Christmas with the kids

Had Chris and daz round forte last night. First time we've had "friends" round for t! Good times though gt5 all day un night till about 2.30. I bloody love that game. Played a bit of buzz un all.

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our first Christmas tree!

Yup, bought our first tree nearly a week old and doing very well. Got the ps3 over now. Just need to do a bit more gloss work on the living room walls and then I will set all the telly up. Got nics dad sorting the doors out on Saturday and the fridge freezer coming Sunday. Finally starting to chill a little!

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no kitchen so bathroom it is then

Photo of nic doing a spot of washing up!

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some cow?

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frothees doo

At this time of the year my dads friends organise a meal out. We went to the black smiths down the.road from cawood in a place called biggin. The food is all ways amazing I had pate to start and shoulder of lamb to finish. Really good. A load of booze and a great chance for me go chat to my dads mates. Really good night. Above is photo of the cow someone ordered!

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photo of me at the office

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damp proofing done!

... but we still got aload to do! Caunt decorate for 8weeks at least. As walls need to dry. French doors need be plastded in, kitchen needs to be put back in, new skirting boards because some had wood worm. Brill. Oh and new carpets... not to mention we still need to buy for the front room!

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image load null

Had loads of trouble with the vhub that's on site the last few weeks. It's an issue with it trying to load an image from the items array but the item doesn't exist. I think its because the user has already scrolled to the next page. Ripped the image class out today and just did the image load code from the grid display class. The vhub has been resetting on site to. I don't think the above is the cause though

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another pic with French doors

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damp proofing the kitchen

So now its on to the damp proofing. Both in the kitchen and the dinning room. What a mess! Creates so much dust and muck. Really happy we didn't buy any furniture for the front room. Would of been caked in dust!. It's even upstairs in the bedroom! Should be another day or so before its done

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new door!

Today,Nicolas dad did a great job of fitting some French doors for us and we cleaned up the rubble! Interesting to see how its done. Basically make a hole big enough for you door, put some damp course in, use expanding foam round the edges. Still work to be done. Big hole at the top to be filled and plastering round the edges. Hope its ok tonight! Damp proofing tomorrow.

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house pic

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first evening with a telly!

We got a fiber optic internet connection for the house installed today. Seems to be working really well. Only thing were missing is the phone line. Not enough room at the exchange. Starting to feel like our home!

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from my new phone!

So this is my first post from my new hdc desire bc! So pleased with it. Around a foot of snow has fallen in the UK. This photo was taken just out side of cawood.

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Jupiter rooms

Last weekend i was at jupiter Rooms @ the death institute with Tom, Chris and Nez. Not bad. Music was ok and it wasnt really all that busy.

Had a curry earlier in the evening. And had a massive breakfast in the morning.

http://www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk/

Dalby

Went up to Dalby forest on Saturday, on my own!

I did the entire 35k red run. Exhausted by the end of it. Loved it though.

Fell off once, didnt see a small jump coming and hit it badly and fell off!

My chain also snapped and didnt know how to fix it. But some fella on his bike showed be how to fix it. cracking!

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/dalbyforest

jorvik

My Auntie Lynn and Grace came down from Newcastle for the weekend (20th march). Grace is learning about the Vikings at school so we took her to Jorvik. Really enjoyed it. Rained so much though. Went to Plonkers. I had an omelette. I took Grace up to the castle. Staircase is really hard to walk down, Grace got a bit scarred I think!

In the even we ate at home and played cards.

Links...

http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/

http://www.cliffordstower.com/

http://www.plonkerswinebar.com/

wee bonnie Scotland

Had a week off this week just gone.

To start with Me and Nic drove up to Durham. We called in to see my cousine Rachel to see her and son Alfe whos just over a year old now i think. Never been to Rachels house, but its lovely. Both me and Nic could do with a place like that.

After a lovely Lasagne we carried on up north to my Auntie's house who lives in Rowland Gills on the out skerts of Newcastle. Just down the road from her is John, my cousins Husband. Good to see him and the kids, George and Grace... Always lively! Roast Chicken and salad for tea.

In the morning me and Nic set off up to Edinburgh. We took a lovely scenic route on the A68 and stopped off in Jedburgh for a pint and panini and just before that the border between Scotland and England.

In Edinburgh we stayed in a hotel called TigerLily where we have stayed before. Cracking Boutique hotel and very much the place to be in Edinburgh! On the evening we had dinner with my other cousin Caroline and husband Rick who live in Edinburgh... at a resturant called... Ricks. I had seaBass.. spot on.

On Tuesday morning we collected my mum... and I'm sure my dad in spirit from Edinburgh Wavely train station. As far as train stations go, its my favourite it runs directly into the middle of city just below Edinburgh Castle.

For the final leg of our journey i drove us all up to Isles Of Glencoe. taking the A84 and the most impressive A82. An amazing bit of road that takes you through some great scenery.

That area as a whole is fantastic, Fort william is a bit of let down bit tacky. but place's like the Nevis Range, Morar and surround areas are great. I really want to go back in the summer. You mountain bike down Nevis Range. The pros decend the mountain is 4 mins!.

We got some great weather as well.

Below are a few snaps.

Links...

http://www.tigerlilyedinburgh.co.uk/

http://www.ricksedinburgh.co.uk/

http://www.islesofglencoe.com/

http://www.nevisrange.co.uk/

codeorgan.

This site creates a song from another websites code! I have no idea why some one has spent so long making it.
If you click on "about codeorgan" it gives a bit of insight into what it does..

http://www.codeorgan.com/

Bowling

Went Bowling last night with Niks family.

I am rubbish at bowling.

Redeemed my self on Guitar Hero arcade.

My dad

My dad passed away from Bowl Cancer on the 24th January.

I'm not got going to go in to my feelings and all that. This isn't the place.. or the time.

But A fitting tribute article to my dad was written in our local paper...

http://www.aidanmack.co.uk/images/random/dad.jpg

Christmas

Christmas is just about over. Back to the grind tomorrow. Its been ok, but tainted by loss of two members of the family this year, by Cousin and my Granddad.

Had a couple of good nights out, went gallery, ggreaat. Spent New Years Eve evening in Cawood. Amazing fireworks. Then Nic drove us in to York, where we met some of my mates in revolution. Bloody cold. Went home at about 1:30. But back to work tomorrow. Loads to do on the jukebox interface. Lots of changes. The public get a look at it in Jan.

I'm hoping to start working on a game for iphone in flash. So i can make my millions... yeah.

Oh yeah... its snowed alot this Christmas. Didn't even get chance to make a snowman! Rubbish.