Nancy, 2Shoes, Squonk, Sidge etc: Can you move over here please?

[LilRedWG]

The bloody site just deleted another huge message I'd typed on the thread so can we start this new one please so that I'm allowed on?

I'm not retyping as it made me cry the first time around, surfice to say that you are all in my thoughts. xxx

Thank you ladies.

Oh great news, how lovely to buy your mum's house! Fingers crossed for you.

Yes we are near Pompey, do let me know if you come down this way it would be lovely to meet.

Ooo - I wish I could get down to meet you all, but am so vomitty at the moment you wouldn't want me.

Sidge - great to see you again. Your wording wasn't rubbish at all - we all understand what you mean.

MOS - glad that you and DH are doing well, that's fab news, and even lovelier about your Mum's house.

I went for my scan this morning - there is only one in there (phew) and it's little heart is beating away. We've told DD as she has been getting concerned about me feeling sick and tired all the time. I just hope everything goes okay now, although we have explained to her that seeds don't always grow - just like the seed she planted, which is sitting on the kitchen windowsill refusing to grow.

DH will tell SIL soon - I'm worried about her as she has unexplained secondary infertility and it'll be hard for her.

Oh I'm so pleased that your scan went well LilRed! When are you due? Everything tightly crossed for you xxx

Not until February Sidge - am only 6+4 so the more things crossed the better at the moment. x

hello all, back in the real world!
Had the day from hell yesterday. Landed at LHR at around 12.30 pm to find the numpties had broken our car seat during transit. The really annoying thing was it was a special one that turned into a stroller to with a handle that pulls out from the top and wheels that pop out from underneath. It took ages to find that one and god knows if/when we'll find another. Then the taxi didn't turn up so we waited ages and I was desperate to get back.

DD1 was singing in her school choir at the barbican last night so we spent an hour or so at home with DS1 (and the AA as bloody car battery dead) and then rushed to get the train to London to see DD sing. Got back very tired at around 11pm to find DD2 wheezing really badly so rushed her to A & E who admitted her. Very bad croup and she was on steriods and nebuliser which didn't have any affect the first two occasions they tried it. Eventually I went home to look after DS2 at 3.30am as DS1 who was looking after him had to return to his school at 7am as he was going on a trip. Thank god DH returned home with DD at 6.30am having persauded doctors to let him take her home as she was so much better. We returned as outpatients at lunchtime today and they were much happier with her but gave us steriods to give her tonight as apparently it will probably get worse tonight.

Anyway, enough of me. LilRed fab news about your little bean. February is a fabulous month as DS2 was born then and my lovely mum's birthday was valentines day. Keeping fingers crossed for you x

Right, off to frantically tidy/clean house as DS's godparents coming tonight

Blimey - you don't do things by half do you MOS! Glad to hear that DD2 is on the mend.

Stuff the housework, have a glass of wine!

x

funnily enough, have done a fair bit of tidying and have opened 7 of the 8 huge parcels I have here (I sell kids books back in Saudi so buy here and take them back) and DH has just poured me a nice glass of wine

Ah - a redeeming feature in a man, being able to pour wine. Enjoy.

one of his few redeeming features
Its luvvly. We have friends coming tonight and are going to have a yummy chinese takeaway

good grief MOS you have been busy
glad your little one is ok.
looking forward to seeing you on 10th

LilRed how exciting, let's hope the next 8 months are happy and healthy! DD2 is a Feb baby (should have been end of March though!)and my Dad had a Feb birthday so it is a special month for me.

MOS crikey what a hectic couple of days! Glad DD2 is on the mend and you are all together again. Enjoy your Chinese and wine.

I did my professional diploma exam today so am now relaxing with a cold bottle of Becks and a bag of crisps, lovely not having to study!

Sidge - don't apologise....we all knew what you meant! Well done on finishing your professional diploma and doing the exam - hope you enjoyed the cold beer & crisps!

LilRed - Congrats!! Hope you're feeling ok...I also have everything tightly crossed for you to have a healthy pregnancy. Hope your SIL takes the news ok...we had good friends that had been trying for a while and also another who would have been due around the same time as me but miscarried she didn't come to my baby shower (understandable) but has come to terms with it since and will happily cuddle baby now.

MOS - phewee!! Really lovely news re: your Mum's house and good to hear that you and DH are doing well Hope DD2 has recovered.

I got through my Mum's anniversary ok - despite not being able to get to the cemetery that day (we don't live locally). I had a good cry that morning and then thankfully had the welcome distraction of my 2 boys! My eldest DS gave me lots of cuddles and assured me that 'grandma' is ok DH was and is a fabulous support, I would not have survived if it wasn't for him! We bought a big bunch of Mum's fave flowers and put them by her photo at home.

Hope everyone is doing ok and enjoying the sun!

ooopppsss!! Sorry, the above message is me - I was experimenting with namechanging!

Another loss here - not quite family but near as dammit; me and DH are very close to a couple, D and P (they are the girls godparents and guardians should anything happen to us).

P's mum had cancer and died this morning

She was so lovely, adored the girls (they called her Nana Lil) and I shall really miss her

oh Sidge I am sorry

Thanks 2shoes - how are you doing?

hello all, another namechanger here (mos in disguise - no thanks to 2shoes!) Have survived my flaming and arisen from the ashed

sidge so sorry about your news, hope your girls are doing ok.

LilRed hope you are doing ok and not feeling too sick

Haribo glad you got through the day ok. Sorry you couldn't get to the grave, I know how you feel as I couldn't get there on mum's anniversary.

Am just about to start sorting gravestone now. Went over a few weeks ago and the ground has clearly settled and been flattened now so presumably I can go ahead. Just not sure what to put on stone? It was my brothers grave first and mum and dad had a lovely headstone and long inscription on it. When dad died it was suggested by FDs to get a new stone as old one very worn (50 years old) and would need lettering redoing and more importatantly, not enough room left for both mum and dad's details.

I think a new stone is the way to go but no idea how to start. What on earth do you put for mum dad and a brother (that I never knew)

2shoes troublemaker hope you are ok?

Hope everyone is doing ok x

Hello ladies -

just came on to have look at the thread (had head in the books last few weeks: but has paid off, am now fully fledged teacher. Finished work yesterday 6pm. