yeah i have to say that I have been thinking about your decision to with the boarding school thing and even moreso, totally agree with it. I remember when i was growing up in a small coastal town in QLD, i was top of the class and didnt have any competition IYKWIM. then i went to Brisbane and it was a bit of a shock. I was still good, but there were others that were also just as good (and *gasp* better!). i remember feeling really devastated at the time, but soon got my thinking boots on and studied harder and focused more on what i wanted out of it ITMS.

AFM: well, we took a trip to bunnings to fill the sandpit. it will be the bane of my existence this summer as sand is traipsed through the house, but the girls are loving it. I also bought some 'pots of colour' (pansies) and planted them in the cubby house flower box . looks so cute! but i am certain that Marta will pick all the flowers in no time lol.
Leila's lateset bug bear are hair ties! impossible to get to put them in!! she would try to get away without brushing her hair, but I have drawn the line there lol. arghhh! i want to tie up her locks from time to time as, by the end of the day there are sooo many knots!