I am very proud of my Son's early addiction to Science Fiction!
He is now an avid fan of Dr Who.
When ever it comes on the telly (or he sees anything related), he delights in telling us ...
"Dr OOO"
"Daliks"
"NAUGHTY"
Whenever I am using the lappy... he comes across and demands I find pictures of Daleks on Google: "Daddy... Daleks". He has even had us buying Dr Who stickers books for the pictures of Daleks.
We have Luke's cousin Daniel to thank for this, as he introduced him to the new Dr Who :D
Saturday 30 June 2007
Thursday 28 June 2007
You know your Fake Tan has not gone well when...
Julie is a Bridesmaid tomorrow and has been asked to wear a GOLD dress... To compensate for the Skin to Dress colour difference - she has had a fake tan done to even things out.
Anyway... Luke, Julie and Mum were sat down this evening watching Jackanory. On tonight's show the presenter was Floella Benjamin.
To everyones surprise... Luke looked at the T.V. and pointed at Floella and shouted "MUMMY".
Perhaps less Tan solution next time :)
Anyway... Luke, Julie and Mum were sat down this evening watching Jackanory. On tonight's show the presenter was Floella Benjamin.
To everyones surprise... Luke looked at the T.V. and pointed at Floella and shouted "MUMMY".
Perhaps less Tan solution next time :)
Yuk
Luke has a new habit...
Every time someone gives him a kiss... he runs away shouting YUK. I think he gets this from his mum, because she always does that when I kiss her :D
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Now I think about it... he also now shouts out POO when anyone trumps! Good Lad
Every time someone gives him a kiss... he runs away shouting YUK. I think he gets this from his mum, because she always does that when I kiss her :D
ADDITIONAL:
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Now I think about it... he also now shouts out POO when anyone trumps! Good Lad
Wednesday 27 June 2007
The Policeman is Knocking
Myself and Julie are cruel cruel parents :)
We have finally found a "method" of getting Luke to bed on time and without grumbling or tantrums.
In our wisdom, we have convinced Luke that if he doesn't go to bed on time, then the policeman will come knocking to tell mummy and daddy off.
He always replies (not always the same order):
- Knock Knock (as he thumps air)
- Pliceman (he misses the "O")
- Mummy and Daddy (dedicated and honest parents)
- Timeout (our punishment for not getting Luke to bed on time)
- Naughty (he has to tell us we are naughty for not getting him to bed on time)
The fun part is when me and Julie knock on something in the house and he looks around startled for the Policeman
LOL!!!!
I am sure it won't take him long to figure out our ploy
We have finally found a "method" of getting Luke to bed on time and without grumbling or tantrums.
In our wisdom, we have convinced Luke that if he doesn't go to bed on time, then the policeman will come knocking to tell mummy and daddy off.
He always replies (not always the same order):
- Knock Knock (as he thumps air)
- Pliceman (he misses the "O")
- Mummy and Daddy (dedicated and honest parents)
- Timeout (our punishment for not getting Luke to bed on time)
- Naughty (he has to tell us we are naughty for not getting him to bed on time)
The fun part is when me and Julie knock on something in the house and he looks around startled for the Policeman
LOL!!!!
I am sure it won't take him long to figure out our ploy
Taking my love of Chinese Food Too FAR!!!!
Oh dear!
Chinese takeaway two nights on the trot (yum yum)...
Last night: Beef in Chili Sauce (dedicated to my chili plant Monty), with Krispy Spring Rolls and Egg Fried rice.
Tonight: Chinese Beef Curry with Egg Fried Rice and Chips.
I don't care... Chinese is the best cuisine!
Chinese takeaway two nights on the trot (yum yum)...
Last night: Beef in Chili Sauce (dedicated to my chili plant Monty), with Krispy Spring Rolls and Egg Fried rice.
Tonight: Chinese Beef Curry with Egg Fried Rice and Chips.
I don't care... Chinese is the best cuisine!
Sunday 24 June 2007
Wales and the Measels
Wales was an excellent trip away for us all, and we were visiting with some really good friends Phil and Nic (Norminton).
To summarise... as there is a lot to cover
Accommodation
We rented a house together for the week named "Min-y-lynn" and it was fantastic. A very clean and large house, with well maintained grounds.
A link to the house
Stella Consumption
Me and Phil managed to get through 6.5 boxes of Stella in 6 nights!!! ... That is not counting the beers we drank in the pub.
I am very proud of this achievement ! - *pickled liver me thinks*
A link to the brewery
Cardiff and the Castle - A place to visit
Fantastic!!! I would really recommend Cardiff as a city, nice for a wander around. Cardiff castle was also a very interesting place to visit. We spent the dosh and took the guide tour around, and I have to say it was one of the most interesting tours I have had (I do like the historical aspects of place... castles etc.)
Here is a link to the castle
Newport - A place NOT to visit
This had to be the low point of the holiday for me... Newport is a very dirty and grubby city. We parked at the back end of town and had to walk through the bus station to get into the city center to look around. In our opinions (all four of us), we had never seen as many unsavoury characters in any one place at once!!!
Measles
Luke managed to catch the measles whilst on holiday. This meant two trips to the hospital on the last day, and a quick retreat back to sunny Yorkshire.
We had to travel through the night because the measles made Luke irritable. This meant me driving from 9:15 at night through to 2:30 in the morning... and this was after a full days activities ... EEK!!
The measles also had a weird affect on Luke... it sent him a bit psycho. I have to admit I will never forget his tantrum in the ground of Caerphilly Castle, as a wedding was taking place and as lots of tourist wandered around the grounds.
All it well now, the spots have gone and he is back to his cheerful self!
Regardless of the negatives the holiday was FANTASTIC and a good weeks break.
To summarise... as there is a lot to cover
Accommodation
We rented a house together for the week named "Min-y-lynn" and it was fantastic. A very clean and large house, with well maintained grounds.
A link to the house
Stella Consumption
Me and Phil managed to get through 6.5 boxes of Stella in 6 nights!!! ... That is not counting the beers we drank in the pub.
I am very proud of this achievement ! - *pickled liver me thinks*
A link to the brewery
Cardiff and the Castle - A place to visit
Fantastic!!! I would really recommend Cardiff as a city, nice for a wander around. Cardiff castle was also a very interesting place to visit. We spent the dosh and took the guide tour around, and I have to say it was one of the most interesting tours I have had (I do like the historical aspects of place... castles etc.)
Here is a link to the castle
Newport - A place NOT to visit
This had to be the low point of the holiday for me... Newport is a very dirty and grubby city. We parked at the back end of town and had to walk through the bus station to get into the city center to look around. In our opinions (all four of us), we had never seen as many unsavoury characters in any one place at once!!!
Measles
Luke managed to catch the measles whilst on holiday. This meant two trips to the hospital on the last day, and a quick retreat back to sunny Yorkshire.
We had to travel through the night because the measles made Luke irritable. This meant me driving from 9:15 at night through to 2:30 in the morning... and this was after a full days activities ... EEK!!
The measles also had a weird affect on Luke... it sent him a bit psycho. I have to admit I will never forget his tantrum in the ground of Caerphilly Castle, as a wedding was taking place and as lots of tourist wandered around the grounds.
All it well now, the spots have gone and he is back to his cheerful self!
Regardless of the negatives the holiday was FANTASTIC and a good weeks break.
The Cash Point Debacle
This one really, really had me and Jules worried!!! ...
On the Saturday before tripping off to Wales, I was "tasked" with taking Luke (to get him out of the way) to the local cash point to draw out the family holiday money.
I went to the local supermarket in Heckmondwike, and attempted to draw out 200 smackers. The cash point returned and error: "Unable to perform transaction". The cash drawer did not open!
I thought... "feck" better try another 50 just in case the cash is stuck in the drawer. Again no money was returned and the drawer did not open. I though to myself... "spot on" the cash point is buggered, and me and Luke trailed another mile to the next suitable cash point.
