Hi Auntie Steph,

Mummy's been reading me your diary but its not as interesting as my Bear books cos you do the same thing everyday, eat, drink, sleep, sunbath and get rained on. You're in a new country on the other side of the world from Nuneaton (where I live) and there must be lots of exciting things you could plan to do. If I was there I'd build sandcastles (well I'd knock them down when daddy had built them), I'd go and see cars, and bikes and I'd go where you could eat chocolate (cos thats my favourite things now since mummy ate lots at christmas and let me try it-she wont give me any now but I can say choc-choc whenever I'm near it in a public place, to make mummy look like she feeds it me everyday!!). I'd also go and see dolphins and sharks and play football (I'm very good at kicking a ball now) and hockey(I'm great at that too). I'd probably try and play tennis as well...whatever that is.

So Auntie Steph, what I'm trying to say is, do exciting unusual things so when I'm older and see all your pictures and here all your stories I'll want to go traveling too. I wont be allowed incase I meet lots of girls and get a tatoo (but you're too sensible to do that) though!!

Hope your tan is good, mummy puts tan on every 2 days now and says she's going to beat you and hope your ok for money cos I can't get to my savings til I'm 18 and you'll probably be home by then.

Gary, Teddy and Doggy (wo,wo) said hello and ni, ni cos it's time for bed-well I've been to bed and got up to send you this and now I'm going back! Love you lots, cant wait to see you cos I know you'll have got me a big present (like a motorbike maybe-I really do like those, or a lion, have you seen any lions? they go ROAR you know?!!). Speak to you soon and will give you a big kiss when I dream about you tonight, you'll probably be drinking in the rain.

Lots of Love, Kai xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hi stef.just a quickie, good news about interview, went to see kai, lhad a lovely statue in wood like l brought claire when she first had kai.anda lovely card. he isa funny little chap, he loves jessie.you will see a big difference in him when you come home. hope your tattoo is ok silly girl.just looking to book my flights to tenereife, bit more pricey this year but oh! well who cares. well going to bed now, shattered, early start, be at work at 7am. love and miss youxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

that was a nice surprise you ringing, sorry about tablets, out of my control, shame about your weather, but gives youtime to get over the last lot of sunburn. both nans were made up about you
ringing, you be careful on waterrafts, can be dangerous, very surprised about tattoo, cant see the point, but up to you.kai is better so we are going to see him tonite.well jess has gone to school
now, she hates getting up, nothing new............. l had better have a quick tidy up, got interview at atherstone college at 3.30 about some courses and hopefully new job.not looking forward to
going to work, but its pay day. catch youtonite, love you lots miss youxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hi,stef and girls, thanks for your birthday chorus from all of youthis morning, it was lovely, lovely to hear your voice. well another year older but not wiser. i have had some lovely things, 3 lovely tops and scarf from jesssice, handbag from cath about £120.00 from various people, bathroom pampering stuff off pippa and rob, 12 cards so far, so far good day, jess and l were going to italian, but its shut the whole of january, so we thought we would go to the bull on A5. oh! by the way your parcel came today how weird is that, you passed your driving test on my birthday too.any way will go now most probably send another message later, poor kai is not well, he has conjuctivatious again in his eyes, was hoping to have him this afternoon, but cant.love to you all, you lot reminded me of the 3 girls on that advert in the pink cadelac, they are aussies too. love youxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

got your txt steph, was in nuneaton getting your nans curtains, they had made a mistake xmas, so went and got her some more. hope the weathers better, ours is still wet and very windy, was hoping next doors would fall down, but such luck.nothing has happened with it, waiting for surveyor to ring me back.just cooking caserole for jess she cannt wait, i am have chicken musharooms with egg fried rice.going into atherstone in a bit, got to replace floresant light under beam in the lounge, its lasted well 7yrs, just waiting for the builder to come and give me a price to take the kitchen wall down, just got the bathroom £75.00 cheaper cos sales have started, got to choose tiles soon,it dragging on too long.....................well will go now, hope to speak soon.love amd miss youxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

histef, hope weather as improved for you.itsquite cold hearestill,m woke up this morning another frost. dont think it will be too long before we have some snow. jess did not go to janes as we thought, amyforgot to tell her mum, she is going next weekend.at mo jess stayed at claires, went to see kai las night after work, he is a funny little thing. he said naughty, and a sentence bye bye dada, and then talk in his own lanuguage, gives you lots of loves, gave him a kiss off you too, he was brushing my hair. jess not coming to nanas today, so just going to ironnans bedding, and go over there, doa bit of shopping change her bed, and cook dinner. todaywe haveto take all trimmings down, taken the cards down will do the tree later tonight, will miss it, its been up since 2nd week of november, cos of you going away, will have to have another xmas dinner when you come back, never got the turkey out, cos of being bad, and then going over to hayleys, or have a buffa for lots, glad we had our xmas dinner before you went. i will e.mail you later, i did yesterday,but it appears you didi not get it.well will carry on,whatever you are doing today, a a great one, say hi!toothers, love you lots take carexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

mate ur pics are well gud from your time in sydney im guna av to get them off u wen we get back to england really am some of them are so funny...anyways keep safe xxxx much love chuckmeister

Hi Steph your pics look amazing. I bet new year was amazing over there. Keep having loads of fun stay safe lots of love xxx

hi stef, and hello to laura and clare.well we have not had any snow yet, but plenty of rain, it quite miserable here, have spoken tocelia today it is red hot in tenerife, probably the same has your weather. what you been up to? you laid off the booze for a few days, or you still seeing the new year in.nan got on well at hospital last night, cancer doc does not want to see her for 6months . she was telling him about your travels and that you rang her that day, and the nurse in the waiting room, they love nan to go, it the nose hospital next wednesday, jess is staying at janes this coming weekend, she is going ice skating with amy, i am pleased she is hanging around with someone her own age. abi carey gone skiing todayfor a week,did l tell you l am having a day skiing for my birthday off nan, so l can go tokates place in france for a holiday, it should be fun, hope l dont fall down too many times. well going off now for a shower, been to work, and may speak later, lots of love, take care all. love youxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

well woke up to a very cold day, expecting snow later. should have come a few ago. nan was made up that you rang her yesterday, think everybody have received there cards now, we did yesterday, it was lovely thankyou.jess and amy came to nans with me, and then i dropped them off in solihull , were once again jess went on a shopping spree.nan off course gave them extra money, jess brought some nice things, she brought me 4 or 5 birthday pressies.jess and l will go out for a meal on tuesday, looking forward to it, 21 again, i wish.was going toleave message last night but internet would not connect.got to go to the shop today, not looking forward to it, still looking for another job, but does not seem to many about, seems that l have loads of time of this holiday, but suppose its cos l was bad before xmas, not klooking forward to working saturday again, cos l like it when i can drop jess off at her friends or if we want to go out to lunch together, jess starts school today, so did not want to get up, jess set her alarm on her music thing you brought her for ipod, see how long that lasts,ha!ha!.still no nearer togetting bathroom done, went to look at tiles yesterday, £1400 pounds just for the tiles on the floor , for bathroom and kitchen by time its laid youare looking at £2000, do they do a lottery there? if so enter it and look after your old mum please.tonight have got to take nan to the breast clinic tosee the doctor, but not till 6pm her appointment, will see howweather is, think it willbe to cold for her.well better love and leave you.theres you in a lovely sunny climate, celia in sunny tenerife, for 18days, and us poor things in this cold miserable weather. speak later or tomorrow, whatever you are doing have a great time. love and miss you loads.love you.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

lovely to hear from you steph, just had a quick look at photos really good ones, will read blogg later, glad you are soba for a bit. going to nans now.will send message later.love and miss youloads.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

morning for me evening for you HAPPY NEW YEAR, triedringyouas requested early hours in themorning ,but no reply, tried again not to long ago went onto answer machine, but left message.well enjoyed mealout ,then went back hayleys saw new year in them, got home about 1.45am annot remember the last time i was up so late, could not sleep to watch abit of tele think fell asleep about 4ish, just got up, boring day, going to take some pressies back, going to buy myself digi phot frame for my birthday, so can put lots of photos of claire kai jess and your travels, plus lots of others, then coming home to do my irnoning, jess stayed in coventry abi's aunts for the new year, wont be back till late afternoon, so may go to cinema tonight, see what jess wants to do, everybody received a card from you, which was lovely, suppose i'd better get dressed and make a move.tkae care love you loadsxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx