Thanks for well wishes

Alice getting her Black belt with the little Pumas

Father Christmas circa 2003

Her first boyfriend

Common you Greens!

Green belt time with Great Auntie Clare

All above were 2002/2003 time dragged from my photo album

Ches and Em on the bank of some river in Germany in '83

Just thought I would go back in time for a bit and post some old pictures taken from our photo album. Some were just after we got a webcam so we had some fun with people seeing themselves on screen when it was a novel idea!!

Haven't posted for a few days. Sorry about that.

Things are going on much of a muchness. On Monday I had to attend a "conference" and one question was on everyone's mind - will I have a job next year. Glad to say the answer came back as a yes, I'm looking forward to retirement but not this early! However, if I was to be offered a package!!!!!

The Greens had a bit of a hiccup on Saturday, we seem to get camera shy when the TV boys are around. Still, made up for it last night with a good 2-0 away win at QPR.

Tomorrow Val, Ches, Lin (Val's mate) and a few other girls are in to the Pavilions to see and hear Colin Fry. If she gets any messages we will pass them on to you all if we can. Val dragged me along to see a medium once and my cynicism went straight out the window. I was very surprised at what I was told. Lots of charlatans out there but when you listen to the genuine article then all changes.

Will update on what happens, if anything happens that is as I think the hall might be a little full.

Alice got her cheque from the Portman / Nationwide "merger" (takeover!) today. She doesn't know yet so I think I have the pleasure of telling her tomorrow as she is around here in the evening looking after me! She has been doing work to earn money to buy herself a Nintendo lite DS so she will be a bit happy when she gets to open her letter!

We have a tradition that when it's just her and I we head off to the Chinese takeaway and get ourselves a meal. We normally put on a film but soccer is on tomorrow so we will have to see! Normally it's a St Trinians movie (or those naughty girl films as Al puts it). I think we may settle for Clint Eastwood and his Orangutan.

Just like to say thanks to you who e-mailed us after Val got the "Shadow on lung" follow up news. We were a bit relieved as you will understand!!