Budding Musician

After the fun with drums.... Thanks assorted uncles.... Michael wanted
to try the piano

Enfant terrible of the art world

If a picture paints a thousand words....

We are raising a southerner :(

Gave michael some black pudding today.... Not impressed! Must be a
southerner - he will start following Scumchester United next.....

Michael and grandad

Michael's favourite person!

Yoghurt....

Eat it or use it as a face pack....

Dentist

First visit to the dentist..... No Fear!

New haircut

Just for the end of January !

Mohawk boy

Daddy did not have his first Mohican till he was 18....

snowball fun

taken with cruddy camera phone but someone likes throwing snowballs!

Boys in the kitchen

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The Wrapping paper...

As we all know, children love xmas presents - not just for the presents, but for the wrappings! and here is Number 1 Son proving that sometimes a good sized bag is as much fun as anything else...

He is not sure about that healthy looking apple though.....

Lovely Present

Michael Loves "In the Night Garden" and for Xmas he was a very lucky little boy.

He already had some characters, that are played with a lot - but here he is opening UpsyDaisy - the look on his face says it all!

Favourite Xmas Present

This year for Xmas Michael was very lucky - and the big present from mummy and daddy was a motorbike - not quite like daddys, but .... it was red so almost as fast as a black aprilia

(Subtle dig at all the ducati freaks out there!)

He really loves his bike - I think by the summer he will be wanting some new leathers and.....

Making Muffins

Michael loves cooking - indeed he loves cooking almost much as he loves "In the Night Garden" and "Peppa Pig"....

so when mummy wanted to make some Carrot and Apple Muffins, he was there like a shot - mixing and everything....

He is a happy little Boy!

Welcome to 2010

here we are surrounded by snow... michael likes it - throwing snowballs at daddy is such fun after all....!

So - quick word to say happy new year to all and suffice to say that life continues as normal here

(And if any one knows why my bedroom is so bloody cold I would love to know!)

Michael at the waffle house

Some one likes waffles
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Just to fill folk in...

Just to fill folk in...

Some of you will recall that in July 2007 I was assaulted - if you remember, I was beaten around the head by a four foot length of fence post and considered that I was lucky to be alive after it.

Well, I was not as lucky as I thought. Since the incident I have changed - not in any physical sense, but it appears that I have undergone a personality change.

This personality change is, on the surface, quite minor, but underneath, it is quite radical. For instance, some people who I used to enjoy spending time with, I no longer enjoy spending time with, and vice versa.... and that is very hard to deal with. Foods I used to enjoy, I no longer like... and again vice versa. (I have even been eating fish!)

My sense of humour, for example, has become a lot darker - in fact I would use terms like cruel and insensitive at times....

Interestingly enough, professionally, I am better - far more focused and direct - I always did want to be a decent nurse!

Socially, I am now far more isolated - I find it hard to be around people, especially people I used to know well. I tend to keep my own company and am often uncomfortable around people - sorry to any who think I have been snubbing them!

I have been looked at by assorted medics, psychologists, trick cyclists etc - and they have reassured me that I am not mad.... and not depressed or suffering from post traumatic stress disorder - just that I have undergone a change, and guess what... there is no treatment that will help or indeed do anything - I will just have to get on with life and try to start again in many ways - in actual fact, in all ways.

(I have also considered that this is all down to just a huge mid life crisis but I am saving that for next year!)

This has had a huge effect on life at home - I would like to say a huge thank you to Val who has supported me through all this - and yes, that is a hard subject - lets just say we will continue to do our best for michael. We share our house and are close... we even have rows sometimes.....! our future is hard to see for us, and that saddens me :(

Guess that sums it all up - and this was not a way of getting sympathy, but just that I and Val thought that people should know what has been going on, and be aware that things have changed.

Iggle Piggle

Some one loves night garden!

Cooking!

Just how much would you like this chef as your personal cook?

Blast from the past

When michael was ickle he went to the Oulton park summer fête - there
he was photographed with one of the relatives called denise - we met
up by chance again today!