cover blown, can't hold own water -eh! I did my best. NEWS OF THE WORLD here i come. ps. send kleenex

Sterling job AGENT PO, water held well! Mission complete!!!!

ARRRGG that was mental, i bet it was such a shock for your famalies, I cant believe your back either. whoo whooo . see you soon hopefully x x x

Hi There everyone,
Well, what can I say?.The two intrepid travellers had us all convinced that thay would not be home until the year was up. They are so sneaky!!!! oN THE 6TH November I was enjoying my time with Carina's family.. Heather and I had previously discussed welcome home parties, picking the two up from the airport, getting everyone together but because we didn't know when our youngsters were coming home could not arrange anything properly. , as I said i was enjoying the bonfire party but it was tinged with great sadness for me. I have had a very rough year whilst David and Carina have been away, mainly because my lovely mum died in May and then my little dog died in August. My step sister and I had decided that as most of our parents' furniture wouldn't sell, a litle of it should be broken up and brought to the bonfire party. Both our parents loved a good 'blaze' and fireworks and my mum particularly loved sparklers. So along with the furniture i had brought fireworks and lots of sparklers. As I saw my mum's furniture go onto the fire I became very upset and was in tears. Then along came Philip to tell me that David and Carina had provided special fireworks for Heather and I and the time had come for us to light them. So as I dried my tears and tried to compose myself, Heather and i walked hand in hand towards the fireworks. We were told where the fuses were on the fireworks and told to move away as soon as we had lit them. This we did and as i moved quickly away from mine, a figure appeared in front of me and a very, very dear voice said to me 'You didn't think you were going to do this without us did you?' Nobody in this whole wide world can imagine how wonderful that was to me. Did I want to let go of my son? No way!!!!! Did I cry? You bet I did! I couldn't get to Carina for what seemed like ages as she was surrounded by family and friends. What a truly fantastic, wonderful, fabulous, tremendous, amazing, mindblowing, uplifting, exciting, surprise. I bet there were not two happier mums anywhere, then Heather and I were just then. As David and Carina said, the end of their adventure was
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS. XXXXXXX

SUPACALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOTIOUS!!!! XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX

hey up cuz and cuz's wench!!!

looking forward to the grand finale, wouldn't expect anything less, your mum's here as i'm writing this telling me not to put MAKE IT BAD GO FOR IT (i'm now band from this site by ya mam david!!!)

Hi, Daringdo and Tinkerbell. I have just read your 'Just a thought'. Oh, my lord. what on earth are you two up to now I wonder. That has filled me with fear and trepidation!!!! Just remember I would like you both back safely, with all limbs and bits and pieces intact. I don't need to get to grips with the power tools David. I picked up a bag with mum's picture frames in it and a nail which I am sure wasn't stuck out before was stuck out then and it ripped into my finger and I've cut my thumb with a laser knife whilst preparing dinner. This is Martin's fault, I'm sure, as he is supposed to be coming here today. You do realize that after me making you a promise not to cllimb ladders, you will be busy decorating when you get home so you won't be sitting around doing nothing. And of course. Heather will be doing her bit to make sure that Carina has things to do!!! Looking forward (I think) to reading about the grand slam finale. Lotsaluv and hugs,xx

Oh My Lordy, i can not wait to hear what is next on your adventure, it sound like its going to be a beast.. when will we know?? ill be looking everyday...

well.... it says youve spoken to your family in your last blog... am i not family?? you havent spoken to me since i got back pffftttt!! x x

HEY YOU GUYS.....................
cant wait to see you, i got your message on facebook, i keep forgetting to email you my mob number, im writing a reminder on my hand right now.
Im just on my dinner at work, you have probably started to think about the dirty word lol when are you actually comeing back? is it november?
Oh well must get back to it. its very busy today, but times flying by so i cant complain lol
see you soon whoop whoop.
Love me x

Hey, nope not long now, not sure exactly when we are getting back, hoping to book flights soon. it is november though, have to be home for 27th for insurance. how are plans for wedding coming along now? we were looking at going back to maldives soon but its gone up so much!! got ur msg with number, thanks. speak soon.

love us xx

Hello to you both from a cool & very wet Headingley.

