Lying in bed watching DVDs and surfing. Had a vasectomy yesterday. Not as bad as I thought but worse than I thought it would be. Anyway, now I have to spend 24 hours in a horizontal position. Watched Dodgeball with Vince Vaughan and Ben Stiller. Very funny. Pay attention to the rating, though (12A).

Im sharing the bed with E, 8 months old and suffering from chicken pox. We're both feeling a little fragile right now. Cathy's playing ministering angel. She's go two poorly males to look after.

For myself, I'm looking at specifying a narrowboat to be built next year. Who builds it is still undecided.