hi girls
thanks for all the congrats on the job. we are really thrilled. its less money, so i guess that might be hard at first. lucky I've just bought a whole heap of country road size 5 clothes for summer! LOL

arte- we have a Thomas train table and i have to say it is without a doubt the best 'kids' purchase we have made. it gets used constantly. whenever we have friends over they all gather around and play. great investment! yes i think a lot of builders would be in trouble at the moment. dh's phone used to ring non stop with jobs but lately there has really been nothing.

cass- hopefully the weather is ok by then. I'm loving the oobi tutu, great choice! with the bike thing- we have laybyed one from target for L (the 40cm cars 2 one, in case you are interested) I'm sure there was an equivalent girls one available and they really aren't exxy at all. might be worth getting and then leaving here for M? idk....what are you doing with your house/stuff while you are away? were you serious when you said you would move up my way when you get back? geez i reckon you would love it, and the kids too!

cally - the bike is a great idea. we have 2 going at the moment but they are getting too small so have 2 more on lay-by.

and the big news is......L is finally consistently pooing on the toilet!!!! better late than never hey? it took forever but we are finally here! yah!!! dh took him to the toy shop and bought him an omnitrex watch their morning as his reward