Have just caught up with all your news & photos. That Tiger Kingdom is amazing & I'd REALLY LOVE TO CUDDLE A TIGER. Pity you can't bring one back for me. My Benjamin Clarence (toy tigger) just can't be the same as the real thing!!

I was thinking that you must both be losing a lot of weight with food being as it is, and looking forward to Mums roast beef & yorkshire puddings. Won't be long now. Then I was thinking - you don't see many overweight people in that corner of the world so, unless everyone is starving, it must be a fairly healthy diet. Anyway you'll need some good English stodge to bulk you up for winter!!

I hope you're not counting the days until the reality check so have a fantastic time. We're off to Fuertaventura (Canaries) for Philips birthday. You know what a tan he gets so make sure you return with a better one!!

Take care & make every day count

With love & Hugs & XXXXXXXXXX X

You should get yourself over here with PO for one of your many hols so you can hug and play with the tigers yourself!! um well i'm not really losing any weight but thats Davids department, he has lost plenty. but like you said we will be bulking up for winter no doubt, we have so many cravings you would not believe.

we are working on our tans to beat PO, dont know how its going though, we dont feel tanned at all but we are hoping we have just got used to it and we are actually browner than we think. its only a month until we will be back now so not counting down the days just yet, dont think it will be long though!! time is flying.

lots of love and hugs xxx

Oh, yes, cheeky sod. I was perfectly safe with the power driver. Just remember who built the little toy shed behind the garage. Mr. Dodd was quite startled when it was me who popped up from behind there with drill in hand. And it was me who put up the pelmet rail and tie backs in the sitting room. {Don't think I'd want to try it now though!!}xx

Hi, thought id reply on this as we spoke about most other stuff on skype. Def recovered from diving now, its odd how tired you get from that.

As for you and power driver, well the other stuff was a long time ago and perry sindrome has had years to get stuck in so I am of the same opinion!!! YOU ARE DANGEROUS WITH TOOLS!!!!

That file you are passing roumd does sound like a big one and having had a quick review of our pics that will be a nightmare scenario to decide what we print and what we dont!!

Glad you still enjoying blogs and pics, your right it does take a lot of doing to do them so it makes sense but its worth it for everyone else.

Anyhow getting hungry so must go, new blog and pics ready soon so keep checking. Lotsa love x x

Hi Daringdo and Tinkerbell. Hope you are both feeling rested and recovered from your scuba diving. It was nict to see you and talk to you yesterday love but was quite strange to be talking to you when you appeared to be hanging from the ceiling on your side!!! I am getting used to the frozen picture now. When George had got his car fixed he came to mum's with me and demolished the furniture that is to go to Carina's in November. I feel as though I am slowly cutting the ties to mum. I have been printing out your blogs and have now printed 132 pages and have got the first six months as far as the Canada blog. I can start to pass this file round now, whilst I get the second one done. That's about three lots of ink, one new printer, one new pack of paper, umpteen packs of punched file pockets, and four ring binders. Oh, and a lot of burning the midnight oil. I so enjoy reading the blogs though, you bring your adventures to life for the rest of us. Hope everybody realises how hard you both work to do this. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up on the photos and bring my map up to date. Still haven't finished painting the sitting room or decorated my bedroom. I thought it would all be done by the time you got home. Some Hope!!!!. Got a busy few days ahead, visiting friends, friends coming here for lunch, dancing and then decorating bedrooms at mums. Still haven't got time to get bored. As I said before, it's like living in a Charlie Chaplin or Lampoons film! Signing off now, it's only ten o'clock but I have been at this computer for hours. Take care. Love you both, miss you both. Lotsaluv.xx

