Shut up Mam! I gave up Geography for the easier subjects like Dance and music, anyway don't need to know where they are just how to get there! If you can Scruts try and call me between 7-10pm english time tomorrow night as i will be with haylea so you can say Hi to both of us. Peath

Lorraine I read your message again and must point out that Ruth and Dave are in the FAR east not the MIDDLE east or they would be Saudi Arabia or somewhere. You're Geography really!! Mam

Hey Guys So that's what happened... turned on after a week of having no internet to discover 2 updates and no writing jusyt a pic of some random orang utan. Anyway looking forward to reading it when you write it again. Watched a whole programme the other day on the Vietnam war on the discovery channel with Pwandad and must say that it must look better now than it did and hope you enjoyed the tunnels they were featured in this programme. Think about us on Xmas day please as there will only be me dad and Lorraine for lunch! bit different to last year when we were 8 or 9, and poor Pwanny fell over!! Sorry Dave I know that freaks you out! We'll get through it and look forward to another year and jollier times. Am away from home now for 4 days as at Ernies funeral (Lorraine your spelling!!) and Xmas lunch at Wanzl, get that one out of the way and then it's the real count down to some time off! Can't wait. You're package hasn't arrived yet but Grandad is looking out for it and hadn't noticed the stain on the sleeve of hoody already sent, just hung it on a hanger and put it away, will try and get it out without damaging anywhere else. Ok will go and get ready for the week away and look forward to some new pics and things! Mam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey guys,
Absolutely devostated now coz just realised after Rainy mentioned the monkey thing below that the journal entry i spent and hour writing to go with the orangutan pic obviously hasn't saved..b******s!!! It was a really interesting and funny one aswel!!
Sorry guys will try and re-write tomorrow maybe.
We are in Ho Chi Minh City at present, just booked our flights from north vietnam to south islands in Thailand for xmas day, can't wait.
Love you all xxx
p.s Lorraine, very good story liked it alot although you should be careful.......wait til you get outside the taxi to be sick and never forget your pj's before bed time. No seriously be careful!! Hope your hair looks good will look better of course if your sat on a beach in Thailand with us!!! Take care call you soon xxx

Hey what was that last journal entry? I am sat by myself on a Sunday night and come to cheer myself up with tales from the middle east and no stories just a random picture of a random monkey. Anyway I guess I will go back to watching friends then! If you are on the tinternet between 08.30-6 english time email me at work cos I will pick it straight up and email you back. My new email is [email protected]. You can also check out the website for the new company I work for if you want ; www.pfj.co.uk I know its not very exciting but thought you might be interested. I have managed to get Tuesday afternoon off so going to meet Mam in Stevenage for the funeral tradge times. Anyway funny story to end ona high, I went out with work people on Friday night as it was some girls leaving do and I don't feel like I have properly gone out with this lot before so felt I should bond. So as usual showed off started drinkin wine at 5 in the company meeting in the pub after a few more wines and a sambuca I got bored and thought it was a good idea to go onto tequila after tequila after tequila, ended up v drunk chewing on alot of peoples ears, un tucking the finance directors T-shirt telling him it made him look to old and the rest. I eventually woke up at 6am alone in my flat and naked with no recloection of how I got there! It slowly came back to me I decided to leave the bar as I probs knew I was too drunk and got myself a taxi, ended up being sick all over the back off the cab on the carpeted floor and all up the sides after which I got shouted at by the cabbie and chucked out somewhere near Notting Hill, I then had to wander around and sober up a bit so that another cab driver would bring me home - successful night out all in all!!!!!!! I have our staff Xmas party with open bar and buffet this Friday so no doubt there will be a repeat performance - YEY!

Hope to speak to you both soon I miss you both so much, I have made that gorgeous picture of you two on the rocks near that waterfall my screen saver I did have a picture of me and Pwanny but looking forward to 2007 I need to have a brighter outlook, although I don't want to forget her looking at her cute smiling chubby face everyday hurts too much so instead of sadness I will just have jealousy looking at you and hoping I will join you soon! Good one crying now so really gonna go back to my friends to laugh at Joey! Safe travels kisses Rainy xxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXX

P.S I got my hair dyed today - gone really light so I feel like I've bin in the sun as well.

