Robbie was 15 on May 5th. To us he is known also as RobDobs, Robster the Lobster, and more recently hairy lump. He is a good lad, with a nice sense of humour. On Sunday he went bowling with his mates to celebrate his birthday. Is there a collective noun for a group of long haired teenage metal enthusiasts ? If not, I would suggest the term ‘grunt’ would be appropriate. A ‘grunt’ of hairy teenagers. Seems they communicate in grunts so it fits.

Tricia made Robbie a birthday cake with the Slipknot logo on it… Slipknot are Robbie’s favourite group.

Robbies unique way of cake cutting, whilst his young sister looks on.

The other good news about Saturday was my football team won again, 6 wins in 8 means they now are out of the relegation places with a game to go. Unfortunately that game is against one of the top clubs in Europe, so I am still pessimistic about our chances of staying up.