Yeah, I'm single Amanda. LOL that bloody datsun, nah that wasn't the reason, though it didn't help the situation. It would have been a pretty shallow relationship if a car broke us up, it was a bit more than that. I was glad to see the stupid thing towed from here though let me tell you

Amanda i would be horrified if kaiden slapped me in the face..

Sandra its joshs turn to walk with his grandfathers medals so he is going into the city to march but still not sure if i want to go just yet, the thought of dealing with kaiden and then Dane feeding every 2hrs is a little off putting lmao
and on staurday i am taking Dane to meet my brother for the first time, nice 3 hr drive each way.

Humph!! I'm cross. DH was due home tonight but his flight was cancelled. He's coming home tomorrow now instead.

I mean, it's not like he was in the UK with all the ash worries or anything, just over the creek, but just the same...

At least the reason for the cancellation is a good one - the plane sucked in a bird and a rabbit on engaging reverse thrust during landing at the airport. There are no qualified engineers in Hobart who can deal with the engine, so Jetstar will fly someone down tomorrow morning.

Sadly, the real reason I'm cross is because:
I promised Eleanor that Daddy would be coming home tonight after she was in bed = expect cranky baby in the morning;
I was going to leave it to him to put out the cooler bag for our overnight milk and bread delivery;
I had to load the dishwasher;
I won't get to have my lovely 20 min sleep in tomorrow morning, that I get when he's home;
there's washing that needs putting out first thing tomorrow and now I have to do it instead of fobbing it off.

It's a sad, pathetic list.

And now I feel bad for not putting "missing DH" anywhere on that list!

ETA Sorry for the me-me-me, I will post properly when I've had a night of more than 3 hours sleep... Hopefully that will be tomorrow night! *fingers crossed*

[b]Jo[/b][color="#0000FF"][/color] at your list.
I'm sure DH is devastated that his flight got cancelled. He will be so upset that he didn't get to put the cooler bag out for the milk delivery
Makes a huge difference an extra spare of hands though

Oh it's friday not that I have lots planned

Got a haircut last night and put some curtains on Layby at spotlight. They have a sale and I need curtains for the lounge room.Especially when summer comes around again. Was going to get blinds for the sliding doors,but more than likely the boys will break them.So curtains it is.

BBL
Off to the washing

edited cause I can't spell

Hi all

Jo - a rabbit and a bird? LOL Poor critters. That sucks though.


I have a few things planned for this long weekend. The girls have a birthday party to go to tomorrow at a playcentre. Then I will probably head out and stay the night at my brothers. I think he's going to have a few people over for a BBQ and drinks. Sunday I hope to go to a club with a new friend, though it won't be a huge night as ANZACday regulations mean it can only be open til midnight.

I had a pretty good week. Met someone for coffee on Wednesday for the first time, I'm trying to expand my social circle and get to know more people in my area. We were chatting for nearly 3 hours (good effort for a first catch up!) and I lost track of time and only checked my phone at a quarter to 3! I have to pick the girls up from school at 2:55pm I race back to my car and find that the car won't start I left the lights on as it was raining when I got there! I ring one of the school mums and ask her if she can pick up the girls and I'll pick them up from her place, thankfully she says yep. I ring RACQ they say they could be up to an hour, but lucky I look over and see a garage across the road and they give me a jump and I'm on my way. Then I get chatting with the school mum for about an hour. I get home and my sister rings and I chat with her for about an hour. Then later that night I get chatting with someone online I haven't spoken to for ages. It was the day for gasbagging apparently! Was good though, lots of intellectually stimulating conversations

Hi ladies, I hope we are all having a good long weekend.

We went for a day trip to see the olds in Ballarat, driving back, Ben was watching his dvd and Archie was singing . Nearly and hour of Old MacDonald ..... apparently, Old Mac has ALOT of cats, dongs,ducks, cows, tigers and the odd lion

The two boys have been running around the house singing Row Row Row your boat, and loving the don't forget the crocodile part complete with scream

Jo: love your priorities

Has anyones little one become obsessed with a book yet? Arch love the Gruffalo, and has started to recite bits of it

yes about 20 books.He takes them to bed and if one is missing he will go and look for it He is loving the picture book though. We ask him where the bike,sock, hat ... are and he will point to them
I have some really good books in his bookshelf that he can't have for a few more years though, but he keeps eyeing them off.

