Hello!
Returning to report from the front lines. :-)
I've been very good about saving money, and am managing lots and lots of playdates on a huge supply of bubble mixture that I got for next to nothing from Tesco. Yay!
However, the exciting news is that I've figured out that ds seems to be quite frankly, deaf-as-a-post. I've been working hard on his communication, and realising that he's not willfully ignoring me as a I thought, but just totally unaware that I've said anything most of the time. I had his ears tested and he has glue ear on both sides and needs his ears cleaned out. Poor lad - to be deaf and none us having noticed. We're getting on much much better since I adjusted my behaviour to assume that he can't hear.
Cag that's wonderful news about your dh getting on so well in his new job. I'm thrilled that that's going well.
Girlie - great to hear about your mortgage coming through. Very exciting indeed.
I hope I haven't missed anything else. I'm still reading every post, but rather quickly in the small hours as everything is so busy during the day.
Are you getting on okay with the business set up Cag? I did this before and it was really okay, and not that difficult. Even a tax return was not that hard in the end. Good luck!