Ginger don't feel bad. It can't be helped, and they may not have been like that for very long anyway. He's a bright kid, and he'll come through the op just fine and bounce back in no time. The hospy people are very nice and they're especially gentle with kids. I had the adenoids/grommits/tonsillectomy shebang when I was a kid and I turned out smart and educationally well-rounded, if I don't mind saying so myself . The not being able to fly thing is a bummer though, what's the plan there?

Arte, your beach and BBQ weekend sounds great! Sorry to hear little E is sick again. Funny though how much of a strain the extra wakeups are when the sleep has been so good lately LOL. Has W's swelling gone down?

Cally, aw that would've been a bit scary with the nacho chip? Poor little mite. H was 4 and a half before she ever got any type of gastric disease.

Cass, yes my 4 year old's ears have fallen off. We had a protracted period of considerable naughtiness and our evenings went to **** because she would spend the entire time bellowing/complaining/crying about some frickken insignificant thing, then refuse to eat her dinner, etc etc etc. GAH. Seems to have improved this week, I no longer want to leave home...

ETA: which reminds me, I was reading about some testosterone spurt they get (in relation to growth spurt, which E has been having) so I don't know if this applies to girls as well, but if it does it could explain the added aggression/moods etc.

I've never had any luck with growing carrots. We did have one tiny patch of baby ones that turned out ok, but hardly enough/big enough for any real sort of eating. And weird shapes.