Mornring everyone

Jes - Thats great you got approved for housing!! When will they let you move in?? I know "emergency" housing in melbourne still has at least a 10 month wait, maybe that why they couldnt give you the house?? And i think once you get booted from one place, that they arent allowed to put you back in there... Who knows?? At least you'll be outta there (hopefully) and into you new place by jan/feb/march, when it gets alot hotter...

Bath - i've been scouting around for xmas cake recipes, my SIL reckons not to bother, noone in the family makes one since my GMIL died. She had the best one (similar to your i think) but it had been tweaked over 50 years until perfect... but she took it to the grave with her!! My SIL makes a icecream christmas pudding though. I've been told i need to bring crackers (like the one with stupid jokes in) plain and brandy custard (from the supermarket) and thats it I was looking forward to baking too

IK - dont you hate it when they hop online whe you've asked them to do something, and you get home and they've done absolutely nothing? Grrr... Do you want me to send you a piccy of Dh so you know who im b*tching about?? Actually, Xander should have one, There's a pic from our wedding day with the 3 of us (and declan in my belly... i was nearly 5 months pregnant in that pic!!

Mel - That sounds like a great NYE! Definately have to do a c0cktail party in the NY, maybe for our chrissy party?? Just work out which drinks we would like to make figure out which alcohol we would need and spread it out between everyone!! I'm dying to try one of baths martini's FOr us, we will prolly end up staying home... every year we say we'll do something, but it never works out that way!! I'd love to go out, but DH says its too dangerous for me. So we'll prolly sit at home and be in bed by 11pm, like last year!!!

Oh, and i found that huntsman spider... This will scare the sh*t outta you (like it did to me!!) I went in to check on Anneliese just before i wentr to bed to read a book, and she was all curled up and looked gorgeous, so i called out to DH to come have a alook. And as a turned around to look if he was coming, there the spoider was on the side wall 2m away from bubs cot, and right next to the door where i just walked in!! I screamed, and gave Dh my shoe when he came in. I was wearing thongs. He laughed and threw it back to me and went and got his steel capped work boots... It took him 3 direct hits to kill this thing. It was the span of my hand. YUKKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dream of spiders in my bed all night... didnt sleep very well. That one was outside, and i didnt open that door for fear it would come in. So they can just waltz in whenever they feel!! But DH say as they are such a "predator" (they eat alot) there's generally only one of them around at a time.. Is he making up bullsh*t to make me feel better (telling me there's only one around so i wont freak out) or is it true?? I cried my eyes out when i saw it, i hate spiders...