Sounds like you should know the words to Old mac Donald pretty well then Lia very cute your boys are gorgeous

Hi Guys
Not much happening here hence the lack of posts from me. I think that I have started nesting already kinda cool seeing as I haven't ever done it before

Patterson is now walking everywhere and looking way too little to be doing it, he is 1 in 3 weeks it has gone so fast

I am SO proud of Harry, he told me the other day that he didn't want a nappy on so I left him in the raw and he used the potty no accidents all day including a poo . I was thinking it was a fluke but it has now been 5 completely nappy free days with only 2 accidents . Only problem is that I can't get him to wear jocks or pants hmm getting a bit cold for comando
I am going to try getting bigger jocks that will basically fall off and give that a try.

Better go can hardly keep my eyes open

Bram likes me to read the really simple books to him - you know - one word per page. And he insists on sitting on my lap for them. Caught him "reading" a book in bed the other day.

Lia - That's so impressive that Archie is singing. Bram can't sing anything yet. Won't even try. In fact he won't say his siblings names - I think he's gonna be one of those "If I can't do it properly then I won't even try."

OMG - Patterson one already - Wow - too quick!

Luke is obsessed with Spot books, and knows what is written under all the flaps- so he reads half the book for you! He also loves a Thomas book we have and a set of books we have about trucks and tractors etc.

Who am I kidding? He'll sit and read any book, for hours if you have the energy!!!

Well DH and I finally had the talk the other day...... he has finally seen the light that maybe lumbering ourselves with a massive mortgage under the current economic times..... with the ridiculous cost of houses, and the prospect of up to a 2% increase in interest rates which they are forecasting...... that maybe we are better off staying put for the moment. So we are looking at extending

Kathryn - what's the name of your builder?..... we need a good one who is relatively local!



Sometimes I wish he'd can it..... he talks/sings incessantly its cute...... most of the time

hiya girls

remember me?? i changed my username a couple of weeks ago, prob will change it back when I am allowed.

Everything is still crazy busy here. If you have been on my FB you would know whats happened. (we got pummelled by the hail about 6w ago)

But apart from that, kids are growing up, places to go, people to see.

Lily is in a bed, has been for a few months now, no day nap, is starting to TT (the youngest out of my brood) yet to do a proper poo in the loo.
She does a good job running the house too, climbing on everything, bossing everyone around. We are so blessed to have her- LOVE IT!

Anyway, see ya in a few months when i stick my head back in again.

Everyone take care and hope your having great lives!

lily calls Mitch and tyler "boys"

even if its just one of them.

LOL!

Hiya Carolyn - great to hear from you!



classic.

Archie has taken to calling out for me, goes something like this - "mum, mum, mummy, mum, mum, mum.......Lia, Lia" He's calling DH David as well . He thinks its a crack up! He's pretty good with names, knows all his friends names, grandparents, carers at DC, swimming teacher..... even the crossing lady at Ben's school (she was one of the first ones he started to say). He can also name all of Thomas' friends......do trains count?

TT - flat refusal..... try to get him to use the potty, big "NO!! I do in the bath/nappy"

LOL. Our kids are very bright!

Luke can say that his name is Luke E****, he is 2 and the name of the suburb he lives in. He knows everyone in the family has the same surname and calls people (including Dave and I) by our full names. . I suspect he'd give everyone OUTside the family the same surname too... Tonight he was looking at a magazine over my shoulder and said 'What's that mummy?'. I said 'It's a car- what colour is it?'. He said 'Red!' (he is great at colours). i said 'Well done Luke'. He patted me on the back and said 'Good on you mummy!'. LOL. Tonight he also saw a baby duck on the TV and said 'Look mum, a duckling!'. . He blows us away every day with the statements he comes out with.

As far as TT'ing goes, he does wees on the toilet all the time, but is not ready to TT. He can pee on demand and often asks to go, but he still has a way to go and I;m willing to wait. He doesn't need to be TT'ed until the start of next year and I'm willing to wait until summer. .

Anyway, enough bragging from me. LOL.

Lia, I will PM you our builder. I will also get you over very soon to see our new deck! We are seeing the builder on Monday to discuss the rest of the renos. I can't wait to get on with it.

I'm catching up on Masterchef tonight- up to last night's episode now...

Kathryn at Luke. That is so cute that he is talking like that and so clearly. Cohen doesn't say that much. I think I would be blown away if he talked like that too.

