Wetsuit try on

 Arthur and Flo trying on their new wetsuits.  They'll be needing them if they go in the sea this week.

Job update

 More job news...

My current company have verbally offered me a 6 month extension, a nice pay rise and a guaranteed 10/12ths bonus at the end of the contract.  Problem is that it needs to go up the chain to our new American bosses.  It's all signed off in London though.

The new company wants me to get back to them by Wednesday.  Hurry up America!

Skating

 Flo on her roller skates and Arthur on his skateboard

Easter Egg hunt

 The kids had fun looking for their eggs this morning

15 hour potatoes

 We started cooking the potatoes yesterday afternoon.  We missed a step by not putting parchment paper in the baking tin so they were a bit tricky to get out, but one portion turned out well.

Chicken Soup

 I made a very good chicken soup on Saturday

Trip to Hastings

 We popped down to Hastings on Friday to see some friends.  We had a go on the 2 penny pushers, a very wet round of crazy golf and a wet wind swept walk along the coast to the restaurant.

11km walk to the Greyhound

 And we got the train back from Penshurt station

Back to d&d

 

Trip to London for a spot of culture

 We went to the unicorn theatre near Tower Bridge to see a Midsummer Night's Dream.  It was good but bloody long.  Afterwards we had a little walk around the city and lunch at Bodeans.  Ribs and chicken wings!  Yum,

Start of the holidays

We didn't do much on Monday, although we did pop into the Chequers for a couple of pints with the kids.  The kids learnt how to stack beer mats.

Roast beef sandwiches

 I made these roast beef sandwiches last weekend.  I took a few along to watch the rugby and they went down very well. 

Contract news

 I just received a message from the recruiter and i'll be getting the formal contract through next Tuesday.

New job

 I've decided to accept the new job offer.  I'll be starting at the end of next month!  It's also bonus day at my current place so a good reason to celebrate!

The garden's looking nice

 It's a pity it's a little bit too cold and windy to sit out there.

It must get pretty windy down at the bottom

 I thought we'd lost another cover for our bbq, the wind must have blown it off again.  Just messaged April, apparently next door has already messaged to say that it was in their garden.

I'm not sure if I mentioned it but I have been a numb nuts with the bbq.  I forgot to extend the legs and melted off the rubber feet in a hurry to get it up and running.  Doh!

We're nearly there

 But everything is taking so long!  We're level 19 now and so close to the end but every battle takes ages.  With so many attacks / abilities each person's turn can take 3-4 minutes (some players longer), if the fight lasts more an 2 or 3 rounds we're talking hours of play.  Urgh.  It's a slog but we'll do it.  I've suggested to the GM that if the fight isn't going to be that difficult for us then we should just narrate it without all the rolls etc.  He agreed.

3 interviews yesterday

 I had 3 interviews yesterday, 1 for a job I think I already have (if I want it), and another for a consultancy.  There's nothing coming out of my current role (just been bought by another company) so I think i'll take it.

I even put on a shirt

Bowling

 Arthur had a bowling birthday party on Saturday morning and he had a great time.

Matching hoodies with his best buddy.

Useless tags

 When learning to play rugby you start off with tags.  You get a velcro belt and a couple of tags to simulate a tackle which they pick up in u9s.  During the winter the tags get covered in mud and fall off as soon a there is a slight gust of wind, i.e a slow walk.  This weekend April washed them, let's see if they work next week.

I think Arwen has lost something

 She was like this for a good minute before I helped her.  Am I a bad man?

Pizzas again

 We had friends over on Friday night for some more pizza.  Another success. 

70 donations

 Yesterday I passed 70 donations of blood.

Fish pie

 I made my own fish pie yesterday and it turned out pretty decent.

Before

After

Plated

I made too much mash potatoe

New job?

 I had an interview for a new contract yesterday and they have made an offer.  It's slightly less than i'm on now with less bonus opportunity.  It's also 4 days a week in the office which i'm not keen on but it's an offer.  My current place wants me to stay but no formal offer has been made (they're in the process of a take over), despite my boss trying, but I can't hang around.  With only 6 weeks before this contract expires, i'll need to start looking for the next one soon.  If they get back to me with an improved offer, and agree to being flexible with working hours I might take it.

RPG display

 My local second hand bookshop has a rpg display this morning.  I sent a message to all of my local nerds and most of them already knew. 

More arrivals

 These two i'd written off as hey never turned up.  I managed to get a refund from etsy because of it.  The postie came round yesterday and apologised as they were delivered to the old peoples home opposite by mistake (Mid January).  Doh!  I tried getting in touch with the company I bought them from but they were no longer on the etsy site.

Oxen Bone dice

 This arrived yesterday, it's quite nice.  Made from real bone.

Moussaka

 I made my first moussaka yesterday.  Not bad.  Perhaps a little too brown on top, but other than that, it was nice.