CONGRATULATIONS to Katie on the safe and happy arrival of little Zoe! *Love* the name, sooooo chuffed there's another (so not really September) September baby in our little family

Well the men were here clumping around and drilling and sawing and turning the power off and on and now I have Aircon! Big windy lovely aircon that blows all thru the house. Of course it's freezing and windy and raining today so I won't get to test it out today but I'm happy it's there anyways!!!

LOLing at the bug-keeping fiasco Arte. PMSL that they were let out for a turn on the tramp. Sounds like it was survival of the fittest in a box. WTG William the hero, you only have to train him up a little more and you could have your very own burglary-derived income stream, very ****ensian LOL.

MM - aw so sorry to hear that crummy timing, I hope it doesn't muck the holiday plans around too much. Poor little chookie. FWIW I flew once with an ear infection which was not noice at all but I got to the other end and a day or two later the drugs kicked in and I ended up having quite a nice holiday after all.

MP, did you mean a toy for using in the car OR a toy car to ride in? Good luck with WW today, I haven't done anything about it yet (too many desserts while the ILs were here). Missy E has her own special whiney voice, if "mummy mummy mummy" doesn't get my attention quickly enough she'll call me by name.

Trill what a bargain on the cubby! LOL at why why why..because. Missy E hasn't stumbled onto that one yet, she's too busy ordering us all around to ask any questions! LOL at the chocolate Santa moment. Missy E hasn't had any accidental shoplifting moments yet...I'm surprised since she has telescopic arms. (BTW - can't have HRT because the funky boob cells were oestrogen receptor positive - so they tell you to steer clear of artificial hormones for the rest of your life to prevent recurrence).

Ange, well I still reckon it'd be weird getting a massage from your own dad but I love the idea of your own personal masseur!

Ginger, you always know the right thing to say to cheer me up! LOL at L's misadventure with the lip gloss!

Leanne, so good to hear from you, sounds like things have been pretty busy with you. Enjoy your weekend away, so great to have some time away from everyday life. The kiddies always seem to enjoy their sleepovers with family too.

Clare, I've got all dreamy since you said you're in a mountain village...even more movie-like than before!

AFM - slightly paranoid today after Missy E was playing with an empty fruit juice bottle with a bit of water in it, she tipped it up and sort of choked after the water shot into her mouth/throat fast. She really couldn't breathe at all for the space of a couple of inhalations before she managed to cough it out (and have a big cry). That was last night. Saw the thing on Oprah about dry drowning so I've been irrationally paranoid ever since, got up all night to check she was breathing and lips weren't turning blue or anything. I'm pretty sure there's nothing wrong with her, her breathing sounds completely clear and she's full of beans today but I'm having trouble getting on top of my paranoia so I've booked an appt at the GP for them to listen to her chest. More so I can sleep tonight than anything LOL.