hi guys, tried to fone home yesterday and didnt get an answer, and then couldnt get through today (sunday). i am at airle y beach and a hurricane is on its way, its really windy and rainy at the mo, but we are all fine and booked into a hostel. our boat has been delayed due to 25m swells in the sea, sacary. but i am fine and will try fonin again when the weather settles. love you loads, chris xxxxx

Hi Chris, hope you're well and the Guinness drinking went well. For some reason O2 charged you the full amount which came through on a bill dated 1st Feb, not the amount which came through on a bill dated 4th Feb which showed a credit, hence you shouldn't have been charged the original amount. I phoned them and had a barny with a guy who refused to open your account without the password (he said it wasn't legal to do so) before I slammed the phone down on him. I wrote to them that night complaining bitterly about their lack of help, so we'll see what reply I get, probably none. It would be a good idea to change networks when you get back.
Otherwise all's well here, bitterly cold but dry for the moment. Winston passed his "exam" last night at Puppy Class, he's got a rosette and when I persuade him to sit still I'll take a photo of him with it. He starts big boy's classes next week so by the time you see him next he'll proabably be an obedience champion!
No update on sport particularly - Liverpool beat Fulham mid-week 5-1 with Fowler scoring, England v Ireland tomorrow with Ellis and Goode both starting, Oldham lying 7th in the table just outside the play off zone, India v England tomorrow (3rd Test) but we'll do well to get anything out of it with the injury list growing.
I'll update you with the results on Sunday.
Take care and keep enjoying yourselves. Love Dad

hi dad, hope that password that i gave you for O2 worked. how come they over-charged me anyway? thanks for trying to sort it out anyway. we are in airlie beach at the mo staying here for a couple of days before we catch our boat to the whitsunday islands, meant to be so beautiful. st.paddys day today so will be partaking in the usual celebrations tonight- will attempt to drink guiness but will probably fail! anyway, got to go, speak soon, love you all loads, chris xxxxx

Hi Mate,

glad to see your having fun, good work with all the pics of the women in Bikini's...thats my Boy ;-) Everything is good here, gearing up slowly for the wedding, ordered all the suits at the weekend, we will all look cool! Sport was a bit rubbish this weekend, lost the Rugby (absolutely hopeless) and the cricket too..doh! On a positive note Beattie scored the goal of the season and Liverpool lost...get in Theirry!!! Even Oldham scared 3 points!

Hope you are all well, please get a tan tho...your whiteness is hurting my eyes :-p

love you loads

NJ

Hiya our kid,
Glad to hear you are still having fun and the photos were great - but can you please try to smile in the next ones!!! mum said you have been to Fraser Island - cool eh!did you get to drive the jeep? i had to reverse onto the ferry!! yes me!! you off to Whitsunday's next? that is even better. Well, mark and I had a fantastic holiday in Egypt - weather was really hot so i have got atan again - but you can imagine what mark looks like! Went to the Pyramids which were amazing - went into the great pyramid but i had a major nosebleed so people thought i had been cursed when i came out and had blood all over me! typical! Mark nearly punched one of the locals when i got put - literally put - on a camel and started screaming!! But back to work tomorrow - boo hoo and it is freezing here - so much for showing off my tan!! Love you loads and miss you - we watched Crufts with Mum and Dad and you should have been there coz it was really funny! But im sure your glad you not! Keeping having fun.xxxxxxxxxxxxx
ps. Mark said did you watch the SA v Oz cricket match when they both scored the highest ever scores - even i was excited!!!!

Hi Guys, i've FINALLY managed to put some of my photos on this website for you alll to check out. There are two albums that you can choose to look at - one from Oz and one from Hong Kong (even tho the spelling of the album is wrong-oops! i did get two A's and a B i promise!). Love you loads, Chris xxxxx

Hi Chris, hope you're well and that Lucy and Nick are too, and that you're all enjoying life. As your big brother said it's perishing here, we've had snow showers and a biting cold wind. Kel and Mark are having a great break in Egypt, we got a voice message tonight and they've been to the Pyramids already and are off to Luxor tomorrow, it must be warm there 'cos she said she was watching the sun going down sitting on the balcony in her bikini. Probably no warmer than you are though! All's well here, Winston is growing fast, we've been decorating your bathroom and now we're planning to start on the spare room - no rest for the wicked! Your P45 arrived this week and I've sent it off to the Inland Revenue so with a bit of luck you should get your tax refund in the not too distant future - but you can never tell how long with the tax man! Give us a call when you get a chance. Love Dad

Hiya mate...glad to see you are having fun, not missing much hear, cold and miserable! Enjoy Byron Bay, Matty said he had a good giggle there! Take care mate..love NJ

Brrr its so cold in this house am surrounded by blankets and hot water bottles - not liking the thought of you sunning it up right now! Have been really busy this week, with yet more work but also had a few nights out - managed to do 9/18 pubs for pub golf which I thought was a good effort despite fact was asleep by 10pm but had started at midday in my defence! Meg got into her speech therapy course at Newcastle and considering competition of thirty people applying for every place was really good news so going home to celebrate next weekend. Thats about if for my news, send my love to Luce and Nak (droopster and carson?!), take care x

Hi kiddo,
Sounds like you are having a great time - you lucky thing! It is freezing here - i have been wearing gloves at work and it even tried to snow a bit yesterday. At the weekend Terry and Danielle came to stay with the children - we went to visit mum and Tayler asked where you were. we had fun but we are shattered now but we are off to Egypt on Friday so i can cope with it! No other news really just boring old Daventry stuff.
Will post another message after Egypt - Mark has got his Visa sorted but i will let you kow if he gets interrogated again!! Love you and Miss you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi everyone, i have put on another journal entry if you fancy checking it out. love to all xxxxx

Just realised how awful my spelling was in my last entry...you can tell I was never clever enough for uni!!

Love ya
x