Just installing C&C: Generals onto my PC so I thought I'd pop by and say that we've had a nice weekend. Spent yesterday morning at home just chillin' in PJs until DW got back from work then I made omelettes for dinner. After that we all went into town and got a few bits & bobs (school uniform, dummies, picked up and Argos catalog) then dropped WB off at church for the night (they were having a murder mystery sleep-over).
This morning we welcomed our new leader at our church, and she seems really nice! The choir sang a beautiful song, and I really enjoyed singing it, but I'll miss practising it on Tuesday evenings. After having a Pizza Hut dinner (during which WB spilt all of his salad down himself (lol), and the service was unusually RUBBISH!) we nipped to Asda to see if they had any padding pools in the sale (we need a bigger one and it's another lovely sunny Sunday afternoon), but there was nothing as good as what we'd seen in town yesterday, so we'll go pick one up later in the week hopefully.
Well, C&C's finished installing, and DW wants me to watch the kids while she nips to the neighbours garage to borrow their lawnmower, so I shall bid you adieu.
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Friday, 29 July 2011
Dashboards
Boy has work been stressy this week. One of the MDs just doesn't get that there are only so many hours in a day to do the things he wants, and that if he keeps shifting priorities then things will slip, crash and burn. *sigh* at least it's Friday, and I got paid yesterday, so a weekend of shopping to look forward to (I actually like shopping).
TJ had a really nice time at my parents' and cried when they left on Monday, but then, he always cries when they leave, bless. KK seems to be going from strength to strength standing on top of the slide (after climbing up by herself) holding on with one hand while waving at our neighbour! WB is on summer holidays now and is enjoying playing through Portal 2 with DW (both play single player at the same time).
DW is going slowly mad as per usual for the summer holidays, she doesn't like to be cooped up in the house, but can't go to SureStart with WB (he gets bored) and can't go anywhere fun as we can't really afford the bus fares. Still, she's got her driving test next month so if that goes well (and I've no reason to think it wont) then she'll have the freedom to go wherever for the rest of the holidays.
Right, best get back to work, those dashboards wont fix themselves ...
TJ had a really nice time at my parents' and cried when they left on Monday, but then, he always cries when they leave, bless. KK seems to be going from strength to strength standing on top of the slide (after climbing up by herself) holding on with one hand while waving at our neighbour! WB is on summer holidays now and is enjoying playing through Portal 2 with DW (both play single player at the same time).
DW is going slowly mad as per usual for the summer holidays, she doesn't like to be cooped up in the house, but can't go to SureStart with WB (he gets bored) and can't go anywhere fun as we can't really afford the bus fares. Still, she's got her driving test next month so if that goes well (and I've no reason to think it wont) then she'll have the freedom to go wherever for the rest of the holidays.
Right, best get back to work, those dashboards wont fix themselves ...
Monday, 25 July 2011
Paddling Pool
Had a really nice weekend, we didn't go to the castle, but went to the The Museum of Lincolnshire Life instead. That was fun, learnt about how tanks were invented (and got their name!) and saw re-creations of a Victorian school room (that was funny) and other ye olde shops and house-rooms. Afterwards we walked to Lincoln Cathedral and had a nice walk and look inside there, and KK even got her picture taken by some foreign tourists as she was being exceptionally cute! WB really enjoyed it, and on Sunday after church we just played in the garden in the paddling pool (even put the big slide into it - which both kids loved) and then went inside to chill (I taught WB how to play Red Alert 2, which he seems to love!)
TJ is due back today, Mum says they should be here mid-afternoon, so hopefully they'll hang around until I get home from work. Work's going OK today, done something which I thought would take me days to complete in just a few hours and that's really invigorating! The release didn't go well on Friday, but making up for it today, so here's hoping that the MDs will be happy! Now I just need to find out when I'm getting that promotion!!
TJ is due back today, Mum says they should be here mid-afternoon, so hopefully they'll hang around until I get home from work. Work's going OK today, done something which I thought would take me days to complete in just a few hours and that's really invigorating! The release didn't go well on Friday, but making up for it today, so here's hoping that the MDs will be happy! Now I just need to find out when I'm getting that promotion!!
Thursday, 21 July 2011
The pub
So DW said to me yesterday that she's rather I be a werewolf than a vampire. Interesting, but that suits me just fine; I'm a furry, and vampires look ugly. Oh she's into Twilight if you hadn't guessed.
TJ is going to my parents this weekend, so that should be nice for everyone, WB wont have to share his room for a few days (time to crack out the Lego perhaps?) and KK wont get wound-up (as much). Might go out somewhere this weekend, somewhere WB would love, but TJ would find boring, a castle maybe, there's one not far from us.
Tonight I'm going to the pub after work for a few drinks (unusual for me - I don't drink) as my "line-manager" is leaving soon, and tomorrow I've got a release to build for testing this weekend ready to go live on Monday. Work's OK atm, I've got my teeth into something vaguely interesting, so time is flying by :o)
That's all for now!
