Well I am alive... but it's amazing how things can catch up on you if you let them. Life has been just so busy for me recently - work has been a real pain, with me often being away on business trips; home life has been busy too with my son starting his GCSEs, the eldest daughter finishing her degree course and my youngest daughter braking her ankle. The bad news is that it doesn't appear to be getting any clearer for me, with work especially keeping me away from home, and more importantly my laptop ( ) for at least the month of June.

That said, I've been able to spend a bit of time catching up on things today hence having the chance to post a quick blog entry.

Anyway, I hope you are all OK and I look forward to reading your blogs very soon.