Sunday 7 March 2010

Swan and swim

Today was the next of Jake's big swims, and this morning he did 24 lengths, or 600m, to get his next badge. Nicky and I both went along to cheer him on. We were a bit annoyed (as was Jake) that he wasn't given a lane of his own to swim in, so he probably ended up doing a fair bit more than the 600m he needed to due to the dodging of other swimmers that was required.

He might do some level badges next rather than moving straight on to the next distance, but anyway, I was certainly very impressed with this morning's swim - about 23 lengths more than I would manage.

After coming home and taking the dog for a wander in the woods (which are now passable again thanks to a few days of dry weather) we picked up Nanny and Grandad and headed off to the Swan in West Malling for Sunday lunch. Scrummy as always - I particularly enjoyed the braised beef!

We were back just after kick off in the last of the cup quarter finals, although Jake and I went and had our own game outside rather than watching it all. After the game it was the draw for the semis, and the good news is that we're still on for a Chelsea against Spurs final, provided that Chelsea can beat Aston Villa in their semi, and Spurs beat Fulham in the replay and then beat Portsmouth it their semi. Could be interesting, although we will be in California when the semifinals are being played.

In Apple news, Nicky has finally got her iphone up and running, after several calls to Vodafone, and I'm still loving the Mac. I've been importing some photos today, and have also downloaded the Delicious Library software, and we've been enjoying scanning barcodes from some of our books! Finished the latest Nick Hornby book, Juliet Naked, the other day. A good read - thanks for the birthday pressie Heather.