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I have net!

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We’re in Albury and even though I didn’t ask Adam has indulged me by hooking me up to the hotel broadband – I wasn’t going to ask ’cause the desk is in the room where the kids are sleeping so I’m sitting here in the dark risking disturbing them with the glow of the laptop and the click of the keyboard. The trip has been great so far, the DVD players did a stellar job keeping the kids occupied and us sane on the road. The campsite was gorgeous, the weather was just right, we swam, I finally got to … Continue reading I have net!

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We’re all going on a summer holiday…

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*no more working for a week day or two* My mum used to sing that as we headed off on our many camping holidays way back when. It just popped into my head now as I was playing around with the phrase “we’re off on a holiday” trying to make it sound vaguely interesting. I shall have to remember to annoy the kids with it tomorrow afternoon on our way south. They find it disturbing when I start serenading them with the songs my parents used to sing. There’s “Daddy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow” (obvious application here), “It’s … Continue reading We’re all going on a summer holiday…