Day out!

Well yesterday was supposed to be a fun day out with the kids, so I got down there at about 10:30, and we set off for Thorpe Park, Faye did not really want to go, but the other two have been asking for so long I thought it would be fun and hopefully Faye would enjoy it once she was there.

Well to start with we set off down the M20 without any trouble but then I saw signs saying the M25 had long delays, and they were right, at junction 8 there had been a nasty looking accident, hopefully no one was seriously hurt, the effect on us was a one and a half hour journey took nearly 5 hours and we did not get to Thorpe Park until 3:20 so we only had 3 hours there.

We then queued to go on Storm Surge, which looked like a fun ride, and after 40 minutes we were about 5 mins from the front of the queue when the ride was stopped and we were told it would not be working for some time and we should not wait! grr this day was getting worse!!! well the kids were getting hungry so we went to Pizza Hut and had some food.

Me and George then went on DETONATOR, which is a fun ride and had a short queue so that was good, Faye and Erin wanted to try Storm Force again so we went back and it was open, so we went on it this time we managed to get on and it was a good ride, but by the time we had queued and been on the ride it had now passed 6pm, so the park was closing, all in all a long day for 2 rides :-(

I've promised George I will take him again by himself as he enjoys the bigger rides, Faye and Erin both seem to prefer Chessington!

Waiting for storm surge at thorpe park

Good news or Bad news - I can't decide!

Well it has been one of those days today, I was supposed to go to the gym today, but I got up late and had some other stuff to do first, so I missed the opportunity this morning and then I got tied up trying to fix my car this afternoon (unsuccessfully I might add), so that was a bit of a downer, will definitely go tomorrow morning.

Had some post, Road Tax not exactly exciting but keeping the car legal is always good I suppose and the "other" bit of post this is the one I can't decide if it's good news or bad news, as I have received my result of my entry in the ballot for the Virgin London Marathon 2014, and I did not get in, so I was disappointed, but then I thought, well now i don't need to train as hard and running is not exactly my strong point, so maybe it's a good thing? I think I am going to train up for it slowly and go for 2015 now, I would love to achieve it so I am not going to give up, but I think I would have found it hard for this year!

Other than that I had a coffee with a good friend who I don't see all that often and it's always good to catch up, she seems very happy which is great! now I am going to chill out with a drink, some dinner and a bit of TV.

M

Day off

Have a day off today, which I have made the most of so far by only just getting up, lovely! still cant stay in bed much past midday so am now up and about, thinking what I should do with the rest of the day?  Some food first I think, and then I might go for a walk, it's looking like it nice out, so may go off to Regents Park and enjoy what left we have of the sun before it disappears for the rest of the year!

I should also get some paperwork done as well, but not really in the mood, maybe when I get home I will be more motivated?

M

Just home from work

Well, it's been a slow weekend, and have spent most of today cleaning, not the most exciting thing to do but it has to be done sometimes I guess!  So I'm trying to decide if I should get myself a console, I keep looking at the Xbox and PS3, but then I think I should wait and get the new versions when they come out in November? I guess I will wait for now and see what happens in November, maybe if I can get a PS3 cheap then I might go for that, as I am not going to spend £400 on the new model!!!

It's 1.30am so I think probably time for bed so this will have to be it for now, have to get up in the morning and go to the gym so NIGHT!

Weekly update

It's been a busy week, so have not got on here so a few days to tell you about!
Firstly going back to last Sunday and cinema with the kids, Despicable Me 2, well I was not impressed, I thought it was very poor and not at all funny, but apparently the kids did not agree, they loved it and I guess that's what really matters! then we went swimming which they always enjoy and we had a great time!

Monday was part of my big drive to get back into fitness so it was off to the Gym in the morning for a good workout, felt great afterwards and really feel that I am getting back into the swing of it all, decided to follow this up with a walk into central London, so I went out in the afternoon and walked down to Oxford Circus and then down to the River and back, took about 90 mins in total and was very pleasant.

