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Santa Baby, Leave a BFP under the Tree for me <brook the Rat Smacketeers>

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SantasLittleControlGeek · 05/12/2012 19:44

Old Fred here

Here we go Brookers, it's been a long year with lots of BFPs and newborn snuggles for the Brookers. We're just a sleigh-ride away from 2013, when the rest of us will get our get our 12 week scans (because of course we will all have BFPs under the christmas tree this year!)

So come all ye brookers, it's tinsel and baubels all the way!

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JenFrankincenseAndMyrrh · 07/12/2012 18:03

Everyone go and vote for Smegs in the namechange competition here

MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 07/12/2012 16:59

I have got teen boo and toddly boo sorted with their main Christmas gifts today, and they were both bargains Xmas Grin handed in the menu for the play group Christmas night out, collected a lovely maternity lbd from the post office, picked up my prescription, had lunch with my DB and his mate, glued the Christmas ornament that toddly boo broke (there was chocolate behind it, should have known better) and done my card list. That's why I have not been here all day plus you all ignored my extremely intelligent and witty posts earlier Xmas Grin

SantasLittleControlGeek · 07/12/2012 16:41

Isn't it quiet in here today?

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BeedlesPineNeedles · 07/12/2012 13:02

ouch sparks hope you're ok now, you need some of those really sexy not metal studded things to attach to the bottom of your shoes. We have them for when its really icy out. Or you could just shuffle around on your bum until the ice melts Xmas Grin

SantasLittleControlGeek · 07/12/2012 09:54

Dink boss's offering for the morning:

Dink boss: Can I use your phone? Mine's broken.
Me: Sure - how's it broken? What does the screen look like?
Dink boss (sarky tone): Oh - are you an expert in phones now?
Me: Ermmm I do work in tech support you know!

And breathe...

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SantasLittleControlGeek · 07/12/2012 09:34

morning ladies!

sparks you poor thing! Glad you are ok though, and I hope your day picks up from here on. how exciting about your scan! It feels like just last week that you announced your BFP. Mind you, I also can't believe the tripe whammy ladies are rapidly approaching their due dates, too!

I'm on christmas countdown now - just five more working days (today not included) to go, then I'm on leave for two weeks and two days - yay! Got work's christmas party tonight (I will be drinking), drinks with my old boss next Friday (I will most likely be drinking then too) and my archery club christmas meal the following Monday (when I won't be drinking, because my non-faulty pee sticks will have confirmed by pregnancy the day before).

I'm a little bit excited today because FF has put my ov at CD18, which is the earliest I have ovd this year. That's going from the first day of my weird bleed though rather than my last proper AF. It feels so good to be back in the 2ww

Right, s'pose I should get on with some work...

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keepJinglingThoseBells · 07/12/2012 08:41

oh sparks poor you, i hope you are ok and am sure twinkle is ok, but must be a bit of a shock for you. Your proper scan is wednesday? that's awesome, i guess you don't need to be nervous now just excited as you've already seen twinks.

going out tonight with work people. they will all be drinking but i won't be and will feel like a miserable cow.

ScarlettsPlantHasTinselHoHoHo · 07/12/2012 08:31

Mornin all!

Happy Friday Xmas Grin

SparklySanta · 07/12/2012 08:18

Morning ladies!

Im actually having the worst morning (in comparison to other morning, not compared to say a homeless persons morning) SO the new app does not like the new brookers thread, every time I try to see it it just crashes, which is a huge problem obviously!!! then I look out of the window and theres no snow, which is fine, looked a bit damp out, got ready in weather appropriate clothes (trousers that dont drag on the floor) leave the house, and BAM, I'm down!! it wasnt damn outside it was flipping sheets of black ice!! Imagine a street after heavy rainfall, lots of surface water, now imagine it completely frozen!!! luckyily I managed to fall on my hands and knees, but it flipping hurt!!! AND unknown to me as I hit the deck the water bottle inside my lunch box exploded, so by the time I actually made it to work my lunch was ruined Xmas Sad I shall be hobbling to the canteen later because Ive decided I deserve a bacon sandwich!!!!

right now back to the thread

Solars You can call me whatever you like as long as you dont call me later for my dinner!!

Sweetie pretty sure tenerife is sunnier than here! are you having a lovely drunken time?

Cup Thanks, I'm still reeling from it to be honest, EDD is 24th June, so it was only moved back 2 days from when I thought, but babies two measurements were quite different, one when twinkle was all scrunched up and the other when twinkle was mid stretch, so I'm hoping that Wednesday scan will help confirm everything. How are you doing?

Keep Ooooh Dildo cam on monday?!! exciting i need to get out more

Geek does dink boss think that because the software isnt ready we can just stay in 2012 indefinately? Xmas Hmm dink boss is indeed a dink!!!

Right sorry for the others I havent name checked but I really must get myself down the canteen!!!

MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 07/12/2012 08:17

You know what Keep having a teen is not actually that bad, for every bit of attitude they give you, you have the opportunity to think of new and imaginative punishments and ways to embarrass them Xmas Grin for example it is a lot of fun (for us) to change the security settings on his laptop when he is being a bugger, so he can't access his wank bank you tube, or spend the week before parents evening getting your panda onsie ready as the perfect outfit Xmas Grin It is a lot of fun Xmas Smile

Beedle we are on our way, and promise not to sit outside the bathroom with pom poms to congratulate Mr B and his jar Xmas Grin

BeedlesPineNeedles · 07/12/2012 07:13

of course I meant strange as in unknown honest Xmas Grin

I think its the law that we have to clear the pavement outside our house though I'm not 100% sure and I don't think they send the police round to check Xmas Grin

keepJinglingThoseBells · 07/12/2012 06:09

i hope you mean 'strange' as in unknown, rather than as is 'weirdos'... Though possibly a bit of both i suppose Xmas Grin
i hear in sweden people take it as their own responsibility to look after their paths and pavements, whereas in the UK we do nothing, leave it to the council, then fall over and complain.