Hi Daringdo and Tinkerbell. Woke up this morning to a text from Caz saying 'Yes, No 1.' Well since I didn't know I had sent a text I was a little confused. Then light dawned - last nite I was clearing some texts from my phone. As you know it is a new one that Caz bought me for my birthday and although I am pretty much used to the texting part of it I sometimes do press the send thing cos its where the space button was on my other fone. So goodness know how many people I have texted without knowing it. Can I hear 'blonde bimbo' being bandied around???? For a change I have read your latest blog this morning instead of the middle of the night. Can't get the photos going properly though so will have to try again later. The plasterer Neil got the ceiling mended and skimmed yesterday and it looks great. Whilst I was at mums a lady phoned who used to come and stay with her sister Joan who doors away from mum. She thought she was talking to mum so that was a bit difficult for me. She was really sorry and obviously wanted to know what had happened. She, like everybody except one.who knew mum, knew what a lovely lady she was. My wrist is still really bad, it's even difficult to turn the shower on and off. Am going to get a power screwdriver today or I'll never be able to dismantle the dressing table. Am also going to invest in one of those special lamps. It's getting dark by 6.30 now and you know what I'm like when the nights draw in. Well, think that's a long enough message now. I'll other bits fir next one. Enjoy the sun while you can, cos there sure as hell won't be much when you get back to Blighty. Well, except that you will both light my life up when you get back!!!!!!!!! Take care as usual, be vigilant with the packing as usual. Lotsaluv.xxx

The thought of you with power tools does nothing for my nerves I am convinced there is a law preventing you from using them!! As for the phone, well thats just another bit of tehnology you will have to get to grips with just like you have with the web!

I have text you today so know we should be talking on skype this coming week. So wont tell you anything now. Be careful not to screw your hand to something!! Lotsa love x

hope your both ok not long to see you now!!!!! time is flying by be safe

ps. i am refering to the bottles of jd in the above lol!

Hi cuz, just to confirm you have NO chance of getting more than a picture of my bottles! HA Ha

Hi, long time since I've been on site and I'd meant to catch up when Alicia was out. Still.....did not see any photos of Norman with an elephant and Alicia - wot an opportunity. However, I've heard he's lost his label so I don't know if he's authentic any more. Having typed that, he was possibly made in China anyway so it's not too far to get a new one (label or elephant). If there were photos of a yellow elephant with a real one, please direct me to those. Whatever, keep up the good travelwork and make the most of your reaining time..

Chou (if that's not a dog)

PS: I only realised, having read some posts, that AC is Carole and not Clicky so I got that wrong in a previous post

Nope hes not lost his label its just a little shredded!! we have honoured your request and taken him to see some of his friends, they thought he was food, which scared him a bit but hes still with us!! the photos will be under the 2nd ko phangan blog which we will put up shortly. xx

Hi, Daringdo and Tinkerbell. Just been reading your Singapore blog and looking at the photos. Quite early tonight, it's only 11.15!! I've been very tired today, must be all that walking I've done over the weekend. I sure wouldn't manage a year walking round different countries. Mind you two are a whole lot younger than me.!! The blog was really interesting as usual. The photos are amazing, wow, you were certainly right about the frightening stuff. Some of those images are revolting. Who would want to go to a temple and worship something like that? Well each to their own I guess. I'm so glad your money had been 'found' David. That guy told me that once they had found your money they would backdate it and sort out the sharesaves. After my little calamity with the lenses at the weekend I am going to getsome spare ones. How strange that Chris and I must need the same prescription. I need to get a new camera as well, mine has finally given up the ghost and keeps going back to number one on the film. Time to update, oh and talking about updating, it will be fun on Sept 30th, we have to reset our televisions and boxes. Wish me, the tvs and the boxes good luck. That's all for now, careful with the sunbathing. Take care. Lots of love and hugs to you both.xxx

