Update on Daughter No.2

After showing an aptitude to music we have since discovered our second daughter is pitch perfect. We have been trying her with different musical instruments and it seems singing and the piano are what she works best at.

We have indulged her with a recorder and flute as musical theory is music theory.

We are hoping she is accepted into a local school which has a music specialism where she will be surrounded by the opportunity to play as much music as she wants.

We have bought her an Apple iMac computer and guitar all of which works perfectly with Garage Band and her existing MIDI keyboard.

The Lion King School Musical

Was a very proud date last night when I watched my eldest daughter perform her year 6 play/musical which this year was The Lion King.

Considering the amateur nature of the event, it was professionally produced and was much better than normally expected.

My daughter played young Nala lioness but my favourite character was Pumbaa played brilliantly by a lad who did a perfect rendition of a voice similar to Louis Armstrong.

Fathers Day at School

My almost 8 year old daughter's primary school had a Fathers Day event yesterday. Nothing fancy but just a little time for me to spend with at least one of my daughters. My 11 year old daughter was out on a week's camping trip with school, and my 2 year old daughter was far too busy at home.

We stacked cups, we made paper aeroplanes, we played bat and ball games, and went on climbing frames.

Nothing fancy nothing wild, but just really nice.

We got fed and watered and was free, and a genuinely nice gesture by the school.

Saving Face

Singstar on the PS3 is a great little program to help you realise that you can't sing. And stops most people from making themselves look like arseholes on X-Factor.

Bought for daughter no.2 8th birthday to help improve her voice.

Piano Lessons

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than watching and listening to my daughter no.2 play her piano with such passion.

Opening Statement

Sorry a bit late to the blogging arena.
Married man of almost 13 years, with 3 beautiful/trying/clever/annoying daughters.
This blog will be home to random nonsense and things which are family related amongst other things.

Crazy World

I'm not tagging this post, as Im sure it encompasses pretty much every tag I've got.

Life's pretty fucked up and weird for me right now. I nearly got divorced and lost the only woman who really loved/loves me. This has now been resolved, and we are stronger because of it. Mid-life crisis maybe?

The RPG group is fragmenting almost as bad. I lost 2 players to personal reasons, 1 additional player because he met an untimely death, and now being faced with 50% of the group wanting to kick out a player as he doesnt seem to fit in with their style. This year I've gained 2 players, and lost 5. There was only 5 of us at the beginning of the year!

Ive been made redundant twice in 6 months, realised working for myself doesnt work, and am now acting finance director to a young energetic printing company.

What makes it worthwhile though are my 2 daughters, and little comments from my wife... If your married you know what they are.

As for RPG, well I started a CoC campaign, Masks of Nyarlahotep, but has floundered because of player dropout, death and a player being removed. Im lost, in more ways than one. I adore RPG, but right now its not fun, and Im on the border of giving it an indefinite rest. I was 40 this year, and been gaming since I was 14...