I had a great massage on Saturday. This little Chinese lady with hands of steel was a God-send for my aching muscles. Afterwards, as I was sipping green tea in their luxurious waiting area, she told me the muscles around my shoulders and neck were hard like bricks. She then went on to say that I was very toned. Me? Toned? What the…? I have never, in my whole entire life, been told I was toned! All that running is paying off 🙂 On Wednesday I am taking delivery of a Cross Trainer that I have hired for 3 months. Can’t wait to get it, for all those cold wintery Canberra mornings when I can’t run outside.

In breaking news with Amy – she has learnt to climb/crawl up the stairs. This is quite hair-raising for me because I am convinced that she is going to lean back too far and tumble down. So far so good, but I am still wary! The girls lie at the top and coax her up, and when she gets there they cheer and clap.

Last night Mum and Dad came for tea and took part in one of our “Let’s entertain oursleves for we aren’t allowed to watch TV ” pasttimes. The girls love this particular one – they run from one side of the loungeroom, into my study, hoot the horn on my desk, and run back. Justin times each run and they have to beat that time on their next go. We crack oursleves up by seeing who can be the biggest cheerer. So last night, the girls were running for gold and Mum got into the spirit and had a run too. Amy’s face is priceless and she stares at us and wonders “what the hell are these people doing?”.

One of the neighbours was telling me yesterday that they house had been broken into on a regular basis a few years ago and the robbers would put their faces up to the windows and try all the doors even when they were at home. All night I dreamt of people walking around the house, and I couldn’t scream. Hate those dreams. First thing this morning I called for a Security door for the front door. Even though it will cover my new gorgeous front door, I figure it is better to be safe, especially since I am home all day and we don’t have Dash to protect us anymore.

OK, got jobs to do – can’t sit around on computer all day…..!