Mid week update

I'm glad to report that my sniffling and snuffling is much reduced and I'm feeling human again - so much so that I managed a tennis lesson last night. My cold has taken it's toll though and I was huffing and puffing dramatically - and that was just from swinging my racket with almost no movement of the feet.

My terrible forearm is progressing well at last thank goodness. Who would have thought that all that squash I played as a young school kid could have corrupted my stroke to much. It was like learning again from scratch. Squash is all about using the wrist and keeping an open racket. That's paramount to disaster in tennis with the result that all my shots kept slicing straight up to the roof.

Ally had a successful job interview on Tuesday with Minolta and everything looked very positive indeed. However, she then didn't hear back from them or the agency (and still hadn't early today) so we're wondering what is going on. Hopefully it's simply that tthings work slower there than at World Challenge where things got done at lightning speed. We're holding fingers.

I've also been looking for a person to hire for my team and have been doing lots of interviewing. I think we have found the right person and are in the process of doing a job offer. Hiring is always a bit scary. No matter how vigorous the interview process, people can always suprise (on the up as well as downside.) A bit like a lottery really.

Ally's just starting to get cabin fever but her break has been a god send. Just what she needed. She's become a fitness fiend of note with body pump one night and cyber spinning the next - and is looking wonderful and fit. Putting me to shame. I haven't been to gym properly in over two weeks. Starts tomorrow!

Happily the weather has warmed up a bit from the icy spell we've had recently, but there's rumours we're in for a wet weekend. If it does play ball, we've decided to go for a drive to the coast with Amanda and Johnathon which would be lovely. Will give me a couple of hours to pet Geena in the back! Sure Ally won't mind - she might even join in.

Our trip to Canada is now organised (dates set and plane booked) and we're very excited. It's going to be great to see our Canadian family and do some hiking. Canada has been on our life lists for ages now. It's a pity August is so far away. Counting the days...