Happy birthday to you....Happy berth day to you....xappy bethday dear Mathious ...xappy bethday 2 u!!!!!!!

hoorah...HOORAH...hOoRaH!!!! Happy Birthday Matt......see ya later in the week perhaps, talk to ya soon.

Glad to hear the remaining 4 are all well (don't know if you are better yet Shaz, hope so!)...

Faye hope your tour opperating is going ok....love to all zxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxz

Hi Laura,Nick and everyone,hope you are all ok and think the 4 of you are still together at the moment so have fun.

Like Dina I too would like to thank Lucy for looking after Laura so well.It sounds as if she is having a great time with you and we are very grateful.

Well done Faye for getting your job,hope it's going ok and you are enjoying it.

Matt-just like to say a very 'Happy Birthday' to you for Tuesday,have a great day.Hope you are settling back into life in the U.K alright.Thank you for telling Laura off for phoning at 3am!!

Laura you didn't have a hangover by any chance did you and were totally confused with the time?Never mind at least we got to speak today at a decent time!It was great to have a chat and quite understand if you want to stay longer,no worries.Just looking forward to meeting up whenever! We had a brilliant day in London with John and Catherine thanks,will write in more detail later.Nannie is doing ok,struggling at times but it is early days-Grandad is knackered!

You are all abit scattered now but wherever you are take care.

Love from usxxxxxxx

Love you lots Laura Deanxxxx

Hi everybody

Just a quickie to say it's good to have Matthew back even though I've hardly got on the computer since he returned! Also a big thankyou to Australian Lucy for looking after the remaining 4 so well. Lucy, your hospitality will be returned from September 20th when you arrive in England.

Hope to see Adele, Dino and Di later in the week and for those who don't know, please note that it's Matthew's birthday on Tuesday.

Love to all and Nicholas. don't forget to email me the measurements I need.

Faye, I hope the job goes well and you're still having a terrific time.

Dina xxxxxxxxxxx

Easy now...

Nick- I wondered hy they said they had already been in touch. Thanks for doing that, she is calling back today.

Laura- stop calling your Mum at 3am.

Sharon- How are you feeling? The Pappas' don't need a green paint job, so try to keep it in, yeah?

Mama B- Thanks for the messages, hope you are good too?

Dino- I'll prob come over and see you in the week, but chat to Adele first and gimme a call or summit?

Everyone ele, a limerick from the "Book of Nonsense and Nonsense Songs" by Edward Lear--

There was an old man who supposed

That the front door was totally closed

But some very large rats

At his coat and his hats

While that futile Old Gentleman dozed....

Thats it. I dreamt of rats last night, so I thought I'd put it in...

Bye X

I love it here!! Lucys house is amazing, clean, homely, and there is no pubic hair all around the shower like at the hostels! We are being completely spoilt, and everyone is sooo nice and exceptionly kind. There is soooooooooooooo much chocolate here! Having the best time and already seen and done so much, whilst giving Sharon cuddles. Mama B were looking after her and she seems to be improving. I brought her a new hair clip today to cheer her up! She is strong.

Faye i am so happy for you, see i knew you could survive without us holding yoiu back! What an exciting job!-perfect. Now about this date! -i wish i was with you to help you pick what to wear and give you a talking to!-Enjoy yourself, you deserve someone special, so dont settle for anything less.

Welcome home Matt! I home you are having a great time. I can imagine your excitment over your baby the blog! Can you imagine were going to be famous on tv and the net!

Dean i remember the secret park well!! That made me really smile! I miss you sooo much.

Mum and dad so sorry i rang you at three in the morning, i cant understand why on earth i got so confused with the times!! Hope you had a great time in London. I try ring you really home, got stuff to tell you!!-nothing to worry about no stressing! Love you xx

hi matt, forgot to tell you about offexploring.com getting in contact in aucklland that night we were chatting live to each other. they asked if anyone wanted to use there blog as an example etc for advertising and stuff in return for some free print outs when we get back. i applied and left a little message why we should be picked etc and they must have liked it. ace.