Come ON, end of the (working) day.

BeedlesPineNeedles · 07/12/2012 05:13

keep kids do still play in the snow and go sledging etc but at the moment the snow is too soft and powdery to make snowballs and snowmen - it doesn't stick together. Though that's not necessarily a bad thing, its very easy to clear the snow from the path with a broom, Mrb does our path in the morning whilst I'm setting the alarm and locking the door.

I don't mind that we're your dirty little secret from Mrkeep, Mrb knows nothing either Xmas Grin

boo of course you can all come, though you'll have to leave before JIAJ day, he might find it a little hard to perform with a whole load of strange women in the house Xmas Grin

keepJinglingThoseBells · 07/12/2012 03:02

Am a bit weirded out but also touched by everyone's excitement about my dildo cam. Unfortunately as it's at 11am i doubt you'll want live updates, as that's 4am your time. I'll update as soon as i can get away from mrkeep as you are my dirty secret.

Santa baby is also in my head! I love teenboo. In fact i love teenagers in the aren't-they-hilarious from afar sort of way. must be harder to have one though. I do think i'll take pleasure in those 'embarrassing' moments though. Smile

-10 beedle that is cold! do people still build snowmen in sweden, or is everyone so used to the snow they can't be bothered?

geek at least you can bond with your other colleagues about dinkboss

beedle well done on getting mrB to book his JIAJ without too much nagging. Wasn't it tock who got her bfp just before the SA results came back... I'm brooking for you for next week, both for your BFP and for mrB to do his bit.

we have a long weekend this weekend - monday off!

MissLToeishavingsantasbabyboo · 06/12/2012 14:53

I got a chorus of muuuuuum stooooop iiiit your sooooo embarrasing from teen boo for singing along to Santa baby in the supermarket Xmas Grin can we all come to your Beedle? It sounds lovely Xmas Smile

BeedlesPineNeedles · 06/12/2012 14:43

yes definintely pack the winter woolies geek the forecast for tomorrow is a high of -10 deg Xmas Shock. Though we went out for a little walk at lunchtime and it was really rather lovely in the sunshine (but still bloomin cold)

SantasLittleControlGeek · 06/12/2012 14:19

beedle me too, it's going to have driven me completely insane by Christmas! Right, I'll get my plane tickets booked and winter woollies packed Xmas Grin Congrats to MrB - so pleased for you both that he has finally done this. Brookety brook brook brooking that all goes to plan and no stage fright/spillage/missage is involved.

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JenFrankincenseAndMyrrh · 06/12/2012 14:19

Go MrB!

Santa Baby is in my head too Xmas Grin

BeedlesPineNeedles · 06/12/2012 14:01

WOOHOO MrB has booked his appointment for next week, now I need some serious brooking from everyone that he doesn't get stagefright. I'm going to have to be on my best non-nagging behaviour for the next week, of course I could just get an ironic BFP before that Xmas Grin

By the way geek that Santa Baby song has been going round my head all day, and also I've booked us a meeting on Monday to discuss me taking over from dinkboss - I reckon that I should manage to do his job in my lunch break Xmas Grin See you then

SantasLittleControlGeek · 06/12/2012 13:31

LMAO @ Jen - I said something very similar to my colleague after dink boss had gone - I am sure HMRC will forgive us for not bothering to submit wages details just this once!

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SantasLittleControlGeek · 06/12/2012 13:30

ooh keep can we have live dildo cam fred action please? Xmas Grin

beedle I would LOVE for you to take over from dink boss, and you are completely spot on about the year end work!!! Please arrange plenty of meetings that mean I have to spend copious amounts of time in Snowland Sweden, too!

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JenFrankincenseAndMyrrh · 06/12/2012 13:24

Year End. As in the most important thing in the year. Optional. Erm... Tell him to phone the Auditors and explain that you won't be bothering this year Xmas Grin

BeedlesPineNeedles · 06/12/2012 13:22

geek I know absolutely nothing about what you do but I could have a guess that Year End has something to do with financial end of tax year stuff? Would you like me to do dink boss' job from here Xmas Grin

I am also looking forward to your dildo cam keep Xmas Grin

SantasLittleControlGeek · 06/12/2012 13:11

aaaarrrrghhh dink boss has reached new levels of dinkiness!!!

Dink boss: The new software is unlikely to go live until April at the earliest now.
Colleague: Does that mean we need to do Year End on the current system?
Dink boss: What's Year End?
Colleague: ??????
Dink boss: Is that something we have to do then? Can we just not do it?

Colleague now wishes to swap dink boss for a brick wall as he feels it might have a better understanding!

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CupcakesAndMulledWine · 06/12/2012 10:31

Keep how exciting! I can't wait for dildo cam on Monday must get out more

Griff I'm also happy to look into it for you if you tell me what PCT you are in. I'm only questioning the 2 year waiting time as I had been told a lot of rubbish by my previous GP that I only found out was wrong by going on fertility friends. He wouldn't even refer us to a fertility specialist & told us we were not entitled to IVF at all.