Tuesday was a similar plan, so off to the Gym again and feel the benefits of working hard, buzzing when I come out and have a few things I need to do, so I get on with it all, including popping down to the housing office with some paperwork, apparently I am eligible for the 1 bed flat list rather than the Studio list that I am currently on so that the kids will be able to stay, so hoping that I will be able to get a flat in the next 12 months! here's hoping.

Wednesday and it's day three of the Gym, really is starting to feel good now, and after the gym, I needed to go out to do some shopping before work, so I decided to walk again, always makes me feel better when I walk rather than get a bus or drive, and then back to work in the evening (Overtime!!!)

Thursday, grr, think the gym has taken it out of me as I have woken up with a cold!!! not a happy man!, so I chilled out in bed till 1pm, then got up and went to work, I HATE having a cold at work! still thankfully as it was cold and wet out it was a nice quiet day and got home about 1am and went to bed for a broken nights sleep

Friday, still feeling bad, LEMSIP to the rescue! another long day at work so it is Lemsip and Stepsils to get me through by about 10pm I am starting to feel a bit better and hoping that it will be gone by the morning fingers crossed!

Today, Well I have woken up feeling allot better, so I am writing this with tissues by my side but not actually using them, always good, I am about to go to the gym but it is only going to be a light workout today just to keep my mussels used to it, will go again tomorrow if I feel better and do a proper workout.

Bought some artwork this week as well, feel very cultured!! it was a piece called black heart by an artist named Dianne Bowell which I bought from artfinder,com a very good site and I love the painting, it turned up yesterday I think this could be the start of my art collecting career, they have some great pieces from very low prices the one I have purchased was a total of less than £15 delivered, it's about 16cm by 14cm and I am a happy customer, worth a look if you fancy it, they have pieces to suit every budget!
see: www.artfinder.com or Dianne direct on www.dianneartist.co.uk

making plans for today and Sunday

Right I have a day off today so time to get things sorted, starting off with breakfast and then I'm off to the gym.  As for later I need to do some shopping so will be gong off to westfield.

Sunday I have the kids which will be great I've promised hem we can go and watch dispicable me 2 in the morning and then maybe swimming although id rather find something else I'm not a fan of swimming!!!

Well time to get ready for the gym now

Today`s brief blog

A good workout at the gym this afternoon, I need to get back into the swing of it as I have been slacking lately, still two days in a row and I feel a lot better for it.
Will have to be a short update today as I'm off to work soon.
M

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A bit about me

I have 3 awesome kids Faye Erin and George and this blog is about me and them, so I should start with me I live in London which is great, I have so much on my doorstep that I always can find something to do or somewhere to go. My favourite places in London are Waterloo and the south bank, Oxford Street and Hampstead Heath!
I have a great job but this blog is not really about work so I will skip that.
Faye - well what can I say she is 11 and started secondary school the other day I'm so proud of her, she has grown up so fast.
Erin - a proper middle child, she pretends to be an angel and tricks the others into being naughty! But she is cute and funny.
George - the baby and such a star, he is 8 and hates me saying he's the baby!!! But he always will be to me, he is doing really well at school and making me laugh when I speak to him.

The 3 of them live in Kent with their mum who brings them up very well, and I go down to see them about once a week.

merlin

Well I thought I would start by talking about my Merlin annual pass which I have had since march.  I have taken the kids to chessington, legoland and alton towers this year as well as the sealife centre in central London so it has been good value for money.
The Sealife centre I found disappointing, as did the kids soi I don't think we will be going again any time soon.
Legoland is a great theme park but the kids are getting to old for it now but even still we had a good day.
Chessington is by far the favourite and we have been several time, however we did have a bit of a nightmare in June when Erin, George and me went on Ramases Revenge which then got atuck in mid air and we had to rescued by the fire brigade after over 3 hours!  I was very unhappy with the level of customer service and ended up writing in to explain how poor it all was.  However they are clearly much better when they have some time to think and they arranged for me and the kids to meet a sealion when we next visited and it made their day!
Finally we have also been to Alton Towers which is ok but it was only 7 days after being stuck in the ride at Chessington and the kids were not in the mood.
So all in all I think the passes are good value as long as you are going to use them, we have been a total of 8 times so far and I am sure we will go some more yet.