Thursday

I'm not in a very good mood today, Nic's cough has been keeping both of us awake so I am very tired, & a tired me is an irritable me.

Makes it worse being on late shifts this week, I don't like late shifts. Today was very busy at work, we had a 3 hour team meeting & because of this I had loads of files to clear. Needless to say the files didn't all get worked. Normally I will push to do as many as I can, we have set amounts of files to clear to get certain PR scores - these count towards our overall PR score that goes towards deciding what kind of pay rise we get. Over the last few months I have been consistently getting 5's every day ( rating is 1 - 5, 1 being lowest ), now they have decided that as most of us are getting 5's every day they should increase the amount we have to clear to qualify for better scores. Nothing unusual about that you say, most companies rasie the bar to push the staff....our bar has been raised so high that should I keep clearing at the same rate I have been i will get a 1....yes that's right, a 1, the lowest grade of all. Where is the justification in that? I feel so demoralised now that I have no inclination to push myself any more. One of the women I work with even accused those of us that get 5's of being the cause of the increased levels - needless to say she is one of the slackers who only gets a 3 at best.

Anyway enough of my moaning, on a more positive note I have finally finished Black House which means I have started 'The Hard Way ' by Lee Child. So far it is a brilliant book, just like all his others. Only problem is I will quickly finish this book as I can't put it down the n I will have to wait until next year for his next book. Still at least I have loads of other books to read.

I may have mentioned that we thought Nic's aunt was going to be quite excited about the baby, the due date is 22nd feb, her aunts birthday is 21st feb. Every time we see her she's always asking us when we're gonna have kids so we were expecting a favourable response - wrong! Nic called her yesterday & the response was ' well I don't know wether to be happy for you or disappointed in you' ...well thanks a fu**ing lot. Nic was really unhappy after speaking to her, normally at xmas we all go to Nic's parents for xmas day but at this time we both feel like giving it a miss this year & having a quiet xmas at home. If they can't be happy for us then they don't deserve to share in our happiness.

Right gotta go cos still need to have a shower. Take care & come back soon... Vamp x 

Another rainy bank holiday

Hello again. Well here wwe are on yet another rainy bank holiday monday ( for those of you who don't live in england, it's not considered a proper bank holiday unless it rains, used to have to have a James Bond film on tv as well but thats disappeared over the last few years ). I have spent half the day in bed, makes a change as normally I'm up early as I can't sleep. Nic apparently spent most of the night downstairs on the sofa, blessher she's got a terrible cough at the moment & she's not sleeping too well, makes a change for me to be so fast asleep that I didn't know she'd gone until I woke up mid morning.

As usual on bank holidays nothing much was happening, had to do my ironing cos I was too lazy yesterday then spent the afternoon watching Spartacus - one of the best films ever made. Nic won't watch it as its 'too boring' so I took the opportunity while she was catching up on her lost sleep. The whole weekend's been a bit lazy to be honest. I went into town on saturday early so I could go to the post office before settling in front of the tv to watch the qualitying for the turkish grand prix, while in town I went to co op as they have a sale on & I need a new bed, the sale finishes today so I had to get Nic to go town yesterday before the race was on ( if I'd bought the bed without her seeing it I would have been in trouble for getting the wrong one ). Typically when she saw the bed she didn't like it so will have to keep looking for now. As you go upstairs in the co op they have all the baby stuff so we were looking at the cots - this baby's gonna cost me a fortune, thank god it's not going to be twins ( Phoenix you could not believe the relief when the nurse said ' just the one in there' )!!

The race this weekend was very exciting, even though Alonso has increased his lead over Schumi we still have a chance to win & it was nice to have Massa win his first race, he thoroughly deserved it as he has been fastest all weekend. I still don't know wether Schumi is going to retire at the end of the season, Ferrari are set to announce next years line up at Monza in 2 weeks & although we are close with only 4 races to go I don't know if Schumi will retire or wether he will want to stay & try to win next year...only time will tell.

Well as I said its been a bit quiet this weekend so I've got nothing more to tell you. I may not get the chance to add another entry until next weekend as I am on lates all week so may not have the pc on as I get home later than usual.

Until next time take care & wathc out for the puddles... Vamp x

First antenatal & a surprise

6.25am I was up today, had to be at work by 7.30 & once again the milk was off so no morning cuppa until I got to work....was this going to be another one of those days?

