Well, what can I say? Its been AGES since I was last here. I would like to say that I have been too busy at work, but that would be a lie!

Anyway, there's quite a lot that has been going one since the last post. For a start, the summer has disappeared, and it was actually snowing earlier tiday (its all dried out again now, but is still COLD). We've had our holidays (long forgotten now) and we're just about ready for Christmas. Well, I say that we are ready, but that's not really correct. I have broken with tradition this year and our tree/lights were up within the first week of December, and last night I wrapped some presents, but other than that, to say that we are 'ready fro Christmas' is a bit misleading. I have no idea where we'll be having Christmas dinner, who will be cooking it or what it will be. I'm sure I won't starve though.

With regards to the family, Callum continues to grow, and is very good at walking and running around now. It took him a while, but within the last month he has really found his feet, and there's no stopping him! He also has loads of teeth, with a couple more coming through now. Its nearly a full set.

Laurie is doing well, and started 'big school' in September and seems to be enjoying it (although from what I can gather all they do is play). His class went to see Cinderella at a theatre in Cambridge yesterday, and he loved this, although he was a bit perplexed that a couple of blokes were acting as the ugly sisters! He thinks that one of them even had a beard, but I cannot comment on this further.

He is looking forward to Christmas (Laurie, not the beared ugly sister) and keeps getting me to write out lists of toys that he wants. I keep telling him that bad boys don't get presents, but he doesn't believe me.

He has also been to loads of birthday parties since starting school, and one of these was a Pirate Party.

That's about it for now, so I shall be going.

I'm sure that I won't be getting back here before Christmas, so I shall say Happy Christmas to anyone who cares, and I'll speak to you in the New Year. But don't hold your breath!