Cally, has K's tummy settled back down. If not after all the probiotics, try a dose of Combantrin. That's what sorted out E's sore tummy a while back. I so hear you on the single parent mornings, story of my life.

Ginger and Trill, enjoy the meet up ladies! Wish I could be there.

Trill, that sounds like an excellent acceleration program from L. How did you know your kids needed orthotics?

Arte zombie baby hehe. Is E feeling better now? I'm glad you were able to get a referral to see someone about the sleeping and yes that behaviour does sound extreme. I wonder if the lack of sleep is causing the behaviour or whether there is something else underlying both the behaviour and his difficulty sleeping. I really hope the specialist person you see is on the ball, and that you get some answers and some good take-home strategies. The not-sleeping thing is soooo difficult. Rant away. xxx

Cass that's amazing how you said it's all rundown and sad over there. Are the spray tans and bleached teeth as prevalent as we thought they would be? BTW there's gotta be some SDAs (with secret fresh food shops) around because Linda Loma is famous for its SDA longevity and that's in California. YES that sugar is so addictive. I've swapped out sugar in tea for stevia and it has made such a differnce, and that was only 1 teaspoon at a time, not the 5-12 teaspoons you get in softdrink.

Ginger that's a rotten way to start the year for sure. I hope all goes well with her treatment. Is L settling back into kindy well?

One thing I've noticed with E, when she's behaving badly, is that now there's much more of a conscious choice going on (mostly) unlike when she was younger and it stemmed from being overwhelmed/overtired/hungry/whatever. There's been quite a lot of footstamping and shouting going on in the house and tonight she had a go at doing wrestling (complete with commentary WTF?) with DD1. Thanks, feral kindy attendees for teaching that to my 4 yo.

Well DH is off on his travels again. Just a couple of nights but as always, it's during a week when I have something on in the evenings so there's that extra juggle element.