addendum

We promised ourselves that we wouldn't really edit, only correct, but sometimes I cringe when I see what I've written. Oh well, warts and all...

I realised that I haven't welcomed my oldest friend's little one into the world, she hasn't had a mention at all. I wanted to correct this and state that I am so happy that they had another little girl. She is very lucky to have such wonderful parents and sister. I wish that they didn't live on the other side of the world so that I could see them more often. I am very bad at keeping in touch because I want to cry every time we talk, and if I don't talk to my friend I can pretend that we live on the same continent.

I don't think I'm invading their privacy if I tell you about what happened to my friend's husband while he was out and about with their oldest child (who looks remarkably like him). A complete stranger came up to him and said 'Well you don't need to pay for a DNA test, do you?'. How Aussie.