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Two buns in the oven

Owen — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:00:35 +0000

It’s been almost 4 years since my Bun in the Oven announcement that turned out to be the wonder that is Arthur, and only recently we decided to see if we could repeat the magic with some of the embryos that were frozen when he was conceived. Well, only a few weeks ago we had 2 embryos put back. We named them Luck and Chance, because after 4 attempts to have Arthur, well, we knew we needed all the luck in the world. Here they are smiling for the camera:

Anyway, today we found out that both of them are doing well and we came back home with this photo:

To our amazement and joy, both embryos have implanted and seem to be doing extremely well. One of them was a bit shy, so you can’t actually see him here, but you can clearly see the other one on the left, waving his hand.

They’re 6 weeks old and only 6mm in size, so still really, really tiny and the first trimester is fraught with risk, but we have high hopes for them and if everything goes to plan we’ll have twins sometime late in September.

I’ll keep you posted with further news!

Take your home on the road

Owen — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:51:39 +0000

I was having chat with a friend yesterday evening and, as people do in summer, we ended up speaking about holidays, cruises and traveling the world. Traveling does seem to get cheaper and cheaper; even given the recent oil price hikes, comparing prices to 10-20 years ago and keeping inflation in mind, today’s prices are still cheaper than ever. What did come up also were all the different modes of transport available for getting around. We initially started talking about cruises, but ended up talking about caravan holidays.

Now, to tell you the truth I’ve never been on one of these; but it’s been something I’ve been willing to try in the past. I ended up doing some research on the web and came across this 2006 winnebago outlook 24 that fits the sort of thing I would have in mind for taking my home on the road. Actually, I did some browsing on that websites (Altmans) which specialises in that sort of thing. I did actually like their video section which goes into detail about the different types of mobile home you might be interested in and what the difference in features are.

It’s something I plan to do one day, it’s just finding the right time to actually do it that’s the problem! Oh, and making sure I have a good mobile internet connection

Work From Home Facts

Owen — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:57:09 +0000

Have you ever come across a “Work From Home” scheme, ony to follow it up and find out it looks really suspicious? You know the ones, they promise the potential to earn hundred, if not thousands of pounds, but asks you to pay £50 up front, either for materials, training, or just to tell you their secret. Well, believe me, if there was a secret to endless riches, whoever owned it wouldn’t be selling it.

Today I came across a site that seems to be a genuine attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff. First of all it focuses on the facts around these schemes, and secondly it won’t cost you a penny, nothing, zip, nada. The site is called Work From Home Facts and provides an informative background into how Work From Home schemes work, how to recognise bogus ones and some schemes that will help you set up a home business, using the Internet to your advantage.

It seems to be a legitimate site and there a number of schemes that I recognise as useful, so i you’re interested in setting up a home business, check them out first; there’s lots of useful information, and as it’s free, it can’t hurt to have a look.