Almost spring...

Blogging is pretty much a dying art (not that my blog was ever an 'art') but as always, we're all very much here. Little Zee and the Weedude are now at the same school and are both doing well in their own little ways. 

I did get to hit the lake towards the end of last summer and we're planning to head to Woolly in a couple of weeks for a spot of family time and surfing. 

In the grown-up realm, we're hoping to get some building work done this year and with any luck, both boys could end up with their own bedrooms and we should create enough space to have a proper kitchen/diningroom.......fingers crossed it all works out and in budget.

In world news, Trump is creating absolute chaos in the world and is causing come huge rifts and changes in the world order - none of it to America's advantage but he's f**king with everyone's lives (both in and out of Northern America). He's had his arm twisted by Israel and he's just bombed the hell out Iran but his little brain doesn't quite understand the political and cultural dynamics of the place and he was expecting them to roll-over and hand over the keys to their domain. Anyway, it's f**ked up the global supply chains again and fuel companies are gouging the hell out of the consumer (we're already at 177ppl again in the UK - been a while since that last happened). Hopefully things will be ok enough for us to blast down to Woolly in a week or so.

Anyway.....tempted to try and keep this place a little more alive but not really using Google Photos any more, it makes it a wee bit clunky.

Here's a quick little image of the new addition to the family that we accidentally picked up back last summer - SCOUT!

Ouch...

Life still continues but we're plodding on. Loads of things keep getting in the way - death of my mum, general kids stuff, health stuff - and then the highlight of the last few weeks has me breaking most of my left-hand-side ribs. After 4-weeks, I have just returned to the gym. I could feel my waist expanding and my sanity shrinking and so today I had a gentle 45m in the gym. A little sore at times but I think I actually feel a little better for it.

Still, we're doing ok. I don't think I've wakeboarded in over a year now (think it was either last summer or I might have had a long set at the start of the year but I fear that was spring 2023 and not 24.

The boys are growing up and both are doing well at school. The Dude is creative and characterful, while Zee is crazy but with a love for reading and writing.

Xmas is a matter of days away now. I have to admit to not really looking forward to it. It'll be the first Xmas without any parents and I think it's going to feel strange and a tad sad. Still, I'm sure the boys will brighten things up.

Catch you in 2025.

 

Still alive...

...bloody hell, adulting is hard work. The global pandemic has been and almost gone. I got hit by the thing 3 times (or more) and still haven't bounced back properly. Even ended up (what a faff) in the back of an ambulance last wee (while at work) when a Doc's app/111 phone call got way out of control. Still waiting for the actual Doc to call me about the entire thing.

Anyway, as I said.....I'm still adulting along. The boys are growing-up far too quickly and are combining to be quite a force. 

Like many things in our life, the summer was a cracking adventure but even that didn't run smoothly. Car and van issues meant we had to be very flexible about how we summered but we are now owners of a scandi-canvas tent and kit. Heavy to travel with but we also now have a trailer. Betty cavan is currently in the driveway still, waiting for the slowest mechanic in the world to work out of she can be repaired.

Both boys are in school and apart from the occasional scrape or strop, they're doing pretty well.

Work is hard work but doable. Using 'hanging-on-in-there' as a reason to allow me to change my motorbike. I'm currently switching from a Triumph Street Triple R to a KTM Duke 890R. Not a huge power difference but the way it puts it out is sooooooooo different.

Little sis still has cancer and now my ol' mum is in a 'home'. To be fair, most of the folk who were involved in her rapid decline are amazed she still hanging about.

So.....I'm still here (just about😅) and if I can get my fitness/health back to close to 100%, then I'll be doing the Blenheim Triathlon in 2024.