Wornambool is really cold but really reallygood to be with lucy, greg and kids etc. we have already done so many tourist attractions it feels like we have won a prize of some sort, we are still to do some tree top walks, the great ocean road, melbourne markets, loads of s***. well done.

we were ment to go to melbourne today but all went out to the pub last night. we ended up all in the club, greek dancing and basically taking over the place with heel flicks and big shouts of, "OPAS!!"

pretty funny. pretty cold. pretty hungover.

bye x x x

Hello to all! A special Hey! Hey! to my sick child. You scared me... I nearly wanted to jump on a plane!! Please take good care of yourself. A very big thankyou to Lucy for her kind words. They did set me at ease and I am so glad that you are there in Melbourne. I will hopefully talk to you again tomorrow.

So glad that you're home safe and sound Matt. No doubt will catch up with you at some point.

To the remaining troops, take care and keep on making the memories.

Love to you all xxxxxxx

Matt - That is great news about the PR lady - Haven't I always said you'd be a great journalist? No need to thank me!!! I hope you get something positive out of it.

Sharon - Sorry to hear you are not well - are you feeling better? Hope you haven't got anything yucky...........

Faye - My brave little niece - I love you.

Mike (Mavro) - Where are you? How are you? I hope you are OK.

Nick and Laura - Glad you are both happy and enjoying yourselves.

Adele and Steve-O - Looking forward to seeing you in September - I am stocking the fridge up with chocolate as we speak!!

I will really miss this blog when it is all over - I've really enjoyed hearing about all your adventures........

Lots and lots of luvvies

Auntie Mary

xxxxxxxxx

P.S. I reckon I could get a job as an Accountant now after all these "sums" I've done..........

Me again,

I mean to say I AM being looked after very well here. It has been lovely to be here whilst feeling so awfully wretched. No worries as they say. Big thank you wil go to Lucy and to her heat pack and the drugs she fed me.

Miss you. x

Hello all!

I am currently 'home alone'! I am not throwing marbles on the floor and letting hairy spiders roam free in the hope of frightening the intruders that are trying to break into the house.....nothing like that. I just mean I am in the house on my own. The others are out on the town and painting it puce. Not 'puke', although that may come later on....

I was taken on a little trip to the hospital earlier and have to stay at home just now. BOO. If an alien bursts through my stomach in a Weaver-stylee then I have to go back and stay... someting about a weekend sleepover...OR..... if I start to shiver then I get to have a sleepover and a drip.....OH what fun.

Had a brief look at Melbourne and it looks alroight. Def. much better than Sydney. Warrrrnambool is cool too, what I have seen of it. Laura, Nick and Mick have seen it and are really enjoying going to things like light and sound shows, Aussie footy matches etc. Yep.

Thanks for all the messages people have on here...They are well good.

So Faye, glad to hear you have work, thats good. Be careful and have a lot of fun as you know it goes sooo quickly. Possibly see you sometime...in a whiley once you leave the 'Win. Adele, enjoy the hols and hope you are loving being back at home. Dino, father of Faye and Adele, I have briefly checked out the site..well done. Will spend many many tinternet minutes on there shortly....Matt, glad you are safely deposited back home. Its been emotional here too...x

Ahh! lovely sunny Hastings..aye?...aye? So who's where then kiddies? I know Faye has settled in Darwin for the next 8 weeks, she has a job as a tour opperater!

Mavro?! Nick n' Laura?! Shaza?! Where are you?

Love to all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi there Laura Nick and Mike

Well thank god its Friday its been a long week we have just had fish and chips in the summer house and a bottle of wine so feel much better and the weekend has started.

Looking forward to meeting Sarah from Heathrow tomorrow she is looking forward to coming home now like you she has had a fabulous time with loads of memories.

It is going to be a hot weekend yes I did say hot, temps about 27 deg on Sunday so we are going to have a barbie with the family to celebrate Sarah return. Must get out and top up the fading Thailand tan

Deal or No Deal sounded great so now you are famous.

Will blog again soon

Lots of love Janex