One Brick at a Time

This entry will get a little gruesome, so unless you are a doctor or you’re writing a hospital-based horror/drama, you might want to click away.
So, here I am in York Hospital. I’m here for a nosebleed, and when I came in a few hours ago I felt a bit guilty about taking up the nurses’ [...]

So, we headed out to the hospital with Lana at about 10.40, as we were told to be on the ward for 11.00. As we neared the hospital we got a call from the ward nurse to say we wouldn’t be able to see the opthalmologist until 1.30, so no need to come in until [...]

In happier news, it was our turn to see Verity’s teacher yesterday at the parent/teacher thingummie. Outstanding results all round – she’s way ahead of where she should be, academically, particularly with her reading, writing (she loves to write stories) and her maths. In fact, her maths is so good they’re putting her on the [...]

So, what with one thing or another, the whole family has had some sort of minor illness over the last few weeks – we’ve all had colds and flu-type things, and my 2-yr old (Lana) had a mild case of chickenpox.
As Lana was coming to the end of her chickenpox, though, I noticed something odd [...]

I did mean to update this thing more often, you know – but I’m doing better than I used to, so it’s a positive start, I guess.
Just a few catchy-uppy things.
My 5-yr old (”I’m five and a half, Daddy!”) impressed me a short while back. She decided she wanted to try to con the tooth [...]

Well, 2009 has been quite a year. Unlike pretty much all of my local friends, my 2009 didn’t suck. In fact, it was the best year I’ve had in ages, despite a brief moment when it looked like 2 of my family might have cancer (they didn’t, thank goodness). In fact, my year has been [...]

There has been a whole lot of debate over the last week or so about the British National Party’s appearance on Question Time.
Now, before I start with my views, I think it important to clarify my particular stance on the subject of the BNP.
First of all, I despise everything the bunch of nasty little shits [...]

So, here I am, back from sunny Zakynthos- and it was lovely and sunny, except for an hour or two when it rained, but it was warm rain, so that’s alright.
A trying holiday in many ways – my 5-yr-old (I’m not 5, I’m nearly 5 and a half, Daddy!) is going through some behavioural issues [...]

I’m not generally one to employ bad language, except when, you know, I want to, but sometimes the only word that fits is the one you can’t say in front of your parents.
I live in York. It’s a beautiful city, and I’m lucky enough to live in a particularly nice part of it. The only [...]

That’s my holiday, by the way, not me!
I’m currently sat in a glorious little cottage in South Wales, having come down for a week to visit family and generally get away from it all.
I’ve managed to check email only a couple of times a day, and the mobile reception in the area is so bad [...]