Hello my lovely ladies!!!

I have been slack baby buddy! (again lol).

Arte: i wonder if, by doing a formal assessment there would be a chance of accessing further resources for him? And i guess if you know where he stands then you can do a bit more searching and be able to really barrack and support him if/when needed ITMS?

MD: my girls are animals obsessed. but i do wonder if that is simply because we have a menagerie lol? that said, i too was so in love (and still am!) with animals of all shapes and sizes. (trill you may have to shut your eyes as i say this...) DH even takes the snails for a walk in the bucket and leaves them in the little garden that we have been building in a vacant lot we are suckers and sooo wouldnt make good farmers lol. we are such suckers that we are now working on when we come back to make the whole back yard permaculture so that we dont have to face any prospect of bug and ending of bugs lol. suckers lol!

G: soo jealous of the trip to Sydney! those updates you gave sounded like so much fun!

MP: how did the auction go? we watched one yesterday in the area and it still gives me palpitations to see how much people will spend! I hope that they spent LOADS at yours yesterday

to Cally and Isadora!!!

Christmas: we are hoping to get up to townsville to be with mum. i am only getting the girls small, packable items. which is a bit of a bummer as i was hoping to get L a bike and M a cosy coupe. but that will have to wait for next year i guess. Any tips on things to get that are small, yet fun? i am thinking a leapfrog thingy for L? are they any good? do the kids like them? and what for marta??? i have NO IDEA.

AFM: we are all pretty good. fluctuating between extreme stress and extreme excitement of the trip. trying to plan all the little things does my head in. like the treat bags on the plane, like the transfer from LAX to the apartment (we wont have car seats). all those little things seem overwhelming. then i read the lonely planet guide and read about all the gorgeous sea-side towns along the coast and get so so excited. there appears to be alot of small hamlets with really cool things happening (LIKE FOR EXAMPLE...the town that prides itself on the creation of the most awesome flavour combinations and holds monthly competitions lol! i am SO THERE lol). I am less excited about LA itself, but am willing to be suprised ITMS. i think i would prefer somewhere smaller and more community...but we'll get there.