Mumsie & John b***** - you want your room back . . . . . . ? I've just rented the top floor out to 93 bulgarians!!!! (only joking -mind you its not a bad idea as my car's just blown up yesterday and I've had to buy a new one today, now that's what I call a shopping trip!) The good news is you can now sleep in your bed - the bad news is the journey to get to it is a bit tortured! Glad to hear you are enjoying your last couple of weeks in the sun the weather here has turned for the worse - big storms and high winds are the order of the day - something to look forward to! See you soon - can't wait to see the photos LOL Mumsie & John

em Hey you guys! (in the style of the tard off of the goonies) Hear you're comin home soon. Damn. This means i will have to give your guitars and amp back. Oh well. You're not missing much here. Mum is decorating upstairs like a woman possessed. Doing a gig in Rugby on Weds with a new band, the Chain of Fools. Reckon i might fit in quite well. cockleflaps. Work's boring. Haven't seen Dad. Had BBQ on saturday that was fun. And the people who stayed over did all the washing up for us. Even better! Going to Salcombe in Devon for the bank holiday wahey, 4 days off work! thank god. Anyways we shall be seeing you very soon so i won't continue boring you with my witterings and nonsense Enjoy it while you can See you soon Love us x

Snaggle Toothed Old Crone Hi Ben & Kim - glad to hear you are having a fantastic time on your travels! Loving the photo, Ben - you look like Wallace from Wallace & Gromit when he is excited about a "nice bit of Wensleydale....." I bet you can now confirm that the colour of adrenaline is brown!! Happy Birthday for last week, sorry I missed the date but I will make up for it by giving your Mommy some money to keep safe for your return! Lots of love and see you soon - Aunty Crone (& Ray) x

Mumie & John Well..... new trousers all round then! You are very brave - I like the idea but you wouldn't catch me doing a jump but I bet it was absolutely brilliant. It was probably worse watching or did Kim do it as well? Hope you had a REALLY great birthday - it certainly sounds like it. ( I spent the day telling people it was my baby's birthday but completley forgot that I could get in touch with you!!)Some of your more generous relatives are asking if you would like your birthday money transferred into your bank account. Let me know. I had to buy a new gazebo cause the old one blew away so this time I have bought a wooden one (if that goesI give up!) What Emily and Swampy didn't know was that the invite to lunch included a catch "help mother with her erection". Still it looks great - well done Swampy and Em!! Well enough of my ramblings - will be in touch again soon.

emily again Hi Benny boy And Kimmy wOO Woos, Happy birthday bro. Sorry its 2 days late, you know i have never been much good at remembering these things. What better way to spend your birthday than in some exotic location and not in the midalnds. Looks like morocco may be off as the Land Rover keeps overheating (possibly needs new engine). So looking at 2 weeks away somewhere nice like barbados or something. Where are you two end of september first week october? may be we could join you, let us know. AT MOTHERS HAVIN DINNER pissing caps lock. Sean and Emma and Carina and kids are here and me swamp and aaron. MMMMM... gorgeous new zealand finest lamb roast with a succulent horseblossom and cherry knuckle vinaigrette and sumptuous handpicked turdberries. Anyways gotta go i can smell the food wafting... Lots of love from us all speak to you innabit x

emily

Mum & John Haven't heard from you for a while so I thought I'd drop you a line. How is New Zealand - I am very envious - if I could go anywhere New Zealand would be it! Have you done any skydiving yet? Micky said that was the best bit of his stay there - I think he did about 20 jumps! The weather here has gone bananas - global warming or what - so the pool is certainly earning its keep. At the moment I'm coming straight home and getting in it (although I often have to fight off Josh and Becks as to who gets in there first! Things get a bit lively when they're around - sumo wrestling comes to mind! Still I'd better get off to work (3 more days to do and counting) so I will continue later Mum & John XXXXX

em n swamp Hi guys! Check me out with my new email address- it should work cos i registered it and not darling swamp! ([email protected] if it doesn't appear above) Where are you now then? in NZ? Have passed on this website to Tez as I think he's having withdrawal symptoms son, he needs to keep track of you! Swamp and Bigray passed their full bike tests the other day so they are now legally driving around like nutters, he hasn't crashed and burned yet, his new hobby is trying to get me to go on the back- no luck yet. MOTHER ONLY BOUGHT A 15' POOL because we bought a 10' one 2 days before, (only joking mum) her's has got steps and probably an in built jacuzzi. Will be trying mine out today because Britain is having a heatwave (no, i'm not joking), Its about 30 degrees and its only 10am, I got stung on the leg twice by a bee/waspy thing while in bed. It really f***ing hurt and its about the most excitin thing thats happened since last we spoke. Works a joke still, the head nurse is gettin worse (i'm a poet an i know it) Lokking for something else but theres not many jobs round this area and i don't fancy going to Bristol or London Everyones fine, haven't heard from Dad but seen Linda a few times she sends her love to you both. How long have you been gone now? 3 months? actually seems much longer you must come back soon and be our lead guitarist (and backin vocalist Kim). Go on google and do a search for naughty hedgehogs- choose the top webpage. Don't know if you've seen it before but its so funny that i did actually wee myself. Antway wittering on now so will sign off. Goodnight captain Stoobing, permission to abandon ship, sir Keep having fun Love Sis x x

Mumsie & John Well well well .... ladyboys eh - hope you could work out which were which! Glad to hear you are still enjoying yourselves and Kimwa hasn't given you the sack! Ignore your sister, House Doctor has nothing on me, I've decided that no children in residence means living like normal humane beings (Yes I did mean humane!) so I'm decorating upstairs. Just taking the lead from you. We've just had a 5 day heatwave (that's the summer over then) so I've bought a swimming pool (OK so its a blow up one but I'm getting too old for digging big holes). Keep up the messages - it's nice to hear from you even when you're being rude to your sister! LOL Mummy & John XXXXXXX

emily ERR... the bit in the last message C***, that wasn't a naughty work it was an abbreviation of our favourite public hoose the cockhorse. Technology eh?!

Em and Swamp YEEEEEEHA! Hi guys hows it goin? sorry we have not been in touch, couldn't get onto this website with the address you gave us- mum just came round and showed me how to do it. Sorry about the email aswell, the one swamp set up for me does not exist so use swamps instead (should be above). Well you look like you're havin a marvellous time your pictures are really good. It did not surprise me to see a picture of bungle with a monkey....he's always been quite obsessed with them. And you never walked up that mountain, you must have been knackered but fair play to you both. Not much news from us, life is quite boring except i am well on me way to becoming a rock star. Did a gig at t' c*** last weekend, it went down ok and have a few more in the pipeline. Swamps bought a motorbike..let me get this right, a suzuki VZ800Y marauder. It looks a bit like a harley and he's driving round the shire as we speak with no license. GOOD IDEA not. I have passed onthis web address to Vicky Hooper as i saw her at a party a few weeks ago, so expect some mail off her. You are not missing anything here, warwickshire is still full of inbreds and mum's still on some house doctor cleaning frenzy so you won't recognise the house when you get back. Anyway continue having a lovely time out there, give an aborigine a hug from me. Lots of love EM 'n' SWAMP xxx

Mumsie & John Well what a lovely surprise (John thought you were Jez to begin with!) I don't know - I last looked at your site on Monday with Jules then you go and add pics. (Ben has always had a thing about monkeys!) Easter holidays at the moment so have been up to the DIY! I have put a floor in the loft (with my own fair hands) and sorted all the crap out up there. Do you know that we are child free for the first time in 24 years? Prawn has moved down to Bristol and will be getting a flat at the end of the month. So once he has got his stuff I'm going to redo his and Em's rooms - that's the project for Whitsun! Anyway LOL and on with the World tour!

Snaggletoothed Old Crone Hi Ben & Kim - just been having a look at where you have been - sounds like excellent fun albeit a little hot!! Have you got enough t-shirts for 3 a day?? Mummy & John have been here this weekend and we have had rain, hail, sleet & snow, and they call this Spring!

Mumsie & John Hi Bennyboy and Kim password for email same as this one! address: [email protected] Nice to hear from you!!

Angie, Jez, Josh & Bex Hi Ben and Kim - Good to see you both last weekend. Hope everything is going fine and you are enjoying the start of your around the world experience. Keep in touch and let us know where you are love Angie, Jez, Josh & Bex x x