Monday, 14th January 2008
At 10.30 this morning our dear friends Jon and Nic took off from Heathrow Airport on route to Kathmandu in Nepal. Their mission (which they chose to accept) is not to climb Everest in memory of Sir Edmund Hillary who died this week, but to spend 2 years working for the Baptist Missionary Society. I’m sure that everyone who knows Nic and Jon well will be thinking of them regularly and remembering them in their prayers. Bon Voyage.
We love you both very much and can’t wait to receive news of your adventures.
Posted by Daddy @ 7:55 PM
Friday, 11th January 2008
How terribly rude of us. More than a week has gone by now and no-one from The Bathtime Blog has had the decency to come on line to wish our readers a Happy New Year.
So I would like to take this opportunity now to raise a glass to each and every one of you and to wish you all a prosperous 2008.Â
For those of you who may be facing a new year with a sense of foreboding for whatever reason, may I wish you peace and fortitude.
As a matter of interest (to me anyway) since launching the blog we’ve received 4600 hits, only 4500 of which were by myself. I’ve just been informed that my clustermap will soon be cleared to prevent it from looking like one big blob so for posterity I decided to post the map to show who has been reading the blog (or hitting the wrong button).
After what seemed a very long Christmas break the boys are back on the job and the extension is progressing well. The roof frame is in place and all of a sudden the house is looking very large, almost embarrassingly so. Whatever must the neighbours be saying?
It was raining too hard today to take any photographs but I’ll be sure to update you very soon. I know you’re just itching to see.
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Posted by Daddy @ 8:00 PM
Monday, 24th December 2007
Christmas Eve, zero nine hundred hours and the final box is opened. Well howdy doody, it’s only Father Christmas.
So the scene is complete.
The management of the Bathtime Blog hope that you’ve enjoyed our Christmas Advent Calendar. Just a minute, shouldn’t the advent calendar include a baby? Oh, what’s his name?
So we’re now all ready for Christmas Day. Kerry and Heidi have even had their nails done for the occasion. Needless to say, my nails are in perfect condition. May we take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Chris
Posted by Daddy @ 3:06 PM
Thursday, 20th December 2007
On Sunday, Norwich hosted an ice sculpture display at various places of interest around the city. Despite the extreme cold, it was a beautiful clear day and Isaac and I thoroughly enjoyed seeking out the 10 sculptures.  Maybe next time the organisers will be sensible enough to organise the event in July when it will be much warmer. Unfortunately Heidi woke up with a terrible headache and was therefore unable to join us.  Â
These angels either side of the St Andrew’s cross were outside St Andrews ChurchÂ
An enormous lobster on Lobster Lane
A fearsome dragon outside Dragon Hall
A beautiful swan on swan lane
The judge outside the Guild Hall
A Victorian Gentleman on Hay Hill
and finally a lion on White Lion Street. We didn’t see the last 2 sculptures because, like the sculptures, we were both starting to feel a little frozen. So we made our way home to see mummy and to enjoy the warmth of our Christmas decorations.
We told Heidi all about our adventures but to my embarrassment it was only when I was describing to Heidi where the sculptures were located that I realised the connection between the display and the location.  A swan on Swan Lane, a lobster on Lobster Lane?  Doh!Â
Posted by Daddy @ 10:23 PM
Saturday, 15th December 2007
Dear Caesar, tis nothing to fear my friend …
… just a handful of Christmas presents to place under the tree.
Ah yes Brutus, tis easy for you to say but did not one warn us to beware of gifts from strangers?
Tis true, tis true.
Enough nonsense. Here are a couple of pictures to show how the building project is progressing. I know you’re eager to see. Yes you are! Yes you are! Well tough, here they are.
The scaffolding is up and Peter and David are building up the blocks of our new bedroom.
and from the rear. They did say that the roof would be on by Christmas. Me thinks different.
Keep watching friends, it will soon be Christmas.
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Posted by Isaac @ 4:32 PM
