MD - glad that you appt went well yesterday and you have a date for the surgery. Are you spending this weekend telling everyone? Good luck. I also hope the bra is nice and pink!!

Rainy - glad you had a good time with Ange. That would have been so confronting driving through the devastation. DH and I went for a drive through the area affected by the Canberra fires (we were hoping DD would fall asleep in the car) after lunch at my sister's last weekend and I got all teary from that - and most of the places have been rebuilt there!

Jaz - how did H go with escaping last night? I really hope K doesn't start that soon, I want to keep her in the cot as long as we can!

Clare - so glad the pain meds are finally working and you got to go out. Will have to check out Robin Barker's tips on toilet training (although we should also buy a potty!)

Leanne - wow, big boy school! That seems so far away, but I'm sure it will be no time until we are all doing it for these little ones

PAP- so glad that your meeting went well yesterday. So jealous of your extra help around the house too - of course you're not a bad mother, think of all the extra time you're going to be able to spend with N and the little one!!

MM - I second MD's suggestion on Peter Cundall and Gardening Australia (book and magazine). I have about 8 years worth of magazines at home and I record the show every week! Unfortuantely it's a bit hard getting out into the garden these days but I do still love it. Having most of next week of so should be able to get some stuff in then.

Well DD is having her first day back at care today after the broken collarbone. She is being Xrayed on Monday, but I think she is at about 90% which is great for just less than 3 weeks after it happened. She was pleased to be back, I thought she was going to hyperventilate with excitement when she saw the rocking horses!!

I am having next week off (except Thursday - big meeting) which will be good. Planning on lots of cooking, gardening and family time. Also going to try and fit in a massage. I realised I haven't had one since Dec 07 so definitely overdue. We are also giving K her first hair cut and dentist visit. Hopefully there aren't too many tears!

How is everyone going with daylight savings adjustment? DD looked good for the first 3 days, her wake up times were moving back to normal and then she reverted. We've had a few 5:30 starts which are pretty hard, my body does not cope with stuff before 6! Last night DH slept out in the spare room and got her up so I could try and catch up - he came and woke me at 7:10 and I was so out of it - my fingers were all asleep and I couldn't pull my earplugs out. So sorry it was a work day and I had to get up!