Jess - what a day! Did you manage to get the care fixed? How scary being on a country road at night with no lights!

Rory - I love your comments you made at the lunch! I bet you were the only honest one to speak out but I bet plenty of them were thinking exactly the same thing. Yum cha cruise, where abouts is that? Sounds fun. Hope Flynn gives you the 12 hours!

Tali - great news about Kai's eye. I am sure we could organise a xmas catch up and it would be fun if we could meet you and the kids before 2009! I haven't read the new HP book either yet, must be the only one who hasn't lol!

Julie - how is Will going with his cold?

Amanda - hope your cycle starts behaving itself! Oh the dreaded pap smear, I really should book in to get mine done. I keep hearing those adds on the radio about it. I hate toilet training. Out of all the parenting things we have to do, I would say that was one of the worst!!!! Its so frustrating and my patience level is not very high. Good luck with it, at least you've done it a few times now!

Nic - well done Mum! She might have to share her secret with us all lol!!!!

I've had a such a productive weekend! Saturday I painted my bedroom wall (with the help of a friend, while DH kept an eye on the kids), which looks wonderful. Friend stayed for dinner, a few glasses of wine and very late to bed. Got up this morning and it looks better in the daylight. Now I have this beautiful, fresh looking room its time for a new bedroom suite and mattress. The current mattress and suite is nearly 15 years old so its time for a new one. Off to Harvey Norman and found exactly what we wanted. Our new mattress is so divine, I just wanted to take it home there and then! Both are being delivered on Wed. New colour scheme also means new sheets and doona cover. Off to the shops and after scouring every manchester place, finally found what I wanted in the last shop!!!! Got a gorgeous doona cover (very plain), new sheets and 3 cushions, all of varying sizes and textures (I have a bit of a cushion fetish!!!). I just love them and can't wait to put it all together. I will take a pic when its all done.

Marley has started to climb the couch! This is something that Chelsea never did, so its freaking me out. We have a tile floor and I am so worried that she is going to go splat on tiles and really hurt herself. We have a thick rug on the floor but I am sure if she falls, she will miss the rug. She is so quick to get up too. I will just have to be super careful and hope she doesn't fall!