From Rory:
I started 2013 in the frozen North, with a GP rotation in Worksop and Paediatrics in Mansfield. I applied for both Psychiatry and GP training programmes (accepted for both), but decided on GP training in Chelmsford. I moved down to Essex in August to start the GP training programme based around Broomfield Hospital – with 6 months of Geriatrics followed by 6 months of Psychiatry.
Initially I was staying in a very comfortable spare room in Little Baddow, however by November my house purchase had finally gone through and I have now moved in to a 2 bed semi all of 2 minutes walk from the hospital. The only casualties were my 5 chickens which did not survive the Little Baddow fox (who pried the slats right off the side of the coop). I am due to get some rescue hens to replace them mid-January.
My greatest triumph of the year was replacing one defective cell from the giant Toyota Prius battery (Toyota wanted 2K for this, I did it for £25). And now for some vastly more important news from Fleur and Keith….
From the Mitchell Clan:
Firstly we’d like to share our excitement of announcing that we will be adding to our family this year, our first baby together is due in June, we are both thrilled to finally be able to share this news.
Earlier this year Keith successfully complete his ILM Level 3 in management and was promoted to Parts Team Leader.
In July we took mum adn the boys along to the Olympic anniversary games held at the Olympic stadium. We were very lucky again and watched Jessica Ennis, Usain Bolt and many others complete, a great day was had by all, especially mum.
Keiran also had a good year and did very well in his GCSE’s and started at Chelmsford College in September 2013 on an Extended Diploma in computing. On his last report Keiran was achieving 90% and higher in all his subjects.
Joshua has gone into Year 10 and started on his chosen GCSE’S subjects, ICT, business and communication and music technology.
In December 2013 Keith and Joshua completed the Farleigh Hospice Santa Fun Run, a 4k run dressed as Santa or santa’s helper, they completed this in 34 minutes and raised a good amount for Farleigh. This year we all, including the baby intended to enter the run and make it a family event.
