Hey guys, mum i forgot to ask you about Alfies christening-was is wonderful? Did he have a cute outfit?!

Sal sent me some pics of a nursery theme and cot. Chris got cross that they can buy an oak cot for that price (as it stamps out the market for hand made furniture!) but I'm looking forward to painting some cute canvasses with hedgehogs on!

We're in ushuaia now, the most southern city in south america, and it is beautiful-however, you couldn't pay me to live her, because it's their summer and i am FREEZING! We are surronded by glaciers, and a stones throw from antarctic so that may have something to do with it!

Lots of love xxxxxx

Hey mum, good thing you checked your passport hey?! Thailand would be awesome, and would make sure little debbie was ok too. Fingers crossed for the bonus!

Sent you a short email, but basically heading to the coast tonight, after a very tough trek. We are unfortunately parting ways with the aussie couple we've been stalking since new years. It will be nice to get another bit of beach time in after our efforts on the mountains!

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Hiya Lucy

How are you doing? Im just about to go down the postoffice to renew my Passport. I dont want any travelling opportunities to come and then find that my passport has expired that would be a disaster!

Dad and I are tentatively looking into Thailand to meet up with Debbie. It depends quite a bit on whether Dad gets a decent bonus for his fantastic sales. It sounds quite exciting to me though. Ill let you know if we do make any plans (you can count on it!)

Masqueraders was good on Monday so I am looking forward to next weeks now. Everyone was really pleased to see me so that was nice.

Sally is very excited about her Alien photos, apparently it has 2 arms and 2legs and a head! Amazing. I look forward to seeing them tomorrow at Alfies Christening. No doubt Suzy will post many pictures on facebook for you to see.

Well got to get to the postoffice so Ill talk to you soon.

Lots of love mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey little Luc,

I have only just had a chance to read all this - can't believe Mum told on me....Mum....we'll be having words!!! But of course I'm looking after everything. All hung up nicely and I shall just hold it all to ransom to force you to come on a visit to SW Wales!

The house is now looking pretty good and is definitely worth a skype tour...when we finally get internet back (fingers crossed for tomorrow as that's when they said).

I'll get in touch again soon - school about to start so should probably plan some lessons or something!!

Lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sorry mum, did you get in trouble?!

We had a wonderful time didn't we?! Always the best family holidays-remember cyprus?! Fun fun FUN! Chris has his sister coming out to mexico, so he's really looking forward to that.

So happy you're back with masqueraders, it's good to have sing song!

I've sent you an email, and going to call tomorrow, so i'll save my lastest adventures for that, lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lucy how dare you dob me in? Im never telling you anything again. Fancy announcing it to everybody over this web site that nobody reads. I will let you know John and Marys address so that you can get in touch. Just looked at the latest photos and i want to be back there so much. It was a fantastic time and I want to do it again but next time I want all of us there.

Looking forward to you coming home. I went to Masqueraders last night and had a good sing which was good.

Love you lots and miss you loads mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hey sal, i am bad at replying to texts as it's on chris's account, but i still like getting them! I should start replying by skype hey?(about 5p a text)

Glad school has been a gentle start, and a gentle 'i'm pregnant' announcement. Not easy! But i am sorry that your snow days have been lonely. isn't pregnancy a time to be selfishly demanding of the husband? 'No toby you can't go skiing-who will rub my back while i puke?' or 'yes i need gherkins now, i don't care that it's 4am!'...try it!

Is the new house on the camp? An army standard? Or are you in an interesting place that's worthy of uploading pics/taking me on a skype tour?

Mum tells me you have been shopping at 15 chatsworth drive darling sister? Take care of the clothes, and tell the shoes i say 'hi'!

I'm on Bariloche at the moment, a place you would all LOVE! It's a sji resort in winter (but atill freezing now, and it's summer), so we get amazing fondue, with argentinean steak, and entire streets of cheese and chocolate shops (dad-with samples). Wonderful, and far more christmassy than buenos aires...so do you think i can have another one?

Lots of love guys xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

HELLLOOOOO!!!

Have sent a couple of text messages but not got any reply so thought I'd try here instead. So...

Our new house still doesn't have any internet, but hopefully that will be righted by next week. Toby is going to get on the phone to BT and complain once he's back from skiing.

