All neatly packaged, and some other news

Tada! With the very latest in low-tech, I present the UK2007 page, to be found in the top-right corner of the blog. This will stay there, unmoved by my relentless commentary and the succession of interesting and thought-provoking blogs, until I so choose. It pretty much sums up the trip I’ve recently been on, and has a handful of photos. PLEASE have a cursory glance as I’ve stayed up all freakin’ night doing it!

In other news, I’m now facebook-hooked. Damn site has me wasting more time than I can afford, but it’s been really fascinating, fun and addictive catching up with people who’d I’d forgotten all about! Part of me wonders whether to just start blogging there, but I guess access is not as easy for people unless they’re members. So for now, this stays.

Jamie is heap-o-exhausting, leading us both to the brink on a daily basis, but his antics, wildly good looks and hooligan behaviour have us perpetually laughing out loud. There’s no imagining life without him, and he is such a beautiful and treasured little boy. His walking is almost running now, and he is climbing EVERYTHING.

BIG NEWS: Janet has applied for (and been offered and accepted) a post at Bergvliet High School. This is bound to have a profound ripple effect on our life, as it’s a 3/5 week job, and she’ll get holidays etc. We’re thrilled to bits and I’m guessing that all starts next term. Not long at all!

Homeward bound

Today marks the un-official end of my adventure. It’s been a wonderful time here, but I’m certainly missing the chaps back home. Jamie, who’d been experimenting with walking before I left, is now apparently quite comfortable on his feet, so I’m looking forward to playing some soccer or something with him on Monday. I think Jan’s also done extremely well coping alone, but I can’t imagine it’s been easy, so it’s about time I return!

In a nutshell, since leaving Scotland, I stayed 2 nights with Anton and Tandy, spending one day wandering around London and another travelling to Cambridge and the War Museum at Duxford. It was really fun seeing them again, and we had some good time together (including a trip to Gourmet Burger Kitchen…) – many thanks for their hospitality! Trent fetched me at the Museum on Thursday, and since then I’ve been with them in Reading. It’s also been great here, and highlights have to include the UCT-style-burgers which we rustled up yesterday and an evening visit to a restaurant serving the national dish in UK – Indian Curry! They have also been terrific hosts – Ta!

We will probably venture to Legoland today, and tonight I catch a 9 o’clock train back to Birmingham, sleep on the cold-hard-benches, and board my flight at 5 tomorrow morning. It connects via Amsterdam again, so I will be travelling for a solid day until I land tomorrow night in CT. I am really not excited about my sleep tonight!

See you all soon!!

(Pictures exist but will arrive later…)