A third J-R on the way?

It's true!

No, that's not true.

What is true is we may be getting a cat!! Gandered along to the local Blue Cross rescue centre with the intention of seeing this little character.

Introductions went fine: you could tell she was still a little stressed from being in the rescue centre (probably not helped by the cat compound being next to the dog play area) and she wasn't completely relaxed..... but she was still happy to use me as a temporary climbing frame.

Having a conversation:

I have already trained her to check if my watch is still working

But more to the point I didn't get bitten or scratched which can only be a good thing.

And we have reserved her!

So this time a week tuesday the feline furball will be the latest addition to the JR family :-)

However...... we feel that she needs a new name as we're not particularly great fans of Tahlia.

Names suggested by myself and so far vetoed include:

Tequila, Tarmac, Fleabag, Furball........

So: suggestions please! Postcards to the usual address or just leave a comment.

Becphone

A random collection of photos that were on Bec's phone, which I've transferred onto the computer......

Cheesy grins galore in the trial run for the wedding hair

I-am-not-amused looks from me at the start of my stag do. Matt sent this picture to her phone from the pub to reassure her that I was not being treated too badly! I.e. I still had all my clothes on and was not chained to a south london lamp post....

There are some others to put on, but blogger has decided it doesn't want to upload any more photos so they'll have to wait!

Stange things on the internet.

Jon Taylor. Barking Mad. Has set up a blog dedicated to:

A shelf of lego.

Literally.

Don't believe me? See here.

Wedding de Stu

I know it's late! But things have been typically mad.

Anyway.... a week ago Saturday the Wife & I went to my ex-flatmate's wedding. The last year with Stew has had its fairly entertaining moments as we compared notes of how and what we were preparing!

We got there on time, despite the best efforts of London Underground shutting the Picaddily line access at Kings Cross.

Annoyingly, both of us had a bad day with the camera and we haven't got many good photos, but the better ones are here. Or at least they would be when blogger loads them up

The service was great. Here be the two walking back down the aisle:

Everybody was then invited round the back to have a sandwich or two. This enabled everybody to get a good photo of the new Mr & Mrs Martin and so everyone could participate in the cake cutting....

The now veteran wife (compared to Sarah!) and the Best Man.....

After this, it was a scramble round to Gunnersbury Park where the reception was. We were basically in a kind of conservatory for the food, which was another barbeque.... seems we've started a trend!

Prior to that, it was photo time. This lot are the Southampton Contingent as what was in the Big Gay Pink House for the stag do (as posted here)

And this is them doing strange things with Mr Martin. Glad to see Sarah getting stuck right in too.

Speeches were a genuine highlight. Persons who were there will appreciate the irony of that statement as the light was somewhat failing. People at their tables made impressive little furnaces with their table decorations to help illuminate dessert!

Stew bounced around a lot during his speech saying "fantastic!" several times. Jon The Best Man Lawn had actually spent a good deal of time preparing his speech, which then had to be mostly ignored as you can't read very well using only a tea light candle.

When the speeches had finished, someone found the light switch. Doh!

But all in all, a very good day. Some point roundabout now they'll be back off honeymoon and no doubt looking forward to several months of commuting!

Lack of updates

Apologies..........

Things have been a bit mad. Bec is just about snowed under with a million things to do with school. The first year of teaching is pretty much a 16hr a day occupation, with only 8 of them each day actually at the school.

Work things have been busy too for me. I discovered what the sight and sound of someone falling onto concrete from a fifth floor window was like yesterday, which was pleasant.

Happier things: some truly cheesy photos of Stew's wedding will shortly be uploaded and a general report about such things- some amusing moments indeed.

But as for me, I'm off to bed as it is truly an unearthly hour in the morning.

Bak 2 skool

Well not quite true as Bec was actually back at school last Friday. Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be quite different as an invading horde of small brown-and-yellow bedecked hyperactive lungs on legs will shatter any last remaining illusion that Bec has chosen a peaceful relaxing career.

Hence why I'm the one updating as Bec is immersed somewhere in last minute laminating and name printing and number cutting and a veritable raft of various craft bits. Its like living in a live blue peter show.

But anyway I've been tasked to actually do something useful on here so I better get on with it else I'll be in trouble ;-)