Mez - did she get the rotovirus immunisation? The oral one? It is a dose of the live virus, so she'll be shedding live virus in her stools for two weeks after taking it. They said that it may cause tummy pains - like wind pains - for about a week.

As for the house - yes, that is stupidly expensive. That's what happens when people don't listen to their clients and go off trying to make something that they think would make it into one of those funky home magazines rather than what suits the tastes of the client. Then again, people in general tend not to listen or pay attention, why should I expect any more of the people who were speccing my house? It's not a problem - we'll just keep looking until we find someone else who can get it right FTR - the house is 360m2 and contains two large home offices - hubby and I both work from home. It also contains a massive internal court yard where the cats and kids can play with no fear of strangers, cars, etc - completely enclosed and inescapable. The main cost is in making it excessively green and completely solar passive. We don't want to have to heat or cool it, prefer to not use mains water, having black water recycling to keep the garden happy and any number of other measures - ALL of which cost!

waves to all