Oh thank goodness! I have had no internet all day (vokunteering all day and Internet broke at home while I was out) and can't load big threads on my phone, can only read the odd post so have missed loads. Been sitting here willing you all to list cakes or something to fill the thread 
And I have been busting to say to Rudy that I am glad the immediate crisis is over and I am crossing everything for a smooth recovery for your lovely boy. Please say at any point if a box of random DVDs or paperbacks or anything like that would help, for any of you. And I hope you can all get some rest this weekend.
Auriga, losing the lost gardens made me snort on the bus.
Beachy, hope party calms down.
CV, excellent on the job. I think it sounds great actually - your skills being recognised but you still get decent work life balance, if I am reading you right?
Anxiety - very hard. Dd had so much of it when little that it was actually unmanageable. School, home, sleep, shops, people. Nothing we did or didn't do seemed to help. She is much better now has says what helped is doing things that pushed her and give her confidence but didnt make her seize up (and BTM you are right, it is not the things you would predict). The confidence then transfers to anxiety-inducing stuff, she reckons. these days, I tend just to help her with stuff that makes her anxious as calmly and quickly as possible, given generally it seems to be getting better, so she can move on. But that probably only works because what she needs is now not much. I dunno. But stropps, I understand your worries and I always think it sounds like you balance it all. it is a stressful time for anyone....hang on in there.