Keeping In Touch - It Is Important!

Building my own family website has brought home to me just how important it is to keep in touch with friends and family. Now that we are spread across the UK and around the world - the pace of life means that we rarely have the time to write a letter. This was brough home to me this weekend when I rang Chrissie in Adelaide, Australia. She sounded so down that I just wanted to be there for her. The same happened a while back when my youngest sister Chris fell ill - she lives in Georgia, USA.

So my message for today is just this - we are still here for each other! We just have to find the time, and sometimes the courage, to pick up the phone and say "Hello!"

Chris - if you're reading this, don't worry right now, Mum is over the fall she took and is much better. Sue has been walking the dog while me and the boys do the shopping and the little jobs as and when we can.

Chrissie - likewise, if you're reading this then remember what I said. Be positive, find something that rocks your boat, or, at least lights a fire of some size. But don't be afraid of biking on the highway - when all is said and done it is NO MORE dangerous than just crossing the road!

Are we the proud parents or what?

Totally beyond all expectation Mark got three straight "A" level grades for Maths, Futher Maths & Physics. As a result he's been accepted into Nottingham University to do a 3yr Maths degree course.