Well I've just spent about an hour catching up on all the posts (and dramas) so to speak.
SO most of my personals probably won't make sense to anyone but you WILL read them anway won't you??!!??

MILESTONES - Ruby doesn't have teeth, can't crawl or sit up yet. but she's very cute!!

MEL - Gosh Chelsea sounds like my Giorgia! G loves to sit and colour in too! In fact I have to keep some special textas and colouring in books for the shops in case I have to bfeed Ruby, and need to give G something to do! Sorry must have missed something - what are the tiles for?

BTW - I went back to work (only p-time) when Ruby was 8 weeks, but I feel great when I'm at work. It's just the drop off and pick up that sux. usually because I am running late and resenting myself for resenting my kids! I find that until I pick them up after work, I feel energised and happy, and once I pick them up I suddenly feel very tired! (not always...!)

LOL at men's only cooking schools - they DO exist. I'm good, my husband is a chef already!! and BATHSHEBA - he's a pastry chef too! Not so good for my muffin top, but usually he is (just) cooking me dinner at home. We had convenience food tonight too, called pasta and tuna(from a can). Fortunately it is the only other food apart from sausages that my daughter will eat.

ALI25- why are you out of work?? I thought you got a full 12 months maternity leave? Good luck with the council thing, teaching should open up a LOT of other positions for you if you can't get back into schools. how did playgroup go? Were the mums nice and inclusive? Did you get to talk to anyone or is Tori crawling all the time? Was playgroup set up to accomodate crawlers? My first one wasn't.

KRISTEE! - hi there! Welcome back, I'm sorry I don't remember you from before, I may not have met you? Anyway, come on in! Everyone here is really lovely and supportive etc.

IK you bloody hippie! you make me feel so guilty walking off to the the servo for environmental reasons! BTW I tried to check out your website but you need a password? (yes?) and you know why I'm civil in here, cause I have no F_ing idea what's going on ever! I'm so blissfully oblivious, of course I'd have a strong opinion if I knew but I never do! Do you do MSN messenger? or have an email addy cause I see you in here but can't contact you (PM) etc.
BATH - can I get your email too? Mine is nixthings@hotmail.com
Hey I just found out there WAS a splinter junies group. I am SOOO dumb! LMAO at myself.
No I'd be civil anyway cause I don't give a rats *ss about what other people think of me, but don't want to hurt others unneccessarily.
also LMAO off at your DH's thrush suspicion. that's so cute! and so male...

Hey Gabysmum - I was just thinking of you this morning and wondering how you were. Is Alex getting into everything? and are you finding it hard to maintain a conversation now as you need to keep running after him?

AMANDA3 - that's cool your schools and childcares are so close, although TBH I'd still drive even if mine were close, I'm so bloody lazy. (you posted a million threads ago that you walked them to school and childcare, you probably don't remember I'm so behind because everyone here POSTS SO MUCH! (good on us)

DEE78 - CONGRATULATIONS! (about the wedding) just make sure you look gorgeous ok! it's all about you babe! I was engaged for 12 weeks, its easy to organise if your not to precious about things like bonbonierres (sp?) or whatever.

BATHSHEBA - pawpaw is amazing for nappy rash too!

Ok. Keep the nice atmosphere going girls, we are all great aren't we! I think we are anyway. but WTF would I know LOL at myself!!