Fit

I started playing badminton on Thursday lunchtimes with some colleagues. It's enjoyable and a good workout.

Not as strenuous as a run but it uses a lot of different muscles, my arse cheeks were killing me for a few days after the first session.

I've taken up the running again with more conviction, at least two runs a week. GC decided to drag TS and I up Primrose Hill on Friday. So I'd run 35 mins on Tuesday, an hour's badminton on Thursday then 50 mins run on Friday. It took me an hour to stop sweating after my shower on Friday and I felt sick. I definitely overdid it by following GC up that bloody hill.

One more chance

I just got this e-mail from my wife:

"Have just had a very stressful half hour with L, which resulted in me losing my temper & I already felt low. She just will not co-operate, I only just made it on time.

She then took the uniform I washed & ironed last night & rolled around in the cut grass, wouldn't stop swinging her bag about & hit H & by the end of it all when I told her once more & I would cancel her friend coming home for lunch...

...she just stood & poked her tongue out at me & told me she got 4 chances because thats how old she is!"

L is a real handful at times.

Hello Dolly

Back from the hinterland, this year has been a bit of a blur.

I've had surgery (March) for a bi-lateral inguinal.

C had his tonsils and adenoids out in July.

L is waiting for her surgery for the same thing.

I've been promoted and am heading up a new team.

C just started his swimming lessons two weeks back.

L started gymnastics last week.

I had to give up this year's OU studies due to all the hospital visits, new workload and so on.