There is...

a boxing match going on in my abdomen and a volcano erupting mouton lava in my esophagus... other than that things are just peachy :) someone kill me. Can you tell that I'm just about fed up with this gestation thing?

Clearly if she chooses to arrive early, it would be today as Fredu is in Valencia shooting pics for this article on the the Fallas which is a festival that takes place on the 19th of March... and in true Spanish tradition they make massive paper statues and then torch them... All Spanish festivals simply must include some sort or dangerous group pyrotechnic activity or ritualistic burning of some sort. Don't get me wrong it's this very madness that I love about the Spanish.

But on a positive note... it's Friday. Phew!

There are a few good ones out there

The other day when my mum and my sister ventured out for a little walk to take advantage of the very unseasonably warm temperatures that they are experiencing in Toronto... they were chatting to each other and both noted that they were about to walk by Pizza Pizza and it had been ages since either of them had had a slice... 'Too bad we don't have any money with us' they said (as they had both left their wallets at home). Just then a teenage boy who could not have been more than 14 turned around and walked back up to them. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a fiver and offered it to them explaining that they could buy a slice with it. How incredibly sweet! They of course thanked him for his kind gesture but assured him that they would be okay and that it was simply a case of not having their wallets... not that they hadn't any money. What a sweet gesture from a random stranger! And they say kids are all bad! I think this proves that there are still a few good ones out there.

In tune with the cocktail site that Karm has created...

Our little yet-to-be-born miss received the most beautiful summer cocktail dress from our lovely downstairs neighbours. I just love that it's black as most kiddie clothes are pink and frilly...


I think someone perhaps thinks it would be a good option for him... if only it were a wee bit bigger!


HiI'm Lu... the downstairs neighbour! I'm sporting the cutest hat that Alfredo and Sarah bought me... but lets face it, I'm beautiful with or without it!

It's simply not pleasant...

To find yourself with the stomach flu while also being 37 weeks pregnant. It was not pretty but I think the worst has now finally past. So much for me getting back to the office today...

I had two very good nurses... one even decided to throw up with me (the dog) I think she was so upset as she did not know what was happening to me that it just threw her whole system off kilter. The other nurse is still sleeping... but I fear that he may have contracted the virus too and will soon be re-inacting what went down with me yesterday.

Just how much of this day will I manage to salvage? That remains to be seen...