Lia That is so cleaver that Arhie can say the Thomas' friends names. Very impressive
Great news that you will be extending. Do you know want you want to do?
I would love to extend. Not till I go back to work I think.

MarikaHow are you feeling after your little prcedure. Hope it wasn't too painful for you. When will they give you some answers?
Well done to Grace for going to the toilet

Carolyn Lily sounds like a delight. Bugger about the hail damage

Kat- Well done Harry for going potty and 5 days + without a nappy
at Patterson nearly one and now walking. Time sure does fly.
How is your pregnancy going?

Donna Love the pics on FB of you and the family. Gorgeous and the pics of Ben. Gorgeous eyes he has.

Jodie- How are the boys. Can't believe Dane is 10wk already.

AFM- Ryder got free Gold passes for the Footy last night from work. They pay $8000 a year for these seats. I nearly died when he said how much they were. Luckily his work pays for them. So we all went with them and caught the train and had a great time. Neither of us really watch footy. Aston and Cohen were really good. They clapped when everyone else did


Does your toddler still have a day sleep?

If Cohen is really cranky I have to give him one, but I only let him sleep for an hour as it's really hard for him to go to bed at night time(10.00pm sometimes). But If I don't give him one, he will fall asleep by himself on his little sofa at around 5:30

SAndra- I wouldn't be too worried about Cohen's speech. At Toby's 2 yearcheckup the dr said if his speech hasn't improved in the next 6 months then she would refer me to a speechie. So far I have noticed a huge improvement- most words are words onbly Len or I can understand, but he is getting better DH didn't really speak until he was 3. I love my family photo as well. Ben has the bluest eyes I have ever seen! They are like planets!

Day sleep- Yep. Toby still has one, most of the time. He goes down around 11:30 and sleeps for an hour or so. If I need to go out somewhere in the morning he usually falls asleep in the car on the way home and that's enough to re-charge his batteries.

My body can't work out if it's hot or cold. And my nose is leaking like a broken tap.

As most of you have seen, Toby has been calling me Donna. It's cute, I do correct him and he thanks me for correcting him by saying "So-wee Donna" . He repeats everything until you acknowledge he has said something, getting louder and louder as he goes. "A twee, donna, a twee. ots of twees. TWEE, TWEE *winge and whine* TWEEEEE. LOOK DONNA A TWEE!" "yes Toby, lots of tree's".

If he hears a plane fly over, or any other fascinating sound his will gasp, hold his hand up to his ear and say "a sound". hehe he is a crazy critter. I love this age! (Minus the tantrums of course).

mini rant- ofr this assignment for uni I have to go on a placement. I ticked the little box saying I wanted the university to place me, in the very first lecture- 9 weeks ago. The assignment was due 2 wednesday's ago- the same day I actually received notice of the centre I was to go to (The one Kaiden goes to ). I got an extension, so it's now due this Wednesday. I had last week to go on my first placement, the only day that suited everyone was Thursday- Lenny had to have the day off work. So now I have 2 child free days to write this whole assignment before it is due. I know I should be working on it now, but My eyes are falling out of my head and I don't want to wake BEn who is asleep in his Cot next to me. (Our bedroom is a little squashy atm). Anyway. I am just so over uni.I'm thinking of dropping out and starting an actual education degree by correspondence. The cost of Childcare is killing us.

Anyone thinking of starting preschool next year?

Does your toddler still have a day sleep?

yeap kaiden does, he NEEDS that sleep otherwise he is even more wicked lol he usually has around 1-2hrs a day but it takes him a little longer to go to sleep on the day he gets up and plays lol
then off to bed between 7.30-8 and up anywhere from 6am

i am ready, hi everyone, just busy, we go away on wednesday so have a few busy day getting ready to pack, off to my nephews bday, josh is taking kaiden to the footy i am taking dane to a sleep/settle class to try to get some pointers on how to get him to sleep a bit better during the day, kaiden has swimming lessons which he is about to go up a level which iam excited about he is a crazy little thing with water, he has no fear at all which is a bit of a worry but he is kicking and starting to paddle with his hands which i am happy about as he was so lazy and wouldnt even kick last term lol

he is getting hsi molars still wish they would hurry up already, his nappies when he is teething are feral once i have dane a bit more settled during the day i will attempt TT again but really not in too much of a hurry.

ok thats it, i am stuffed off to bed lol very exciting saturday night lmao


ETA donna, can you get that 'jet' payment to reduce the c/care fees??? caus eyou are studying?

