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Really getting sick of this. Last night it must have been 3am before I fell asleep. Today after a hard day at work, I got in about half 8 and had some dinner. Watched a big of telly. Time was approaching 10pm so thought, as I was starting to doze off on the couch, I would go to bed, confident I would get a good 8 hrs. I woke at 158am. It's now 354am and I still can't get back to sleep. I've not drank any coffee. Last cup was at 830pm. Getting sick of this crap sleeping cycle. I am up at 7am, for a busy Sat in work and know that I will be very tired and no doubt will want to sleep early evening sat. Then the cycle will start again. Fuckin pish. 2 word summary. Grr

>Well we are off on holiday on Monday. Down to Haven near Scarborough. Hoping for some nice weather and sure We will all have fun. !! Kids found out fae their Papa. Lol. We were keeping quiet till Sunday. Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Well we are off on holiday on Monday. Down to Haven near Scarborough. Hoping for some nice weather and sure We will all have fun. !! Kids found out fae their Papa. Lol. We were keeping quiet till Sunday. Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

away to work. have a good day team.

Now there is a sign of 'I am up tae sumfin ' if ever I saw it.

Well the Iphone4 is a month old today. Ots been a rocky 1 for sone but as a user from day 1, and queuing outside the 02 shop since 530am, I've never had a prob or an issue with it. So great stuff and cont the good work apple. Who know what's coming.

not best album...

Went to bed early and woke up before 4am. Could not get back to sleep. Getting daylight. Place very calming. Silence fills the air. Looking out back window, I can see birds attempting to get food in the grass. Kettles on. Coffee. TV. On. Looks like that's me for the day.

Follow on from yesterday... Holiday now booked for next week. This is a test as never stayed in a caravan for a week. Going to Haven Blue Dolphin in Yorkshire, near Scarborough. Looking forward to it, kids will have a ball. Place is near Filey..  http://www.haven.com/parks/yorkshire_lincolnshire/blue_dolphin/index.aspx Place has a lot to do around it, so looking forward to spending time with family and seeing kids happy. Good thing is might add a day or so onto end of hol via a travel lodge should we venture to Alton Towers or something.....

Finally after 3 nights, we have agreed and booked a short 1 week break near Scarborough.. Should be good, not to long a journey from home and there appears to be plenty to do... More Follows...

What happened to the Great Summer we were going to have?- Thats the 2nd year in a row where quite frankly the Summer has been pants... Think as a society we have created a vision or expectation that Scotland or 'Up North' can have great summers. The reality is very much different...

For last 2 nights we have been trying to book a hol but can't agree on where to go and it's getting to a point of irritation. Having checked up the finances, I've came to the conclusion that we can't afford to go abroad for a week. I've been looking at Haven holiday parks for a weeks hol around east coast, Yorkshire etc. But someone keeps thinking yes we can afford to go abroad. A week the now we will be off work for 2 weeks and have found us in a position we really have never been in. This is our only chance to do something as a family as I work 3/4 weekends. The next few days will be interesting to see what compromise is made. All I know is we ain't going abroad ....

Ok. That's my own personal blah set up an ready to go.

I've decided to come back to wordpress and start something quite unique for me and that is my own blog. I at times think aloud and I have always wanted to note this down and read back and in recent weeks have found that the family blog at clanham.info was becoming more my stomping ground for my own rants, groans and moans which really should not be the case. That is my family blog and will continue to be. So this journey is going to be a what really amounts to a test. I find myself more recently deep in thought of what I am doing, where I am going and in what direction I want to take my life, my family and this may be a good place to air these thoughts and hopefully give me some method of putting clarity to my thoughts. So I hope as I write, what I blah here will make sense and hope it may be of interest to some people. Alex. July 26th 2010.

>For weeks twitter has been doing my nut and this weekend is last straw. If I don't get it sorted in next day or so I am pulling plug for good. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Welton Rd,Mauchline,United Kingdom

>Why do weekends off go so quick? Had some great fun. After the Corbetts BBQ last night we went out for a nice family meal at Stair, a few miles from home. This is a great wee place and the boys were well behaved. Had a great meal then we went a walk down by the church and back along over the bridge and down by the river ayr. Fun times - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Mauchline,United Kingdom

For weeks twitter has been doing my nut and this weekend is last straw. If I don't get it sorted in next day or so I am pulling plug for good. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Welton Rd,Mauchline,United Kingdom

