Oh dear chasing - something happened with the new boyf?
reindeer poor M and you. Horrid when you get the impression work arent impressed by childcare duties - think a number of us and especially VQ would really sympathise.
stunt this is ridiculous. I am all for being a good host and making sure guests are well accommodated but you know they are taking the piss. Time for M&S peel off plastic and pop in oven? Hope you find a solution that doesnt just piss you off and ensure you miss out on the rest of the day 
PR I know it shouldnt be funny, but toddlers swearing in context is tres amusant. We call S "little bugger". It sounds awful but DH and I call each other buggerface so it sort of stems from there. DD calls S "little bugger" too. We're trying to correct it to "cheeky monkey" but we're not always successful...
Pennie are you currently hunting for a job then? How will Christmas in HK look for you guys or are you coming home?
lily must be tough to be broody. 
and big hugs.
S is a very cuddly dude. Properly loves cuddles and offers and seeks them out all the time. DD is much less tactile like that and spontaneous cuddles are quite rare. She does like a good cuddle, but on her terms, at her request. You can't just cuddle her. If you ask she will consider and may bestow a cuddle. She refuses to kiss DH (despite him being her favourite parent by a country mile) when we drop him at work. I can't complain because I am the same. I wonder whether girls are more feline in the sense that cuddles are on their terms, but boys are more canine as they will cuddle/seek/tolerate affection almost indiscriminately? My experience anyway.
PR I usually drop S off first and then take DD to her room, and reverse the order at collection. A few precious moments with just DD and me.
Last day at work here before Christmas. 