So here we are, depending on your age, location and luck (to not be currently within either Brazil or India), apparently facing the escape from this Pandemic Prison ( Read more... )

I've been having these really vivid dreams of late, one of which featured my Mum and our erstwhile cat Blue being alive and getting woken up by them leaves me feeling like a zombie; not of the awake World or the asleep ALL FUCKING DAY ( Read more... )

I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted here, time is slipping by so fast these days because we can't have normal nightlife at the moment. What day is it? If I wasn't working Monday to Friday and Travis going to Nursery Tuesday to Thursday, I probably wouldn't know ( Read more... )

I've taken today and the day before off work with exhaustion, as on Tuesday, Travis began screaming at 2AM for "Daddy!" and would not be quiet till he was on me, he then slept on me from 2AM till 7AM and I was able to snatch some sleep in a rocking chair for around 30 mins at a time, while he was properly passed out ( Read more... )

First up, Happy New Year LJ-ers! Thanks for persisting reading this, I know I have been sporadic of late, but it is very much appreciated! I hope this year is kick ass for all of us and the Planet in general ( Read more... )

It's about 12.30AM over here in Manchester, England... I am the genetics behind why our Son can't sleep! Most normal people on a weeknight are sensible and go to bed before midnight, me? I'm watching the fourth quarter of the Thanksgiving NFL game live, as I know I can function pretty well on not that much rest and I had a full 8 hours last night, ( Read more... )

BUT NOT TODAY ( Read more... )

I half wonder, if I will be recounting some of this in some kind of Court in the future, in recent weeks, our neighbours have got not hostile, more irksome. They aren't openly declaring war, just being a bit irritating ( Read more... )

It's been an odd few weeks, I've willingly bought plane tickets and got on a plane to Toronto for a week with Travis and Toni plus the Swinton army, more posts to come on that!

Plus now I am on Shared Parental Leave (which for the non-UK friends) translates as, I am now on Paternity Leave looking after Travis for 13 weeks, while Toni returns to work ( Read more... )

So, I've not been posting/reading much LJ lately, that's because I've not been able to get to a laptop and that's because we have a High Needs Baby ( Read more... )