Since it's been such a long time since I posted some links, I thought I would put the record straight with a varied collection of Internet content.

- Horse Quartet

- Teddy Bear Tower

- Design A Flower

- Destroy The Internet

- Interactive Periodic Table

- 5 Million Piece Lego Boulder

- Desktop Wallpapers

- Convert images to vector images

- Production Line Made From Lego

- People Make Perfect Pixels

- 3D Missile Game

- 80's Arcade Games

Watch this space for more before Christmas 2008 (probably) !

Well, it's my 38th birthday today, and I have had a good one overall. I spent this morning looking after Heather, who is recovering from Chickenpox, had a bust afternoon in work, then hope to a surprise birthday tea with Jo and the kids. I've never had so much sugary food in one day - and for me, that is REALLY saying something !

I know SimeWorld has been neglected for months now, but it's not totally forgotten, and I am trying to get back to posting the odd snippet, game, or interesting link. In the meantime, why not check out some of the excellent sketches at XKCD.com.

I was told by an old friend yesterday that SimeWorld had gone 'down the pan' and I had to admit that he was right. Still, it was a conscious decision to drop a couple of gears with the updates - I just hadn't banked on not missing it at all !

Life is pretty good in general at the moment, depsite me finally getting a cold. Work is especially busy, and I'm never short of a challenge there ! Heather is enjoying her dance classes, Matthew has started some sports training once a week (which he loves), and Joanne is slowly working up to running a good portion of her Race For Life this year.

I've got Episode 2 of Lost to look forward to tonight, I'm putting up a LCD television in our bedroom tomorrow, and I've got a day of work on Monday. If only every weekend was this great :-)

Anyway, here's a link that I've used before, but it was well received at the time...
Highly Addictive Bubble Game

Take care of yourself and your loved ones, and watch this space for another update this side of Easter !

How keen am I ?
The first day of 2008 isn't even half-way through yet, and I've already updated the logo and background, for a website that very rarely gets any attention from me these days :-)

We all (including Heather) stayed up to let the New year in last night, so I suspect an early night might be on the cards for today. Heather got a bit bored playing games, but she soon brightened up once the buffet and loud music came out. She just can't resist dancing once the music starts !

Just before midnight, we all stepped outside to wait for the first chime of Big Ben, and then wished each other a Happy New Year, before stumbling into bed for a much needed sleep.

So, a very Happy New Year to you.
Here's hoping that 2008 brings happiness, adventure, peace of mind, excitement, and contentment, to you and all your loved ones.

We started the day at 6:10am, so that could have been a lot worse !
After tearing through several rainforests worth of wrapping paper, the kids now have more presents than they know what to do with. We've not crossed the storage location bridge yet - one thing at a time !

Matthew got plenty of books, an Eye Clops, and a RoboQuad, to name but a few. Heather was the lucky recipient of all manner of 'girl stuff', such as a high chair for her dolls, a Pixel Chix, and a chef's outfit.

I've got some lovely gifts from Jo and family, and I think I will be making the most of my sweet tooth over the next few days. One of the presents I bought for Jo was an almost-floor-length fluffy nightdress. Not exactly Agent Provocateur lingerie, but more practical on chilly winter nights. We can save the kinky PVC underwear for the weekends ;-)

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas with the people who are important to you.

They say that time flies when you're having fun. Now, I'm sure that's true, but I contend that time never flies quicker than at 6:30am on a cold winter morning, and you're under a warm duvet.

There is a myriad of jobs that need to be done to get you and the kids fed, dressed, and ready to leave the house for school and work, but you're really warm and comfy here thanks.
You know you *should* get up, but...

This little angel had his 10th birthday yesterday !

I know anybody with children will agree that the time just flies by. I can remember like it was yesterday when Joanne called me at work to say that the midwife had suggested she went down to the hospital to have her blood pressure monitored. It has been high for a while, so it wasn't a surprise, but there seemed no real reason to worry. After all, the baby wasn't due for 6 weeks...

By early that evening, just when we were both getting bored of hanging around the hospital, a doctor came in and explained that there was nothing they could prescribe for the high blood pressure, as it might affect the baby. So, we were told that it was time for the baby to come into the world, via an emergency caesarian. To say we were shocked would be quite an understatement !

Some time soon after, Matthew entered the world with his eyes wide open, and his lungs soon followed ! There were no complications, and he was a reasonable weight for his 34 week term (4 pounds 14 ounces). Ten years later and just look at him now !

Every day I look at him, he makes me proud. We're very lucky to have such a wonderful young man.
Happy Birthday Son!