I agree about the teething nappies. Gross dude.

Love the sig Marika DO you have photoshop/ photoshop elements? I recently bought photoshop but have no idea how to use it. How did you learn how to use it?

What's everyones thoughts/wishes for mothers day? I want to go out for breakfast, and as a present I want a Dummies guide to my [new camera] and Dummies guide to photshop elelments . I'm not sure if I'll pass it on to dh. I will be more then happy with a sleep in and for Ben to sleep through.

eta- Jodie- I was last year but LEnny's pay has increased and in order to be eligebale for JET you have to be recieving parenting payment, which we no longer are. Plus I am only doing 1 subject atm, which isn't enough. I'm just annoyed because I'd rather be at home or working than doing a degree that means nothing, and start a fresh next year by correspondance- that way I am not rescticted to the class timetables and changing childcare days needed every 2nd semester.

Warning - massive post alert.

Hiya Carolyn!

Lia, yay on DH coming to his senses...I heard this week that "they" think Melbourne will overtake Sydney in terms of population by 2037, your place will be inner suburbs by then. Nice not to have a big mortgage again (although I kind of wouldn't mind one...!). So cute of Archie knowing all the names. I know what you mean about the singing! Eleanor is a keen singer too.



Pretty much the same here. Eleanor will sometimes agree to have her undies on, but won't do a wee in the loo. She just wets herself and then says she wants a nappy on. She did a poo on the loo today, though.

Sandra, I have a picture in my head of Cohen going to bed with all of those books. I love it! So cute. at the cost of the tickets, nice that you didn't have to pay! Glad you had a good time, so cute that the boys were clapping along with everyone else.

Kat, wow at Patterson walking already - and it's hard to believe he's nearly one! Well done Harry on the TTing, it sure will be cold without undies on though.

Obsessions - we have a Gruffalo obsession at the moment (thanks Lia!!!!). Eleanor has to watch the DVD at least once every day. Lucky it's so beautifully made. I don't mind watching it daily, although 3 x is a bit too much! She also struggles on the weekend when there's no Play School *sigh*. Her book obsessions are "Goodnight Moon", which I now know by heart, and "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish", which we read every night before bed. Also, an alphabet book with animal pictures depicting each letter.

Oh, Jodie, I feel your pain! I have had two with teething nappies the last few weeks. It seems to have stopped for now...(fingers crossed). Your sig is so cute. Those feet look very kissable.

Donna, I hope you can sort out studying. I can't imagine how hard it would be with little ones. at Toby calling you "Donna". My niece did this to my sis and BIL when she was little (now nearly 10yo), so it stuck in my mind. DH and I call each other "mummy" and "daddy" when the girls are around - and sometimes even when they're not, due to sleep deprivation! I hope you feel better soon, I hate having a runny nose. I think it's just about the worst part of having a cold/flu. Have you got the aloe vera tissues?

Kathryn, wow at Luke knowing so many things. at everyone having your surname. I don't think we've even told Eleanor she has a surname.



I love this. I got "Well done putting socks on Eleanor feet, Mummy" the other day.

Amanda, I bet Bram comes out with fully formed sentences when he's completely ready. In the mean time you do all the work reading stories.

Mel, expanding your social circle? Does that mean we won't see you on here as much? Sorry to hear you're single, but I trust it's the best thing for you. Hope you're doing OK.

Marika, how did your appointment go?

Day sleeps - yes, most days, for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Occasionally we will have a day where she refuses to sleep, but she's horrid by the end of the day, so I put her to bed earlyish.

Mother's Day - I am hoping for my Mixmaster, but I would also like the slow cooker that you can put on the stove to brown the meat (I can't remember the brand but it's in the Target catalogue) and some chocolate and a new pair of slippers...so much for our original plan that Mother's/Father's day wouldn't be a big presenty kind of day . Oh and a sleep-in would be nice, too.

There's more, but I think I'll leave it there . Night all. Take care.

Day sleeps: Luke still usually has a 1.5hr sleep but can go without on the odd occasion if he needs to. He still goes down at 7.30 at night very happily.

Mothers Day: I am doing the Mother's Day Classic (8km run) and then Dave is bringing the kids into town and we are doing the 4km walk all together. Then we wander down to Southbank and check out the market and get Dutch Poffertjes! It has become our family tradition and keeps us stocked up in Tuppaware!! The last couple of years we have received sandwich keepers or drink bottles in our showbags- I get 1 for the run and then we get 5 (one each) for the walk, so we get 6 items. So good.

