Festive Look

Attached is Mini Limey's favourite toy in his most festive attire.

His look just sums it all up for me. Utter contentment mixed with a large measure of sleepiness,

Thanks go to Bunny C for posing for this entry.

Happy New Year to all my friends and Family where ever you all are in the world.

Mini Limey Tree

This is Mini Limey's own creation. You may notice in the badly shaken picture (no flash so the lights would shine through) a ChristMouse and a Christmas Komodo Dragon at the base!

Oh Christmas Tree - Oh Christmas Tree!

Whilst it is traditional for trees to be put up on December 12th, there is no point whatsoever in having an almost four year old if you cant get the tree up early.

Now whilst we may be telling all the relatives that its for the benefit of Mini Limey - the truth is that its actually to indulge ourselves.

Every year it kills me waiting for the supposedly proper time.

So this year - we have raced ahead.

Note the seasonal 'Roger the Racoon' atop our tree.

The tree to the bottom is Mini Limey's own creation. You may notice in the badly shaken picture (no flash so the lights would shine through) a ChristMouse and a Christmas Komodo Dragon at the base!

Krankenhaus

As those of you who know me will be aware I am a robust, strong and resilient individual that never ever, ever gets so much as a cold.

It is therefore with some surprise that I find myself with the worst bout of Man Flu known to man - or woman.

I would suspect that no one else has EVER had anything quite this bad in the history of mankind.

Mini Limey is fairly bad too, having turned into a human sleeping and vomiting machine.
Mrs Limey's minor sickness earlier is nothing compared - which is good really - as women folk are really not strong enough to deal with this sort of sickness.

Seriously - I do feel a little under the weather.

I'm just surprised that science has not isolated this unusually debilitating strain of flu. Could I possibly have bird flu already ?

Mrs Limey has just advised me that if I don't put the record straight then - she will cease mopping my brow!

So for the record - she was ALMOST this bad.

House of the Krank

Mini Limey was throwing up last night, I have a Man Cold and Mrs Limey is getting over a tiny inconsequential cold. Nothing like my Man Cold!

Its strange how men get such severe colds and flu and just somehow cope.

There again I'm playing with fire now as Mrs Limey is looking over my ssoulder as I make up this tissue of lies and exagerations.

We all feel very sorry for ourselves. I'm thinking of posting a biohazard symbol on the front door.

Thar be Dragons II

Thar be Dragons

Over the weekend I had my first application of colour and shading to my dragon .

I am feeling quite pleased with the results, and the arm itself is not too sore either.
Just need the final colours (green and yellow) to be applied on the 15th December now.

On a family note Mrs Limey and Mini Limey are both busy coughing up a lung like TB patients... Its not a pretty sight I can assure you.

Geneva is a confirmed start date of Monday 10th December 2007.
Cover for me in my existing role has finally been located.

I now need to do a lot of background reading on my new role and new location.

I do actually have a friend who already lives out there - so he is being 'pumped' for advice and support as you can imagine.

Geneva Pt II

My current boss and my new boss can't come to an agreement for me to start early in the new position so it looks like it will be December 10th that I first travel out to my new job.

I will be commuting weekly (Mon / Fri) to Geneva for the first 3 months to find a suitable permanent address out there to move the rest of the family to0.

Once upon a time when I had no kids this was simple. These days the choices and decisions seem a lot more daunting.

Let the adventure commence!

Playing

After a long rainy day, with Mini Limey feeling tired I finally agreed to read her favourite book....

Im so blessed.

Geek Alert

Mulder 2002 - 2007 RIP

It is with enormous sadness that I report the death of Mulder at the hands of a speeding car. Aged 5 he was my best loved, most loving and attentive cat.

The constant catching of inappropriate rare birds, the fighting with your sister, your willingness to sit on the most tricky of laps at the most inconvenient times - all made you my favourite.

I will miss you my friend - life will not be the same without you.

Weddings

We Limeys attended a friends wedding ceremony yesterday.

Photo's attached at the usual Flickr location (previews on right side of this page).

Now with the danger of sounding as though I swallowed at book of Barbera Cartland's greatest works - it just reminds me how lucky I feel to have a family that I cherish and love so much.

This whole Geneva move just underlines how supportive and understanding they are....

The Limeys are moving to Geneva

Its with much excitement I can reveal that we are relocating to Geneva to take up a nre role for my present employer.

The prospect of mini Limey learning a second or third language from a young age has held a lot of interest for some time.

I just didn't expect to turn the opportunity round in less than a week.

More details to follow.

Slacker

How impressive a blogger I am.

It has been almost a whole year since my last entry. If anyone still checks here I will give them a medal for something.

Anyway I have finally updated some picture on Flickr of our recent trips and activities.

Love always

Paul the Limey,