Ugh, this heat! It's disgusting! It's also not that good for the budget - I've got takeaway twice in the last three days because we just can't be bothered cooking and it's too hot to contemplate what to have (although I don't seem to have any trouble making up my mind when it comes to buying food someone else is making LOL) We do have aircon but we're trying to cut down how much we use it as I'm scared of the power bill... and actually it's not a hot house, compared to our last one. S slept in the portacot last night with the a/c on for a while, it was just too hot for him in his room. Actually, "slept" is quite a strong word since he was up at 12:15, 1am (for about 1/2 hour, screaming, subdued at last with nurofen), 3, 5 and then up for good at 6. I slept from 1:30-3 on the loungeroom floor, because he kept stirring, and then at least I could just call gently to him and he would settle down again. Needless to say, we were both pretty tired today!

Then I went to visit one of my old neighbours and on the way back on the freeway the car started to overheat Tried to call the RAC, very little credit left on my phone (yikes!) so rang M and he rang them for me. They rang me back straight away to let me know someone was on the way right away, because S was in the car with me and it was getting hot (about 11:30 by then, we were looking at 40 degrees today). S was great - I had loads of water for him, so just kept offering it to him, sat him on my knee with the door open so we'd get the breeze and then when the RAC turned up (within about 10 minutes! Yay!) he had some fruit I'd brought with me. Thank goodness I was prepared! I don't usually take much with me on short trips, but I've learnt my lesson - you can get caught out so easily.

Anyway, was just a fanbelt, so we were on our way within about 1/2 hour! When we were almost home, Sebastian started to get a bit cranky but he had been up for ages by then and I was just so happy he hadn't lost it when we were sitting in the emergency lane on the freeway! And then this afternoon I bought more credit for my phone heh heh

OK, well that's my saga! And after all that I'm so damned hot I can't stay here any longer, must go and have a shower! Will do personals soon, I promise