Hi, Daringdo and Tinkerbell, Just been looking at some pictures and reading a couple of blogs. It is a bit earlier than usual only half past eleven pm. Where do I start. Thank you for my beach 'Happy Birthday' message, loved that and the very personal one on David's back. Very special. You all had a ball on my birthday didn't you? the full moon party looked absolutely spectacular. The body art was wicked. Talented lot that you are!!! the beach scenery was so beautiful, especially the one that was used in the film. Very dramatic with those huge rocks and what beautiful blue sea. The monkeys looked very tame and weren't the babies cute? Been busy sorting out paperwork here today and trying to find my shoes for the wedding I'm going to. Hunted all over for them with the result that couple of rooms a lot tidier!! Oh, the new chair has arrived, so sitting room looking a bit different now. Still haven't heard about your sharesaves. Hopefully they will soon discover who has got your money and whether someone there is committing full scale fraud or if it just incompetence. Patio on hold, have to get a survey done on house and see where I go from there. That's all for now. I do hope you have a good journey back to Thailand and that you enjoy your 'holiday'. Be careful with the scuba-diving, Maverick. Lotsaluv, hugs as usual please.xx

Yeah not your usual late night viewing time! Forgot to tell you before about that temple with the Elephants, they are a symbol of strength and wisdom and guardians of that temple and many others. Same thing in Cambodia if you remember the carvings in the terrace wall. Had an email about sharesaves from the guy you spoke to asking for details, obviously the guy I gave them to the other night hasnt passed them on! Beach party was very busy for us with all our art work but glad you liked it. Whats this about survey on house?! Just in airport waiting for flight to Thailand which seems to be late as we should have boarded and the plane has only just got onto stand! Anyway going now so will speak later. x x

you cheats youve stolen loads of my photos!!

Why thanks for being so generous lending us you photos!!!! Glad you wanted your pics to be part of the blog!!!!

Hi, Daringdo and Tinkerbell, Hope you still having a wonderful time there. Bin looking at some of the photos of when Alicia was with you. Beautiful pictures of you all with the cubs. What superb creatures they are. I have had to stop looking at them, never had such an intense feeling of regret about not going somewhere! It must be strange to see so much poverty around and yet see all those richly decorated temples. They look so beautiful and those flowers, the pink ones were superb. Did they have a perfume? The temple with the carved elephants was fantastic, was it dedicated to elephants in some way? Yesterday I cut down two more little conifers and cleared some more of the brambles and perriwinkle near the fence. I did so much tugging and pulling and sawing I could barely move my hands last night and this morning. Ruth and Charlie gave me a hand to cut and bag all of the stuff this afternoon. I really appreciated that because there was a little mountain range of cuttings along the lawn!! We collected 8 dustbin bags full. Stephen and Martin are going to help me get it all to the tip. Well it is now 12.45am so I think I had better try and get to sleep. Got another busy day tomorrow. Take care of yourselves and each other. Miss you both, lots of love from me to you.xx

Hi, well when you wrote to us we were having fun and up until the last few days still were. You are aware of the issues with the sharesave so wont tell you again. The time with the cubs was fabulous, bu again since you put that we have spoke and you can look forward to your chance with them! Just finished putting more pictures and blogs on so you will have some more to see and they are pretty good ones and a bit different!! We move tomorrow to Singapore then its back to Thailand for a holiday unil we come home and with a 90 day visa we hopefully wont have to worry about moving to far! Lotsa love speak soon. x x

Hi you 3. No blog or photos for 2 weeks. I'm getting withdrawal syptoms!! Glad to hear all is well & Alicia keeping up with hectic pace of life - not to mention the food, creepy crawlies etc. Well Alicia, I gather you've some exciting news of a major adventure. Can't wait to hear about it. You never know though - I may just be speaking to you all in the next few days. Philip tell me he's been gadget shopping!! Love & hugs to you all XXX
PS Alicia may have told you about Benji moving in on the Sunday. Well, he did a runner on the Wednesday, not to be seen since. We put posters up all over Headingley & at vets so hopefully no news is good news & I bet he's already adopted a new family! Shame as he was a real cutie.
XXX

Hey, sorry to hear about cat, hopefully he is alright somewhere else though. as for blogs i dont know if you heard when we were briefly on skype that we had put one on but it wasnt showing for some reason but the last one is the siem reap and sihanoukville one and we will be putting another one on in the nex few days hopefully. sorry had to go so soon when skyping, next time will make sure have plenty of time, good to know it works though!! speak soon hopefully love to u a PO xxxxx