Why do weekends off go so quick? Had some great fun. After the Corbetts BBQ last night we went out for a nice family meal at Stair, a few miles from home. This is a great wee place and the boys were well behaved. Had a great meal then we went a walk down by the church and back along over the bridge and down by the river ayr. Fun times - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Mauchline,United Kingdom

>Had a most enjoyable evening. Left Mauchline at 6pm and it was pissing from the heavens. Our destination- Clarkston. And a BBQ/drinks/chat with our friends the Corbetts and the Gordons. Weather has been funny. By time we picked the G's up, it was dry. Not a spot of rain. Headed round for 7 pm and started our evening. Because of weather we did not think they would have had BBQ, but we sat outside for a good hr and a half and enjoyed some good food. Next time I am doing a BBQ - bacon for the burgers a must ! And baked tatties done in oven. Followed inside by some lively chat and fun on quiz games. Just home. Well staying at friends. Home sun pm. Good end to a good night. .... - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Had a most enjoyable evening. Left Mauchline at 6pm and it was pissing from the heavens. Our destination- Clarkston. And a BBQ/drinks/chat with our friends the Corbetts and the Gordons. Weather has been funny. By time we picked the G's up, it was dry. Not a spot of rain. Headed round for 7 pm and started our evening. Because of weather we did not think they would have had BBQ, but we sat outside for a good hr and a half and enjoyed some good food. Next time I am doing a BBQ - bacon for the burgers a must ! And baked tatties done in oven. Followed inside by some lively chat and fun on quiz games. Just home. Well staying at friends. Home sun pm. Good end to a good night. .... - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>Went down to local last night for a few beers with some of the boys and ended up chatting to a guy who went to school with my old man. As a group we had a bit of banter for a good hour and it was cool listening to his stories about his youth and what he got up to in the late 60s. And early 70s. He even told me he used to go ice skating with my dad and his sister, my aunt Margaret. Highlight was a story of when he was somewhere near Mauchline, entertaining 'cough' a young lady in a car. Lights off - and a torch flashed up at the car. - it was my Dad out on the beat. Lol. Brought a chuckle to my face and ended a good night on a high. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Welton Rd,Mauchline,United Kingdom

Went down to local last night for a few beers with some of the boys and ended up chatting to a guy who went to school with my old man. As a group we had a bit of banter for a good hour and it was cool listening to his stories about his youth and what he got up to in the late 60s. And early 70s. He even told me he used to go ice skating with my dad and his sister, my aunt Margaret. Highlight was a story of when he was somewhere near Mauchline, entertaining 'cough' a young lady in a car. Lights off - and a torch flashed up at the car. - it was my Dad out on the beat. Lol. Brought a chuckle to my face and ended a good night on a high. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Welton Rd,Mauchline,United Kingdom

>I am so looking forward to this weekend off, as it seems like an absolute age since my last 1 off.. Getting used to these weekend working as imposed upon by my employers is becoming harder than I thought. I don't know how some folk do this all the time. Maybe I've found it a bit harder as I am quite a sociable bloke.. God the number of times Ive said I cant go ... lol is heart breaking- Although maybe its as a good thing some people might say. Ive worked in retail for nearly 20 years and have always worked weekends- but the big difference it was always on my own terms. This being dictated to when my day off is can be a pain but in general has worked out OK.. What generally used to happen was if in the sat was off the sun and vice-versa. Prob worked every 3rd full weekend.. Any way - No point in growling about it.. ATM. 1 distinct advantage is the less required baby sitting during the week, and in 4 weeks time, Euan starts primary so it is going to be strange having a day(s)...

I am so looking forward to this weekend off, as it seems like an absolute age since my last 1 off.. Getting used to these weekend working as imposed upon by my employers is becoming harder than I thought. I don't know how some folk do this all the time. Maybe I've found it a bit harder as I am quite a sociable bloke.. God the number of times Ive said I cant go ... lol is heart breaking- Although maybe its as a good thing some people might say. Ive worked in retail for nearly 20 years and have always worked weekends- but the big difference it was always on my own terms. This being dictated to when my day off is can be a pain but in general has worked out OK.. What generally used to happen was if in the sat was off the sun and vice-versa. Prob worked every 3rd full weekend.. Any way - No point in growling about it.. ATM. 1 distinct advantage is the less required baby sitting during the week, and in 4 weeks time, Euan starts primary so it is going to be strange having a day(s) off...