School is going great as i've only had a 2.5 day week this week due to loads of snow. We got sent home Tuesday, had Weds and Thurs off and I've had 9,4 and 11 kids in my lessons today so it's been fairly relaxed you could say.

I've just bitten the bullet actually and told the head I'm pregnant! It was the scariest thing I've had to do in teaching so far. But he says he's forgiven me so I#m pleased about that. Helps that I wasn't pregnant at interview. Turns out there was a music teacher who did that to him once as well....but she was pregnant at interview! Phew!

Midwife appointment was cancelled on Tuesday so I'm finally going to night and hoping to book my scan very very soon. Can't wait to see the little alien on screen. He/She is being much better at not making me sick anymore, but seems to be very thirsty so constantly drying me out. Getting through lots of moisturiser! Into the 2nd Trimester (ha ha funny names) next week which according to the literature means I will be in the "glowing stages of pregnancy!" Ha ha ha! That's if they've got the dates right anyway. Find out for sure at the scan.

ANyway, i'll let you know when skype is up and running again so we can have a proper chat. Much better signals and connections here as we're back in the real world....although a very cold one. Just wish I hadn't been on my own for my snow days. Not much to do when you don't know anyone!

Love you lots little Lucy xxxxxxxxxxxxxx( and Chris too of course!)

Mum have you seen all the photo updating-we're doing much better now! I will encourage chris to put another blog up and we'll be away! i do check the message board regularly, but i was the last to write here so thought i'd give you a chance to reply!

Just spoke to you on skype and it made me all happy. Making pizza tonight so that will make me even happier-what a lovely day!

I'm glad you had a good new years-ours was fun. We ended up celebrating with a lovely aussie couple (who we'd met for about 1hr in bolivia months before), missing all the taxis and stayed up til 7am (chris was up til 8.30!) having never set a dancing foot in a club! So there were no men in lycra for me either!

Mum, can you send me john and marys number please, so i can call. Lost my notebook of numbers and addresses-silly silly.

Deb, i'm so scared/excited for you about the cage dive. It's going to be amazing but terrifying-you are the BRAVEST! And i'm very jealous of your ayers rock adventures too, i will be there in spirit. Glad you got to see lorna before you left. She helped us through a tough time eh? Country energy seems like years ago now!

Anyway, missing you all like crazy-but isn't too long til i'm home now-it's exactly 4 months. Lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

oh my god i'm totally with Flor - would not have slept on my own as i just know ghost girl would've come looking in my tent for her head!!!! Argh!!!

Apart from the food poisoning - note to self, take snacks when i go!!! - inca trail sounds amazing!!!!!! So jealous but I'm going to look the jaws of death in the eyes so all good!!! haha also booked ayers rock today and have to buddys from the restaurant to go with!!! yaaayyyyyy

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ps went to see lorna and the boys on sunday - still so lovely, had a great time

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

You seem to have given up on this web site so i thought id leave a message to to see.

We had a lovely New Year at the Tavola Calda which was hosting an Abba night. Unfortunately for myself and Diane there were no men in lycra suits but Nick and Nigel wre quite taken with the girls!

Have you seen/heard that Debbie has actually booked her cage diving trip in Port Lincoln? Ive just looked up the website she booked it through and ive decided that i dont want to go and do that. How much longer are you staying in Buenos Aries for or have you already moved on to start new adventures?

Don t forget to let John and Mary know when you are going to be visiting them in California in the not too distant future.

Got to take down the Christmas decorations today so i guess it will all look pretty bare again. Dad is in his pre going back to work mood so hes best avoided at the moment but hes not too bad yet as Sally is still here until after dinner.

Sally will be having her first scan in a couple of weeks so that is all very exciting. She also gos back to work tomorrow at her new school. I get the feeling that work isn t as important to her anymore as it once was. I wonder why? mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Ben and Chelsea restart tomorrow also with more exams over the next few weeks I believe. Its all go. I start back to Masqueraders tomorrow so that should be good im quite excited to be doing that. Ill let you know how it all goes at a future date.

Thats enough for now so Ill say goodbye and Ilove you and still miss you. Mum xxxxxxxxxxx

I´m glad we´ve been allowed to discuss it before january-it´s just so exciting! I know exactly what to get as a present already!

Sally tells me she has skype now also? I will still call tonight, but may give you a quick bell on the 25th too, so can imagine your cosy white christmas, with wonderful dinner and gravy mmmmmmm....

Speak later, lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxx