2004
31 December
Fun dinner party of curries with Sam + Steve, Josh + Tom, Steve + Andy. Played perudo + drank beers,...
Best Present?
Mary and Lance gave us Big Deal tickets for the [West Yorkshire Playhouse][1] as a Christmas Present. This gives you...
30 December
Met up with Anne + Peter at Mary's for coffee after supper....
Christmas Round Up
A lovely Christmas. Children all pleased with their presents, at one point on Christmas morning our front room was ankle...
28 December
Very nice relaxing morning @ Living Well sitting in jacuzzi and steam room on Judy's guest pass Met up with...
27 December
E walking with Toby + John, Will + Jack & Mary. Very cold returned looking exhausted and boys wet -...
Christmas Eve
Last few preparations - present wrapping, turkey delivery (thanks Mark - who got up at four and got ours as...
Toby's Monster Truck
I've just got back from driving over to Immingham, the port on the other side of the Humber from Hull,...
Grown Up Evening
Last night we had Jo & Bill and Michelle & Mark round for a meal. We had a fantastic time....
Craft Day
Cindy is currently coping with 6 children all trying to sew at once. She must be mad - particularly after...
Incredibles
We went to see [The Incredibles][1] last night, or more like yesterday afternoon. It was really good. The animation is...
York Waits
After saying bye to James and Emma (we left them at ours to have some tea, bathe children and go...
James and Emma
James and Emma came all the way up from their home near Bristol to visit us - for the day!...
Last Week of Term
It's Friday afternoon, and the children have come home for the start of two and a half weeks of Christmas...
Very Busy Weekend
Friday: At school, John and Rose went off to the station (with the rest of the school) to wave flags...
One Touch of Venus
Cindy and I went to see this [musical][1] at The Grand, Leeds. It's by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Ogden...
Off to the Doctors
I went to the doctor again today, and he signed me off for another 8 weeks. This will take me...
Good Food
Cindy & I went out with Jane and Andy for a lovely meal on Saturday. We went to Meltons, the...
Badminton
I played Simon again at badminton yesterday, and for the second time in recent weeks, beat him. For his peace...
John's Birthday
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Training Day
All the children had a day off school yesterday, so after a lateish morning (for me and Cindy, anyway) we...
York Christmas Lights Turned On
I got back from town with the children just a couple of hours ago. We'd been into town to watch...
Day Out with Ted
I had a great day today. Immediately after dropping the children at school, I went to the station, met Ted...
Chemo Number 3
Cindy went over to the Cancer Care Centre for a 9:45 appointment this morning for her third round of chemo...
Lunch with Kath
Cindy and I had lunch with Kath Pringle today. We've seen very little of her since she, Marcus and Louis...
Dance Festival
John's Saturday morning dance group were part of the city's Dance Performance yesterday afternoon. His group had prepared a dance...
Badminton
Normal service has been resumed. That is, Simon slaughtered me, again, as usual. I didn't even win the third game...
Week and a Half after Chemo
Cindy is doing fine, but is absolutely exhausted. Today, all she has managed to do is pop out in the...
Reiki
So (see comment [here][1]), what was reiki like? Well... while trying to remain scientific and sceptical - I certainly enjoyed...
Badminton
I said the reiki made me feel more energetic - here's proof (perhaps). I beat Simon at badminton (notice Simon...
Late Night
After a busy day and evening yesterday, I managed to go to bed fairly early, but just as I was...
Day Out to Harrogate
After I'd dropped the children at school, Cindy and I went over to Harrogate to the [Turkish Baths][1] (recently renovated)....
Bonfire Weekend
We've had a great weekend - two bonfire parties and visitors to stay. On Friday evening we went to John...
4 November
Have thought a lot about whether or not to write you all a letter each for when you are older....
Off Work
I've been signed off sick for eight weeks by my doctor - stress. It takes me from half term to...
Mandy & David Visit
We've had Mandy, David, Amy and Tom to visit for the last few days. They came up on Thursday and...
Back on Treatment
After a few weeks of gradually getting more wheezy, Cindy has had results of a scan that show she needs...
5 October
So busy enjoying life have had no inclination to write anything here. Keep say to E that I haven't written...
Summer Holidays
It's been ages since we added anything, so here's a general round up of events of the last month or...
In the Lake District
Well - I needn't have dreaded it! The coach journey over to the Lake District was fine, even quite pleasant,...
Edward Gets a Job!!
After what feels like an age of apply for jobs and not getting anywhere, I've got a job for next...
Final Treatment
The last treatment in this round of chemo has gone well, with Cindy out of hospital after only one night,...
Nice Photo
Taken before Helen Andrews' wedding. <wpg2>CindyMay04</wpg2>...
Scan Result
Cindy and I went to the hospital to get the results of a recent CT scan, and they were very...
Pauline & Lal's Wedding
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Edward
Edward is deep in SAT's land this week with light relief provided by a very nice art project creating a...
40th Wedding Anniversary
Sunday 9th May and Lance and Mary's 40th Wedding Anniversary. Sorted out several weeks ago what everybody would like to...
Home Again
Cindy's back home again, all having gone well with her fifth treatment. She got home at about 11:30, Lance giving...
Day out at the 'Earth Centre'
Biked to the railway station this morning to catch the train to Connisborough just one stop down the line from...
Feeling Better
Cindy's been off chemo since Wednesday, and is now feeling much healthier. She has spent most of the afternoon in...
Treatment Postponed
Cindy's fifth session of treatment in this round of chemo, which was due tomorrow, has been postponed, probably for a...
Back to School
Well it's Thursday and we've all been back at school since Monday. The children seem to have all settled back...
Cindy's Morning Tablets
I thought it would be amusing to show a picture of all the tablets that Cindy takes each morning! <wpg2>tablets</wpg2>...
Rose & Toby's Birthdays
Just a few photos of Toby and Rose's Birthdays. <wpg2>trbday2004</wpg2>...
From Palm
Cindy can create entries on her palm....
Photo Gallery
I've just uploaded the first lot of photos to the photo gallery section of this site. They're of the Forbidden...
More Photos
To celebrate the birth of Thomas Austin Bowers on 10 April 2004, here are some old photos of Katharine and...
John BackFlips
Look at John doing backflips! <wpg2>backflips</wpg2>...
Cat in the Hat
Today I took John and Rose to see the 'Cat In The Hat' very medicore and given only 5 out...
Arkengarthdale at Easter
We've just been to Arkengarthdale (in Swaledale - Yorkshire Dales) with David and Anita, friends from Meeting, and their two...
Fourth Treatment
As scheduled and amazingly easy again!...
Third Treatment
Cindy started her third session as scheduled, in spite of still being tired from the previous one. This time round...
Funny Doctor
While Cindy was in hospital for her second lot of treatment, there was an amusing incident with a young doctor....
Second Session - Oh no this is awful!
So during the last week in February Cindy went into York District for her second session of chemo. We were...
A New Round of Chemo
Early this year Cindy had a routine scan to see how she was doing. Unfortunately it showed that the tumours...
4 February
Have been having such a good time that I have not written anything here. Edward and I had a wonderful...