We went up to Newcastle Hospital to visit Nicola and Gianni last week. She is well and hopefully is home from hospital today. All of Nic's kids were down in Newcastle to visit when we went there. It was great to see them all. They were staying at Ronald McDonald House and having a great time. I had never really thought about it before but it provides such a wonderful service for families who need to be near their sick relatives. We felt so comfortable there and were really pleased for Nicola and her family.

Lauren has had some turmoil recently, with her coach Vanessa announcing that she was going to move to Toukley. We were given only one week to find new coaching. This was very annoying for us and upsetting for Lauren. Thankfully we have found something convenient and it may end up being better for us than Emerton in the longer run.