Not a great week. My parents were burgled yesterday. It was quite a shock for my dad to come home and discover a large hole where a window used to be. They lost the typical things - DVD player, portable CD player, jewellery (thankfully nothing too sentimental it seems). The theft of the CD player was particularly horrible for them as it was a present from me a couple of years ago and they used to take it everywhere to practice their dance routines for their dancing exams.

So they won't be coming down this week - got to sort things out regarding insurance, securing the place again, that sort of thing. I wish they would employ the services of a secutity company like we do.

The week hasn't been all bad. I had someone new around on Tuesday while Daniel played with her son. (Daniel's first-ever play date in his own right! He's played with other kids but they've been younger siblings of the girls' friends, or kids of family friends.) She seems really nice, and pleasantly rational and objective about some stressful in-law issues. She's pregnant with twins.