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14 april 2012, a quick one

Grand national day today (see 10 april 2011) and much to do, as the sun shines and I complete my study's annual move back into the conservatory, having been exiled in the dining room for a few months. Work has piled up, both at home and from the office, and the kids of course let me do none, as the demands of lego and cycling top the bill for the weekend. There's also those now more than one hundred emails I'd like to reply to, and some of the organisation of a forthcoming weekend and, and, and. And we're in london two of the next three weekends: one for a wedding (without kids) and one to see my sister and family (definitely with). It's raining now, lego calls, and I think I'm expected to make lunch, as my other half is near her photo exhibition (which needs crowdfunding) and has a million things to do; about a million less than me then. Just had a grand ten-day break, so can't really complain, but all work and no play makes baron a dull boy... Postscript: we won ! My younger picked the same horse as I randomly drew at the office sweepstake - and it sneaked home in an exciting photo finish, and so we went out to celebrate, with breadsticks, pasta, bread...