Preschool: Luke is starting the 3yo program at the kids' school next year. Currently it is a 5 morning a week program (9 - 12) which they build up to over time as they are ready. From this year, they are starting full days for the 3yos as they are ready as well. I have mixed feelings about it. We put him in as he wasn't guaranteed a spot if he starts in Prep (as the other two have/will). We also put him in as he is at the young end of the age group, but is bright and social and will love it there. But, I regret that he will be there so much and certainly won't be pushing for those full days. The parents work with the teachers to decide on it all, and I won't suggest it until they do. LOL. On the other hand, one drop off every day! Woot! And I'll stop my kinder and creche committees and be able to devote some time to the school.

Donna: Hang in there. it will be worth it in the end! I know the childcare is expensive, but the faster you get the course done, the faster you'll be earning money. I think it's cute when kids call parents by their names. I figure if you don't make a big deal out of it, then the novelty will wear off. Luke does it to get my attention. 'Mummy.....mummy....KATHRYN!!!'. LOL.

Anyway, I should be doing study! Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Preschool: We have Archie down for 3yr old kinder next year. He got an invite for the open day in 2 weeks. Ben went to the same kinder and the teacher is wonderful. Its only 2 sessions per week for 2.5hrs each, almost not worth the effort.....its also pretty expensive for what it is!

Daysleep: Arch still sleeps for 1.5-2hrs in the afternoon and happily goes down at 7:30 or so.

Sandra - we want at least 2 extra bedrooms and another living area - for the kids. DH wants to go up, I think it might be easier to go out - we already have 2 bathrooms, if we go up we will have to at least put a toilet upstairs and that adds to the $$.

Marika - how did you go? Do you have the results? I hope they are what you want to hear.

Its our 12th wedding anniversary today, we all went out to breakfast this morning which was nice

Happy anniversary Lia. Your special breakfast sounds lovely.

Oh Kathryn, thanks for reminding me. I asked my Mum about going in the run, she suggested the walk (probably a good idea), and it looks like we might miss it altogether unless I make the effort and register us both. DH thinks he might join us rather than deal with the girls on his own!

We're doing preschool through CC. Eleanor is in the pre-kinder room already - her friends are a couple of months older and ready to move up so they moved her up too. She seems to be coping well with the added independence encouraged. They get to choose what they want to do and when, even serving themselves morning tea. It's all so grown up!

Just a fly by and skim read of what everyone is up too. I haven't been on EB much lately.

No need to feel sorry that I'm single, I'm not feeling sorry for myself, and it's not like I've been struck down with a terminal illness or anything I'm single and fabulous thank you very much

I'm getting out and about and having a lot of fun Let the good times roll baby

Yeah, sorry Mel, that did come across a bit 'poor single you'. I didn't quite mean it like that More, I'm sorry it didn't work out and you'd better not abandon us coz you're busy working on your social life IRL.

Yuck. I have to go to a funeral today. My friend's dad. I'm taking the girls because DH is working, so hopefully they will sit quietly. Otherwise, I'll have to stand outside like a dill. There's been too many funerals for parents of my friends, lately.

Yeah I know Jo It's all good LOL

I was just being a smarta*se as usual LOL

Well I looked around at Kindy's. I'm going on a waiting list for next year. It's $475 a term which I thought was pretty good.
Kindy is 5 days a fortnight. Thursday fri one wk then the following week is wed thurs and fri.
I think Cohen will really enjoy it,but 5 days I thouht was a bit much.I will miss him

I have Mastitis again, so off to the doctors again. No idea why I keep keeping it. Im not breastfeeding at all

Update
I'm knackered. Woke up this morning and my left boob was rather sore and hot. Go have a look. Mastitis again I make an app with the doctor and head in.
Yep Mastitis, but she wanted me to get a ultrasound done just incase, cause this is the second time in 2 months that I have had it. So on Antibiotics again..
So, I head straight into the ultrasound place and I was able to get in 40 mins later. Bonus. The lady does what she has to do and says there is lots of fluid in my breast. She goes away and the doctor comes in and checks it out. Apparently I have Breast Lymphedema. He tells me I will need to have CT Scan to see where the fluid is going . He said one of my ducts is transverse also.
I go back to my doctor to get the results and they haven't been sent to her yet. At least 24 hours. But I won't know anything till Sat then we will work out a plan of what to do next.

