Yesterday was Steve's birthday. He is now 42, which according to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, is the answer to everything in the universe. I told him this and got a blank look, which surprised me because he is a bigger nerd than me, so I thought it would resonate.

Anyhoo, I love to make people feel special on their birthday, so I cooked him a chicken roast with all the trimmings and made him a chocolate cake. I iced it and everything and wrote "Steve" on it. It looked a bit home-made (all my cakes do), and it was only out of a packet (all my cakes are), but it was made with love and it actually tasted very nice. We put a sparkler on it and sang Happy Birthday. It was very exciting. Baden knows this song because they sing it at preschool when any of the children have a birthday and they have a cake too so he knows the drill.

He also got presents. Baden and I bought him a sunlounger for the pool, complete with drinks holder, which is what he said he wanted. We also bought him the BUZZ quiz game for the Playstation, which we played last night and it was lots of fun even though I lost by miles because Baden was still awake and being a brat which I found very distracting. And his final present was a framed picture of Jimbo, just because there are photos of Apple everywhere so I thought it was only fair to have one of Jimbo.

In other news, the toilet training seems to be going well, still only works if he is nude, but that's allright for starters. Unfortunately our toilet seems to be blocked and I have an awful feeling that it is a result of something having been flushed that is not designed to be flushed, by an overenthusiastic flusher who has recently learned to use the toilet. I did notice a nappy on the toilet floor and then noticed it was gone and I don't think I put it in the rubbish. I remember seeing it there and thinking that Baden might have taken it off and might be intending to put it back on, so I decided to mind my own business about it. I am pretty sure Baden didn't put it in the rubbish and I can pretty much (unfortunately) guarantee Steve didn't, which leaves us with a mysteriously missing nappy and a blocked toilet.

I rang my ex boyfriend, who is a plumber, just to get some advice, and he said it sounds like the sewer is blocked rather than just the toilet, because the other toilet and both showers make a bubbling sound.

So, not sure what is going to happen with that. Its still blocked but it works enough for us to sit and ponder it for the moment!