Could do with a hug

Oh alexsmum, you do sound fed up. If it is any consolation (and I know it is not!) I am also going to have to go through this again next week, well for part of the week at the very least.

Well, dh is home about 7:30 ish. I feel too shattered to get excited about it. Also there is tomorrow to worry about: ds3's birthday but no celebration planned, and probably a really busy day moving stuff and shouting at each other as we realise we have no plans for this move whatsoever. Also, I have toothache suddenly: I think maybe a filling has fallen out. Great! Really want to go to the dentist next week (not).

Sorry, I am a real moaner. I meant to say thanks to everyone who thought kind thoughts about me this week and managed to post some encouragement. I hope you can make time for some more support next week too. Have a good weekend anyway.

Hi. Another night gone. As usual when dh is away, my sleep wasn't the best: couldn't get to sleep to begin with because of every little noise, then cold in bed, then ds3 woke up and called for me at 4:40 am - I went in and he immediately lay down to sleep again, didn't even want a cuddle - grrrrrrrrrr! He woke again at 6:45 and that was my sleep for the night.

Don't know what time dh is home yet, he is going to ring me when he is on his way. This firm usually stops work at 1 pm on Fridays () but because he is senior management, he satys on and has meetings with the American bosses ({angry]) I bet that pettern becomes familiar over the next few months!

Not even sure what we are doing this w/e although it should include a trip to the new house. Ds3 is 2 tomorrow and we have nothing bought or planned for him, poor mite. I feel so sorry for him. Will try to go out this pm to buy him a little something.

One more night to go. Send me good vibes anyone reading this (even if you don't know why!)

Aimsmum, I saw a programme once about jaw grinders. I can't remember if there is any therapy for it?

No, no more viewings lined up, just that one so far. It seems quiet in the house buying business at the moment, or is it just that our house isn't very desirable? We only bought it because we were desperate!

Viewing been and gone. Darn, I didn't think of the coffee or fresh bread trick. TBH if she could see past the mess I would be happy! Our house is covered in junk and too much stuff.

How on earth do you dislocate a jaw by clenching it? That sounds serious!

Well the evening is approaching now. Just this night to go.... Still feel so low and anxious but I am trying to keep it together for dh's phone call this evening.

Hi Aimsmum! How are you?

The rental house should be available this weekend and we will move some stuff into it then, but I don't think the kids and I can move straightaway as the kids have to say goodbye at school. Do they? I suppose so.......

In ten minutes time, someone is coming round to view our house - our first viewing! Wouldn't it be great if they liked it and put an offer in? Am about to make myself scarce as I don't want to be here when they come.

Oh yes mine do that too. But a lot of incidents happen in th middle of the night with no warning - hence my fear of being alone with them at night.

Hi all. Hopefully ds2 is on the mend now. Still complaining of tummy ache when I ask how he is but quite happy at all other times. This is the third tummy ache for him in 10 days which makes me wonder if it is not something emotional - he is really upset about our forthcoming move (although this time he had a temperature which he couldn't have faked). Anyone else have experience of this sort of unaccountable illness?

Re buckets, I don't fully understand. If your children know about a special bucket they use if they feel sick, why don't they just use the loo? Unless you mean they have it to put by their beds at night. The trouble with my children is that they never seem to know when they are going to be sick, they just do it. To be fair, the two older ones are getting better at that, and I know that if they always threw up in the loo, I would be a lot less upset by the whole thing (part of the problem is an horrendous loathing for the mess). Anyway, don't really want to talk about this as it will make me feel worse.

Sorry Aimsmum that you are unwell, but at least your ex has some uses! I have two days and one more dreaded night to go...

Hello. Yes I would worry if my dh had his phone switched off and was late. Funny how we have come to rely on mobiles isn't it? Lucky you, though, having him home. Don't spoil it by being cross with him now!

I am a bit better than yesterday. Ds2 has spent the whole day in bed with a mysterious temperature and a tummy ache which has come to nothing. He freaked me out yesterday saying he felt sick, but he seems better this evening.

I now know I am more than half way through the week and so I know that whatever is to come will be no longer than what has gone. It was really hard yesterday being so far from the end.

Dh rang me tonight as usual, but I gave him such a hard time yesterday that his call tonight was a bit later than usual and I could tell he was reluctant to make it.

Kids are going to bed now and rather sadly I don't feel up to anything and am going to curl up in bed too and wish this day away. Thanks for talking to me. I hope someone will be there for me again tomorrow. Night Night.

I am in West Sussex, oops.

Almost40, I wouldn't say I am clinically depressed. The only thing that brings me this low is my phobia whcih is getting worse and worse. It affects a lot of other things in my life like my ability to make friends. Also, it is one thing I really can't talk to my family about as they have always leaned towards the "pull yourself together" response.