Arte - oh no!! No day sleeps, I don't know how you cope!! K most definitely still has one, we've only just moved up from 2 sleeps. She had 2 yesterday, by the time I dropped her at care she had been yawning and rubbing her eyes since she'd been up. She even went straight over to the cot room and started banging on the door like she wanted to get straight into bed! lol at your uncle, a bit of family gossip is always fun!

Rainy - yeah, just get J to go to the GP. It should be totally up to you guys what you plan on doing for birth control and if that's the snip, then so be it! Hope little Jimmy's nose clears up soon, that wouldn't be helping your sleep deprivation!

Clare - K has had 2 pairs of Clarks (both the same style) and they were $60 (on sale). Expensive, but they are good quality.

Trill - I think the tours are out, but you can still visit the shop. My parents went a couple of years ago and got a 10 kg box of mixed chocolates for $35. Awesome!