As written in the other blog, I’ll be giving the gym a miss today and will probably have to miss tomorrow as well! We have two more rellies arriving in the morning and the place looks like a bomb has exploded… again. Too many kids in too small a space in too wet weather means … More The never ending story.

Even before we got to the hotel things fell apart. Come on now… did you *honestly* expect anything else? Do things ever go smoothly for me? The wife went to work… the kids had to go to guitar and singing… and the UK clan (who were going to babysit the youngest for us) went to … More The Year 6 Formal: Stage 1.

‘Twas on the Wednesday evening that the daughter came to call. Yup… we’re all here. And is all hunky dory?? Well it’s a bit of a curate’s egg. Let’s just say that I’m beginning to remember why her mother and I divorced. Strangely, despite having arrived with not a lot of cash, they’ve managed to … More 'Twas on the Wednesday evening…

I have so much work to do I don’t know where to start. What’s worse is that I don’t even know if I *can* start. My back is killing me and everything I have to do involves bending or stretching. The lights have to be sorted out in the garden ready for Xmas. The house … More Where will it all end?

So…  the kids went off to take part in the Sydney Ice Rink Xmas Show on Friday and Saturday nights and both of them did very well. The youngest being the better skater had more of a ‘part’ but the eldest was actually on the ice for a longer period so it all balanced out … More The show must go on.

I put forward my suggestion about the gods ‘having a laugh’ at my expense a couple of days back but the extent of this became even more apparent yesterday. To reiterate so of the points, I knew the daughter and family would be coming to stay so made sure I had a full week clear … More Having a laugh.

So out we went. We got up at 6:30 a.m. and moved around like zombies. We’d got to bed really late after watching the Labor landslide that swept the Liberals out of power after 11.5 years so were a little frazzled this morning. Nevertheless we *did* get out… by 8.20 a.m. We’d told the guide … More Nice day – even if tiring.

There I was rushing about this morning to get the kids off to school. I’d booked the car in for 9:00 a.m. for it’s 48,000 k service and wanted to get in and out quickly. Kids were dropped off and I zoomed away. I made good time despite it being early in the morning and … More Same old song.

I hate blood tests. I think I’m allergic to pain 🙂 This time I’m not even sure what they were for, though I’m sure Stephen Parsons does. Results in a week or two when I go back to see him… in the meantime… plodding on with ‘stuff’. About to clear out the car so it’s … More Blood tests – ewww.