Hello Sharon and wonderful family, 

Well, last night, my family was suddenly expanded by the arrival of FIVE beautiful baby kittens 

Lady Nightshade was laying beside me on the bed, then began panting and yowling, arched her back, and out came kitten number 1, soon followed by number 2, then after a while, the rest arrived.

I had to help deliver number 4, as it was stuck half in, half out of her, causing her some distress, so I gently massaged her stomach and rear end, and the little darling finally slid out of her.

Not long after that, number 5 arrived.

All are doing well, and are all so beautiful, and all shades of grey/tabby.

I don't know the genders yet, as it's too soon to tell, but they are all curled up in the special bed I made for them, and Lady Nightshade is eating up to four bowls of food at one go, just to keep her strength up, and coming to me for cuddles while the kittens are sleeping.

All I had planned for last night was watching a Star Wars DVD on my laptop, when it all kicked off.

Wonderful night for all, with all the magic that baby kittens can bring to a home, and I found my midwife skills are still useful after all 

The other cats are all feeling put out by all the attention I have to pay to the new kittens, but that will soon pass, as they will grow quickly, and soon be up and roaming around in a few weeks, creating mayhem and laughter all round.

have to go for now, but hope all is well over there for you all, and that your wonderful husband is doing as well as possible.

Love you all

Paul 

Have a good one

Happy Anniversary to you both, Sharon, and hope for many, many more to come 

It's finally raining here, with thunder thrown in for good measure, but if anything, it's making the air feel hotter and even harder to breathe.

I'll be in the shop tomorrow, so won't be able to write much, as  after the shop closes, I have to scoot over to Galway for a vodka tasting event held by my Russian friends who live there.

I don't drink alcohol, but they know I love their company, as much as they love having me around, so we'll have a good time anyway.

As they say, often, they have more time around me whenthey're sober than they do around others when they're drinking, as with me, something ALWAYS happens.

I can just go to the local shop for a pint o milk and get into some adventure or another.

People now just come into the shop on the days when I'm in, so they can hear the latest (mis)adventures I've been through since they last saw me.

I am loving doing all the new projects I'm working on, and learning to fail at a higher level than ever before, but leaning to progress even higher along the way, and the results are astounding.

The more I push myself, the better I become.

I don't put "limits" on myself, others do, and the more they tell me I can't do, the more I see it as a challenge, and overcome their disbelief in me.

Doesn't change their opinion of me, though, it just makes them hate me more, as I now can do so much more than they can, while they just limit themselves even further by their projecting their own insecurities onto me.

I LOVE people being negative to me, as it shows just how much I have to lower myeslf if I want to be equal to them.

Every day I'm growing and learning is a victory over myself, and that is something I cannot live without.

I'll never be "content," as every day I persevere with myself to be better than I was the day before.

Well, I'm off to watch the lightning that's just started outside, and will write again later, after the weekend 

Again, Happy Anniversary to you and your wonderful husband.

Paul 

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