The Grotto

Britain's summer is long gone (what there was of it) and the winter weather is creeping in, so it's time for another change to the general chit-chat area of slickhouse. Due to Adamskii's suggestion of The Grotto, this post is titled - The Grotto.

Think of Santa sitting by a warm fire, with his big white beard hanging from his chubby chin. Maybe a pipe in one hand and a list of presents to deliver in the other...

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comments Posted: Sunday 5th October 2008, 14:55pm
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Fatherhood

If you've not already heard the news, then my apologies - Lily Elizabeth was born 02:32 on the 07/07/08.

I've now been a father for a week and I can safely say it's great! Physically I'm the same (albeit tired), mentally I've gone through a lot to get where I am now. I thought I was prepared for the big day, after reading books and internet articles on the subject; shopping for essentials many times - but it's a pleasant surprise once it all falls into place.

For those of you looking to become a father, I'll let you know that the first few nights will be sleepless, or heavily reduced in terms of shut eye. But once Baby has settled into a routine you begin to claw back some of those precious hours. We're getting about 6 hours of interrupted sleep, whereas I previously enjoyed a full 8 or 9 hours.

I'm now into my second week of paternity leave and the three of us have had plenty of time together, to enjoy being a proper family. I've got nappy changing down to a T, with it often taking less than a minute. However, I've had plenty of practice, with Lily getting through lots of nappies, on one occassion requiring 4 changes within the hour!

I'll be writing more articles soon, as I've been experimenting with WSUS, backup configurations, FreeNAS and other geeky things during the past few weeks.

comments Posted: Monday 14th July 2008, 14:55pm
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The Summer House

As The Lounge is becoming full (464+ comments) and summer is pretty much here, I think we should move conversation outside into the sunshine. Hence, The Summer House. Feel free to talk about anything, as before...

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comments Posted: Monday 12th May 2008, 14:55pm
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I'm going to be a Dad!

For those of you that don't already know, the title pretty much says it all!

I've scanned pictures from the Ultra-Sound scan that we attended today and can also reveal the project that has been under-wraps for the past few weeks:

Baby's first blog.com

We're going to be using it to blog all about the Little Baby, so that family and friends can keep up-to-date with the progress. It's yet another WordPress blog, but I can't get enough of them - the theme is scratch-built and the site will soon feature a forum for others to share their experiences too.

Let me know your reaction to the news, if I've not told you in person!

comments Posted: Tuesday 11th December 2007, 14:55pm
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The Lounge

A place within slickhouse for general chit-chat. Take a seat, make yourself a brew, get comfy and type away...

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comments Posted: Thursday 30th August 2007, 14:55pm
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