During the journey all I heard was "Tractor Tom... Broken", because I had promised Luke a go on the Tractor Tom ride thingy at the supermarket to keep him quiet. That soon went out the window when I realised I had to scarper to the next cash point! I did also lie to Luke and told him it was broken (what a good father am I) :)
Anyway at the next cash point I attempt to withdraw 250 squid out, and it wouldn't let us. It would let me draw 50 quid out which was up to the limit on the account. It is at this point I went white and thought sh*t they have taken the money out of our accounts!!!
Waffling now!
To cut a long story short... I had a one hour call on the day with Barclays call center and they didn't return our money or provide a suitable solution. This left us potentially *bleep*ed up for our holidays - given we were lodging in the middle of nowhere and without the promise of any money or knowledge of cash point locations :(
We had to rush to our building society with only minutes to spare and managed to withdraw some cash for the holidays ... phew!
Everything seemed fine :)
I then got a rather unpleasant call from BARCLAYS customer services whilst in Wales informing me that no errors were reported on the cash machine!!! Potentially we were 250 quid down. They asked me what I would like to do... I asked them to investigate further.
Anyway.. this week I got another call from BARCLAYS, finally admitting fault and saying they would return our money. And the *bleep* would not even refund the 250 quid instantly...we still had to wait another 4 days!!!!!
Finally to summarise ...
Banks have 1 interest and 1 interest alone (in my opinion), THEMSELVES. Regardless of the fact that myself and Julie have been loyal customers for 15 years. At the first sign of issue, they back themselves up and freeze funds in our accounts.
I think its time to switch banks ;)
On the Saturday before tripping off to Wales, I was "tasked" with taking Luke (to get him out of the way) to the local cash point to draw out the family holiday money.
I went to the local supermarket in Heckmondwike, and attempted to draw out 200 smackers. The cash point returned and error: "Unable to perform transaction". The cash drawer did not open!
I thought... "feck" better try another 50 just in case the cash is stuck in the drawer. Again no money was returned and the drawer did not open. I though to myself... "spot on" the cash point is buggered, and me and Luke trailed another mile to the next suitable cash point.
During the journey all I heard was "Tractor Tom... Broken", because I had promised Luke a go on the Tractor Tom ride thingy at the supermarket to keep him quiet. That soon went out the window when I realised I had to scarper to the next cash point! I did also lie to Luke and told him it was broken (what a good father am I) :)
Anyway at the next cash point I attempt to withdraw 250 squid out, and it wouldn't let us. It would let me draw 50 quid out which was up to the limit on the account. It is at this point I went white and thought sh*t they have taken the money out of our accounts!!!
Waffling now!
To cut a long story short... I had a one hour call on the day with Barclays call center and they didn't return our money or provide a suitable solution. This left us potentially *bleep*ed up for our holidays - given we were lodging in the middle of nowhere and without the promise of any money or knowledge of cash point locations :(
We had to rush to our building society with only minutes to spare and managed to withdraw some cash for the holidays ... phew!
Everything seemed fine :)
I then got a rather unpleasant call from BARCLAYS customer services whilst in Wales informing me that no errors were reported on the cash machine!!! Potentially we were 250 quid down. They asked me what I would like to do... I asked them to investigate further.
Anyway.. this week I got another call from BARCLAYS, finally admitting fault and saying they would return our money. And the *bleep* would not even refund the 250 quid instantly...we still had to wait another 4 days!!!!!
Finally to summarise ...
Banks have 1 interest and 1 interest alone (in my opinion), THEMSELVES. Regardless of the fact that myself and Julie have been loyal customers for 15 years. At the first sign of issue, they back themselves up and freeze funds in our accounts.
I think its time to switch banks ;)
* BLEEP - I have been warned by the powers that be (Julie) that swearing on my blog is strictly forbidden!!!
I have been lazy ...
I have been lazy... as usual or completely out of character... YOU DECIDE!!!
It has been 4 weeks since my lastconfession post... and I have lots of things to cover!
More posts to follow :)
It has been 4 weeks since my last
More posts to follow :)
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