Hi girls. Our weekend away was just brilliant! Who could have picked better weather, it was just so beautiful. House was great, stocked with everything. Kids had a ball playing with the various board games, kicking the ball outside in the secure backyard. We had dinner at the Barwon Heads pub which was fantastic. Saturday we drove to Torquay and checked out the surf shops and had lunch, cooked a bbq for dinner then played a great dvd game called Scene It all about movies. Sunday we drove to Queenscliff and got the ferry to Sorrento. What an amazing ride, so smooth and just beautiful gliding along the water. Spent some time at the beach, Marley thought seagulls were pretty funny! Had lunch up in main street of Sorrento, walked for a while checking out the shops and then home. It was so relaxing and both kids were so well behaved and enjoyed themselves. Marley got a bit tired as she missed her morning sleep both days but she made up for it Sunday night sleeping from 6.30pm to 9.30am!!! My lazy girl LOL!!

Ali - your cook up sounded good, did you make the other stuff too? Meringue is a bit tricky but even if it doesn't look as good as the shops, it still tastes great. Tori did well having a 3 hr snooze while you cooked. Nothing worse trying to cook with a 14 mth old hanging off your legs!!

Dee - sorry to hear your kids have been unwell. Fingers crossed no more dr's visits for a while. I hope the uni were sympathetic to your situation and gave you the extra time you needed.

Rory - has the thesis been handed in yet? I know what you mean about not seeing Flynn for 24 hours. That happens with me sometimes if I need to work back and I hate it. I sneak into both girls rooms when I get home to watch them sleep and would love to just pick them up and give them a cuddle! I do love the reaction I get the next morning when they are happy to see me.

Maya - glad to hear you dad is doing OK. Sounds like your day on the deck was fantastic, it was such a great day yesterday. Really feels like spring is coming. Will check out the Trentham place, sounds cool. We are planning a girls weekend soon, so could be perfect! How is Oscar today?

Bath - PML with your meringue spelling!!! Its one of those tricky words, cooks aren't supposed to spell, just cook good food lol!!!

Nic - fantastic news about your recruit. Well done!

Might pop back later if I don't get too overrun with work. Just finished my cup of soup so that should see me through till lunchtime.