>Today. Very ratty. Bad mood. Black clouds over head. Headache. Many Grrs All that seems to happen the now is home. Work. Home. Work. No plans for 2 weeks off. As yet. Money tight so hence not many plans. Bored. Lack of motivation. On a continual wheel going round and round and round like a hamster. Will the mora be any better. ? Prob not. So For now. Rant over. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Today. Very ratty. Bad mood. Black clouds over head. Headache. Many Grrs All that seems to happen the now is home. Work. Home. Work. No plans for 2 weeks off. As yet. Money tight so hence not many plans. Bored. Lack of motivation. On a continual wheel going round and round and round like a hamster. Will the mora be any better. ? Prob not. So For now. Rant over. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>Tonight the boys and us took their naan Mary out for a meal. Boys were well behaved as they were in an adult place that let's say don't have many things to occupy the kids. We all had a nice time and naan got some nice presents and we finished with happy birthday and a cake. And someone had to be greedy.

Tonight the boys and us took their naan Mary out for a meal. Boys were well behaved as they were in an adult place that let's say don't have many things to occupy the kids. We all had a nice time and naan got some nice presents and we finished with happy birthday and a cake. And someone had to be greedy.

>Well its 609am on a Sat morning... Randomly woke up very early. Prob the snoring bull beside me... that's done it. Any way got up, thought need to be up in an hour and well, awake now... So looking out the window- rain again. great. The weather the last 2 weeks has been horrendous. Whatever happened to the nice summer we were all going to have. ? It is the 17th July and this is peak summer... > well not around here it is not lol.. Quick coffee before work. Notebook's open so Ill randomly blog lol.. This is earliest Ive been up on a Saturday for a while... Tonight we are going to Tommy and Junes to help them celebrate their ruby wedding. They were married 40 years ago today.. Now that's staying power... I remember going up to their house in Irvine with Maryann when it was their 25 wedding anv! lol... That's us showing our age... Anyway this is to them. Happy ruby wedding and here is to the Golden Wedding lol... Time to scoff coffee and head to work soon..

Well its 609am on a Sat morning... Randomly woke up very early. Prob the snoring bull beside me... that's done it. Any way got up, thought need to be up in an hour and well, awake now... So looking out the window- rain again. great. The weather the last 2 weeks has been horrendous. Whatever happened to the nice summer we were all going to have. ? It is the 17th July and this is peak summer... > well not around here it is not lol.. Quick coffee before work. Notebook's open so Ill randomly blog lol.. This is earliest Ive been up on a Saturday for a while... Tonight we are going to Tommy and Junes to help them celebrate their ruby wedding. They were married 40 years ago today.. Now that's staying power... I remember going up to their house in Irvine with Maryann when it was their 25 wedding anv! lol... That's us showing our age... Anyway this is to them. Happy ruby wedding and here is to the Golden Wedding lol... Time to scoff coffee and head to work soon..

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>Apple Eats Humble Pie: 'We're Not Perfect' Last Updated 22:41 16/07/2010 Jo Couzens and Pete Norman, Sky News Online Apple boss Steve Jobs has admitted the company has problems with its iPhone 4 reception and has offered customers a free case to fix the problem. Speaking at a news conference in the US, Jobs said: "We are not perfect. We know that you know that, and phones are not perfect either. "But we want to make all of our users happy." He said Apple will give free protective "bumper" cases to iPhone users, which should sort out the so-called "death grip" problem - a problem in which the user's hand can muffle or block the signal when the phone is held up. Mr Jobs announced the giveaway at the company's headquarters in California and said those who have already bought the phone and new buyers will all be eligible. He went on to say that those still unhappy with the service will be eligible for a full refund. The manufactur...

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Apple Eats Humble Pie: 'We're Not Perfect' Last Updated 22:41 16/07/2010 Jo Couzens and Pete Norman, Sky News Online Apple boss Steve Jobs has admitted the company has problems with its iPhone 4 reception and has offered customers a free case to fix the problem. Speaking at a news conference in the US, Jobs said: "We are not perfect. We know that you know that, and phones are not perfect either. "But we want to make all of our users happy." He said Apple will give free protective "bumper" cases to iPhone users, which should sort out the so-called "death grip" problem - a problem in which the user's hand can muffle or block the signal when the phone is held up. Mr Jobs announced the giveaway at the company's headquarters in California and said those who have already bought the phone and new buyers will all be eligible. He went on to say that those still unhappy with the service will be eligible for a full refund. The manufacturer h...

