Random Musings

So, just a few random thoughts, mainly related to Barney, but not all...

Barney I hear you say - is that the babe's name for real. NOPE, but I remain convinced, having seen the scan, that we are in actual fact having a barn owl. Even at work, where the staff are mainly all women and mainly all broody, people are commenting the same thing - it is a barn owl...

(Just the other night I rubbed Val's tummy and said "Hi Barney" - my god that was a slap and a half!)

So - what else is new in the Dean Household.... Well, the spare bed has gone. Not a bad thing bar the obvious fact that I will not be comfortable when I sleep after a bellyfull of ale and have elected to not wake Val up.... Oh, and of course this means that I have fewer excuses about decorating the damn thing.
(Val has a strange form of asthma - it seems to be triggered by paint fumes, wall paper paste fumes, sandpaper dust - basically anything to do with decorating... I will let you draw your own conclusions on this!)

The cat is getting possessive over Barney's Bump - I don't know if you have ever tried to cuddle up to your significant other and ended up with 7 pounds of disgruntled balinese about to explode in your arms, but trust me - if you haven't, leave it for some other poor bugger - it hurts less.

The family seem to be quite relaxed about the whole thing - my father just sits there and grins at me - I think he knows something I don't.... My mother in law has produced the christening clothes that val wore - I resisted the urge to point out anything about size as it would be a swine to get the blood out of the baby frock....

This christmas I am working - and I mean really working - 13 hour shifts on christmas eve, christmas day, boxing day and christmas wednesday. Next year I will not be working as I will be helping Barney to open his presents - I think a model railway set is an ideal gift for his first christmas :)

Lastly, I have grown up. Well, a little.

Oh ok, I have decided to sell one of my bikes - so daddy is losing one of his little babies, all for the new one - why do I feel that this is going to be just the begining of sacrifices?