Time to myself

Good evening everyone, once again I have been sooo busy I have not had chance to update my journal. So here goes to try & remember what has happened since my last entry.

Last week I was on the early shift at work & really busy, couple that with getting home & having to look after little Jack means I got nothing done last week! Nic has been getting a bit frustrated & irritated being stuck looking after Jack every day while I'm out at work, she sometimes talks at me ( yes, at me not to me )like she thinks I go to work & relax all day. I know she doesn't mean this & that it's only the frustration coming through but it has caused a bit of a frosty atmosphere some nights. I do what I can to help looking after Jack but I can't get home from work, take Jack off her hands straight away & then get up during the night as well when I have work. This week has been better because I have been on lates so I have been able to help more at nights with not having to get up too early for work. 

I worked last friday even though it was Good Friday because we cover Ireland as well & most of our irish customers were open, I took tuesday off this week as my day in lieu so only had to work 3 days this week. My mum was due to come over this tuesday but the bus company were still running a saturday service which means no buses from loughborough to coventry - despite her checking the week before & being assured the buses were running normal service. It is this kind of sloppy customer service that drives me mad these days, no one seems to have any pride in what they do. So mum didn't make it over to see Jack, no doubt she will manage to get over in the next coupla weeks. Monday we went to a friends bbq, poor Jack must've felt like he was the parcel in a game of pass the parcel, we ended up leaving early because he was getting irritable. That's one of the bonuses with having a baby, perfect excuse to leave early!! Tonight Nic is at a friends house warming party, Jack is with her...you've guessed it, to give her an excuse to leave early if she wants.

Tomorrow night will be the same, we have my friends wedding reception & then we have to go to Nic's mums birthday party & once again Jack will be passed around like a bowl of nibbles. It's a shame I will have to leave my friends wedding reception early but at least with Jack we have an excuse to leave the birthday party early. I love her parents but I'm not a big family party type of person.

Nic took Jack to the doctors today, the last couple of days he has had a rash on the side of his face & he has been screaming his head off like he's in pain. The doctor thinks it may be an allergy but says most likely to be a milk rash, we have to see how he goes for the next few days. I hate it when he screams & I can't do anything to comfort him, it makes me feel so helpless. He has been really cute this week though, he keeps giggling & then letting out a full laugh. it's so funny to watch him, I could sit & watch for hours if I didn't have to go to work. Mind you, not all the changes are good, he keeps farting every time we pick him up & they can be really loud & smelly. He seems to save them for when we are feeding him, no sooner do we put a hand under him to support him while he's feeding & he lets rip.

I have finally joined everyone else in getting a myspace page this week , it is bizarre, random people keep asking to join my friends list. It's a good way of getting in touch with old friends though so if anyone out there hasn't signed up yet I would recommend it.

I haven't shared any book recommendations with you for a while so here is my latest tip - Lee Child's ' Bad Luck & Trouble'. I have read all his books & can't get enough, they are gripping thrillers with plenty of action & excitement. I am now reading Peter Kerr's 'From Paella to Porridge', if you are familiar with his other books on life in Mallorca you will know what to expect, if not it's well worth a look. A few years ago Peter & his family left Scotland for a new life in Mallorca, his previous books tell the stories of his new life, this latest book see's him moving back to Scotland & seeing the country with a fresh perspective. The last book tip to share is John Grisham's 'The Innocent Man', a departure from his novels this is a non fiction book about a man wrongly convicted of murder & sentenced to death. This book will make you question the use of the death penalty & the trust we place in law enforcement.

Lastly before I go I have to mention the new formula one season, so far kimi Raikkonen has won the first race for Ferrari & Alonso won the second for McLaren ( in a race that really Ferrari should have won but they failed, lets hope they have learnt a valuable lesson & don't screw up this weekend ). So 2 races in & its 1 race each for the 2 drivers that should be challenging for this years title, Ferrari are looking good again this weekend but you can never discount Alonso. Lewis Hamilton is doing really well but I am already tired of ITV's blatant bias towards him, I have watched Lewis since he was in karts at 8 years old & although he is fantastic & a great bet for the championship in the near future ITV really should stop mentioning him every 2 seconds. There is talk of a night race in the not too distant future, should be interesting seeing as how F1 cars don't have lights. Mind you as a colleague at work said today, we have had some pretty miserable weather for the silverstone races in past years where they managed without lights when we would have used our headlights on the road in similar conditions.

Right thats it for now, I'm off to enjoy a well deserved JD & coke before my babysitting role starts again....take care all & have a fantastic weekend.

VampJack x