kim - im sos orry you are feeling so anxious about Cam's return. I can definately see where you are coming from though, thats 1 good thing about single parenting, you get to make all the decisions about child raising yourself without having to compromise, im sure it will take a little bit for both yourself nd Darcy to adjust to having Cam home again, but you will both cope just fine. Big hugs kim. When does Cam actually get home?? oh, darcy must look so grown up now with her bob! Arch still hasn't got enough hair for a hair cut. Huge well done on the weight loss!! thankyou so much for your support and encouragement. Typical me, i have totally changed what im doing re: study and care though! Have an interview with a FDC lady tomorrow arvo, interested to see how Archie responds to her...BTW, just remember that we are all here for you, especially when things are a bit tough and you need a release, imena goodness, how much whinging have i done in the last 6 months, you were always there for me when i really needed it, and i will always be here for you too x

sara - bummer about not getting an offer for BMID int he first round, keeping my fingers crossed for you for second round. Archie went through the same sort of thing at night time a couple of months ago, dont know what caused it, but he did eventually get back to normal again. There were many times i ended up bringing him to bed with me, but i think persisting with keeping him in his bed worked in the end.

I had a big long think abut study/work/childcare, and have completely changed what im doing (typical me!). After visiting all the childcare centres and seeing the kids and chatting with the workers, i started to feel my passion for childcare come back again (i worked in Childcare for 12 months when i left school, but didn't finish the study), so i am enrolled in Cert III Children's Services through Cengage (used to be Thompson Education), after that i will do my Diploma. So the study is completely external, so now im not sure whether to put Archie into care or not, have an interview with a FDC lady tomorrow, so will see how that goes.

Gotta go, Archie is whinging at the bedroom door....