Ben still fancies himself as a bit of a rapper. He stopped eating cereal months ago so I bought some American cheerios thinking he'd probably like them. They have good stuff in them along with lots of sugar. So is it better for them to have the good stuff and the sugar or nothing? I decided the former. He loves them and he especially likes eating them one by one with many making it to the floor before his mouth. Since he uses his fingers this is very good for his fine motor skills. A tick for school readiness already! Simon hasn't been having much of his healthy cereal lately either and as I suspected he loves cheerios too so I'll have to wait a while before I reintroduce the healthy stuff.

Simon decided Ella should introduce an eyewear range as well and while she was in the jolly jumper he put on her new glasses.

Simon quite likes blogging too. He has what Michael calls a spoken blog. Other parents call this talking all the time. He communicates this blog to everyone at preschool telling them anything he can think of about what happens at home like "Daddy ate the cooking chocolate."

Michael and I both need to wear watches when we sleep as the boys sometimes wake us up at the oddest hours and there's nothing worse than thinking its the middle of the night and realising that its already 5:30 -- a totally reasonable time for Ben to wake up.

Its still raining in Sydney -- everywhere except where the water catchment sites are. It makes it harder for parents, keeping the kids inside all the time. Its too wet even for the Steiner kindergarten to take them outside in their wet weather gear and our pool is overflowing. Speaking of Steiner, Simon is having a winter lantern festival to celebrate the dark or something. He's also having a fund-raising coffee shop afternoon. I'm under pressure now to cook something wholesome and nice tasting.