Well, I booked my first real time off of the year today. I have to confess to being completely knackered. The only time I'd taken off work this year had been some time at Easter, which was spent mostly putting together our new kitchen (see the Photo Gallery), and then a couple of weeks in August to work at Soul Survivor. Soul Survivor is even more work than actually being at work, so I wasn't exactly rested when I got back into the office.

So, I've taken the week commencing the 17th November off, I'm just going to sit around at home, and do nothing. Maybe read, maybe listen to the radio, but certainly not think about work, or even do any usr local bin stuff.

We're getting our new hamster today. Our pride and joy, Annie, passed away last Sunday after a stroke. Amanda works with a guy who breeds hamsters, and he's sorted us out with baby female with an incredible set of lungs on her - I could hear her squawking while talking to Amanda on the phone earlier.

Went to a great party at the weekend, for our good friend Caroline's party, theme was vicars and tarts, and both of us went as vicars, Amanda even wore a cassock. Was a quality night, and a lot of wine was drank