... and this spot

 

She also loves this spot!

 

I think she likes her present

 Josie's favourite place at the minute is by the radiator in my office.  I've now bought her a cat bed.  I think she likes it!

Shoulder problems

 I've been having trouble with my right shoulder for over a year now.  I had the pain injection last summer and it I think it really helped out but i've hurt it again playing rugby and it's now fairly painful again, although not quite as bad.  I think i'm going to have to see the consultant again to see what he thinks.

Sinus trouble

 I've had trouble with my sinus (behind nose) for 6 weeks now and last week I finished my second dose of anti-biotics.  It hasn't helped.  Now i'm getting a bit of a headache when I blow my nose.  I've been in touch with my doctor and I believe she is sorting out a referral for me.  Other than the sinus I feel pretty good though.

Tonbridge snow and ice

 It started snowing this afternoon.  Not really enough to settle but it was nice to see out on the dog walk.

Snow!

The Medway nearly froze solid!  Not seen that before.

Finally

 I finally got the flexible working request approved yesterday after waiting a month since my appeal and a total of 3 since I made the first request.  I chased it up yesterday and it looks as if they didn't do anything to progress it over December.  My statutory right is to get it resolved within 2 months from start to finish.  The fact that it was nearly 3 meant they had no leg to stand on so have had to give in to my request. It's great that I've got the flexible working agreement but it really didn't need 3 months of annoyance and stress added to me.

A bit of a scare

 We went up to Oundle on Saturday for a nice meal with my Dad and his wife Anne.  The trip up was good, although the range on the new car meant we had to charge up mid way and also on the way back.

I missed the turning for the charging point we were supposed to stop at so risked it and went to the next one.  With careful driving at 55 miles an hour and the air con turned off, we coasted into the charging bay with 4 miles left in the battery!

Pre-rugby dog walk and pitch inspection

 

Back training the u6s

 After a few weeks off, Sunday we were back training the u6s.  It was -5 overnight so the ground was rock solid.

Dead

I went into the office on Friday 2nd and the whole office was dead.  In total around 12 people out of 300 odd.  The office didn't even have heading as we were the only company in the building that was open.  What a complete waste of time.  And I am still waiting for my flexible learning appeal outcome.  It's nearly been a month!  And 3 months since I initially applied.

New Years eve at the Clarks

We had the Hunsleys and the Petersons round on New Years eve and their kids stayed over at ours over night.  We ordered a food box from somewhere near Sevenoaks.  It was mostly done for us, we just had to finish it off and plate it.

Monkfish

The girls had a mini spar party

The chefs

The end of 2025