Baby Training

God, Life is tough.

Not only is this my last week in this department, but at home we've decided to potty-train Monkey, as well as cot-train Tiger.
Monkey's two and a half years old now, and she goes to playgroup, so we've decided it's about time she got out of nappies. And to be honest, she's taking to it like a duck to water. She's had a couple of accidents, but TW has taken them in her stride, and she had no accidents at playgroup yesterday - result! She's really changed over the last couple of weeks, and is now a little girl rather than a toddler or a baby.
Tiger, on the other hand, has been mostly sleeping in bed with us for the last nine months. So we've decided that she needs to go into her room - otherwise, what's the point of a three-bedroomed house? Unfortunately, she had other ideas. Although, we only started on Sunday and last night she slept from 22:00 - 00:30 and then from 01:30 - 06:30, which is pretty good for three days' work.
Because I've been working hard closing off items and handing off knowledge, though, it's been quite a tiring week...
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Happy Blogday!!!

So, it was my Blogday on Tuesday. I think I've been doing this, on & off, for three years.

I've decided that this year I am going to reduce my alcohol intake, and started on Monday with one bottle of Corona and a 35ml serving of Famous Grouse. Certainly beats a bottle of rioja!
On Tuesday I had a Corona and 2x35ml serving of Famous Grouse.
Last night, unfortunately, I had five small glasses of red wine, slightly denting my good intentions. However, TW is starting a Rosemary Conley diet tonight, so I will be a (unwilling?) participant in that, which will reduce my alcohol intake further...
I have a litre of Bowmore which I bought in Portugal, which I was looking forward to getting into, so that's a bit of a shame... Might have to wait until March or so before starting it.
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Monkey & Tiger

So I was washing up last night, with TW, when we heard Monkey & Tiger laughing like drains. We went through to the other room, and saw that Monkey (2 1/2) was shouting 'boo'! at Tiger, which Tiger (9 months yesterday) found hilariously funny. They kept at this for five or ten minutes. It made us smile...
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All Good Intentions

Well, it's that time of year again when we make resolutions which are to be broken. Mine, unfortunately, is to post more to my blog.
How was Christmas, you ask? Very nice, thank you. Spent it with my parents, which was quiet and relaxed. Went to TW's Mum for Boxing Day, and got lots of prezzies for Monkey & Tiger.
We went to the sales yesterday, which was a good option, as we got lots of stuff in M&S for less than half price. We play a game, where we add up the full price of everything, and then compare it to the sales prices. I think yesterday we got £196 worth of goods for £78, which is nice - and the shops still make money, which is the odd thing.
So, looking forward to 2008? I start a new job on 14th Jan, which is Mum's birthday, incidentally. It should be good.
TTFN. And expect more of the same, more often...

We're in the Final

Well, I went to the bookies today. The odds on England to win weren't high enough - only 9-4. The odds weren't high enough. I knew we could beat France, but the odds weren't rewarding enough. So I've bet (at 7-1) that England are going to win the whole shooting match.
Yup, folks, you read that right. England to retain the World Cup. I only bet £3, so would win £20. It's the principle. Let's stand up fo England.
TaTa until I pick up my winnings.

England Beat Australia - Rugby Update

So, apparently the Aussies have been whinging about being beaten by a below-strength England rugby team. If England were 'below strength', what does that imply about the Aussie team?
Try again in 2011, boys.
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Diet Day II

Only one glass of wine last night. Woo-hoo! I can feel the pounds dropping off - I shall be lithe and lissom, and I shall conquer the WORLD! And I shall succeed, too, unlike Pinky & The Brain - useless rats.
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Diet Day I

So, TW and I are starting a diet today. Except I got drunk last night, so have had to rely on the restorative powers of Coke & Doritos. Not a good start. But I am a stone and a half overweight, so it's time to take action. I went to see the nurse last week and my cholesterol and blood pressure are both at the upper limit of normal, so if I can watch the weight a bit, and reduce my alcohol intake, I may get back to acceptable levels. Who knows?
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O Internet! Save me!

