Monday, 14 March 2011
more 2011 photos
Wow, just sorted out photos from all three cameras..... takes a while these days, turn on computer, dogs bark, get up sort them out, sit down again, ed starts crying, go sort out him, sit back down, dogs want letting out, sort them out... and so on and so on .......
anyway, so more photos of whats been happening this side of chrimbo....
and i promise to post more often...
Saturday, 5 March 2011
edwardo
ed is asleep and snoring on top of mary, who happens to be asleep and snoring too.
must be the weekend.
leon
Friday, 4 March 2011
naming the boy
so the deed is done, we have officially named him Edward charlie Graves... i was tempted at the last minute by Vladimir.... but i stopped myself just in the nick of time.
In other news, kate has had her first day of school... which she did not enjoy, and her second day... which she did not enjoy, and was heard this morning saying " I don't want to be three anymore!" this is obviously a little upsetting for all, but we are giving her lots of love and helping her through this difficult time.
I've got a running injury ... which is making me go stir crazy, a strain in my calf is stopping me from running, just as speeds were going up and times coming down, still at least it is a good 12 weeks before the half , and another 12 after that before i run across the moor. so i suppose i should just get on with it and let it rest properly, but with the sun now shining, i just want to run across the moor now.
Mary mary is doing really well and is acting like she didn't just spend 48 hours in labour... perhaps it's all the going to bed at 8 pm thats helping.
Finally, ed, he is as chilled as a chilled thing most of the time, but does like to fill up on milk every thirty seconds, rminds me of a Ghanaian filling up at a petrol station, whilst leaving his motor running.... after topping it up to the brim, about ten seconds later he found he could squeeze a little drop more in... and so on and so on and so on... for a full half hour, till i pointed out that if he turned the engine off... we could top it up and it would stop dropping....
anyway, we are all good, and happy and healthy and just dealing with the day to day stuff that comes around to everyone.
Leon
In other news, kate has had her first day of school... which she did not enjoy, and her second day... which she did not enjoy, and was heard this morning saying " I don't want to be three anymore!" this is obviously a little upsetting for all, but we are giving her lots of love and helping her through this difficult time.
I've got a running injury ... which is making me go stir crazy, a strain in my calf is stopping me from running, just as speeds were going up and times coming down, still at least it is a good 12 weeks before the half , and another 12 after that before i run across the moor. so i suppose i should just get on with it and let it rest properly, but with the sun now shining, i just want to run across the moor now.
Mary mary is doing really well and is acting like she didn't just spend 48 hours in labour... perhaps it's all the going to bed at 8 pm thats helping.
Finally, ed, he is as chilled as a chilled thing most of the time, but does like to fill up on milk every thirty seconds, rminds me of a Ghanaian filling up at a petrol station, whilst leaving his motor running.... after topping it up to the brim, about ten seconds later he found he could squeeze a little drop more in... and so on and so on and so on... for a full half hour, till i pointed out that if he turned the engine off... we could top it up and it would stop dropping....
anyway, we are all good, and happy and healthy and just dealing with the day to day stuff that comes around to everyone.
Leon
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Monday, 21 February 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011
2011 - the story so far
Okay okay, so we do have even more photos of huge dinners we ate over chrimbo, but I am trying to block those debauched evening out now and try and focus on the recovery stage.
We had yet another great week in Bala, if a little cold. We came back via the Auntie's and had one day back at home before school started. That day was spend panic nesting, as I had to move all beds from one room to another in preparation for the newby child. It was an epic and certainly not my favourity job. But once done we all felt like it had made a big difference.
School started and almost immediately it felt like we had not had a day away. The snow had dissappeared, but it was still cold, my office was 6 degrees for three days, and the class room was only a little bit better at 11 degrees! Still it all got sorted out once the unions asked for a meeting.
After being inspired by Emma and her brilliant efforts on the Marathon training i also have set my sights on some big runs. Peter, Anna and i have all signed up for the plymouth Half marathon in May, and a few others are all up for the very first Gravesy Oke - Ivy run, which will take us right across Dartmoor in August, at a rough distance of 30 miles. with this in mind the training has started and booze has certainly been reduced (on certain days).
We have had several crazy days since the last post, we have catered for the graves family, twice, most of the Barkers once and dealt with a three year olds party. So now it is certainly bolt the door time and quietly await Bernards arrival without distraction.
I'll say that again, just incase anyone missed it - it is certainly bolt the door time and quietly await bernards arrival WITHOUT DISTRACTION.
love to all
leon
We had yet another great week in Bala, if a little cold. We came back via the Auntie's and had one day back at home before school started. That day was spend panic nesting, as I had to move all beds from one room to another in preparation for the newby child. It was an epic and certainly not my favourity job. But once done we all felt like it had made a big difference.
School started and almost immediately it felt like we had not had a day away. The snow had dissappeared, but it was still cold, my office was 6 degrees for three days, and the class room was only a little bit better at 11 degrees! Still it all got sorted out once the unions asked for a meeting.
After being inspired by Emma and her brilliant efforts on the Marathon training i also have set my sights on some big runs. Peter, Anna and i have all signed up for the plymouth Half marathon in May, and a few others are all up for the very first Gravesy Oke - Ivy run, which will take us right across Dartmoor in August, at a rough distance of 30 miles. with this in mind the training has started and booze has certainly been reduced (on certain days).
We have had several crazy days since the last post, we have catered for the graves family, twice, most of the Barkers once and dealt with a three year olds party. So now it is certainly bolt the door time and quietly await Bernards arrival without distraction.
I'll say that again, just incase anyone missed it - it is certainly bolt the door time and quietly await bernards arrival WITHOUT DISTRACTION.
love to all
leon
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