when you were a toddler you had 5 brothers,and you wanted a boys name,so we called you Fred.you became Alison Mckenzie fred from then on .you were born on 25th june and i didnt want to go to the maternity unit until after i had seen the last episode of Peyton Place on TV hence the Alison Mckenzie who was a character in it played by Mia Farrow. the last episode being shown on the 24th june 1967.you took 24 hours to arrive though all the boys took 8 hours each.was i stubborn or were you?Idid see the last episode!in the morning of the 24th after my labour started your youngest brother who wasabout 2 locked himself in the bathroom and i had to go get a ladder and climb up onto the porch roof to reach the bathroom window and climb in to rescue Richard.your dad was still in Aden and i was on my own at Kingsbridge,and had to wait for your granny to come in from Plymouth to look after the boys.your grandad came in to the hospital after your birth and sang "Ill take you home again Kathleen "as that was your middle name. You were so pretty.