Well Liam's been off for several weeks now and it's fair to say that I cannot work well with him around, not because he deliberately distracts me or because I'm such a great Dad I spend all my time trying to entertain him but just because I'm out of my term-time routine which I like! We seem to have a constant stream of visitors too which is very nice but not condusive to hard work and long hours in the office making phone calls.

This morning is no exception, I'm up early in the office and the curtains of the house are still drawn because everyone else in there is still fast asleep. Last night we had 5 adults and 4 teenage kids staying and it was the chaos that you would think for such a houseful. Mary's sister Kay has been staying with us along with her youngest daughter Sally. On top of that we met up in town yesterday with friends of ours from Yeovil, Dave and Joy who were in Weymouth with their children Laim (yes, another one) and Georgia, who all stayed with us dotted around the house.

We managed to cater for them, cheese and wine seemed to do the trick although I might have opted for a curry from Weymouth Tandoori given the chance.