Good job on the new thread, GYA and nice title - better do a link to it then:

this might work

Bye Bye old thread! See y'all over at the new one...

Morning have started a new thread. This one was getting a bit long..

Hi everyone
glad to hear the driving is going well J&G!

We still haven't bothered doing any firewords for the ds's. It doesn't really get dark here at the moment until after 8 which is too late for them to be up so we got away with it! Maybe next year we might do some early in the evening, but ds2 stil only 18mo so a bit scary for him I think!

We had a lovely weekend , sunshine and warm weather. The boys were out playing on the deck with water and buckets etc, dressed in shorts and tshirts. Had such a rubbish winter that it feels so nice to have some warmth again!

Bit cold today though, brrrr

Chaotica I know what you mean about the quiet ones being rather loud anyway - we found the same thing. Though Freya loved them the bangier and brighter, Izzy wanted to go inside for the large rockets we bought. But we all had a great time

The driving is also good! I have been out each day in the car and have found a few alternative routes home - yes - that does mean I got a bit lossed/missed turnoffs and had to get home a 'new' way. Still, I am still totally glad that I can now drive and love that my car is getting a good drive now, rather than me only getting out in it at weekends.

Freya has an ear infection we think, she has been complaiaing of earache and only is fine when we have administered the max dose calpol and nurofen. Am going to get her booked in at the doctors tomorrow.

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend and enjoying the bright clear weather!

J&G

Hi All

How's the driving, J&G??

Evening All

Well the quiet fireworks were still rather loud for DS who clung to me and looked the other way at least half the time. But he did sort-of enjoy it as afterwards he talked loads about how much he liked the zooming rockets and the colours. Probably he liked it once he knew he'd get back inside safely (and I think there was some novelty in being out in the garden in the dark with glowsticks and gingerbread too...). OTOH DD loved it - so she's truly grown out of the toddler fear.

Sorry to hear you still have sick DCs. I think nursery has a lot to answer for too.

Talking of which, I volunteered for a nursery trip tomorrow to the woods with DS in tow. It could end badly...

Hi ladies and many thanks for the congrats. As you can imagine, I cannot stop

As good as today has been, Freya was sick last night so after I got back from the test, DH zoomed off to work leavning me with a sick Freya and a hyper Izzy (she likes to get out)

And I was almost going to drive around to my mums, but I bottled it

May go tomorrow if Freya is better, she was sick just the once. Honestly, I feel like that nursery has alot to answer for! And I know from overhearing other parents that they are sending their ill children there still it makes me really

We are going with our own fireworks display on the saturday too - and I have been letting the girls watch the others out of our (closed) window tonight, Izzy was holding my hand in a very firm grip, so have to see how she likes it. They say you can get sound-less fireworks so no bangs - may look for these instead.

night all
J&G

YAYYYYYYY J & G well done you!!

Chaotica - Our new thread could be Autumn Arguements - plenty of those in our house at the moment.

J&G - Hurray ! Well Done , thats such good news

GYA - My two slept badly last night too and we were up for about 3 hours in total as they both woke up and kept each other awake.

Isaac has started fighting his lunchtime nap - I do hope he isnt wanting to drop it already. I really dont think Im ready for that just yet.

We are also going to do fireworks in the garden on Sat so I hope they are quiet ones too or Isaac will have something else to be traumatised about.