RUGBY CHALLENGE CUP

Grandad headed to Wembley last Saturday to meet up with Simon, Karen, Martin and Mikey and watch the Rugby League Challenge Cup final between Huddersfield and Warrington. They were all cheering for the Yorkshire team but Warrington won. Still a good game but a long day. Simon and family had flown down from Edinburgh. Grandad drove down to Bicester near Oxford to visit his brother who then provided an excellent taxi service to the railway station as the train from Bicester goes direct to Wembley Stadium.

DOUGAL GETS A BATH

Nanna and Grandad managed to "bath" me yesterday. I suppose I was overdue but I don't like it !! Still i'm very fluffy and clean now. Children still on school holidays so not much happening here.

BURLESQUE

Recognise anyone ???

FAMILY PARTY

All the family came last weekend for the second half of Nanna's 65th birthday party. Simon, Karen, Martin and Mikey ; Uncle Pando, Auntie Katy, Paul, Dawn, Georgia and Jamie ; Colin and family and Susan and Giles from Norfolk. The boys then stayed on after Uncle Simon and Auntie Karen returned home. We all went to see Dawn in Starstruck's "Hairspray". The boys enjoyed a few walks with me (with some Geocaching) a visit to Big Fun and The Deep in Hull plus Driffield Show on Wednesday. On Thursday the boys and Dawn went to York to meet Auntie Karen on the train from Edinburgh. They all had a quick visit to see Great Grandma before going to the station. After lunch at Pizza Hut the boys returned to Edinburgh on the train.

NANNA'S TAP DANCE EXAM

Nanna passed her Theatre Tap Gold Seal Medallion exam with a "Highly Commended" result. Dawn passed her tap exam with a Distinction. Good results all round.

ICE AGE 3 AND PUBLIC ENEMIES

Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs

When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. Slightly disappointing, not as good as Ice Age 2. Rated 5.5/10.
Public Enemies

The Fed's try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930's. Rated 7.5/10.

NEW "TREAT" BALL

Hello folks its your old mate Dougal here. This is an up to date picture of me with a new "treat" ball. Apparently you fill up the ball with food or treats and then I pat it around until the bits come out. It works and makes a noise. I have also dug various holes in Nanna's and Grandad's lawn underneath bushes so I can lay in them to keep cool in the hot weather. I think Grandad expects me to fill them in as well when summer is over. Ha ha ha. Uncle Simon and family have gone off to Italy for a weeks holiday then they will be coming down to see me soon and the boys are staying for a few days. More playtime.