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(I’ll even let him off the YOUR/YOU’RE thing)

Fathers Day

Various Photos from Pam & Arthur’s Camera in 2011

Photo Set

Charlie, Grumps and Steve visit Wendy, Richard & girls in Kirkby Stephen.

Rode on a couple of old classic buses as part of the ‘13TH EASTER CLASSIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLE RALLY’

(http://www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk/ecvg.asp)

Photoset here

Charlie, 5 friends and family enjoy a birthday curry at the Bengal Spice Restaurant in Catterick.

Photo set here

It’s Charlie’s 9th Birthday today (9 – really… 9!!!)

He has some friends coming round to watch a DVD this afternoon and then off for a curry at a local restaurant.

He’s making great progress with his new Lego Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (only 135 pages in the instruction manual!)

More photos later…

A trip to see the Farndale Daffodils 12/04/11.

Grandad Bill and Joan visiting for the week so a family trip out in the bus with Granny Pam & Grumps too.

Link to photo set here.

Farndale Daffodils – North York Moors National Park

http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/farndale-daffodils

Quentin Blake illustration (you can buy a print - click through)

I’m going in to Charlie’s school this afternoon to read a to some kids to help celebrate World Book Day.

I’m going to read from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – hopefully have time to get to the finding of the Golden Ticket.

Apparently the official name for this day is: “World Book and Copyright Day” – doesn’t have quite the same cosy  feeling put like that, does it?

Charlie's new cast

Charlie had his “above the elbow” cast removed today – however the doctor says he must have a new one (below elbow) for two more weeks… (then no contact sports for 4 more weeks).

He chose a very nice blue colour this time and he’s being very brave

Charlie has broken his arm (Ulna) in an accident at a “soft play” centre (we know.. soft play… irony etc.) when one of his friends landed on him during another friend’s birthday party.

He’s been very brave.

Charlie's Green Cast

We spent a few hours on Thursday evening at A&E (Darlington Memorial Hospital) where they examined, X-ray’d and put a temporary cast on him. He has a “green stick fracture” of his forearm. This morning we went back to the hospital and Charlie now has an “above the elbow” cast in a fetching green colour which he’ll wear it for 3 weeks.

All the staff at the hospital were friendly and efficient and we were well looked after.

Meanwhile… who’s my goalkeeper for Sunday’s match?!

Photo Set here

This amazing public transport plan from China (found via slashdot)

China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/

Reminds me of the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro.