Woke up hearing Katie screaming, shot out of bed - no glasses, a bit dizzy from standing up too quickly - only to discover it wasn't Katie but my next-door neighbour Sara's son. Felt very foolish because I should be able to tell the difference between my own six year old and her very nearly one year old and went back to bed. Failed to get back to sleep so got up, washed, dressed and made a cup of tea. Went outside for a smoke just as Katie decided to get up and ask for breakfast - great.

Andy is now officially a Special which I am sure is different from being special.....something I reserve for Katie as a rule. He came bearing lunch again - who needs a tea lady?! - and a PS2 game for Katie so everyone was happy. He wasn't here long but is back again on Saturday when he's taking Katie out somewhere thank goodness!

This afternoon started with a knock at the door and a very small man with a very large parcel. It turned out to be all my coursework, textbooks, list of assignments etc. for the Open University course which I'm starting in September and, to be honest, it freaked me out a bit. I did well at school but by the time I did my A-levels I had got a bit bored and didn't really work as well as I should have done. It's 13 years since I last did any sort of studying or wrote an essay so the whole thing is quite daunting to say the least. Had a look through the textbook and it certainly looks interesting but will that be enough to motivate me? Self-motivation is not something I have by the bucketful!

Hoping the weather picks up tomorrow - its been raining all afternoon - so Katie and I can go to the park with Kirsty and her two girls. I need Kirsty to educate me on USB storage devices or something - I am a total techincal dinosaur and need things like that explaining in as few words as possible. I think it might be a good idea to have one to store my coursework on so hopefully Kirsty can tell me what I need - even better if she can do all the research for me and just present me with an Argos catalogue number or something!

Managed to get the housework done earlier today but it now looks like a bomb has gone off again - thanks Katie! - so I don't know why I bother. Zoe has bought me a mug which says "My house was tidy yesterday - sorry you missed it" which just about sums up my attitude to housework!

Managed to have a brief MSN chat with Clive during which he showed me a picture of his truly magnificent cock........that's as in cockerel, not anything rude you understand. Its become a bit of a standing joke between us and provides us both with plenty of double entendres. Of course, the best thing to do when you come across a double entendre is to whip it out and let everyone see it but, as Steve pointed out the other day, you might get done for flashing! Touche Steve!

Stayed up too late last night watching a repeat of the Most Haunted investigation of the Muckleborough Collection which explains why I'm tired - that and the muggy weather - but it looks set to be another late night tonight because Whines and Spirits is on the Paranormal Channel. And of course the three night Most Haunted Live starts at the end of next month. Phew!

Today is pay day which is a bonus because my direct debits start coming out tomorrow and I should just about have enough money in the bank to cover them all. Noting spare to go in my savings account though so another month with good intentions but nothing for a rainy day.

If the road to Hell really is paved with good intentions then I can accurately predict which way I'm going when I die!