m22 - aw thanks! yeah it inspired me too cozit worked- followin on i taught him and dh some circus tricks so olly can fly like superman - he's so light and easily impressed: badly faked magic tricks work on him too!

mylo had his 2 mth needles ystdy and was very brave (so was i- i didn't cry this time). today he's been normal so far, so good. lets see how he copes with the plane ride tonight. he's 61 kgs now and 62 cm- 90th percentile. way to go mylo!

alicia - a garage sale - how exciting! i've never had one, been to plenty tho! good luck with it.

hi everyone else! hope you all have a good weekend.

today i bought a new (second hand ) washig machine- the last one died during my first load of cloth nappies. i'm excited to use the new one when we get back from melbourne- life is so much nicer with a decent washing machine- after handwashing for months in Indonesia (and in brisbane when we first moved back) i really learnt to appreciate the humble washing machine. this one died a slow and painful death and im glad its over.

tmw is my grandma's 90th birthday party - its a lunch in a RSL gig - they're catering for me as the only vegan and olly the only vegetarian and bonar the only meat-eating muslim that prefers not to know which meat comes from pig ( if he doesn;t know, its ok). all my cousins will be there with new babies and my mad aunts and all - it'll be cool! gotta go, cook dinner, clean up the mess, throw out the perishables and lock the house.. we're off to melbourne!