Once at work I was working through my files & suddenly I was getting more assigned, went to see the team leader who was assigning them & guess what?, thats right, my team leader had not told her I was only in for a couple of hours. Mind you once my t/leader was in she removed the files so I managed to clear all my assigned files just as I got the text from Nic to say she was on her way with her dad to pick me up.

We got to the hospital really early so I had time for more coffee!! When we got called in which I am pleased to say was only just after the appointment time, Nic was asked if she'd had her scan yet. As the scan is due next thursday we were told she could get it done today, this was great for 2 reasons, firstly it means we haven't got to trek all the way across the other side of coventry next week & also because it means we got to have the first look at our baby. As we weren't expecting the ultrasound today Nic was told she had to wait half an hour while she drank loads to fill her bladder up so the scan could be done right. Once we did get the scan done it was amazing, I'm not one to go all gushy even though this is first time we had seen the baby. It was amazing to see his/her heart beating so clearly on the screen, Nic keeps saying its going to be a boy because the head is huge - I told her its because men have bigger & better brains than women!! I must admit to being a bt nervous because the nurse said the baby was lying awkwardly so she could not get a very clear picture, but before I had chance to ask if this was a problem she told us the baby's quite happy & comfortable, sounds like it's just like its mum, always moving into awkward positions ( trust me I am not kidding, how I get any sleep is beyond me ). The hospital charges £5.00 for ultrasound photo's, neither of us had the money today because we didn't expect to be having the scan so we will have to wait and collect it when we go for the 20 week scan on 12th october. Once we have the photo I will be scanning it to send to my sister so I will put it on my journal so you can all meet l'il Vamp. I thought it was going to be like Friends where rachel gets the scan but can't see the baby, but it was so clear, definitely one of the best days of my life. This was the highlight of the day, after the scan we had to go back & wait to be seen in the clinic. The nurse we saw insisted on mumbling with her back to us & really didn't make a good impression at all. Nic was having a coughing fit while the nurse was trying to take her blood pressure, instead of waiting until the coughing had stopped she just kept trying to carry on. Nic wasn't impressed with the doctor either as she was a bit posh, she's got to go back to see her in november, not sure yet wether I will go. I do want to go with her as much as possible but it makes it difficult having to make up the time at work because I definitely can't afford to lose the money for the time I take off.

So the scan's done, I've cancelled my half day holiday next week as we don't have to go back until october when we're both off anyway. Originally the midwife gave us a due date of 20th march but Nic got her dates wrong when giving the midwife all her info so we now know the due date is 22nd feb - a whole month earlier. Nic is looking forward to telling her aunt as she's always going on about us having kids ( even though she doesn't want any herself ) & her birthday is 21st feb so no doubt she will be hoping l'il Vamp puts in an appearance a day early. If it arrives 8 days early it'll be the best valentines gift ever but late or early I can't wait.

I have just spoken to my sister who is eagerly looking forward to getting the photo, I sometimes think she is more excited than us. She's asked me if I will speak to my dad, long story but we have never really enjoyed a good relationship & following a conversation about 4 years ago when he said something completely unfair & very offensive I have not had any contact with him. Recently my dad was visiting my sister, this was not long after we visited her, & every time my nephews were talking about me she was on edge in case they mentioned the baby to him. I have assured her that although I have no intention of speaking to him she doesn't have to lie if the subject comes up. At the end of the day it is his loss, he hardly makes the effort to visit my sister & her family so I guess he won't be too bothered about mine either.

Right well I guess i've blathered on long enough, time for another cup of coffee. I will no doubt be adding entries over the weekend as after a 3 week break the formula 1 resumes this weekend & things are getting very close in the battle for both championships now. I apologise if you have no interest in F1 but it is a huge part of my life & as this is my journal I will continue to jabber on about it!!

 

Take care & I hope you all have a fantastic ( & hopefully dry but don't hold your breathe ) bank holiday weekend.... Vamp x

 

First ante-natal tomorrow

Okay so once again I have been found guilty of not adding enough entries, to be honest work has been a bitch this week and I haven't felt like sitting in front of a pc once I got home.

Obviously the biggest news is that we have the first visit to the ante natal class tomorrow, not too sure what to expect. Part of the reason works been so tough is because I've been doing extra hours to make up for the time I will miss tomorrow - only 2 hours in work in the morning, happy days!

I guess a lot of ignorant people like me have visions of ante natal classes being full of pregnant women practising breathing techniques & shouting at the nervous/useless dads to be, its all we ever see of these classes on tv ( or is it because us blokes mentally tune out or go down the pub when anything like that's on? ). Maybe that is exactly what it will be like, if so I'm outta there faster than you can say contraception. All joking aside I have absolutely no idea what tomorrow is going to entail but I will no doubt tell you all about it when I get back, unless of course I am too scarred by the ordeal.

The other big news this week is that Prison break is back on tv....but only in america. There's a great site that you can watch it on though & believe me the first episode of the 2nd season is fantastic. For anyone that doesn't know this show ( where have you been? ), a guy gets himself arrested & locked up after his brother is convicted of killing the vice presidents brother. His intention is to break his brother out of jail before he is executed, along the way he enlists the help of some inmates that are incarcerated for a variety of crimes. The first season ended with one of the best cliff hangers ever seen on tv. Do yourselves a favour & watch the reruns of season 1 which they will inevitably show before we get the new series next year.

Anyway I had better stop there cos gotta get up nice and early for work tomorrow. I'll be back later tomorrow to let you know how it went. Goodnight... Vamp x

So much to do, so little time.

Okay so firstly I would like to apologise, I have not been adding entries as regularly as I would like. It just seems that there's always something to do at the moment.

So to catch up on the week:

Tuesday; back to work, they're thinking of changing the way we do my particular job so I was part of the guinea pig team this week trialling 'the new way'!! Personally i think it makes less sense than the way I am used to & from what I can gather quite a few people feel the same. I am all for change but not if its detrimental to productivity & morale, but what do I know i'm only the idiot doing the job. It was nice to get back to work & see my friends though, even though I would have preferred to stay home & catch up on even more reading.

Wednesday; Nic had a letter from the hospital, she's got her first ante-natal class this coming friday. All of a sudden the baby seems to be real again, lately it has seemed almost like it didn't exist, ( don't know what I expected but all has seemed far too normal ). Had to ask my boss what my rights are as far as taking time off because there is no more holiday allocation available until october, luckily I get to take the time off & don't even have to make the time up. I will be making the time up though because I just can't afford to lose a days pay. To be honest I am in 2 minds about the class, part of me wants to be a good dad/partner & go along gving Nic all the support I can, but another part of me would rather not go. I'm not keen on going into hospitals, even when my mum's been in & out so often I cannot bring myself to go to the hospital. I have had some bad experiences in hospitals when I was younger but I don't think it's anything to do with it, I just don't like hospitals.

Thursday; made my mind up that I would go so had to take the appointment letter in to my boss. Have told him I will be making the time up & he's great about it, lets me work the hours I like to make it up. I've worked other places where I have been told when to make up the time but its pretty easy where I am now. Had to call my friend who works nearby for a lift home tonight, it was throwing it down like you would not believe.

Friday; raining so hard in the morning I had to get up early, no way could I sleep with all the noise the rain was making. I looked out my window to see just how bad it was & there was a paddle steamer floating down my street!! My cats were enjoying it, they were hanging out the windows hooking fish as they swam by. I guess the british summer really is over now, & the best of it is that the water companies will still say we don't have enough water. Nobody seemed to be able to get motivated at work, we all just milled about doing what we had to do but not striving to do as much as possible which to be honest a lot of us usually do ( I know it sounds like we're all creeps, we're not its just we feel more motivated when we know we have done a good job & cleared loads of files ). When the heavens opened again in the afternoon it was chaos outside. We were all watching from our nice warm office as the level of water steadily rose until you could see car headlights partially submerged. The police closed the main road off iutside our office in one direction as the water was so bad. We had a leak in the office, we're on the top floor & water was coming through in places - best friday afternoon for ages. Luckily it had stopped before I went home so I was able to walk home without wading through floods, it was also warm enough not have to wear a jacket which was even better.

Today Nic had to work, not often she does saturdays. I was up early as well so I could go to town & get birthday cards for my nephew & bro-in-law, had to get back early as Nic's parents were taking us to tesco. They are really good & take us every other month so we can do a big shop & get all the cat litter & cat food. Without a car it would always be internet shopping for us so we are very lucky they will help us out so often. Spent all afternoon cleaning the kitchen while Nic had a nap ( she had to get up at 5am ), & now as I sit here the rain has started again, better get used to it I suppose as no doubt we will be having lots more of it. I personally don't mind the rain, its quite nice to walk through the rain, very refreshing.

Anyway so that was my week, I promise I will try harder to update my entries more regularly. Next week as I mentioned will be the first ante-natal class & then the week after we have the first scan so lots to look forward to ( I think!! ). I hope you all have a great weekend, take care... Vamp x

That sicky feeling

Okay so last time I was here I was telling you how bleurgh I was feeling, well I had friday off work as I felt so dizzy every time I stood up that no way could I make it to work, off again today as finally I have been physically sick ( not nice for you to read about but trust me, it's worse for me living it ). Hopefully now all the nasty bugs are out of my system & I can resume normal service tomorrow.

I know women get sick when they're pregnant but why should I have to be ill too?, told Nic its her fault with all her sicky germs!! At least being off on friday gave me a chance to photograph all the stuff I'm going to list on ebay & finally start putting some of it on there. Today I am just chilling out and reading Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub, have to finish this one before I can start on all the nice new books I bought the other weekend. I used to read loads on the way to work & back but we moved in march & now I walk to work instead of an hour bus journey, hence I don't get to read as much as before ( & for those that don't know, Black House is a very thick book ).

I've just been reading that NASA have lost the original footage of Neil Armstrong's moonwalk, apparently they filed it with everything else & are now trying to locate it with the paperwork that was filed 35 years ago. NASA say the original footage can prove conclusively that it was genuine & not shot on a soundstage in hollywood as some conspiracy theorists claim. I reckon the conspiracy theorists will have a field day now, the one piece of evidence that can prove it was real is apparently lost!!! You couldn't make it up!

Anyway that's it for today. Take care & I will hopefully be feeling loads better tomorrow so back to my normal self.... Vamp x

Nearly the weekend again & I can't wait, I've been feeling sick all week but don't want to start having to go through the attendance procedure again at work. This morning I sat on my bed for ten minutes just hoping the sick feeling would go away long enough for me to be able to walk to work without passing out, it's horrible feeling that any minute I might have to dash to the toilet ( nice subject today don't you think?!! ).

As well as feeling ill I have to deal with Nic who has developed the attitude from hell, she always seems to be in a bad mood. I know her hormones are going a little screwy at the moment but I tell you something, if this is what you have to go through to be a parent then little Vamp is going to be an only child. I do try to be understanding & not whinge too much but I tell you, she could try the patience of a saint. My dad was an army officer so I was raised pretty strictly & as such I hate things to be messy in the house, try as I might to be tolerant I swear the binmen are gonna find a body soon!! Must admit though tonight when she sneezed she complained that she had a pain in her stomach, it seems to be okay now but having not gone through this before we were both a little concerned for a while, I might complain but would do anything for her ( at least so far anyway ).

We have been talking about going away in october for a week but last night we decided the money might be better spent on a new bed, the one we have is quite old & the mattress is definitely on its way to mattress heaven. We are going to get a king size bed so we have more room, at least thats the plan but in reality I think it'll be Nic with more room & me still only allowed to sleep on the edge of the bed as I do now. Then again it wouldn't surprise me to find that when october rolls around & we have our week off she decides again that we absolutely must go away before the baby arrives. It would be nice to go away but I think having a decent nights sleep on a nice new bed will be even better.  I got a letter from my solicitor today about the court case for the car crash I had way back in june 2003, she asked if I have any dates between oct-nov when I can't attend court so looks hopeful that I will have that mess sorted before the end of the year too - maybe if I win ( which I should ) we will be able to afford the holiday as well.

Talking of holidays the topic of conversation today obviously focused on the 'foiled' terror plot & the banning of hand luggage, all of us at work are in favour of such a measure if it means we are all that bit safer - particularly as we work for a very large cargo airline. Staff benefits used to include being able to join any of our flights worldwide for free, okay so family & friends wouldn't have been able to go on the flight but it meant a great chance to get away for a night or a few days - 9/11 put an end to that particular perk & I don't think it will be reintroduced anytime soon. It is a terrible time to be living in, noone is 100% safe anywhere in the world at the moment & the pressures of living in such times are making people less tolerant at a time when we should all be trying to be a little more tolerant of each other. I am usually a live & let live type of person but the recent reports in the press showing that a large percentage of muslims dislike our society makes me mad, if you don't like it don't live here. I don't wish to offend anyone with my opinions ( & that is all they are - MY opinions )but at the end of the day I want to move to Spain, I don't expect to move there & have them change their way of life for me. That is the worst kind of arrogance, I will welcome any race, colour or creed & am more than happy to accept that adjustments need to be made but nobody has the right to take advantage of a country's hospitality & demand everyone changes to suit them. Anyway enough of my ranting I'm sure you all have your own views & hear enough about this particular issue everywhere else.

