15 Beane Rd, Watton-at-Stone

I exchanged on Dad's house earlier this week and on Saturday we went around as a family to the house for the last time. The last few times we have been have been less emotional as the overwhelming need is to get the rest of what remains out and the house in good order for the next owners. The house is now looking like it needs someone new to live in it. It is ready to be a home again.

That said, it was the last time that the kids will go inside. Charlie cried. I think it is a way for him to access Grandpa. Ollie was a regular visitor to the house with me, and I think it was the same for him.

The picture is a Google Maps shot of Watton-at-Stone. Even though you can't see the house itself, I like the shot. It is a little like we are pulling away from house. The sale will be completed this Friday and I will take a last look then.

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Today, Charlie created The Love Club, and started to populate it with all the people he loved. It was nice that Grandpa was included. I think he would be happy with that.

Charlie and The Grand Pee

Charlie confused the Grand Prix with a grand pee today. 

George Soccer

George's football/soccer club has a web site, http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/londonroadjuniorfootballclub/under12s/

Unfortunately George isn't in the team photo, nor has his individual photo on-line but he was man of the match in the report below. If you do look at the site ignore the number of games they have played. To be honest, they have played a lot. It is just that the website has only been up for a couple of matches.

Sun 08 Mar 2009

Whetstone W 4
London Rd Under 12s 1

The under 12s produced their strongest team performance of the season. Unfortunately lack of concentration at the back , proved costly . Both teams played some nice football and the first half looked to be heading for a stalemate .With a couple of minutes to go , a Road clearance dropped to a Whetstone midfielder who smashed the ball back beyond Aaron. With seconds to go , the ball was pumped into our box. With time to clear Ollie hesitated and their forward nipped in to lob Aaron. Half time gave the manager a chance to make some changes . Ollie , Jacob and Marli made way for Josh , Gavin and Harry. We came out flying ,Connor shored up the defence. George Barnett bossed the midfield and captain Jack Gage was running them ragged. We were soon back in the game, after a fine run and finish from Jack Gage. The next 15 minutes saw us push hard for an equaliser. Once again lack of concentration, saw Ben Nailard divert the ball to their forward 3-1. Jack Armstrong was introduced for Jack Rintoul and Marli replaced Ben. Ross dropped back in Ben's position. We kept pushing forward but could not break through. Just before final whistle , Ross sliced a clearance to a grateful forward 4-1. The scoreline did not reflect the open game. A few more performances like this and we will march up the table. Aaron and George both had their best games for the club.

Cross Dress Friday

Click here for the why. Look below for the pictures.

Bloody gorgeous!

Skiing at Super Devoluy Pt 2

As promised in previous post, I managed to post film of boys skiing. This is a nice blue run. I think George and Ollie are holding back a little.