Hello Bloggers!

Hi guys,

Was really lookign forward to tonight for 2 good reasons! 1) Patrick coming home and 2) I finally get a night out with friends! Well, the reality is that Patrick is coming in tonight... but no night out with my mates! Carys is sick again.... cold for 3 days, coughing, vomiting, runny poo.. the works. I thought she'd be okay but in the end canceled beacuse I knwo she is goign to be restless. It's not fair on her if I go and it wouldn't be fair on Jackie (75yr old neighbour with emphysema who minds the kids on the rare night that I get to go out when Patricks NOT in). She's fine sitting in with the kids asleep ... but she couldn't really go trotting up and down the stairs to Carys' crys.

Adam has also been off school for 2 days, same as his sister. They are both carnky and tired yet still have the energy to fight with each other over everything! Thsi week was nto a good one for Patrick to be in Amsterdam-- where by the way the SUN is SHINING and weather is fantastic, food great, atmosphere etc etc... Whereas here, its all about snot, vomit, stuffy house, raining cats and dogs ... well you get the picture. :-(

Carys has learned to put her fingers in her ears to pretend she doesn't hear you when I talk to her! She then starts to say blah blah blah.... a littel trick who brother taught her as a joke. Well Adam, its stuck!

She also goes about saying 'Bye Bye Chicken'. I call most everyone 'chicken' or 'chickie'. All the neighbourhood kids are chicken, chick or chickies....
Adam is on the verge of loosing tooth number 2. I have to fight with him to 'play' with it. I am terrified the other tooth will star tto come thorugh behind it (like the other). I am already saving for the orthodontic fund! Sorry mom... can't come see you... gotta pay for Adam's braces in 10 years time!

Gonna go watch re-runs of Star Trek with Adam... he loves that show.

Love you all and miss you loads... see you in 19 days!

Monica