Hello lovelies!

omg! for some reason i have been missing the updates! ARGH!

Arte: hmmm the roadtrip of yours if probably over by now...i hope that it wasnt too marred by little people and their penchant of repetition hahaha. All i recommend really is their own personal grab bag of goodies with as non messy snacks as possible and small activities that they can reach themselves and heaps of breaks in the driving and that NO MATTER what have a clear time of day that you pull in for the night (even if you are not quite as far as you want to be).

I hated all the goodbyes. I guess i was lucky in that we arent that far from our original digs but still far enough away that i am no longer part of the everday general banter. I totally and utterly miss my old mothers group as we shared everything (and i mean everything!) with eachother over the last 6 years. the good, the bad and the ugly. but i do have the chance of catching up every now and then. but yeah, still sucks. and making new friends that are close and awesome takes time....and *stomps foot like a 3 year old* i dont wanna wait wah wah wah hahahaha.
Mamapan: so awesomely awesome to hear from you! I love living vicariously through your amazing sounding holidays lol. I always admire you guys and your determination to have holidays...I guess it's the much needed payoff for all that intense work you have to do.

I told DH that if i ever get clucky again that it has to be a puppy lol. So i like your plan hahaha. that said, they are a fair bit of work generally and do prefer to have company (ie the family around). lonely dogs can be quite naughty!

Oz: I am totally loving following your journey on FB so exciting! Are you feeling ready to have a baby yet??

AFM: all pretty good here. although we have managed to kill two wild birds in as many days through unfortunate accidents (one falling down the chimney and the other got hit by our car). I am trying not to read bad omens into it!!

Miss L is settling much better in at the school, but I am not 100% happy with it. So am keeping options and mind open to alternatives, but am just not in a rush to chop and change considering all the changes we have been through recently what with the move and everything.

Winter is setting in. it is pretty but all the mousies around the hood are trying to move in which is annoying. But i am enjoying the lack of fire season and the switch to a roaring warm fireplace (when birds are not meeting their untimely deaths in it of course!).