Apologies for another long layoff. Well, since my last post, we are now full-steam ahead with our US trip plans. We leave on the 5th March and return on the 17th. I've bought tickets for two Wizards game (where Michael Jordan is playing) and one New Jersey Nets game. We will be shuttling in between Washington and New York. I've also tried to book a timeshare apartment in Atlantic City. We'll see whether that pans out. The trip should be a blast! I'm so looking forward to see all those things we drool over on TV and the media. It's the hype of America. We all want to see it.

Just got back from New Zealand too, another business trip. For some strange reason, the weather is always perfect when I'm there. It was a sunny and refreshing 25C - nothing like the ugly 35C we had over the weekend. And it's hotting up again this weekend for the 2nd week of the Aussie Open. Kournikova is OUT! Nothing surprising there. She should just drop all her sponsors and work full time on her game.

The boys are doing well, enjoying each other's company I think. The only problem is that when Rufey (Florence's bitch) comes to visit, they end up digging huge holes all round the garden (despite my sprinkling pepper in the dirt). They are due to be wormed this weekend. Can't forget!