So, Saturday evening while TW was watching an evening of Neighbours retrospectives on BBC3 I was reduced to trawling the internet in the hope of finding something interesting. Unfortunately, I found nothing.
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Cricket Round-up: West Indies

So, the final tally:
Test Series: England won 3-0
Twenty20: Draw 1-1
ODIs: West Indies won 2-1.

Bring on the main course (I mean India, of course).

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Waiting for the Man

Still waiting for Sky Broadband. It's not funny any more. Told them today that if they didn't get it done by the end of July, I'd be considering going back to NTL (Virgin).

England's Twenty20 Survival

Well, I am satisfied. Having beaten the Windies 3-0 in the normal form of the game, the Twenty20 side did okay. The Windies batted excellently on Thursday night, and played us out of the game. On Friday, we held them back and gave ourselves a chance, which we promptly took.
I'm looking forward to the first ODI later today - if it's not rained off...
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Crackberry III

Sold it! Result!! For £45!!! Boo!!!!
Enuff of the exclamation marks. They're making my eyes bleed. It's odd, I rang O2 and asked if I could have a Blackberry payg sim, and they said no. I had the expensive hardware, all they had to do was charge me for calls and data transfer. But they weren't interested. I'm just not important enough to be given a company B'berry. I dream of annual bonuses and blue-sky thinking. And car allowances, and super wages. Still, there's always €uromillions tonight...
I'm on holiday for a week now. Have it!
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Crackberry II

And now I'm trying to sell the Blackberry for £50. It won't sync with my work email without being on a Blackberry Enterprise Server, which is a bit of a shame, but will probably save me mentally from devoting my life to answering all the emails in the world, ever.
Unfortunately, no-one seems to want to buy it...
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Crackberry

For some reason, I bought a Blackberry today. For £50. Still playing with it...
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NTL Hell

I've finally made the switch away from NTL / Virgin Media to Sky. I reckon I'll save about £8 a month, and be able to set series reminders. And organise my reminders. And use the red 'active' button on Sky Sports. The only thing I am slightly concerned about is Sky Broadband - but I'm sure it will be okay.
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Worthing I

So, we went for a walk in Worthing today. It was warm. We ate at the Denton Cafe, which is on Worthing Pier. It was a strange mix. Worthing Pier and Denton Cafe is frequented by old people, but in the theatre there was a web business seminar. It was drily amusing to see all these old dears sit down to eat their fish and chips and peruse 'own your website!' fliers. Hmmm.
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Gosh! Isn't it Warm?

Well, sleeping is still a problem. I'm going back to work on Monday, and our two daughters are conspiring to deprive us of any chance of sleep. Having said that, at 12:45 now, both are asleep. Tiger sleeps until 04:00, and then feeds. Then Daughter #1 (Monkey) has been waking at 05:00 and screaming, which is fun. But this is probably due to the number of visitors we've had, and the fact that we've got a new addition (only 15 days old). Daughter #2, Tiger, has already been to hospital twice due to an infected umbilical cord, and the existence of 'group B Strep' in her umbilical swab. But apart from oral thrush and a lot of mucus (possibly a cold, but she doesn't have a runny nose...), she's okay. So, we'll see how things go.
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Disappointing Outcome

I see England lost their Cricket World Cup match against Australia on Saturday. That's disappointing. Now they will need to win all three of their next matches. Will they rise to the challenge, or will they sag like a wet sponge? Only time will tell. Thank God I didn't choose Flintoff in the Fantasy Cricket though...

Beautiful Day I

So, for the past few days I have been acclimatising to having two daughters. It's tough. Up at all times of the night, and then Monkey normally wakes at 06:10. This morning she woke at 05:20, which was a real shock. TW got up with her and left me in bed with Tiger, who grunted and oomphed for an hour and a half until I got up. TW had been asleep downstairs for pretty much the whole time! I'm just destined not to get any sleep, I guess.
TTFN.