IS THAT YOU DAVE AFTER MORE OF THAT WHISKY TAKE IT EASY LOVE TO YOU BOTH MAM AND DAD

Hey!

I'm back at work - booooooooo! suprisingly it was not coz i was ill but coz i realised I had not done this work for a meeting I had to go 2 - get me, business women! (a lame one at that!)

Hope you both had fun on Burt's 2nd birthday! guiness and thia whisky must be a good mix! I showed mary and jen your site last night...they really like that one on of you on the step in india that pwandad liked 2! they expected the ones of my usual demented scary drunk look on the R party ones!

I've got a work's party 2night with a free bar so no doubt i'll be making a lasting impression.....i'll email you 2moro though.

lots lovexxxxxxx

Hey, Happy 2nd B'day Dirty get a pint of guiness and a shot for me and Carl.

Ruth don't listen to Hadam keep the 2000 Calorie on!
I am gonna try and get of work and go to Earne's funeral with Macos gonna be emotional!

Speak soon, am meeting Hadam for dinner next Thursday night so lots of amusing tales t come I'm sure, wish you were here or more so that we were there.

Kisses

Ruthie and Dirty I hope you read this very, very soon as I have been on the Damien Rice website as soon as I got to the office and the Sydney gig has sold out already and the Melbourne one (Palais Theatre) you have to phone the venue for tickets or buy at venue!! Anyway the telephone number is (03) 9537 2444, both Perth and Adelaide are available but I guess Perth is too far out but if you want the Adelaide tickets I'll get them if you let me know (hopefully before they sell out).

Sorry I feel like I let you down, but I have been trying for ages this afternoon aand the website seemed to be experiencing problems, then this!!!

Let me know how you get on.

Lots of love to you both.
Mam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yes, Hadam has finally ventured onto our bogus journey your on the band wagon!!! We want regualr contact with you now you know where we are at all times. The R party seems so long ago now but at least we got the pics to remind us. Glad you like the pics, don't be emotional i'll try and cut and paste you in on a few wearing your goddess dress and rock n roll scarf if you want. Anyway gotta go but i still need to make that promised phone call so expect a foreign line trying to get through with a 2 minute delay.
Love you Hadam
p.s Glad we kept you amused on your day off.
p.p.s Was it the affects of alcohol or a true sickness.....stupid ?

just read my msg after i put it on the board...and if rainey has got her red pen out - she'll have a field day!!! think this board should come with spell check!xxxx

HEY!!!!!!

I can't believe i haven't been on this site already...i must say i am very impreesed with your all the effort....really nice to have a link back to you both and knowing what u have been up to all the time! i have just spent the last hr and a half on the site! i pulled a sickie today...so def well worth it 4 even just looking at ur site!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BURTS!! HAPPY BRITHDAY BURTON, THIS SONG'S FOR YOU, I KNOW YOU LIKE IT LADY (?) WHEN YOU DANCE AND DRINK AND S**W!!!! (COPYRIGHT!) hope u had a great double whammy b.day....rainey told me about the spicy food not agreeing with u hadam....u've come along way since me widening ur palette from just bread and marmite at uni!!

looked at all ur pics - they're gorgeous....u both look lush. Ignore rainey ruth- im with burts, think u look just as pretty without the essential max faxctor 2000! i loved the one of the elephants in black and white, all grouped 2gether....looks amazing.

very amusing that u have the R patry pics on...how do i always look the most wrecked!!? my hair at the puzzle in that hairband is just wrong! hadam i really look like ur no.1 groupie! i loved that night!

right think i have taken up enough space on your board, but will definetly be visiting this site regaurly now i have the address!

love u loads and miss u so much....got quite emotional when i saw ur picsxxxxxxxxxxx