Before I go just to let you know what's happening with Angel & Bailey. They are getting on better now, that is to say Bailey runs around the house like a hurricane trying to get Angel to play & Angel seems to think she is now too old for games like that!! It's quite funny because Bailey is just like Angel was with Cleo & Raki, always harrassing them trying to get them to join in her games. This morning Bailey was running around the house being his usual loopy self & he still has not got the hang of slowing down before bombing into the kitchen, hence he keeps trying to stop once he gets into the kitchen but just keeps sliding across the floor & he must have hit the cupboards at least 4 times before I went to work. Poor thing, it must be knocking any sense he has right out of him!!

That's enough for tonight, sleep well & if you are flying anywhere over the next few days I hope your flights aren't delayed too much...take care all. ..Vamp x

 

Tears are falling.....

I will apologise now for those of you who have no interest in F1, but it's my journal & I will write about what moves me.

So after the penalties handed out to Alonso & Schumi I was not expecting much, if we could take mor epoints from Alonso's lead I would accept whatever we could do, even 1 point may make all the difference. But then came race day - pouring rain in the morning meant this race was wide open. Schumi & Alonso both made fantastic starts but Alonso definitely had the better tyres & quickly passed Michael. Okay I thought so maybe Alonso will extend his lead here, then Michael dropped further back down the grid, obviously his tyres weren't working at all. Then all of a sudden after his last stop Alonso slows, he stops, he's out of the car!! YEEEESSSSSS! I was screaming so hard I nearly lost my voice. If w could take 2nd. or 3rd or 4th,...it's all points taken away from Alonso's lead - but no, Michael desperately ties hanging onto position with tyres that are completely shot. If only he had thought, okay so if I let the others by, maybe we can salvage 4th place & take 5 points away from Alonso but no, he tries too hard to stay in 2nd, then 3rd & eventually has to retire. WHY? We had 4th in the bag, Alonso's lead would be down to 6 points instead of 11.

But, & this is the cause of my tears - Jenson button won his first grand prix! I have been a fan of Jenson for some time ( okay he's not Schumi but who is ), back in 2003 I won  a competition to visit the BAR factory & meet some of the team. Already being a jenson fan this only strengthened my supoport for them & today we finally got the reward. Some of you may not understand the emotion of seeing someone win but if it's in your heart as it is with me then today is a day to celebrate. Forget the fact that Schumi was an idiot & threw away 5 points, today we celebrate Jenson getting the monkey off his back.

I have been a Schumacher fan for many years & never waivered in my support even when he wasn't winning, but when he won for Ferrari in 2000 after 5 long years I admit I cried my eyes out until they were ferrari red!, today may not quite have the same impact but yes, today I shed a tear after seeing Jenson finally take to the top step.

WELL DONE JENSON!

And here's to many more wins.

As far as the Alonso/Schumacher battle goes, today was stalemate - neither driver gaining points so we have to wait until we get to Turkey in 3 weeks time for hostilities to recommence. Forza Ferrari!! 5 races to go & may the best man win ( I like Alonso but the best man is definitely Schumacher ).

On a different note it looks like Angel & Bailey are starting to get on, they still hiss at each other but it is now more as an afterthought. Poor Bailey, he ran & hid behind the lounge door after my screaming at the tv during todays race. he'll have to get used to it though it does happen 18/19 times a year!!

Bye for now, I'm off to have a lie down & recover.... Vamp x

That saturday feeling

The weekend is finally here!

This week has dragged a bit but I think thats because of the lack of sleep following Bailey's first night here, I'm still tired now. Had one of those 'why me' moments today, got up first thing so I could go town before the quali for f1 - made a cup of coffee ( without which I cannot start the day )...but the milk was off. WHY ME? I can cope with most things but only once I have my first cup of coffee each day, it really is not fair.