Grace is doing well with her talking, I think it helps that she loves books, both DH and I are big readers, at last count she had over 100.
We're always reading to her and talking about the stories. She can recite most of them (even though some words are guesses ), and she's another that loves to sing and dance, one of her favourite songs is Agadoo, remember that? It's a song from the 80's I loved it when I was a kid and she does too
She sings and remembers words to songs, but then it helps that DH plays the guitar and sings to her every day. She now strums the guitar and sings away at the same time (to be like her daddy awwwww)

I dropped Gracies day nap a couple of months ago, I found that with it she wouldn't go to bed until around 10pm, so I thought bugger that! At first I felt mean because it was obvious that she was tired but then she started pushing through that part of the day better, and if she was completely knackered she'd pop herself down if she really needed it.
Now that we've dropped that day sleep she goes to bed at 7:30 pm and wakes (if she's not having an unsettled night) around 7am. Much happier Mummy

We visited my family over the Anzac weekend, they live 4.5 hours away. We stayed with one of my older sisters and had a blast, her daughter (my niece) turned one while we were there.
She's such a crazy little girl, so daring for a 1 year old, she was climbing everything and running around (she started walking early) everywhere. She and Grace had a great time playing together.
We also met my new nephew; he's now 3 weeks old awwwwww Very cute, so tiny, and still a bit yellow from the jaundice.
A whole heap of cousins visited while we were there, so it ended up being a big ol' family get together.
Some of them we hadn't seen since our wedding 5 years ago...

Then we raced home so I could start my pre colonoscopy diet all I can say is blurgh
I had my procedures last Tue and they went well. The Endoscopy was fine but the Colonoscopy hurt like hell - even through the painkillers and sedatives!
I had to tell her to stop twice and I was VERY sore the next day....
But WOW the sedative was FUN! I was still high until I went to bed that night!
So results in 2 weeks. I personally don't think its Coeliacs, I think I have a bit of a wheat intolerance.....
...but I'm glad it's finally over and done with now, no more worrying about cameras going where they shouldn’t be


I put together Gracies 1st bed yesterday (was a bloody feat too). We ended up going with a double bed. We know she's gonna to be tall, and we've just saved ourselves a heap of $'s from when she's a belligerent teen and decides a single isn't good enough....
She slept in it for the first time last night and she looked so rested this morning. She's always been really tossy and turny in her sleep, so I'm glad she didn't fall out. Hope she can stay in it again tonight.

You are fabulous Mel Good on ya for getting out of a relationship that wasn't working, it's a very brave thing to do and so many families would be much better off if they had the courage to make the same choice.

Oh no Sandra mastitis again? Hope it clears up soon. I wonder if the DR will have some answers as to why you keep getting it..?
Nice work on the Kindy - I really have to get my bum into gear. ATM Grace and I go to playgroup that the local kindy runs every Friday morning, so I guess I could put her name down there... I need to look around though before I commit.

I bet you're having an awesome time away Jodie!
Hope you've had some luck with the sleep/settle class for Dane, and I know what you mean about the teething nappies - Gracies were bad for her first molar and she's now cutting her second and the poor thing tonight had a very nasty nappy. Her bits are red raw

Sounds like Luke is a clever little one Kathryn! What a cutie!
Good luck on your run. I think my day will be a little less exhausting
I'm hoping to wake up with breakfast in bed, go shopping and buy some new jeans, then pop into spotlight for some light browsing, and maybe round it off with a lunch out... nothing too strenuous as you can see

Ooo a slow cooker would be awesome Jo, although I'd be out the door to return it if DH got me that, it's like a man buying his woman a vacuum cleaner for her birthday and saying, off you go luvvie, the house needs going over!!!
But that's just me, I'd prefer to get those things as a couple, and save special occasion gifts for something personal.

Exciting news Lia, what are your plans for the extension?

I can't believe Patterson is almost one already Kat that's gone scarily fast ...and well done Harry! What a clever little man!

Oh bugger Donna, I'd watch the boys for you if I were closer Hope things get better for you soon.
I still can't believe how some of you girls are managing to study right now... I think I must be really lazy

Anyhoooooooooo I'm off to watch some Third Rock From the Sun and eat peanut butter and Jam on toast. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm