Don't know how I am still awake, but just catching up as I have a hot chocolate. I've been out and dh has cleaned the kitchen while i've been away, wiped the sides and everything, very impressed and happy with him. He's presumably in bed now.
lanny glad this thread is helping! Can def say the same for me. Thanks for sympathy with dd and the calpol zoey. She was mostly fine apparently so was probably a good decision. Height of guilt was about 10 minuites after my post, a collegue rang into the office and left a message that she couldn't come in because she was having to pick her son up from school as he'd been sick. Her son is 17 or 18 years old. Different styles of parenting I guess.
sundae glad mw is reassuring, hope you are feeling better.
Watch out spiders in Flowery's house! Also think everyone should stop Ethelbaiting. I feel your anxiety for the little monsters though know very well is quite an irational fear 
Tramp do newts eat spiders?
Em all concientious, environmentally aware mothers strip their little ones to eat tea, it makes perfect sustainable-living sense = less washing to do! :)
I keep forgetting to ring for flu jab, will need to try to remember tomorrow
manda hope Paris is lush (or tres jolie) I think you should have some champagne while you're there, just a glass or so!