 

I decided to treat myself in town & bought 4 books from waterstones, the new Lee Child hardback cos it was half price ( one of the best authors i have read, check him out if you haven't already ), and they were doing 3 for 2 on paperbacks so i got 'The almond blossom appreciation society' by Chris Stewart ( his third book about his family's move to Las Alpujarras, south of Granada ), 'The brightonomicon' by Robert Rankin, definitely the funniest author on the face of the planet & 'I know you got soul' by Jeremy Clarkson. I usually buy a lot of my books second hand because I read so much that it would definitely cost more than my measly income to buy them all new but today i was feeling a little reckless!! I like to share my enthusiasm for particular books & authors as some of my best finds have been on the advice of others. So with todays purchases I have 21 books that i have yet to read, I can't help myself I sometimes see a book & just have to buy it. I also use the library so I always have unread books at home, I can think of nothing worse than wanting to read a book only to find you have read everything - thats my justification for book buying & I'm sticking to it.

I bought the first items for our baby this week, I was checking out ebay for more garfield items as i collect all Garfield stuff & i found a Garfield baby feeding set & toddler cup. As nic is quite superstitious about having baby stuff here we will get our friend to look after them until nearer the time. I still can't believe we will get our first look at the baby on 31st august at the first scan, it seemed like so far off when the appointment was made but all of a sudden here we are already on 5th august & the appointment is fast approaching. My sister has already made me promise to email her the picture from the scan so i may end up putting the picture on here for you all to see.

We let Bailey out when we got back home ( well Nic did, I was busy watching the quali but more about that later ), we ended up having to shout him as he just disappeared. Luckily we found him but he was wandering around on the railway at the back of our house, he's okay but definitely going to have to keep an eye on him. He still hisses at Angel & she returns the hissing but they are starting to accept each other. Last night for the first time they were both eating at the same time, so far they've eaten at different times to avoid having to be near each other. Nic told me they also had a bit of a sniff of each other while I was at work on thursday so things are looking good. Our friend E's just been round to pick nic up so they can go shopping together & Bailey was all over her wanting fuss, he really is the fussiest cat I have ever known. I thought i'd lost him on thursday morning, came downstairs before work & couldn't find him anywhere. I thought he might have snuck out when nic left for work. Just as I had tx'd Nic to ask if she saw him on her way out I heard him meowing - the little devil had jumped up on top of our kitchen cupboards, I bet he'd been watching me wander around calling him all morning.

Nic's out shopping with E at the moment, best let them get on with it. E is the friend who split with her boyfriend the other month & has just found out he is seeing someone else now. Much as I love them both I can see this is going to be awkward for a while as me and J go out for a drink quite often but he also comes to our house for a drink or bbq's. Nic & E are best friends & although J is also one of Nic's best friends I know Nic is likely to side with E & not give J's new gf a fair chance yet. Its always a shame when friends relationships break up as there's always someone who gets pushed out of the circle of friends either directly or because their new partner doesn't get a fair chance with the friends of the old partner.

Anyone an F1 fan out there? I cannot believe todays qualifying, not only does Alonso get 2 seconds added for dangerous driving yesterday ( which I have to admit i think is harsh but what he did was very dangerous & as a champion he should be setting a better example - yet another incident that shows he's cracking under the pressure ) but nowSchumi gets 2 seconds added as well. According to the stewards Alonso was punished 1 second added to his time for each of the 2 incidents yesterday, yet Schumi makes one mistake of overtaking under red flag conditions this morning ( 1 error ) & he gets the same punishment as Alonso got for very dangerous driving??!!! And according to Schumi the video evidence of his transgression today is available for others to view, implying that Alonso deliberately caused Schumi to overtake him...looks like this battle's going to run & run until the end of the season. Still, at least we are ahead of Alonso for tomorrow.

Think i might make a start on listing some of my old books & video's on ebay, I really need to clear a lot of stuff out before the arrival of the baby.

Take care of yourselves & enjoy the rest of the weekend... Vamp x

   

Meet the newest member of the family

Last night we went to collect Bailey, our new cat. As we thought Angel is not too impressed but hopefully they will soon learn to get along. Bailey has found all the quiet dark corners so he can hide & Angel seems to have taken up permanent residence upstairs!! Both of us were up most of the night, Bailey was making some very weird noises downstairs, turned out it was the woden blinds in the lounge, he kept getting on the windowsill and knocking the blinds against the wall. Then Angel was crying & making lots of noise in the spare bedroom jumping on everything. So today we are both extremely tired, on the edge of our patience & in desperate need of sleep - how the hell are we going to cope when the baby gets here?????

Anyway just wanted to introduce Bailey, time to get ready for work now. I thought I'd include the picture of Angel & her way of keeping cool during the heatwave - lie in the sink!!!  Vamp x