Parties and Feeling Sick

Kel and I are both still working but the commute is killing us. Unfortunately there hasn't been any real interest in either of the houses so we may be driving for a while yet. Both jobs are going all right and it's nice having the money.

I'm not sure if I mentioned it here previously but for some reason we have a single hole punch sitting on the desk near our computer. Ages ago Bayli saw it and, in what I thought was a fairly imaginative leap, started calling it a crocodile (because it looks like a crocodile's mouth). The other day I was driving Bayli home from day care (I pick her up early on Thursdays and Noah on Fridays) and we passed an A-frame sign on the footpath that had two helium filled balloons tied to it. The were blowing about in the breeze and Bali said that they were dancing. I thought that was even better than the crocodile.

Bayli and Noah have both been sick recently. Croup apparently. Coughing and colds. Generally not good. They are both starting to get better now, thankfully. Last time Bayli had a cough it hung around for months. Noah didn't seem to be worried by it all at all. He'd have a bit of a coughing fit and then give a huge smile. There was one night where we were thinking of taking him to the hospital but 13 Health and some other doctor we talked to on the phone gave us the run around and by the time we got through all that Noah had recovered so we just stayed at home.

It's Bayli's birthday in a couple of weeks but we haven't really planned anything yet. We're down at Algester at the moment so we're thinking of going to look at a couple of parks this afternoon so we can find a location at least. The way the weather has been lately an out-door party might not be a good idea but we'll see how we go.

Bayli can count to ten on her own. She can say the alphabet and recognise all the basic shapes. She can also say most of one of her Hairy MacClary stories from memory.

Last night Kel and I went to Sharon's birthday party as well. It was great. Everyone brought along some food. There were a couple of pastas and sandwiches. Everyone loved Kel's pumpkin soup. Then there was desert. Mousse, muffins, brownies, a crispy mint pudding pie thing Kel made and an amazing banana pie thing that was amazing. We played games-- Kel won the word game and I came second (as usual).

What else?

I've sent The Brightest Light to Baen and started The Subtle Chains. It's slow going at the moment but it normally is for me at the start of something new.

Kel did the 'Shave for a Cure'. She raised almost $300 and looks pretty good with her short hair. It's shorter than mine at the moment.

Mum and Dad are back from Egypt. They had a great time but are glad to be home. Deborah is living back in Woodford. She's looking for work and still doing her degree.