Saturday 2 April 2011

Long awaited update


Hi Everyone,
 you will have noticed we've been quiet since Christmas, well it's not that we haven't been busy, but I have been lucky enough to have been quite busy with work.  Even my work blog has ground to a halt once more (another new years resolution bites the dust).

I thought it was about time I tried to update everyone.

Kai, is doing well at school, I'm surprised at how quickly his reading has improved and his his maths work coming on a treat.  He's had awards recently for being able to read data from a bar chart of Smarties  and also "star of the week" for being polite, well mannered and generally good behaviour in class (something strange must happen to him in the car journey home from school).
He goes to an arts activity club on a Tuesday after school (one night they painted his face for him it's supposed to be a dinosaur), It's for 4-12 yrs old and he seems to love it, although it does help his best mates from school Chris and Sarah the twins are there too.  He's still into his trains, loves watching Scooby Doo and probably is fed up of his Mummy and Daddy telling him they used to watch it when they were little too.


Dino-Kai



Sun-shades

Alana is growing up fast.  She loves doing whatever her big brother does but she's also into girlie stuff.  She's turning a right little dare-devil,  She loves to climb indoor and outdoor play centres, crossing rope bridges, the only time she needs a bit of help is when she tries climbing the bigger steps and sometimes needs big bro to help her up.  She loves her dollies and is getting into Barbie.  She loves watching Humpf from Nick Jr and the Barbie films.   Both she and Kai enjoy watching Disney films and we're been to the cinema a few times this year to see things like Tangled, Gnomeo and Juliet  and Rango. 
Are you Sure Mum?


Sharing our picnic with a range of dolls

little miss dare-devil

Ain't no stopping her now!

On our way to a picnic

I'm well, been busy with Pippas Web  some web design, some work on search engine optimisation and I've had a few moment to re-design my twitter and facebook fanpage

Mark's had a bit of a rough time lately, he's known since before Xmas that his department at work was going be moving people over to another hospital trust in Stoke.  However he'd also figured out they didn't need another deputy manager.  However since then the trusts have been fighting over him, well over who would make him redundant.  It turned out two days before the big "move" (end of march) that his HR dept said it wasn't worth fighting it out anymore (no kidding)  anyway the upshot is he now is undergoing his 30 day consultation period before being made redundant, he'll be paid up to the end of May but at the moment we're still unsure if they're expecting him to actually be at work till then or give him the money in lieu of notice.  He's been applying for loads of jobs all over the country, so if you know of a payroll deputy manager or manager position going anywhere please do let us know.
He's got an interview next week in Nottingham.  We drove over there today, looks a nice area, there's a big country park near by which we also visited.  So maybe I'll be able to indulge my fascination Robin Hood (which I've had since childhood). 

So for now, all I can say is watch this space.....  oh and maybe leave us a message below and tell us what's been happening to you.