Hi ladies,

Mooshie – I can’t believe Jay is already asking about Santa! You gotta wonder whether it’s worth doing the Santa thing at all these days – kids just lose their innocence too quickly, don’t they? I don’t think we started questioning until we were about 10! The times they are a’ changing… I’m so sorry that poor little Lani has been so sick. I can’t STAND it when people bring their sick kids to places where other kids can catch illnesses. It’s just so inconsiderate. And it’s probably not very nice for their own kids who probably just want to be at home. It’s good that she’s starting to eat again though – hopefully she’ll make a quick recovery now. Poor little thing – give her a hug for me.

Christy – I’m glad you’re starting to feel a little bit better. I know what mooshie means… I always get tired reading your posts! I don’t know how you do it. You must wear a SuperWoman cape on under your day clothes! Hope Matilda’s antibiotics work soon and there is NO MORE SICKNESS in your house. I strictly forbid it. Don’t worry about ‘whinging’ – I think it is the right of every mother to whinge now and then, and you’ve certainly had a rough time of it lately. I don’t know how our mothers or grandmothers just marched on as if nothing was wrong. That generation amazes me. I certainly haven’t got that kind of stamina. Feel free to whinge anytime.

Mitch – bugger about the boat. I hate it when unexpected expenses come up. Just extra stress that you don’t need.

Kathryn – you lucky bugger with daylight savings. I loved it when I lived down south, but in a referendum up here a few years ago all the stupid Queenslanders said they didn’t want it. I think it was mainly the farmers, so I can understand that, but I miss it! Sounds like Kam had a lovely time – and it didn’t cost too much either, which is great. That racing track sounds AWESOME! I’m such a tomboy sometimes – I can’t wait until Charlie is old enough for that stuff.

Well, our date was absolutely wonderful. Mum was kind enough to take Charlie overnight, so we got a great sleep in too. We had an awesome dinner (some $120 later!) and the show we went to see was RAD. DH looked very cute in his suit, and I saw some musician friends I hadn’t seen for about 2 years who remarked on how good I looked (they hadn’t seen me since I lost weight), so that was very nice. Then today, DH, Charlie and I went to a teahouse at Ascot for a late lunch. I couldn’t resist buying Charlie a “Littlie’s High Tea” which had a little sandwich, a little cake and few other little treats plus a glass of milk. It was so nice for all of us just to sit there and eat wonderful food. All in all it’s been a great weekend.

Charlie is doing so much better. It might be just me, but it seems like he’s actually happier these days than he was before he got sick. He’s running all over the place, and he gives lots of cuddles and kisses without being asked now – I think that he got used to all the cuddles while he was sick, which is fine with me! It’s funny how they make small developmental steps all the time… today he was absolutely fascinated by the fact that some of his blocks were exactly the same size and colour. He kept on pushing them together, then he’d look at us with a look on his face as if to say, “Would you look at that? They’re the same! It’s AMAZING!” It was very cute.

Anyway, enough about my little man. I really should go and think about eating something now, or I’ll wake up in the middle of the night feeling like crap because I’m so hungry. I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend.