Too much slog to blog!

I did warn you!

Since taking over my friends pitches whilst he is in hospital, life has been even more hectic - if that was possible!

Hence the unofficial sabbatical, (unlike BW) - and as my only other "regular" has been off in "Bigblogger" (whatever that is,) I guess Mr.D is the only one left reading this, so this is for you Bruv.

The new working routine is now as follows:-

Starting with Saturday.

Up at 3.30 am, drive (from Portsmouth) to Essex, all day at the market, return nome for 7pm, re load Tranny, ( i now have two, one being on hire as my pitches are being run by "my boys")- return home at 8pm, shower, shave, eat in bed at 9pm.

Sunday: - up at 4.30 am, drive to Blackbushe (near Camberley) all day at market, return home 5pm, reload van, home at 6pm, shower etc in bed for 10pm.

Monday:- up at 5.45am all day at local market, home for 5pm, shower etc, band practice, arrive home 11pm (ish)

Tuesday:- Day Off!!! - up at 8am, raise order and send to supplier, catch up on everything, take delivery of approx 150 rugs at 5pm, load 2 vans and storeroom, get home about 7.30pm etc etc - bed for 10pm.

Wednesday: - up at 5am - drive to Dorchester market which is quickly becoming a complete waste of time, get home about 5pm, reload van, home for 6pm,

Thursday:- Day off!! - unofficial this one as the "boys" have volunteered to do this market on their own, so I get to do the garden, ironing, cleaning, DIY, pay bills etc.Also play footie in the evenings.

Friday: - Day off!! - reload van and if lucky (not likely,) relax!

And then it starts all over again.

So thats why I have been absent for the last 2 weeks.

In that time some points of note.

Mrs.Silentpee has passed her riding instructor exams and is now partly qualified to teach horse riding etc - great relief all around!

No.1 daughter has passed her maths GCSE retake and has been doing work experience with autistic children.

No.1 son is home from Uni and working with me at the market.

Fathers day came and went quickly but I did finally get a new copy of the re-released "Tommy" dvd, although I haven`t had time to watch it yet.

The band has a new bassist who seems really good, so we are now getting together on a fortnightly basis, so hopefully this time we will get it off the ground!

We have been selecting some new songs to try out including some Dr.Feelgood numbers and some alternative Jam songs, including "In the Crowd" which reminded me of the fantastic lyric written by a young Weller "sometimes I think that its a plot, an equilibrium melting pot the government sponsers underhand" - listen to the track and fail to be impressed!

I have been challenged by Mr.D to do this (fill in the gaps please Ed!) - so will have a go tomorrow as I am now off to play footie at 9.20pm.

Looking forward to a lie in tomorrow so long as some credit card company doesn`t wake me up at 8.30am as they have done on the last two days off!!!!!!!