Giant choc frogs ! Sounds very strange to me , what are they putting in the water over there ? No news from here except Dad is over at the building site laying drains . He got the JCB stuck in the mud yesterday and by all accounts had a great time with Steve getting it out . A great Daddy adventure . He has gone over today again as has a few days leave . More drains and concrete today . I would just like to fast forward and have the house built ! No snow up here today and it is not that cold -8 in the Highlands but not so here in Edinburgh .Snowing in the S.E. though. Letus know once you have settled in your new destination and carry on havig fun .If you win at Cassino remember the impoverished parents over here . Georgie lovely to hear your voice on Tuesday Much Love from mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I just realised I spelt 'sight' wrong...

So call me stuck in the past, ancient, whatever you want, but I have just discovered the art of downloading music and am successfully putting every piece of work I have to one side as I sing along to many a Disney classic! And maybe a little bit of 'Stranded' by Lutricia McNeal...you all know I can sing that better than the woman herself...oh yes. Anyway more on topic, just thought I'd wish you luck with your gambling, might give it a try myself as I've been watching the pennies disappear since I quit my job at the end of January! Enjoy the good weather! But KP I'd appreciate it if you tinted your skin to make it appear a little whiter when the pics get up and running...my poor heart just wouldn't be able to take the site of your even-more-brown-than-the-usual-ridiculously-unfair-brown-that-it-already-is skin!!! Only kidding (not really). Continue to enjoy it, both of you! Lots of love, Becky xxxxxxxx

Hey Porgie,
cant believe you saw melanie!!!! That's mad, she's wicked fun one of my main Finnegans girls. Also glad you liked my second home PJ's! Back at Uni after a flying visit to home, was good to see Mum and Dad if only for a wee while. Now back at Uni and have just met Lauren Carey for a coffee as she has an interview today for Liverpool, will be very cool if she comes here next year, fingers crossed. Noy much planned today as have no lectures but I finished an essay this morning so am off to watch fin, tom and terry play football this afternoon - they need all the support they can get bless them. Not got a job as of yet but am heading back to a tequila bar tomorrow to see if they'll let me work for them - have a feeling i may be reduced to begging but hopefully if i get the job there i won't spend all my money drinking in there as i hate tequila! Right will love you and leave you now keep safe the pair of you and keep me updated with your news love you loads Laura xxx

hey hey! Just to say I have the house to myself this week!! No Parties though which sucks as I am stripping........... the walls of their wall paper, but luckily for me I have Mr Jack Johnson and the Clash to pull me through, let the pain begin!!! Oh and also I am going in like 2 weeks to my beach, can't wait see you all in a couple of months!!

Bonjour salut. Well well well, it seems my neediness (new word) has worked an absolute treat. V. interesting day today, its the grand prix coming up on sunday, so they had a crazy parade through the main street. So Georgie and I dragged our bottoms out of bed (or mainly I kicked Georgie out) and went to see all the sexy F1 cars cruise by. It was pretty cool to see, as all the drivers came by in their teams... ferrari, mclaren and loads more (who apparently are quite famous, who knows Georgie and I were there purely for the magical black and red shiny fast cars.) I believe the highlight of Georgie's day however was seeing a grown man dress up as a giant Freddo chocolate bar (you know the small choc bar with the picture of the frog) waving in the car that came right after the PM of Australia. It was a serious entourage. No state is complete w/out a giant chocolate frog after all. We're off to double our money at the Casino tonight as we've decided that its a waste of time getting jobs, everyone knows that all the money is waiting to be won in a safe game of roulette. If that fails, we're putting together a crafty plan to pretend we're in Oceans 12 (or 2 in this case, but G is calling Brad as we speak) and make sure that the house doesnt win. MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA.... Huff-V. excited about banana pancake song. The question is... Does it truly capture the art of the banana pancake, and are we in the song? CHADDY! Yay... so excited to hear from you! Lils- Now you've found the site you must check everyday, Will-CONGRATULATIONS! YAY THE A TEAM- SO PROUD! Mum- I think its a lost cause w/ ellie Dad- Have fun in NY

Hallo, few things to keep you updated as it were! First of all before you start asking where our messages are Katherine, maybe you should check and see yours oh wait there are none! Only joking.....! ANyway as Dad said i was dithering about my GCSE choces but have come to the conclusion that my three optinal ones will be R.S, LAtin and History, and also i was picked for the school 'A' cricket team! Hope all is well out there and you are having a good time...lets hope all that time trying to translate the Polaks at Loch Fyne has paid off...oh yeah Caty, Max's au pair, is starting work there, she'll fit right in!!!

Hi kiddos,
Glad your having a good time and have moved on from maccy d cuisine! very funny about the Goose! hahahaha! anyways just a quick note to say hi and glad to hear that you are safe
Have a good rest of your trip love Chaddy x

PK - now look what happens when you complain about your neglectful family - you're inundated with messages from people who feel sorry for you ......not! But you know very well that very little changes in EH. Took Ellie for another swim - this time she had two helpers in the pool and actually did manage a few feet of proper swimming (however, the look of sheer terror still remains a fixture). I am in displacement mode as I am trying to get grips with the courts of Charles I and Louis XIII and the collection of taxes to support their wildly extragavant lifestyle...fascinating stuff. Now its raining - so I think its time for a cup of tea. LYL Mum

jsut a quicky to say kitters just been looking at the new jack johnson album and there is a song called "banana pancakes", i smiled heartily and thought of u. i didnt think of u hoodie cause that would just make me want to barf!!!! eurgh... love ya really. Huffers (aka skiing extrordinare!)

Georgie I got your email today and am thrilled that you are enjoying your travels .Have spent alarge slice of this morning trying to reply but Ihave obviously not mastered the technology as the administrotor sent me an email saying it could not find the senders address .I seem to have lost the note that took me so long to write . Ishall ask Daddy tonight when I get home from work. Just one important thing Icannot find your Alevel certificate only the results paper any ideas? love from mumxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The lack of parental messages is down to the fact that nothing changes over here, so there is nothing to write about-it's still cold, it's still snowing, Alice still has flu and we still miss you (just!). Glad to know the trip today was fun-it must be tough wandering about in a sunny, beautiful place! Granny sends her love and she has given your web address to Jessica, so you might be hearing from her soon. I fly to NY on Sunday for a week, so I'm busy preparing various reports. Will is dithering about GCSE choices-he doesn't want to drop any subjects, so this one will run and run for while. Mum looks like she might be about to start writing her first essay for 2005, so I've ordered lots of ready-made meals from Tesco's and I'll be buying extra shirts later. LYL XXXXX