I will list them in order from most exciting to least exciting:

-I became an Aunt. Aunt Jen(bug). My sister Angie and Halfhaggis oversaw (and participated in) the birth of Jethro Guy yesterday. I have not seen a picture of him yet, but I am full of glee in welcoming him into this big, crazy world. It is, to use a completely over-used word, 'hectic' that I am now part of the second generation, that as of yesterday my sister and her husband will be parents for the rest of their lives, and that there is a tiny baby out there who shares at least some of my DNA. So, big ups to the whole new family. I will be praying for you guys. Good luck!

- I was retrenched and then un-retrenched. Both didn't happen simultaneously, obviously, but happened in close enough proximity that it was highly amusing. Hopefully I don't get re-retrenched, because losing the same job twice in one month can really get a girl down.

- I began to count down my time til I go back to SA for a whirlwind trip. Not really un-exciting, and clearly related to the first bit, but still deserving of its own little paragraph.

-I bleached the walls in the shower in preparation for the Big Move on Monday. Bleaching was in aid of the 'Please, we really need our deposit back' panic that besets all renters eventually.

-I got angry with Standard Bank. Trying to sort out Kylebug's visa has driven me inexorably into their awkward embrace, because they have documents that I need. However, unfortunately, they are not able to give me these documents, even though a 14 email long exchange ends by them guaranteeing that the documents were on their way. They weren't.

It is hard to think of something less exciting than dealing with Standard Bank, so I might have to end there.

Anyways, the main point of this post: wishing the best to Ang, Neil and Jethro!