It seems like all I do between the end of December and the end of January is celebrate, because in the past few weeks there's been Christmas, my anniversary with my amazing wife (five years has gone by like that, I swear), New Year's and now, my birthday ( Read more... )

The twentieth cannot come soon enough. I mean, I know I look forward to my days off and my Chistmas hols as much as anyone but these past few weeks at work- gods, they've been trying ( Read more... )

So! Happy news all around lately, I think ( Read more... )

For the first time in... well, a really long time, neither myself nor Ali are scheduled to work at all this weekend. Of course, anything is apt to change, but unless it does, we are going to make it a family weekend. Outings (the weather is finally cooperating), perhaps a meal out... I do know for sure that we're spending some time on Sunday with ( Read more... )

My sisters are twenty-three today. Wow. Where has the time gone, I wonder? I hope you two had fun today. Brielle, I know you did, because you're off in another bloody country drinking wine for all I know (I remember the wine from Portugal from when I there. Very nice). Ren, I hope Mum behaved I'm sure Mum took you and Millie out for a very nice ( Read more... )

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Well. Ali and I had an interesting evening babysitting Jimmy last week. The stories were true: the little bugger, cute as he is, just does not enjoy sleeping. Of course, the fact that he was in a relatively strange flat overnight probably didn't help matters much. But other than the reluctance to go to bed (Ali, especially, was up most of the night ( Read more... )

Sweet lord, is it the middle of December already ( Read more... )

Ah, Monday ( Read more... )