Last night the nest was lovely and full around the table, with the inclusion of my overseas working husband, all my kids, plus my daughter's fiance. I knew I was back in a full family again when my environmentalist son (nearly 25) and pharmacist daughter (nearly 23)started play-fighting like a pair of puppies. One day they'll grow up, I suppose.

The day after tomorrow it will be back to just myself and the youngest when my husband and son go away again. I will probably see my older daughter around New Year.

Andrea