katie cant believe you are going to tokyo.will you please bring me back a sweet?cant wait to see you both...we'll have a massive par-eeeeeeeeee in manchester xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

FI HI GUYS CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND HERE ABOUT YOUR TRAVELS AND SEE YOUR PICTURES. HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME IN TOKYO! AM HOPING TO GO ON HOLS FROM THE 28 FEB WITH FISH SOMEWHERE LONG HAUL AND HOT. FISH ONLY PUT IN HIS APPLICATION FOR HIS PASSPORT RENEWAL IN LAST MONDAY SO WE ARE CUTTING IT FINE! HUGS FI

Dans Mum Hi Sounds like the good life! Weather very good here at the moment! Daffodils and snowdrops out and everything starting to think it is Spring! All OK at home. Hope you find jobs soon so you can stay there. Don't get sunstroke! Love Mum

Fi It's been snowing! It is very cold and wet now as the snow is going all slushy. The weather has been unbeleivable here - last week we had gales and our work building fell apart. Lots of metal cladding fell off aswell as the building swaying! I am hoping for more freak weather with a tropical heatwave for us in Blighty. I can only hope. Have now booked three weeks off work from the end of Feb so am debating where to go - Cuba, Thiland ... anywhere hot really! As Fish has not even got his passport renewed as yet it could just be me going on my own! Hope your able to find work soon - continue to have lots of fun by the pool! Remember if you run out of money we can always send some cash to ensure Dan can supply himself with razors! Lot's of love and hugs Fi. P.S. Do they still sell cherry ripe out there? Yum!

Nat the Wonderful Hey hey! I can't believe no one will employ you, surely you can get a job being a bin man or something Dan? Especially with that beard you were cultivating! Paris was very very stressful and we're trying to find a place before we go but there aren't many available. It hurts my head to think about it. Went to Lincoln this weekend to visit my mate Suze, had a really good time, I ate a double quarter pounder burger for the first time! Being at home is driving me round the bend so I really have to get sorted about Paris. I bet I'll just end up living on the breadline, working at some crap Irish pub. Are there no Irish pubs you could work in over there? There must be! Pretend to be Irish, they'll never know the difference! I have to go tidy my room now. Peace out biatchs xxx

katie hihi!whats this beard about? i havent seen it.send me a picture if you can!gald to hear you are both well, if unemployable!i'm very well just at school now, currently avoiding doing any work so i'm going to sit on the computer for a bit.just had a leek and potato soup for £1 which was very nice, just the sort of dinner you want on a COLD SNOWY day like today.god i am bored, wish i was in a pool in teh hot sun.i'm going to see kylie tonight though which i'm excited about.me and beth are goign to chinese kareoke first, a bit of a pop night all round(if anyone else reads this, i just want to point out that i'm not sad,just have an interesting taste)ok.well hopefully hear from you soon bye!!xxxxxxxxxxx

Dan You'll all be glad to know the beard has gone!!! I thought I looked pretty hot but the reports from back home don't seem to agree!!

TRIS DAN, DEAL OR NO DEAL!! SORRY MATE I DONT MEAN TO GO ON BUT IVE SEEN SOME DODGY PICTURES OF YOU BUT I THINK THAT IS THE FUNNIEST!! IVE PRINTED IT SO WHEN IM HAVING A BAD DAY I CAN LOOK AT IT AND THINK AT LEAST I DONT LOOK LIKE THAT!!! LOL. YOU KNOW IM ONLY JOKING MATE. THE KOALA LOOKS CUTE THOUGH. SEE YA!!

TRIS Dan, mate all i can say is lose the beard!!! you look like grizzly adams, or some 70's throw back from a blue peter annual, or noel edmunds, or...... i could go on!! thats all ive got to say really, oh hello gem!!! see ya, luv ya!!

ma and pa Hi you two...have a lovely new year....i shall try and ring or text you at new year but i know that the satellites get really busy as this time!!! speak soon love to you both ma and pa xxx

Dans Mum Hope you had a good time in the sun! Have a wonderful New Year and hope all goes well. Love to both of you Mum

kath Hiya! sorry it's been ages and Happy Christmas! We have R's parents staying, it's good to have company and a big family Christmas dinner (extra pairs of hands to entertain the kids while I hide away in the kitchen). Charley was actually really good going to bed Christmas Eve, woke up at 4am, but didn't see her stocking luckily and went back to sleep until 8am, we were waiting for her to wake up! We put mince pies and carrots out and I made it look like they'd been eaten. She's just loved it all, it's been so magical. Alfie played with the paper and ribbon and is still as good as gold. Dad had a power cut 3pm til 1am yesterday, but fortunately they'd got the dinner cooked in time, but they had no telly and all went to bed early! Have passed your latest on to him. Missing you, hope you had a good one, bye for now lots of love Kath xxx

Dans Mum Love the picture - not too sure about Dan's beard - is this growing or designer stubble!!! We have had fog and fog and frost and cold and now it is just damp! Have had enough Christmas shopping, Tescos is ridiculous! Have got Eddy staying for a week. Dave's Mum on Christmas Day. Seeing K tomorrow Sunday and going to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on Wednesday with Kath. Out tonight, Thursday and Friday nights - can't believe it! Hope you have a lovely time over Christmas - can't imagine eating turkey on a boiling hot day or is it just barbies? Hope to speak to you Christmas Day if possible. Have fun! Love Mum

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Nat the Greatest Hey! Hope things are going well, I'm very jealous. Nottingham is incredibly boring and cold and I'm very fed-up. The DSA is going ok although we had a 'fuddle' today and I ate way too much! Round at Brenda and Jim's at the minute, using the internet as ours is STILL not working. Went to the warehouse party on Saturday and had a good time although drank a bit too much. Cannot wait to finish work for xmas, working at the pub all weekend but need the moolah so have to do it. Let me know of an address where I can write to you. Speak soon you travelling turnips, you!