30 December 2013

Just what we needed during the holidays - no internet. Everything checked and swapped out so looks like a new router required. Handy that you need one direct from sky and there will be no post for days!!! 

How did we survive before broadband. 

29 December 2013

Cold and crisp over the dee valley this morning. 

28 December 2013

Take 15 selection. Boxes and various multipacks of Christmas sweets and you end up with a new stash of kids bribery and a pile of cardboard recycling. 

This lot should see us through till summer. 

27 December 2013

Leftover heaven....too much grazing going on and the turkey curry is in the pot. Diet starts again in the new year. 

26 December 2013

If nobody will entertain you with crackers on Boxing Day, pull them yourself and you're guarantee'd to win. 

25 December 2013

Christmas chaos almost over.  Great to see the kids faces of surprise, less so when the get tired and grumpy later on!!  Grandma needed a few glasses of fizz to keep her sane and to get the turkey cooked......................................Only joking Mum, very much appreciated....

24 December 2013

Almost there....House tidied, beer and wine in the fridge, camera battery charged and the xmas table set.  Soup to make and the last of the wrapping before an early wake up call from the boys no doubt...........

23 December 2013

Christmas Eve eve and it was the little ones' nursery nativity today.  Not sure how much we heard of it, but all rather cute and they did manage to belt out the songs at the end.

22 December 2013

Wrapping and present deliveries progressing. Few more piles and we're done. 

21 December 2013

Well deserved hair of the dog. Remarkably fit after a long mad Friday. Comfortable golf victory and an afternoon of retail therapy finished off with Chinese

takeaway.

20 December 2013

Nice start to Mad Friday over the city.  Roads were pretty quiet during rush hour with an unusual amount of people walking into work in preparation for the chaos of Xmas lunches.

19 December 2013

Christmas mischief before bed.  Chocolate calendars nearing the end....

18 December 2013

School Xmas concert and I'm not sure that someone was paying full attention to the job in hand!!! 

17 December 2013

Sparkling tree still holding onto its needles so far. 

16 December 1013

Another of santa's grotto decorations. Need to buy shares in Duracell batteries!!

15 December 2013

Party time = hot dog and chips demolished...

14 December 2013

Latest addition to the Christmas Grotto......

13 December 2013

Rudolph's Late!!!

12 December 2013

Matthews homework book cover slowly getting filled in, but also getting worn out.....

11 December 2012

The dee valley at Kincardine o'neil

This is the view from a potential development site for a client. Could be worse!!!

10 December 2013

8 official working days left (7-1/2 if you discount office lunch), so the countdown is on.

Number 02 son thought Santa had been last night, but it was only mum being prepared for meeting the girls tonight and having left out wrapped presents to take with her!!!

09 December 2013

08 December 2013

Xmas getting ever closer and the street lights burn brightly.  

 

07 December 2013

Nice end of Xmas night out meal... Red hot chilli pipers performance on the pipes. 

06 December 2013

Sleepy pup or grumpy old man, you decide!!!

05 December 2013

If I put a Range Rover on my list to Santa, hope he doesn't bring me one in this colour......why would you????

04 December 2013

LED kitchen halo

03 December 2013

Queens cross reaching brightly into the nights sky. Seems to always be having work done up the steeple. Recession won't be hitting Steeplejacks too hard. 

02 December 2013

Another red sky morning. Seem to be getting them every sunrise and sunset at the moment. Will soon change when the snow arrives, and it's meant to be this week. 

01 December 2013

Advent calendars opened and decorations/tree up.  Not usually as early as this, but with kids social-life and the way the day fall, didn't know when we would get another chance to get everything set out.

30 November 2013

Another beautiful Saturday morning for winter golf. Another victory under our belts (by the skin of our teeth) maintains an unbeaten 7 game streak for the winter season title defence.  

29 November 2013

May not live in the USA, but made the most of thanksgiving Black Friday sales this week. Xmas shopping list getting ticked off one by one. Loads of delivery drivers to arrive at the door next week. 

28 November 2013

Back sleeping in clean sheets after a chocolaty sick incident!!

27 November 2013

Another cracking sunset, a shame it's about 4.00 in the afternoon though!!!

26 November 2013

Party season nearly upon us and the party dresses are all being aired in preparation for the tough decision of which one. Obviously the new one will win. 

25 November 2013

Been a busy day so had to use the old faithful fallback of flowers today. 

24 November 2013

A busy weekend finished off with Westdyke trophy day and another sports village 4x4 festival.

Trophies all round for the boys and an unbeaten afternoon on the pitch = happy no.1 son...(with more than a few goals to boot)

Looking at the calendar, looks like silly season has started and it's 2014 before we can have a quiet one.

23 November 2013

Saturday night tipple. 

22 November 2013

Enchanted Castle @ Crathes tonight.  Was freezing and not quite as expected, but it was a good couple of hours.

21 November 2013

Matthews Xmas picture wrapping paper design. 

20 November 2013

Who'd have thought a kids rubber cube puzzle would be so difficult. Doesn't help when the kids keep breaking it when you do eventually get it done!!  

19 November 2013

First dusting of snow of the winter and the car comes to life. 

18 November 2013

An advent calendar to count down to the start of the Christmas advent calendar, or one each for the boys??

17 November 2013

Newly decorated and reconfigured bedroom seems to have the seal of approval. Number 1 son and dog fast asleep on the bed and the frame hasn't fallen off yet. 

16 November 2013

Red paint not covering the old blue too well, thank goodness we started painting today and not tomorrow. 

Maybe another 2 coats between swimming and hockey and shopping tomorrow will do the trick. 

15 November 2013

Another occasion when you regret only having the phone camera with you.

Cracking sunset over the city tonight, hopefully a nice dry weekend in prospect

14 November 2013

First night back in the gym after far too long a break from it. Gonna hurt tomorrow, but got to start again sometime....

13 November 2013

The latest Lego creation in need of a home. Think that's all the Xmas 2012 and 2013 birthday Lego now built. Just in time for the next batch...