The dress - a gift made by Nana - doesn't Hannah look gorgeous in it?

When I was growing up it never occurred to me that the children I wanted would be so long coming, or that I would have twins, or that one of them would have DS, or that their father would be a man I met in Senior High School, or that I would be living in a different state to my parents. I really miss being able to just call or drop in on Mum and Dad and I know that they miss having the grandchildren so far away. When I was young I never dreamed that life could be so complicated, complex or so good either. Still I wish that my parents lived closer. Thank goodness for the modern wonders of email and webcam.




The sun cmae out in grand style today which was nice after the wet, cold week just passed. We took the monkeys to Darling Harbour Jazz Festival and they had a ball - they especially enjoyed the noodles for lunch. They are sleeping soundly now - two of our dearest friends have finally came back to SYdney after living in New Zealand for a few years - so we let the brats stay up past their usual bedtime so they could rampage a bit with their godparents. They (the adults not the twins) are out watching the soccer and I (as the least sporty person on the planet) am home babysitting my own children! SO it goes ...