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1. 10 Dec 2002 The End of the Line
   No more Continual Slanders. It was supposed to be my journal, but all I talked about were my children, and... (1)

1. 14 Nov 2002 Updates
   Emilia potty training going well, and George gets his first tooth (0)

1. 3 Nov 2002 Ooh, aah, works
   Fireworks. Fear craft. (3)

1. 25 Oct 2002 Jealousy
   Sibling pushing and shoving, naughty steps and running. (0)

1. 14 Oct 2002 Chaos at work
   someone makes a big mistake and everyone else has to live with it. (3)

1. 7 Oct 2002 Turning Japanese
   Gina's grandfather was a prisoner of war, held captive by the Japanese during World War II. Many years and two... (2)

1. 29 Sep 2002 Swimming, painting and rolling
   Emilia swims, I paint, George rolls. (0)

1. 28 Sep 2002 Good day sunshine
   I like to walk ... (0)

1. 27 Sep 2002 The Principle Carer
   We have a lazy post-op day. (1)

1. 26 Sep 2002 Mummy in hospital
   A day to remember as mother has to go into hospital and I'm left with the baby. (1)

1. 9 Sep 2002 Emilia and the Birthday Party
   Over the illness, having a party, tumbletots and scary slides (1)

1. 6 Sep 2002 Getting back on our feet
   only to be knocked down again (1)

1. 4 Sep 2002 Ill
   We're all ill now. Got what Emilia had a few days ago. Hopefully better in a few days time... (1)

1. 1 Sep 2002 Sick and Beer
   Saturday morning starts with Emilia being very sick in her bed. Not a good start. (2)

1. 18 Aug 2002 The Writing Is On The Wall
   Emilia draws on the wall for the first time. View the evidence here. (1)

1. 12 Aug 2002 I've hospitalised someone
   Work football games are often dirty and littered with fouls and bad passes. Not this time, but the consequences were still bad. (0)

1. 6 Aug 2002 Return to Castle Aquarius
   I went over to see Aquarius and others, having a very good time and drinking lots. Eating fine foods, playing fun games, singing Buffy (badly) and looking at Aquarius's referrer log clock over.  (0)

1. 5 Aug 2002 ADSL is Go
   ADSL is installed. Everything just got quicker. (0)

1. 2 Aug 2002 Slightly happier
   I have news about my job. What I have to do is slightly less problematic, and I have to concentrate on XML (2)

1. 28 Jul 2002 Cotswold Wildlife Park
   visit to Cotswold wildlife park, saw many animals, had fun with daughter on Sunday. (0)

1. 26 Jul 2002 All Work and no play makes Jack very angry
   I'm pretty depressed about my work situation at the moment. (0)

1. 22 Jul 2002 Five nights in a row
   This means we have our evenings again. The first night it happened, we didn’t know what to do. (1)

1. 16 Jul 2002 Childminder problem?
   A neighbour complains about our childminder and how she is looking after her children. (2)

1. 15 Jul 2002 Visiting Other People
   Visiting other people when you have children (and you take these children with you) can be a nightmare. This can happen even if the people you visit have a child or children of their own. In fact, under certain conditions this can make things worse.  (1)

1. 12 Jul 2002 Summary of a week where not much happened
   Not much happened. (2)

1. 9 Jul 2002 You will obey me
   Emilia being disobedient in a small way, growing skin problems. (0)

1. 4 Jul 2002 Daughter in Casualty
   Emilia had to go to casualty today, following a blow to the head by a rusty iron gate. (0)

1. 3 Jul 2002 The Road is Long
   It took me nearly three hours to get home this evening. (0)

1. 3 Jul 2002 Nightmare Rabbits
   Things can look quite different in the middle of a dark and stormy night (0)

1. 2 Jul 2002 Back to work for a rest
   Change for the better, change for the worse, change for the summer and fall. (1)

1. 21 Jun 2002 England and the Depression of 2002
   I'm now going to get drunk and celebrate how far we got (1)

1. 20 Jun 2002 Planning for an early night
   football, harry potter, games and children. (2)

1. 17 Jun 2002 Father's Day and Guinness
   A lie in, a bacon brunch, a football lunch with Guinness and evening relaxing. (0)

1. 9 Jun 2002 Pattern
   George settles into a pattern, Emilia gets slightly cheekier, I ponder on various things, I watch multiple football games, and read a lot (2)

1. 29 May 2002 Decisions, Decisions
   Lots of work, lack of updates, a decision to make, George is getting fatter and the World Cup starts this week, (2)

1. 22 May 2002 4 weeks old
   George's 4 week birthday and Emilia's reaction to George (0)

1. 21 May 2002 Differences
   It is interesting how two children from the same genetic stock can be so different. Even though he is only... (0)

1. 20 May 2002 Sleepless in Reading
   It is 3am and the only way George will sleep is if I continually walk up and down the living room at a consistent and slow pace. (1)

1. 19 May 2002 Attack of the Clones
   I hadn't felt excited before. It didn't feel right to be excited. I wasn't a teenager. Then I saw the Jedi Knight at the top of the stairs. I was in the queue to see the new Star Wars film.  (0)

1. 10 May 2002 Escape
   Drinks, curry and wheelie bins (4)

1. 8 May 2002 The Mother-in-law has landed
   The Mother-in-law doesn't make the coffee, Man United lose the title to Arsenal, George sleeps in an unusual position and I leave the car headlights on. Doh! (0)

1. 8 May 2002 Birth Story
   This is an email my wife wrote to friends following the birth of George. I've edited it slightly, so it makes more sense to people who don't know us so well. (0)

1. 7 May 2002 Back at Work
   First day back at work today, and already my eyes are aching from looking at the screen. I have rather... (0)

1. 1 May 2002 Thanks
   Thanks for all the comments, cards and emails from everyone about George and the birth. The website will be updated... (0)

1. 25 Apr 2002 Baby George has arrived
   Baby George was born 7:45 on 24th April 2002 weighing 7lbs 3oz. Mother and baby doing fine and the... (11)

1. 21 Apr 2002 more results as we get them
   no baby yet , sky installed, dogs, sandpits and ADSL (4)

1. 18 Apr 2002 Waiting ... (Slight Return)
   It feels like my whole life is on hold at the moment, waiting for the birth of number 2. Someone... (1)

1. 17 Apr 2002 A Sort of False Alarm
   I'd just taken a phone call from my wife, Gina. She sounded close to tears, but it was hard to be sure as the line was so bad. (0)

1. 16 Apr 2002 Neighbours from Hell
   It's back. The damn truck that we complained to our next door neighbours about last year is back. (2)

1. 13 Apr 2002 You Drive (Me) Crazy
   I brief catch journal session Wednesday night is European Football night here. Long had the curse of My Wife held... (1)

1. 9 Apr 2002 Waiting ...
   We're sitting in the hospital corridor waiting to see the consultant. There are no pensioners lying on beds near us,... (0)

1. 7 Apr 2002 Mantle and Dismantle
   I met up with a university friend Friday night and had what could be described as a "Last Night... (3)

1. 4 Apr 2002 Too tired to kick a ball.
   Thursday night is football night. I had a rather complicated day today involving my car going to the garage, getting... (0)

1. 4 Mar 2002 Green Fingers
   or, is bastard digging really proper gardening terminolog or just a way of letting Alan Titchmarch swear on TV? (0)

1. 1 Mar 2002 Don't Worry, Be Happy
   or, there is nothing wrong with you. (1)

1. 24 Feb 2002 ECG Travails, Part 2
   or, how to scare someone in one easy step (2)

1. 20 Feb 2002 ECG Travails, Part I
   I was early for my appointment with the nurse, which betrayed my nervousness about the situation. I sat in the... (2)

1. 14 Feb 2002 Heartbroken
   It seems I'm a bafflement to science. The Doctor didn't know what was wrong with me. It could be nothing,... (0)

1. 13 Feb 2002 What have you done for me lately
   or some random items that don't fit anywhere else (4)

1. 11 Feb 2002 Another weekend trip
   they live in a house, a very big house, in the country (0)

1. 28 Jan 2002 Something for the Weekend
   on a trip away from the apron strings of mother (1)

1. 23 Jan 2002 Chest Infection
   I've got the same infection as my wife so not feeling too good. We think Emilia has it too as... (0)

1. 19 Jan 2002 Kill or be killed
   on surgeries, guns and robot building (2)

1. 17 Jan 2002 Declutter update
   on what is and what isn't considered rubbish (0)

1. 17 Jan 2002 Declutter
   on living with a teacher (6)

1. 15 Jan 2002 Dell-ahhh
   on a high powered PC (0)

1. 9 Jan 2002 Lord of the Rings
   on successful movies and failing computers (0)

1. 6 Jan 2002 Wheeeee
   on female football fans of all ages (0)

1. 5 Jan 2002 Legoless
   on drunkeness, small plastic bricks and job losses (0)

1. 4 Jan 2002 Orrible
   Horrible day at work. Too many crappy ODBC tars and nothing interesting. Still, I did find some time to upload... (0)

1. 3 Jan 2002 Organising is not my strong point
   Let's get this straight. I am forgetful. This causes rows. My wife and I have healthy debates on whether or... (0)

1. 2 Jan 2002 Back to Reality
   on work, football and viruses (0)

1. 1 Jan 2002 New Years Day
   After the noise-fest that was Reading celebrating the new year in with many fireworks and bangers (nice free display; better... (0)

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