Queenie, that's great you are feeling more confident with yourself. Fingers crossed she doesn't forget the difference between night and day.

Cally, I can't remember if you ever said K is the only grandchild - I bet they dote on her though. Bummer missing out on the extra shopping time

Hayley, that's a great outcome on your change caddy. It never hurts to let them know when somethings not right - they really appreciate the feedback and don't want you to be out of pocket or badmouth them for a dodgy product LOL.

Arte, I have a drier and I use it all the time for socks and jocks etc. With so many of us now I would be forever hanging clothes if I had to do all the underwear too. Its a real godsend, even if we do hardly ever have rain to really need it LOL. But we've had a heap of rain lately, so things are looking good. And your poor cousin, she must be beside herself with worry about her family and grieving herself. Fingers crossed 2008 is a fertile year for her and she finally gets her baby.

Marydean, I have a clothes horse LOL. I use it for the stuff that can't go in the dryer when it's raining, alternatively I get a bit of nylon rope and string it up on the verandah and hang clothes on it.

LP, bless your mums cotton socks LOL. She mustn't want you to go without. Where I grew up had a creek running through the town and the school was on the opposite side of the creek to the majority of the town, so if it flooded we got days off school. One year we had 10 days off in total. We can get flooded in here too, but the water comes and goes pretty quick so it's not that bad.

OK, wedding proposals. We had brought *the ring* about a week before my 21st because the jewellers was having a progressive sale and we got it at 40% off - I know price shouldn't matter in affairs of the heart but no way would I have allowed DH to pay the original price for it. Anyway at my 21st party all the old Aunties and both my Nan's were hanging around for ages past their bedtimes because I think they all thought that DH was going to do it at my party, but he did it when we got back to my flat. And then the next morning we had to race around all the motels where my family were staying to let them all know before they started heading off LOL. The wedding was perfect, we get the 'best wedding I've been to comments too', but it was really nice - not overly flashy, and just enough of the nearest and dearest.

Joels girl (Cindy) hasn't been on since she first came on way back in October, but she and Hamish are doing great - she hangs out on another forum, so I check up on her over there. Renee was on the other night, but didn't post at all. I was worried about her too so I checked up. Mbear still lurks too (I wish you would post and let us know how you are all getting on ) Not srue about Supa - didn't she say she was going away?