2009 and all that

It has been a good year. These are my highlights:

• going to Ghana and Egypt to research books and talk in schools
• the Football Academy series launching and doing so well
  
• getting into running and doing my first race
• being asked to do three more Football Detective books
• meeting Helena Pielichaty and setting up READS UNITED
  
• Leeds United winning about 40 out of their 60 games in 2009
• going on holiday with my family to Cornwall - twice
• reading books by Jed Mercurio
• being on Blue Peter

I'm lucky. I know it. These are exciting things.

But the best thing about 2009 - by a loooooooooooooong way - has been my wife getting better.

Happy New Year!