Geekery

Half way there

Moved to a new installation, and now trying to import the old blog.  Trouble is 1and1 blog exported this as an xml file and WordPress 3.1 doesn’t seem to recognise it.  It will only take .wxr at the moment.  I’ll get there.

Family

On the road…

Debs aunt and uncle, Margaret and David were over in the UK and stayed with us for a week.  For three days, the whole family piled into Debs new wagon and went on a bit of a road trip around the western highlands to take in some of the beautiful scenery, brave the midges and

Parenthood Play

Getting in to pot

Every parent has to deal with life’s issues at some point or another.  Whether it’s the first dodgy boyfriend, crashing the car or coming home drunk and throwing up all over the newly laid pale cream carpet; well OK, that was our dog and it wasn’t drunk.  So it was for us this weekend.  We

Parenthood

Tonight Matthew…

..I shall attempt to eat the entire world (if the LHC doesn’t beat me to it that is). I have to say, it was my kind of dinner.  A small savoury main course to start then a much larger pudding to finish!  Marcail ploughed through Deb’s chicken stew in no time flat.  I could barely

Daily Life Doglet Play

Scared dog

She gets stressed when Debs is on edge and Canada are 2:1 up to the US in the men’s ice hockey final; for gold. Two minutes to go… It doesn’t get more exciting for a Canadian!

Parenthood

Another one

Tooth two through now. It’s odd to look into Marcail’s mouth, which we’re both used to being a pure gummy zone, and seeing the glint of enamel!

Parenthood

Furst Toof!

It’s here.  It probably made an appearance on Saturday, but it was Sunday before I got a look at it.

Parenthood

Exersaucer

So, I mentioned that Marcail had been quite taken with her exersaucer in Calgary.  Well, she was really quite taken with it.  So much so in fact that we really thought we should get her one now that we are home.  Sunday just past, then, we made a trip back to Edinburgh for DIY, food

Parenthood

A place of my own

Saturday night was a big night in the Begbie household.  While we were in Canada, Marcail had got used to sleeping in a bigger space on account of being in a travel cot / play pen rather than being in her moses basket as she had been till we left.  The first night, which was

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