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Your National Lottery Play by Direct Debit prize will be paid to your registered Bank Account shortly. Kind regards, National Lottery Customer Care Team www.national-lottery.co.uk - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

> Apple to hold news conference at its HQ on Friday over its problematic iPhone 4. 11 minutes ago . API - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Apple to hold news conference at its HQ on Friday over its problematic iPhone 4. 11 minutes ago . API - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

> Football Association today proudly unveiled Total, fcuk and UPS as the new sponsors of the England football team. ‘The combination of these three corporate giants perfectly captures the ethos of the England side,’ said an FA spokesman. The new shirts come in a range of bright ‘easy to spot’ colours after claims from England players that the old kit was painted in ‘magic invisible ink’ which made it impossible to pick out an easy and obvious pass to a team mate. The new shirts are also made of a super lightweight material, unlike the old tops which were apparently made of extra-heavy chain mail which left the Premiership stars lumbering around looking exhausted and unfit. However, one criticism has been made of the design of the new England kit with claims that the neck hole was inexplicably too small for the heads of the Premiership stars. Players say this will make it very hard to pull the shirt off during an over-exuberant goal celebration, but a spokesman for the manufacturers ...

Football Association today proudly unveiled Total, fcuk and UPS as the new sponsors of the England football team. ‘The combination of these three corporate giants perfectly captures the ethos of the England side,’ said an FA spokesman. The new shirts come in a range of bright ‘easy to spot’ colours after claims from England players that the old kit was painted in ‘magic invisible ink’ which made it impossible to pick out an easy and obvious pass to a team mate. The new shirts are also made of a super lightweight material, unlike the old tops which were apparently made of extra-heavy chain mail which left the Premiership stars lumbering around looking exhausted and unfit. However, one criticism has been made of the design of the new England kit with claims that the neck hole was inexplicably too small for the heads of the Premiership stars. Players say this will make it very hard to pull the shirt off during an over-exuberant goal celebration, but a spokesman for the manufacturers said ...

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> Breaking News- Scotland win World Cup by beating England 8-1 in final. Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>World Cup Victory As Spain Reign At Last Kate Sullivan, Sky News Online Spain's Andres Iniesta has taken his team to their first World Cup final victory, scoring the game's only goal in the 116th minute. Read more at www.skynews.com Get SkyNews on your iPhone Alex Hamilton www.gravatar.com/lexjah Big well done to Spain on world cup win. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Breaking News- Scotland win World Cup by beating England 8-1 in final. Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

World Cup Victory As Spain Reign At Last Kate Sullivan, Sky News Online Spain's Andres Iniesta has taken his team to their first World Cup final victory, scoring the game's only goal in the 116th minute. Read more at www.skynews.com Get SkyNews on your iPhone Alex Hamilton www.gravatar.com/lexjah Big well done to Spain on world cup win. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>Well this world cup final is pish. And I missed first half as at work!! - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Well this world cup final is pish. And I missed first half as at work!! - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>Awake. -Tip don't fall asleep at 930pm then wake up. - Don't over indulge on caramel apple Betty. Killing my guts. - feel bloated and very uncomfortable. Then watch Star Trek 4 - the voyage home. It's rubbish. So a typical sat night in when your working. Now 02.23. Grr - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>Blogging from iPhone might get interesting lol. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

>Awake. -Tip don't fall asleep at 930pm then wake up. - Don't over indulge on caramel apple Betty. Killing my guts. - feel bloated and very uncomfortable. Then watch Star Trek 4 - the voyage home. It's rubbish. So a typical sat night in when your working. - random tales from my iphone4.

Awake. -Tip don't fall asleep at 930pm then wake up. - Don't over indulge on caramel apple Betty. Killing my guts. - feel bloated and very uncomfortable. Then watch Star Trek 4 - the voyage home. It's rubbish. So a typical sat night in when your working. Now 02.23. Grr - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Blogging from iPhone might get interesting lol. - Random tales using BlogPress from my iPhone

Awake. -Tip don't fall asleep at 930pm then wake up. - Don't over indulge on caramel apple Betty. Killing my guts. - feel bloated and very uncomfortable. Then watch Star Trek 4 - the voyage home. It's rubbish. So a typical sat night in when your working. - random tales from my iphone4.

> Some new additions to Twitter: @_larryham : DAD @shire33 : David Lets see if they use them lmao.

Some new additions to Twitter: @_larryham : DAD @shire33 : David Lets see if they use them lmao.