Had a good weekend in Blackpool, Vanessa seems much better now that she has seen her dad. Martin seems to be coping with the death sentence better than I expected. Viv is putting a brave face on things but I can tell that it has knocked her for six.

Martin has returned to the faith that he was inducted into. Thank you God that you welcome us back into the fold even after lapsing. Look upon your child martin with compassion and help him to reconcile his return unto your arms.

Blackpool is the same as ever. It does not help that we go to the same places do the same things and generally repeat the same steps every time we go. I think when we can a change in destination would be a good idea.

The trip to Norfolk has been postponed till next week as cash has evaporated and the voucher money has not yet hit my account. We are taking a leap of faith that means we could be left with egg on our face but hey ho.

I am completely exhausted from the weekend and my legs, back arm and shoulder are aching with the cold wet weather we are experiencing. I am also not entirely sure about my blood pressure it seems to be out of control again. I will have to wait and see what Dr Gunn thinks in September.