Well, there's not long left to go and I'm pretty antsy to get this season underway. I've never liked being one of the last teams out of the blocks - always preferred getting on the scoring table early, even though it evens out eventually. Don't really know why, but I still think it helps.

On other notes, the dog has been going mental for this weather. Even though he glares at me for actually letting him out into the garden, he'll still paw at the doors until out they go. I found to my peril yesterday that he's a big fan of the paddling pool that one of the neighbours put out for their kids...