Come on Button

Hi Folk's,

Well that's another day over and another day nearer the trip. Spent some of the day getting everything together and making a master list for both of us to add to and so as to not forget anything. All the camera and computer gear sorted, good job we have a 50 lb luggage allowance I might be able to squeeze in a pair of undies and some flip flops.

Poor Sue has been working in Larkfield from 3-9pm tonight and looks ok on it. I have helped a bit by doing some shopping and putting some cheques in the bank, mind you moving money about is not my speciality. Ah yes I hung the washing out including a pair of rather small knickers belonging to you know who. Also I had a purge on the garage, that was fun as it still looks as bad as when I started.

Off to see "little legs" tomorrow after I have watched the F1 on the telly. I hope we, that is Button and Hamilton do well and  have a good race. After a clean up we are off to meet up with the family.

My blog would not be complete without a Daisy picture so here is one on Wednesday of her in the Trolley at Notcutts.

Looking through my "old" images I found this one taken in the same Trolley 20 months ago.

What a difference, she puts on the seatbelt on her own now. I think the Trolley has kept well due to it's age. at least it has not ended up in the Medway like most of the Trolleys in Chatham do.  I also love the sun hat.

Well what will I be missing whilst we are away......... ah yes the "wedding", I see the papers are full of it. I bet we will know more about it that you as we will be with the people that are in the "know" on the other side of the pond. No Easter egg hunt at the Darley's and no dancing around the Maypole. The thing that I will MISS most of all is the price of  fuel as we will be touring around a lot. $3 a gallon out there which is about £2 over here.., LUVERLY.

Will also love turning right at an intersection and of course, the open road. Nashville here we come..

Best wishes, Mike

Well that's it

Hi Folk's

Well all jobs done and returned so that's it, time to start thinking about packing and all the paraphernalia that goes with it. Camera's laptop, tripod etc etc a well as all the other bits and bobs  like a tooth brush and clothes.

Before all that the house needs sorting, grass cut and borders trimmed, must start a list in the morning. Oh dear the thought of all this is getting a bit overwhelming, still will be worth it in the end.

Taken with Sue's new little Pentax at Riverside

Will see my son and daughter in law on Sunday and also that gorgeous Daisy.

We have Monday and Tuesday to pack so that will be plenty of time. Leaving on Wednesday morning to go to Gatwick were the adventure starts.

Ernie is looking forward to the trip and meeting up with his old friends in the States.

Right, off to bed now, the blog should improve as we get on our way.

All the best, Mike

Happy Moment

Not a lot happening today unless you want to here about a Lexus.

Good thing happened yesterday, I got this of Daisy on the slide. The shiny surface acted as a reflector and lit up her face, this was the fourth attempt as she loved the slide and forgot about me.

Right, back to work I go, only two more jobs before the holiday

Cheers all, Mike

I don't like cameras Dad Dad

Hi Folks,

Just been to Riverside Country Park with "little legs" what a great day although being the school holidays didn't help. At the swings, we really had to watch her as the older children were a bit boisterous to say the least but at least Daisy held her own. After another go on the swing which seemed to be the safest bet we attended the loo which is the normal thing for her.

We then returned to the car parked in the field to have our picnic.
Cheese sandwiches she cried with glee and soon polished a round off followed by a drink of juice from her bottle and an Apple for good measure.We then had a kick about with her girly ball ( a Hanna Montanna one) that is and off we went for a walk along the river.

Notice how she is posing for the camera, Not.

I tried on several occasions to get a shot of her with the camera but at usual she doesn't like the camera and looked away at every opportunity. I had shutter priority at 2000th of a second and never got a good image. She is either bombing around all over the place, all I got loads of half body and a bit of head shots. For some reason she hates anyone taking pictures of her, it must be her Royal Blood I suppose.
 She did enjoy rolling down the grass bank but all I got was loads of shots of her knickers. Anyway enough of the Country Park we made our way back to the loo's again only to find them closed as they were flooding. Just our luck, so off to the the Dockyard outlet for a communal leak and a quick look around the shops before we went home.

Ah well enough for today,

All the best, Mike

Introducing Ernie

Hi Folk's

Just a line to show our Tour Guide for the forthcoming holiday, his name in Ernie and he comes from Naples on the west coast of Florida. He was born, well bought in the Crackerbarrel gift shop and Sue rescued him from a sales bin.  He is eleven years old now and knows all about Florida he has been back to his homeland three times and has also had a trip up the CN Tower in Toronto Canada.

I had to hold onto Sue as she was scared of  heights.

This one was even worst, Sue plonked me on a large Bear's hand and I wanted to go home to England.


Well that's all from me for now, please try to follow me on our jaunt around the USA in a weeks time


bye bye for now, Ernie, Mike and Sue

silly Saturday.

Hi Folks,

Wot a funny day this was, I was going kite flying at Hillyfields in Gillingham but woke up with a bad head cold. I blame this on Daisy who thought It would be nice to sneeze in Dad Dad's face ( that's what she calls me) last week and then told me to put my hand over my mouth when I sneezed,..... kids.

Out into the garage I went to clear it up yet again after I made such a mess the day before. Sue keeps telling me to clear up as I go but that don't work for me, I like being in a mess.

Then onto another favourite job, cutting the grass, what a chore that is. Why in the world of technology cant they make grass stop growing but still stay green?  I know, Astro turf but I don't think ere indoors would  like that.

I did say I wanted to go Kite flying, well this never happened  I got side tracked once again watching the not so Grand National. By this time I had given up and had another cup of tea not knowing at the time the plight of those two horses that the BBC covered up.

Oh well that was it, get changed as Pam and Garry, old friends were coming for a Chinese and spending the evening with us and guess what, no Kite flying.

That's it for today

Better sport on tomorrow, F1 at least the drivers have a choice.

All the best, Mike

Well, a bright but pretty dull day

Hi Folk's.

This is going to get hard as yesterday all that happened was that I had to work. I am sure you all don't really want to here about that.....

I think I will add a couple of pictures

This is one on the new flower beds a Leeds Castle.

Then I came upon this funny looking thing, what the ....... is it?

Anyone any ideas, it was very near the stream so it must like water.

Well I nearly deleted this blog, but what the heck.

All the best, Mike