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  • Pink eye

    Luke woke up from his nap at around 4pm and his eye was absolutely seeled shut with gunk.  It was icky all day and I was dutifully squirting breast milk into it but between 9:45pm and 10:15pm it suddenly swelled up terribly and was really blood shot.  We ended up taking him to see the…

  • Boogers, a passport AND mail? Pinocchio would be so proud!

    So it’s official; he’s a real live person. Not only does he have boogers, he got his very first piece of post on the 13th. How exciting!!  He also has a British Passport.  (We now need to figure out about the USA thing … which is, of course, going to be complicated and expensive.)  

  • We bought a house!

    Yay! Details can be found here: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-8326866.rsp?pa_n=3&tr_t=buy Unfortunately, it’s not as good as the house we lost (no house will ever be) but it’s very nice and I can absolutely see raising a family there. The photos and floorplans don’t do it justice, I’m afraid. You’ll just have to come and see it for yourself…

  • Pictures and a story

    For all you baby fans out there, photos: While in the operating theatre, Andrew and I got to pick our own music and we took along a CD by a very talented guitarist Andy McKee. I feel it’s my duty and obligation to share it with you! So you can listen to this and know…

  • We sold the house!!

    Full asking price! The buyers have sold their house to a first time buyer and all surveys etc done so the chain is complete! Now we just have to find the perfect place… and soon!

  • What? Not AGAIN!

    So last night Andrew and I opted to give Luther his first real bath.  (Although, as he still has his umbilical cord it was a sponge bath only.)  I don’t know that I’ve ever laughed so hard and I’m pretty sure I burst a few stitches. It started as just a normal diaper change but…

  • We lost the house…

    Someone else came in and placed an offer and as they are ready to move we’ve lost it. I do stand by “everything happens for a reason” and I honestly beleive it, but it doesn’t mean I didn’t cry like a baby.  It just sucks when you can see raising your children somewhere and then…

  • It nailed me!

    So I took this quiz online to see what kind of American accent I have and it was absolutely right!  I’m impressed. What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)Midland (“Midland” is not necessarily the same thing as “Midwest”) The default, lowest-common-denominator American accent that newscasters try to imitate. Since it’s a neutral…

  • Baby and house update

    House: We’ve had some news — not bad, not good. Turns out another couple is interested in the same house but are in the same position we are (house on the market, no buyer) and so the sellers of the property we want (Arundel Road) have basically said whoever sells their house first gets Arundel…

  • General update

    The new house: They DID accept our counter-offer but will not take the property off of the market until we have a buyer. (Hence the mad rush to get it cleaned and ready.) Our house: IS now on the market (YAY!) as of today! Details can be found here.  (There are a couple of small errors that will…