station said that because I drive a BMW, it won't be much longer before I earn the full 12 points, and then I won't even NEED a driving licence, so they will take it off me! See, now THAT's the sort of respect you get when you buy and drive a BMW.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
30 days to go and counting!
I am back from a weeks holiday with the kids. And I had a great time there. We went back to North Norfolk, staying again at Cranmer Country Cottages and loved it.
We took the kids to the beach on most days. And boy did they love it. The first day, it was warm, but very windy. Inland that is though. On the coast, while the sun was shining, it was very windy. And luckily we took the kids there clad in rain coats and wrapped up warm. Others went there not dressed for the wind, and sadly had to leave all to quickly. But the kids loved it. And apart from one day when it was raining (we went to Norwich instead) we went to the beach every day. The kids insisted that I was not allowed to read, and instead had to make a sandcastle. So I dug a moat, piled up the sand to make a mound, and then used the buckets (when they were not filling them up with water,, sand or shells) to make the towers.
And when I thought that it was starting to look good, one or both of them would come along and destroy the towers! But they had fun, loads of it. Mind you, take a two and a four year old to the beach and what else would happen?
As it was not the school holidays, they got to play with other kids on the beach of a similar age which they loved as well.
All in all, a relaxing holiday.
And now back to work. For another thirty days...
I was looking out my kitchen window when I saw some kids wearing England shirts kicking a hedgehog around like a football in the street.
I was going to call the RSPCA, but the hedgehog was 2-0 up by halftime.
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