ali i think its a good move to arrange some brain action 4 yself now. i did loads of translations when Olly was a baby, which is a great way to work out your brain, and then i did none for ages when we moved to oz. when i finally did another one, it took 3 days to get my mind working smoothly again! if you don't use it u lose it. but it does come back (after some hard work).

alicia- i will let u girls knoe when i'm in melb, hopefully we can do coffee or s.t without it being a major organisational nightmare... i'm all for easy and disorganised. i will have a car to use, and be staying around oakleigh (south side).

haroula macaroula- two is SO much harder than 1, its a quantum leap. but i hear that 3 upward isnt much harder as the big ones help out (doesnt apply to multiples). so go for 4 or 5. my simple outing w the 2 ystdy was hell. it took 3 hrs to leave the house! poor olly got fed only grapes and hm muffins till late arvo as i forgot to pack his lunch. i was so frazzled b4 i even got anywhere, lucky i got a good bus driver this time.