Who played Sittingbourne....?

Holy Trinity Sittingbourne played host to Cathy Burton and Dan Wheeler on a Sunday night gig. After the stress of selling enough tickets we started the evening in an.....amusing fashion: Phil took the stage to introduce the band with everyone waiting to hear the first song. The usual words to explain where the fire escapes were but then the cruncher. He had to explain at the front of the church to everyone watching that the toilet was out of action and there was a bucket flush for emergencies.

Can you imagine that the precursor to the first song was to explain that the flush had broken, then to add the cherry to the cake Dan explained the first song to be "You can walk on water"! It broke the ice and its something that you will always remember whether your the band or a paying member of the audience.

Eilidh's Birthday Performance

Well it came and past....Eilidh has turned 5, yes 5. I cant quite believe it. Its was only 5 years ago that I was propping up a bar trying to forget the screaming that was occurring across the road.

Eilidh had a whale of a time over her birthday weekend. Coupled with the fact that starting school has really been exciting; its been a lot to take in for a 5 year old.

But hey, what more can you ask for than Rusty Russ aka Uncle Russell to provide the entertainment.




As you can well imaging the gags that are provided by an inflatable balloon are endless. Eilidh had invited14 of her friends to join in the fun and I have to say its was not as loud as first thought.

A big thank you to everyone that contributed to the slide, its being put to good use. All the girls are using it now and I am a little happier that its in the garden instead of being propped up by the sofa in the front room! Also thanks to all the other gifts from family and friends; trust me its taking time but Eilidh is working her way through them.

Facebook

Is it me or is everyone addicted to Facebook....I have to admit that I have a urge to get 100 friends listed on my profile and to make sure keep checking regularly that those not already fallen foul of the temptation since I previously searched have created a profile.

But I will commend the idea that it has given us the opportunity to reacquainted us with past friends once forgotten.

Lemmings 2007

Lemmings was another success this year. 2 weeks of fun filled excitement and depending on which of the weeks your attended, full of rain or sunshine. For me, gladly, the second week consisted of a generous portion of warm British sunshine. Rather fortunate considering the climatic changes we have witnessed recently.

So I did the second week and survived with no injuries to report. All the games and activities went down a treat, especially allowing young people to spend a complete Sunday afternoon getting extremely wet fully clothed, shooting down water slides.

I missed the girls during the week, but was able to catch up with them on our days excursion to Chessington. Where again I am completely surpassed by there willingness to ride the tall, fast and slightly scary (for a 5 and 3 year old) rides....but really should I be know they have a father like me?

The week came and went with a blink of an eye. It was great to share with some of the guys from Holy Trinity, who had the opportunity to see me in a new light: occasionally organised, persistently sarcastic and known for bad morning hair. The early morning meetings will never agree with me!

So, this was the last year the I was SPORTS. Not sure what 2008 will bring but have started preparing already. So if you haven't signed up yet...why not