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Bank Holiday Weekend & Family
Posted by Mark Dalton in Personal on May 31st, 2009
So last weekend was one of those great Bank Holiday weekends where we get that extra day that make a weekend feel like a real break. Unlike other Bank Holiday weekends however the sun was out and so were the BBQ’s. Saturday was pretty much a standard day spent shopping and catching up on household duties however Sunday was a real treat! Not only did we all get together for a BBQ at Mum & Dad’s house, we were joined by Lisa, Andy, and the new arrival, Sam.
Lisa had brought William a sports day set, that included bean bags (for balancing on your head), ties (three legged race), sacks (sack race), and plastic eggs and spoons (for the breakfast race). Well, William wouldn’t let us sit still and we all had to play, of course there was only one rule, William had to win. This wasn’t a problem however as we had all had a drink or two. I caught the whole thing on the HandyCam so keep your eye’s peeled over the next week.
Dad did a wonderful BBQ and Mum ensured all the trimmings were available and everybody had a fantastic time, but by the end of the day I think we were all totally shattered and a little red from the sun. Monday I joined Mum, Dad, Lisa, Andy, and Sam for a roast dinner. It was another hot day but it’s the first roast dinner I have had in a while and I wasn’t going to turn it down. It didn’t disappoint!
I didn’t take an awful lot of photo’s (70 odd) as I have been trying to play with the HandyCam more, the one’s I did take can be found over on Flickr.
New Additions.
Posted by Mark Dalton in Personal on May 3rd, 2009
So we have two new additions to the family/friends circle this week. Lisa gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who has been named Sam, and Anna Birkett gave birth to Molly. Congratulations to all!
Saturday afternoon I met up with Dave Birkett and had a few pints to welcome Molly into the world. A good time way had by all, and I decided to be sensible and call it a day about 17:00 waking up this morning felling great. Going by the various FaceBook posts however I am not so sure everybody else faired as well.
Apathy Rules!
Posted by Mark Dalton in Personal on April 19th, 2009
Okay so I have been very lazy the last few weeks and haven’t bothered to update the blog! Well, I have taken a well deserved rest this weekend and recharged my batteries so to speak, so hopefully will be picking up my game a little.
So last weekend was Easter and a four day weekend to-boot. The sun didn’t show up until Monday but it was a good chance to get things done. Friday I caught up with house stuff and personal paperwork. It was nice to get that all out of the way and still feel like there was a weekend ahead. Saturday I met up with Dad for a spot of lunch and a catch up and bumped into a very pregnant Anna and Dave. Both fed up of waiting for Baby Birkett to show up. We had a good chat and caught up with all the gossip, and made some up when we had run out of people to pick on. Sunday we all ventured down to Katrina & Rob’s for a lovely Sunday roast and to wind the kids up to the point they exploded! (Pictures Here) Monday was another catchup day, but I chose to spend it playing around with the computer and scanning in more of the old family pictures (Pictures Here).
Last week was fairly mixed. It was a little manic mainly due to the fact it was a short week, but Thursday and Friday were slow, a sign that some of the projects haven’t really kicked off, and an indicator maybe that it’s going to get really busy soon! I had an all day senior managers meeting on Wednesday which further shortened the week. It wasn’t really my kind of thing, but it was a good opportunity to catch up with the other senior managers who I tend to speak to on a regular basis, but not really interact with in any other way other than work.
Yesterday was another catch up day at home, not that I really got much done. Today looks like going the same way. I did pop round to Mum & Dad’s this morning and install some power line network extenders to try and boost there wireless signal downstairs, however I think I am going to chill out for the rest of the day.
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