Happy Birthday, Jack

Happy 15th birthday to grandson Jack who, even if I say so myself, is turning out a fine young man who is ambitious with a clear view of what he wants to achieve in life. I've no doubt whatsoever that he will achieve his aims.

That said, the present lockdown as a result of COVID-19 appears to have affected his thoughts process looking at his new hair colour. Baby brother Daniel seems less than impressed...

Two of a Kind

Yesterday saw daughter number one celebrate her 33rd birthday. It doesn't seem that nearly a third of a century has passed since I packed a case for my wife at the time, all ready for the day she was due to give birth, in order she could rush straight to Aberdeen's Maternity Hospital.

On that morning, back in 1986, I awoke my wife and asked if she was okay. She replied she felt absolutely fine.

Would she mind if I went to the Aberdeen-Hearts game that day? Of course not she smiled.

She wasn't smiling 12 hours later when I returned home. I omitted to say the game wasn't being played in Aberdeen. As it was the Scottish Cup final it was in Glasgow - 140 miles away...

But daughter Laura did her bit to save my skin my delaying her entrance to the world by a full week. So, there was no harm done...

Laura now has four children of her own. The oldest, Jack is 14 years old. The youngest, Daniel is just 7 months old. As you might detect from the photos below, there is an uncanny resemblance...

Jack 2005

Daniel 2019

A Family Tradition...

Grandchild number five is four months old today. Where the hell does time go to? Daniel is already displaying the same level of interest in his Papa as his brother and sisters...