THE FAMILY
ALAN ..........JANICE..........ADAM.........MICHELLE
ALAN.....BORN IN 1958 IN MANCHESTER,ENGLAND.
JANICE.....BORN IN 1959 IN MANCHESTER,ENGLAND.
ADAM.....BORN IN 1981 IN MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA
MICHELLE.....BORN IN 1984 IN MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA
ABOUT US
JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FAMILY I SUPPOSE I SHOULD START AT A PLACE CLOSE TO THE BEGINNING......BOTH ME AND JANICE WERE BORN IN MANCHESTER ENGLAND AND WE EMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA IN 1977 JUST AFTER WE GOT MARRIED WE STAYED HERE TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND THEN WENT BACK TO ENGLAND FOR A WHILE,BUT WE RETURNED TO LIVE IN AUSTRALIA IN 1981.WE HAVE LIVED HERE EVER SINCE THEN,AND HAVE NO THOUGHTS OF GOING BACK TO LIVE IN ENGLAND.BOTH ADAM AND MICHELLE WERE BORN HERE AND THEY ARE A COUPLE OF REAL LITTLE AUSSIES.
ALAN
AT THE MOMENT I WORK IN THE PLASTICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY.I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE COMPANY I WORK FOR NOW FOR ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YEAR.I WORK ON NIGHTSHIFT AND DESPITE WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT IS NOT THAT BAD A SHIFT TO WORK ON.I GET TO BE HOME ALL OF THE DAY AND HAVE THE FULL EVENING AT HOME BEFORE STARTING WORK AT 11.00PM.I HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW JOBS OVER THE YEARS AND I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THEM HERE CAUSE IT WOULD JUST BORE YOU.
MY INTERESTS INCLUDE......SOCCER,WRITING,READING,COMPUTERS,MUSIC,THE INTERNET,TALKING TO PEOPLE,WRITING TO PEOPLE,BASKETBALL,WATCHING MY FAVORITE SHOWS ON TELIVISION..RED DWARF,STAR TREK..THE NEXT GENERATION,VOYAGER,HECULES,XENA,THE X.FILES,MILLENNIUM AND A FEW MORE WHICH I HAVEN'T GOT THE SPACE HERE TO MENTION.I ALSO HAVE DONE A LOT OF TRAVELING IN MY LIFE AND STILL LOVE TO TRAVEL.HOPEFULLY I WILL GET THE CHANCE TO DO SOME MORE TRAVELING SOON.
JANICE
MY WIFE JANICE HAS WORKED AS A MACHINIST FOR A MOTOR TRIMMING BUISNESS HERE IN MELBOURNE FOR 10YRS.THEY MADE THE UPHOLSTERY FOR MOST OF THE TOP OF THE RANGE AUTOMOBILES,IN LEATHER AND A FEW OF THE OTHER CLASSIER MATERIALS.SHE HAS RECENTLY STARTED ANOTHER JOB AND NOW WORKS AS A MACHINIST MAKING LEATHER LOUNGE SUITES FOR ONE OF THE OLDEST FURNITURE MANUFACTURES IN MELBOURNE.
JANICE'S INTERESTS INCLUDE.......CERAMICS,PAINTING,COLLECTING NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE INDIAN ITEMS,GOING OUT FOR DRIVES,SIGHT SEEING AND A FEW MORE THINGS.
ADAM
MY SON ADAM IS AT THE MOMENT GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL.HE IS NOT SURE YET WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WHEN HE FINISH'S,BUT HE HAS A VERY STRONG INTEREST IN COMPUTERS.HE IS ALSO HELPING ME A BIT WITH DOING THIS WEB SITE AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF HIS HANDIWORK ON OUR PAGES DEDICATED TO THE ENGLISH COMEDY SERIES RED DWARF.
SOME OF HIS INTERESTS ARE......COMICS,COMPUTERS,GUITAR,BASKETBALL
MICHELLE
MY DAUGHTER MICHELLE HAS JUST STARTED HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND SHE HAS TOLD US THAT SHE WANTS TO BE A PHYSIOTHERAPIST,AND I THINK THAT SHE HAS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO DO IT FOR A CAREER.
SHE ENJOYS A LOT OF THINGS INCLUDING...READING,MUSIC,LOOKING AFTER CHILDREN.
REST OF THE FAMILY
MY MUM AND DAD ARE.....ROY AND AUDREY,WHOM I LOVE VERY MUCH AND TO WHOM I OWE SUCH A GREAT DEAL FOR GIVING ME SUCH A GREAT LIFE AND FOR HELPING ME BECOME THE PERSON I AM TODAY.I OWE THEM SO MUCH AND I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAY THEM FULLY.
SO HERE AND NOW INFRONT OF THE WORLD.....MAM AND DAD...I LOVE YOU
MY BROTHER KEITH IS THE DRUMMER IN THE AUSTRALIAN HEAVY METAL BAND.."MORTIFICATION".......I AM REALLY PROUD OF HIM AND THE BAND AND HOPE THEY CONTINUE HAVING THE SAME SUCCESS THEY ALREADY HAVE HAD ONCE SINGER AND BASS PLAYER STEVE FULLY RECOVERS FROM HIS FIGHT AGAINST CANCER,WHICH AT THE MOMENT IS IN REMISSION AND HOPEFULLY WILL STAY THAT WAY............GOOD ON YA GUYS....KEEP ON THRASHING!!!!!!!!!
I ALSO HAD A SISTER CALLED JAYNE WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.JAYNE WAS 4 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME.THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME WILL KNOW ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES.ALL I WILL SAY HERE IS THAT IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO IS TAKING PERSCRIPTION TABLETS FROM A DOCTOR.......PLEASE TELL THEM TO BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!THEY CAN BE JUST AS ADDICTIVE AS WHAT EVERYONE CALLS HARD DRUGS.AND THEY CAN ALSO BE JUST AS DANGEROUS.
JANICES MUM AND DAD ARE .....HAROLD AND FREDA,WE LOVE THEM VERY MUCH AND I COULDN'T ASK FOR NICER INLAW'S.HAROLD HAS HELPED US OUT SO MUCH AROUND THE HOUSE SINCE I HAD MY ACCIDENT AT WORK AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HIM.