Ellies much dreaded visit to the dentist came around on Tuesday. A special appointment had been set up where Ellie could be sedated before the removals began… 5 teeth came out. All went well, and Ellie was much relieved that it was all over and done with. Next week she is off for her first appointment to get some spacers (to keep space for other teeth to come down) and braces. The braces will be on for 2 years, but she understands that at the end of it she should have a nice set of straight teeth. Ellie went back to school today, she had some ache in her jaw but was in pretty good spirits.

The new corner sofa came today…. we have taken out the two old sofas… hoorah, they were very tired and worn. We will keep the better of the two and it will live in the conservatory. We chose a corner sofa as it makes best use of space, and we are very pleased with it. We have put my leather high back chair in the other corner… which I am pleased about as it puts me in perfect position for watching tv, and I will probably spend more time sat in that than the new sofa. Of course one new thing leads to another, it seems we need to get a new lamp, a new coffee table, oh and a new rug that the coffee table will go on….

Nikki has been selected to go to ‘Bob School’ to learn how to drive a bobsleigh. Seems she will be off to Igls in Austria at some time in the autumn to qualify as a driver. Nikki has been getting plenty of praise for her commitment, and is starting to see improvements in performance.

Tricia and Rob are off to Bicester village tomorrow. They are getting a few last minute items before they set off on their epic walk across the country following Hadrians wall. They set off on Monday 11th July. I have the week off as well, and will be on ‘Ellie duty’… I am just looking forward to a break from work. Got a number of things I want to do, but just having a week away from the office will be good.

Finally a few pictures of Alex and me from when we went to Wembley… stood alongside a statue of Englands finest ever footballer. Bobby Moore. He was my hero when young… in fact he is the reason I support West Ham.