Category Archives: Family Life

Living and growing as a family

House Fires & Consequences

Have you ever seen the Fire Service posters where a child has scrawled “You forgot to check the smoke alarm batteries Daddy?” on a charred wall? What a horrible thought – that as the house was burning down around him, … Continue reading

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Snip Snip: After The Vasectomy

I’m sure you guys are getting sick of the vasectomy posting at the moment, but it’s probably the biggest thing going on in my life right now. Well, today was mostly a lot of sitting around the ward waiting for … Continue reading

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Shooting Blanks

Well lads and lassies, as of this Friday, my baby-making equipment will be put absolutely and verifiably beyond use. Sinn Fein are calling my act of decommissioning an historic event in Irish history, while the DUP are typically cynical of … Continue reading

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Snip Snip (Part 4): Vasectomy Anticipation

When this blog started way back in 2004, one of the reasons was that we’d (me and the missus) discovered that we were expecting another baby. Our third, and a complete surprise, as we’d been very careful not to invoke … Continue reading

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The Matrix and the Madness of Levee

It all started with The Matrix although I didn’t know it then… Back in 1999, I had just started in my current job, and was hungrily pursuing a corporate lifestyle: introducing new technology, writing management reports, answering calls for support. … Continue reading

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Reckless Driving

Based on a true story…. So, there I was in my car, driving down a winding country road. It was a perfect summer’s afternoon, the sun was beating down, the traffic was fairly light apart from the odd truck driver … Continue reading

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No News? It's Not Good News…

I know it’s been quiet on The Levee Breaks recently. Still having a tough time at work, with no end in sight. Paranoia is running high eclipsed only by my stress levels. I’m such a ball of negative energy at … Continue reading

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Abundance. Life.

I meant to write about Chris Jackson’s The Abundance Site some time ago, but this has been languishing in my drafts folder, so I thought I’d share it here. Unhappy People Living Unhappy Lives Mrs Levee and I know (more … Continue reading

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Too Young To Fall In Love

Here’s a conversation I didn’t think I’d be having with my four-year-old daughter. At least not within the next two decades. We were sitting in the kitchen this evening and Ray sauntered down from her room with a box of … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine's Day Mrs Levee!

Mrs Levee knows I hate Valentine’s Day. What good is a day spent professing your undying love, spelt out in sickly cliches of chocolate and roses, when the other 364 days are spent barely tolerating each other. No, Valentine’s Day … Continue reading

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