Rainy I sooo hear you on the naughty baby thing! Miss E is getting so cheeky and her latest favorite thing is raking her nails across my face/pinching my nose/clawing my lips - all of which I can cope with - and pinching my nipples (@%#$!) which I cannot take at all! She doesn't understand the concept of OW! Well hahaha (*insert evil mummy laugh*) I have just bought a plastic baby penitentiary! It's called a musical playpen but it has gaol-like bars and a LOCK on the door panel! So when I need physical detachment she can go in there for some solitary confinement! Mumsy gets the last laugh today!

Rainy, (part 2) don't be hard on yourself if you resort to drastic measures on the sleep front. You need to fit your own oxygen mask before you assist other passengers!

Well I nearly went to Target for some school tops for H but I'm glad I didn't now (I forgot the sale was on). I haven't even looked at the catalogue. How unbargain-minded am I this week??!! LOL I'm just soooooo delighted with the PP (plastic penitentiary) that I feel like I never need to shop ever again.

Clare with Conjunctivitis you will prolly need to take her to the Dr every time. You can usually tell at home by looking at the pink bit under her bottom eyelid - if it's red and angry then it's "real" conjunctivitis. Anywhich way it's excludable so the CC can refuse to have her until it's been treated. My DD1 is prone to getting red irritated eyes in spring and we've had a few false Conjunctivitis alerts with her, now i give her a shot of dimetapp and check the next morning. However she's had it a few times and we've gone to the drs and it's turned out she has an ear infection or tonsillitis as well so I always err on the side of caution.

Blahblahblah I'm very talkative today aren't I??

Leanne wow your friend must be some kind of wonderwoman! Can you send her over to my place when you've juiced all her wisdom out of her, I need some too! LOL

Arte, as a serious pumpkin-festival devotee, I absolutely insist on a full run down of the carrot festival haha. Orange vegetables are the best!!

MM, ah i've done that and worn clothes before washing them and i was itching for days afterwards! It's only some clothes, I personally think it's either chemicals or maybe little eeny dustmiteycritterycreatures that are camping in the dust.

Noni, WTG on your bubba-free day! I had my first bubba=free hours in about 4 weeks today! It went soooo fast now I can't wait until Monday! haha No guilt from this mumma.

Ange, do you cut/peel your grapes first? I was always worried they're the right size for choking. I'm an expert grape peeler these days LOL (Just practising for my roman slave girl fantasies ).

Ok, better go, going to shut my eyes for 15 minutes before grumpy E gets up. Even if it's not long enough for sleep, my brain appreciates the darkness LOL.