TJ is going to my parents this weekend, so that should be nice for everyone, WB wont have to share his room for a few days (time to crack out the Lego perhaps?) and KK wont get wound-up (as much). Might go out somewhere this weekend, somewhere WB would love, but TJ would find boring, a castle maybe, there's one not far from us.
Tonight I'm going to the pub after work for a few drinks (unusual for me - I don't drink) as my "line-manager" is leaving soon, and tomorrow I've got a release to build for testing this weekend ready to go live on Monday. Work's OK atm, I've got my teeth into something vaguely interesting, so time is flying by :o)
That's all for now!
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Hours
Work is boring me at the moment. We've just got a new guy start and new computers so I should be excited, but I'm in limbo about a promotion which has been promised, and I'm feeling really uninspired.
Home-life is pretty good, got new computers there too and it's fun to be able to play Left 4 Dead with DW and TF2 with WB, encode videos are more than 15FPS and finally play through Portal 2!!
The kids are being OK too, TJ is not taking to using the toilet very well, if he does a #2 in his pants, he'll take it out (with his bare hands) and flush it down the loo, but mostly does #1s in the loo (stood up!). KK has just learnt to walk, so that's cute, but it means she's no longer a baby and before I know it she'll be talking (already says the odd thing like "Dad", "Mum-um", "Bisc't") and giving us jip :o) WB is in his final week of year four, and breaks up for the summer on Friday, he's trying hard to get back in to our good-books after getting into big trouble a few weeks ago; he not only got grounded, but lost the TV in his room, can't watch any other TV without express permission and some other bits too. He's tried to be good since, and has only had a few minor slips (he's still far to cheeky to his Mum).
I could talk for hours, but I need to get back to work (and/or check Conquer Club) so for now, g'bye!
Home-life is pretty good, got new computers there too and it's fun to be able to play Left 4 Dead with DW and TF2 with WB, encode videos are more than 15FPS and finally play through Portal 2!!
The kids are being OK too, TJ is not taking to using the toilet very well, if he does a #2 in his pants, he'll take it out (with his bare hands) and flush it down the loo, but mostly does #1s in the loo (stood up!). KK has just learnt to walk, so that's cute, but it means she's no longer a baby and before I know it she'll be talking (already says the odd thing like "Dad", "Mum-um", "Bisc't") and giving us jip :o) WB is in his final week of year four, and breaks up for the summer on Friday, he's trying hard to get back in to our good-books after getting into big trouble a few weeks ago; he not only got grounded, but lost the TV in his room, can't watch any other TV without express permission and some other bits too. He's tried to be good since, and has only had a few minor slips (he's still far to cheeky to his Mum).
I could talk for hours, but I need to get back to work (and/or check Conquer Club) so for now, g'bye!
Monday, 18 July 2011
First things first
I ("JR") am currently a 29-year-old dad to three lovely Children;
"WB" is nine, he's not biologically mine, but his father is not interested, and when TJ was born I realised how much I love him, just like my own flesh and blood.
"TJ" is three, he's my double in pretty much every way. He learnt to walk at about the same age, looks like my twin and is pretty well behaved.
"KK" is our little girl, she's 15 months old and will be our last. She's no angel though, loves causing trouble and hates to be alone.
I'm also married, and have been with my darling wife ("DW") since WB was 2 years old, we got married in 2007 after I proposed without the ring that I'd bought months in advance.
So there you are, the five of us live in a pretty new three-bedroom rented house in sunny (haha) England, I doubt I'll post on here very often, but you never know. Hopefully I'll keep this up longer than I did my diary (that lasted about a year).
And kids, if you do ever read this, know that I love you all very much, and that if now we are apart, it's hurting me just as much as it does you, if not more. Your daddy loved you, and will always love you, until the end of time.
"WB" is nine, he's not biologically mine, but his father is not interested, and when TJ was born I realised how much I love him, just like my own flesh and blood.
"TJ" is three, he's my double in pretty much every way. He learnt to walk at about the same age, looks like my twin and is pretty well behaved.
"KK" is our little girl, she's 15 months old and will be our last. She's no angel though, loves causing trouble and hates to be alone.
I'm also married, and have been with my darling wife ("DW") since WB was 2 years old, we got married in 2007 after I proposed without the ring that I'd bought months in advance.
So there you are, the five of us live in a pretty new three-bedroom rented house in sunny (haha) England, I doubt I'll post on here very often, but you never know. Hopefully I'll keep this up longer than I did my diary (that lasted about a year).
And kids, if you do ever read this, know that I love you all very much, and that if now we are apart, it's hurting me just as much as it does you, if not more. Your daddy loved you, and will always love you, until the end of time.
Pigtails and Pacifiers
I was researching about heartburn (as at this point in my life it's causing me issues) and I stumbled across a blog called Pigtails and Pacifiers and it's tag-line inspired me to do the same - create a blog to document my day-to-day activities as a dad to three lovely children.
This is for them to enjoy long after I am gone.
This is for them to enjoy long after I am gone.
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