The OFFICIAL buddy bench/naughty bench thread No. 5

[Teaandcakeplease]

Come hither all those who haven't found their place on mumsnet, have scrapped in Aibu or crossed words in chat. The buddy bench shalt not judge.

The buddy bench will hand out wine and cakes, it will join you on your scoffathons getting pissed

All those who sit on the bench, will have their sins erased and be given a warm welcome and cheerful chat from CheerfulYank, gomummy, tired mum, Elmo and far, far too many more to mention.

Welcome to the buddy bench, we look forward to meeting you all

Oh and don't forget, last one to leave polishes bench and locks up!

Cheerful and gomummy i am trying to keep off it as much as pos, i still cant believe i did it, i am gonna have a phobia of the garden now

Valium they did xray but the didnt do the outer ankle (which is where we think the problem is) nor the underneath, great eh, you woulda thought that they would xray all of it

I hope everyone is having a good weekend

The weather has been terrible, awful winds and rain

And valium cant believe you broke it in 4 places that must have been terrible

Anyone join me for a

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tired my hairline fracture wasn't picked up until 4 days after I was admitted to hospital as they were so concerned about the really broken one, it wasn't until it blew up like a black balloon and the physio insisted that they do a thorough x ray.

Keeping it up is really important as is icing it in 10 min bursts - to help reduce swelling. You need your ankle higher than your knee and your knee higher than your hip otherwise it's not working correctly. Also have you strapped it up? Hospitals aren;t that keen on strapping but physios are and it makes a massive difference. Tescos do a blue cohesive bandage that is reusable and really helps and is easy to do yourself. Hope you're not in too much pain xxx

go still healing and having physio nearly 3 years on - been a long old slog!

Raining here AGAIN!! I'm off shopping with a friend - back later! :)

Thanks valium, it sounds horrendous what you had to go through, i seriously wouldnt wish it upon anyone.

I hope you enjoyed your day out, the weather picked up a bit here, well at least it stopped raining

Hi everyone

That's great that ds is on the mend so soon gomummy , children are great aren't they they really bounce back quickly . Yes i have the same cough , dh says i sound like an old man who has smoked all of his life ( i have NEVER touched a cigarette in my life) Mornings are the worst for fits of coughing . Hope you are resting up and hopefully the anti B's will kick in soon x

Tiredmum - you poor thing hope you are taking things very easy ? How is baby Jamie doing ?

Valium - Ouch Ouch how did you manage with TWO broken ankles that must have been so hard to manage .

Cheerful - How is ds feeling now ? is he on the mend after his sickly tummy ?

Cbeebies - Loch Lomond looks beautiful .

Oh yuck Elmo, hope you're better soon!

DS is feeling better and I've been playing that video a lot, so he's been walking around singing "Loch Lomond" . Love it! :o

Hope everyone's doing well with their coughs and their hurty ankles and whatnot. :(

It sounds like everyones not well, we've been the same here, me, dp and ds have been passing bugs about each other for the past couple of weeks and now my cat is ill too now if you'll believe it!

Hee hee cheerful thanks for the vid, that song gets played at every family party and the dancefloor is filled - even the shy ones like me that never dance get up and give a wee shake and sing along!

Well...if I ever get to Scotland I'll have to try to get invited to someone's wedding so I can sing along. :o

Elmo, jamie is doing well, he has the cutest giggle , hows everything your end?

Scotland feels so far away, although it would be nice to visit

How's your ankle today tired?

Hello to everyone else too! :)

been away for 7 days. Unpacking and shattered. Will try and catch up with the chat in the next few days.

I'm just about to jump into bed but had to post this first - we had a bit of sun today - I even braved heading out with just a thin jacket and a scarf for protection lol

Welcome back Tea. Hope you are well.

Afternoon all! :)

Awww@ Jamie giggles, Tiredmum. Give him a snuggle for me!

Cheerful I'd never heard that song before! I actually do have a family wedding coming up in Scotland in July, and since I certainly can't make the trip, perhaps you can pose as me? Haven't seen the groom (cousin) since we were teenagers, so it's entirely possible that you'd get away with it! Have already sent the gift so you're good to go!

Oh I can't believe he's old enough to be giggling already! Awwwww!

Glad you're back tea ! Missed you :)

Cbeebies honestly that sounds lovely to me, I hate the heat. Everyone keeps whining about the "cool" summer we're having but I think it's great :o Gomummy if I could afford the plane ticket I would definitely go! I think I could be you quite well.

Hope you're feeling better Elmo !

Hi everyone

Welcome back Tea , Did you go anywhere nice ?

Aww Tiredmum just seen your new photo's on FB , bubba is Soooooo cute He's getting big . Hows the ankle?

I'm feeling a lot better thanks , still have the cough and wheeze but I'm finished my Anti B's and steroid tablets and will carry on with the inhalers for the next 3 months . Back to the doctor in 3 weeks for check up on lungs .

How is everyone ?

Parents are all packed and waiting to head off to bonny Scotland tomorrow . Anyone got any holiday plans for this summer ?

I picked up ds's secondary school uniform this morning , it all looks so grown up . DD has her first sports day at school tomorrow she told me this morning that her legs are too short as she keeps coming last in the races (she is the smallest in her class) .

:) Elmo that's quite adorable about DD saying her legs are too short.

No holiday plans here, but we never holiday in summer. And you?

Baking cakes here today, lots of birthdays in the next few days. I know it's been a successful baking day if I am mysterioursly not hungry for dinner.

The things she comes out with some times she's a funny little girl.
Lots of family birthdays here too . I've got my sister & mum both 1 day apart and my Dad & brother are on the same day all the last week of June .
I'm welling up here atm ds has brought home a letter from school today informing us that there will be a "graduation from primary school "mass held on the 29th and afterwards the whole school will form a Guard of Honour and ds and his school pals will run through this while the school bell rings for the last time for them it feels like only yesterday i waved him goodbye on his first day of school .
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Off to bed soon, sooo tired.

Evening all,

My ankle is still swollen and painful, thanks for asking.

@ tea, if you are on fb then pm me your details and i'll add ya

How are we all in the middle of this hectic week?

That almost made me well up Elmo ! I will cry like a baby on DS's first day of school.

So tired! It's Town and Country Days here...just means that they've blocked off the downtown and put in a carnival, and there was a parade tonight and everything. I'm full of carnival food and EXHAUSTED but I've got to put the recycling out tonight. Bleurgh!

Aw that is lovely Elmo, my DS is graduating from his nursery too next week, then his new primary school have a welcome assembly where all the previous primary 1's welcome the new children to the school and get them up on the stage to give them certificates too, I'm really excited but am bringing tissues along too as I was teary eyed last week just trying his uniform on him!

How's everyone feeling? :)

DS is doing much better, I am still barking, but on the mend, thanks for the cough mixture Valium! :)

Aww Elmo & Cbeebies, I can't imagine, I will be a blubbering wreck when stages like that come for DS. In fact, if I thought about it for any length of time, I'd be a blubbering mess over it now!

Cheerful the carnival sounds like fun! I always eat too much of that food though! In fact, now when we are heading to such an event, DH always says something like "Now, remember how you ate yourself ill last time...."

Did you end up having to go back about your ankle for further xrays Tiredmum?

Tea you must get us caught up, you've been missed!

I am SO excited! We have a hedgehog that has taken up residence in our garden ds said "Oh mum he's like a free pet isn't he?"

How's everyone today? :)