Warning 28.09.2007

Robbie is off to the doctors this morning, to say that he is going very reluctantly is a massive understatement, kicking and screaming would sum it up more accurately! We have to find a way of keeping him upright before he ruins all his clothes, I don't suppose it is easy when he doesn't have a matching pair of feet. As a last resort I guess we could get him some diving boots to keep his feet firmly planted on the ground. I have to do something because he has rolled his trouser leg up so often to show off his cut knee that people will start to think he has joined the masons!

On the subject of injury, Robbie has come very close to adding to his selection of wounds. I have never considered him the epitome of sartorial elegance, in fact I would say that his fashion sense is unique, quirky even. I have always accepted that Robbie is Robbie and with the exception of offensive T shirts and Walsall football club shirts, I have made no comment on his outlandish taste. Robbie on the other hand has always had an interest in women's clothes, it comes in handy at times as he will happily go out and buy clothes for me, even underwear - and I hate shopping. Recently his interest in women's fashion has taken a new and less welcome form, he seems to think of himself as the next Gok Wan (well they do have the same taste in glasses!) and his comments and 'helpful' advice about what I should be wearing have become rather tiresome. In fact he has ignored all warnings and any further comment will risk life and limb! I toyed with the idea of vandalising his favourite shirts, but I hate waste, so itching powder in his smalls may achieve a more satisfying outcome! Robbie be warned!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gok_Wan

Thoughts on Football

My post about Robbie's Walsall football shirt has prompted a number of people to suggest that I don't like football. My problem on that occasion was nothing to do with football, it was the 'vision in pink' who was expecting to be allowed out of the house looking like that.

I come from a town which calls it's football team the 'Cobblers' for good reason! Some people will suggest that it is because we were historically a centre of shoe manufacture, but you only have to watch them play to see that they live up to their name! I support Arsenal because they are fun to watch and they are much easier on the eye than any of the other teams! I don't watch much sport on TV, I have better things to do, but I enjoy watching Arsenal play and I love watching snooker. I detest tennis because the noise of the balls drives me mad and motor racing is too noisy and totally pointless.

So what does all this rambling about sport have to do with Robbie. Well, several people have asked how I put up with him. I don't 'put up' with him, I love him and we have a great time together, he may not be very practical, but that doesn't matter. He isn't interested in sport, so we have lots of time for family things. He is kind, funny, thoughtful, sensitive and he is interested in all sorts of things. Some of his qualities are less obvious to the casual observer, but if you can't work out why he is special, you are missing something!