Other than our brief window of sunshine on the 22nd June it has practically rained constantly since and before then for nearly a month, with only a few breaks in the weather to remind us summer is coming…..(allegedly) , the stream at the bottom of the 10 acre field has turned into a roar that can be heard from the decking, somebody is going to cop it further down methinks
We were going to go to Oakwood this weekend for a belated birthday treat for the youngest, but the torrential downpours put a stop to that, so we ended up in the Lyric Cinema in Carmarthen for “Shrek III” I have to say there were parts which were funny but the remainder was pretty formulaic of the “Shrek” genre, and overall raised little more than the odd “guffaw”…. we did bump into my sister and her husband and kids who obviously had the same idea, and despite some early popcorn throwing exchanges, eventually settled down to watch the film, my other half didn’t seem to like my choice of Sugared Almonds and Army & Navy cough sweets, thinking it was rather a strange mixture, but what do I care, I enjoyed them :)
We left the lyric cinema to yet another downpour and took his friends home then retired to the house on the hill, overall a pretty uneventful weekend, although I was given a laptop by my ex girlfriend who donated it once she realised that I had supplied her new shiny laptop at cost, it works very well and I showed my soft side (I do have one but it’s rarely shown) because the two teenage tribe members are at home today with it being a day off while the teachers doss around in school pretending to work on an inset day….I have temporarily loaned it to the female gruntee and I am sure it will pour oil on the computer war waters, currently raging between the two eldest teenage tribe members one of whom is heavily involved in “World of Warcraft” and seems to think nothing of playing the game from sunrise to sunset given half the chance, so much so that the lily white skin he currently sports is in danger of becoming transparent, and he may well evolve paddles instead of fingers to increase his efficiency in game play !!!
He has just finished his bronze DoE so he did gain some colour to his cheeks, the laptop however will not be a permanent solution to the digital wars raging currently, things electronic seem to have a very short life in these particular teenage hands, it’s only a matter of time before one of them sits on the laptop or snaps something off it or drops it, and it will only be brought out when there is no other solution, regardless of what they think it’s intended use should be :) (see not that bloody soft !!!)
There is absolutely not the slightest chance on this planet any of them are getting near my/our (deep thought........dual core X2 AMD64) computer both accounts are locked down with passwords and log out if left for more than 5 minutes unattended……..not that I don’t trust them or anything :) they can abuse their own computer as much as they like, in fact that reminds me I must do their computers weekly check and remove the usual ½ million items of spyware and malware before they complain it’s running like a slug again.
On a slightly lighter note, we did win a “Mama & Papa’s” Cot on Ebay for £31, which isn’t bad considering they are £165 new, and this one looks to be in excellent condition, I’m starting to see the attraction in Ebay, oh well only a travel cot and pram to get now……..the expense starts…….again… but I don’t mind it will be lovely to be a Dad again and all that comes with it, I’m quite looking forward to it to be honest, and things will be far easier this time considering both of us are rowing in the same direction, hopefully my business will start to find it's feet again now I have a base to operate from and it's quite handy being married to a curriculum officer, their admin and accounting skills are second to none ;¬)
on a slightly different note I do miss my other two daughters quite badly sometimes, it doesn't seem to get any easier... :( but sometimes life doesn’t turn out as you would like after divorce, I’m sure I will see them again at some point, I certainly hope so, I just hope they are as happy as I am at the moment
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