We took Jake to see his first film today. It was a little touch and go because there was horrendous traffic on the way to Greenwich, so we missed the earlier showing. We ducked into Starbucks where Jake had a babyccino. After this we continued our journey. We arrived at the cinema with half an …
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Arrr me hearty!
Jake went to Antonia’s party yesterday. He looked great dressed up as a pirate. He had the ragged trousers, blouson, jacket and headscarf complete with skull and crossbones motif. Amy and Jake returned at around 5.30pm. Amy looked completely exhausted and Jake was very hyper and excited. He showed me his goody bag which consisted …
G1 R.I.P
So there I was tootling down the O.K.R proud of my new handlebar mount and cradle for the G1. I had successfully traversed the potholes and speed bumps of Wickham Road so I thought that the G1 was fairly safe. However I hit a very small hole just as I passed the Tesco junction and …
Sayings
Jake “Radish” – Jake’s name for his dummy Upon arriving home from a rainy cycle commute “Are you worn out Daddy?” When Jake saw my Valentines Day badge “Can I have your Badger?” When a programme has finished on Cbeebies “Can I watch another foalm?” When doing a jigsaw “Yes, I suppose this piece goes …
Hayfever
I don’t know what’s going on but over the last week my hayfever has been really bad. Today at work my eyes were itchy and constantly streaming. Very uncomfortable indeed. I’ve bought some special Optrex spray that you spray into the closed eyelids. I hope it works. Amy’s friend Charlotte is also suffering with it. …
Sunday DIY
The weather was not so brilliant today for being up on the roof. There I was, hanging onto the scaffolding trying to paint the apex of the gable while getting buffeted by strong gusts of wind. I got it done though but it took me 3 hours :-(. Inside we painted the woodwork in the …
DIY starts here
Jake has been despatched to Grannys so that we can crack on with decorating the loft rooms. We didn’t get off to a flying start. Woke at 9am then tootled down to the B&Q on the A20 then we had lunch in Blackheath. By the time we started it was around 1pm. All was not …
The trouble with gamanges…
Yesterday evening Jake was helping me tidy up the new loft rooms by peeling off the protective tape and pads from the windows. Jake named the pads gamanges. We collected all of these and then it was time for bed. Jake protested but as it was late I stuck to my guns. When we got …
Loft conversion…done
The builders have finally left. Hoorah!! The guys were great and did a good job of finishing off and clearing up. All that’s left to do is to book the tiler in to sort out the bathroom and then the plumber can install the shower enclosure. This weekend we have the task of cleaning and …
Mega commute
Today I did it. My ultimate commute… I set off from home with the intention of cycling to Putney. It was a spur of the moment kind of thing. I had left early enough, earlier than I usually leave so I decided to give it a go. However after reaching Putney I decided to go …