Long time no blog!!

Hi Everyone!!
Oh my god how I have missed group the last month since BUDDY went to car heaven!
I am so sorry I haven't been in touch with everyone but as I have finally got some access to a computer, I thought I would jump on and let you all know how we have been.
So 2009 has been quite a difficult year for the Leppards so far - having 2 kids is far harder than I ever expected and living out at Craigieburn with no friends or family around is a fairly massive drawback that has taken some of the shine off the new house. The whole infected caesar thing was a fairly trying experience as was the whole "let's move with a 2 week old baby" idea. The weather has absolutely sucked, I am fairly sure that I have the dreaded Post Natal Depression or some variation of it, my one link to the outside world was taken away (car) and I have just found out Trav has been gambling again so we are now trying to deal with that.
Now we are heading into a recession which is sounding a lot scarier as an adult than when I was 10, the last one we went through and with the devastasting fires in the region and with all the loss and sadness surrounding that, the world is not a fun place right now.
So I am up in the country visiting and taking some time out with the family till about the 22nd of March or so. Mums, I'm not trying to get sympathy or anything like that- there are ALOT of Aussies that my heart just aches for right now but I thought that this was probably the best way that I could let everyone know how we have been and sometimes I find it easier to say things via words rather than speech - bit cowardly but a little easier.
I would love to read about your adventures if anyone can be bothered and things for us will improve I'm sure, we will have our fences up when we get back home and the internet is just a new screen away and one great thing has already happened this week - my lovely mum bought me a new buddy!! that's right a white magna(in much better condition) but exactly the same!! Ha ha you gotta laugh!! Will try and write again soon and will be back at group as soon as I get back!
Love to all
Naomi and Co. xoxo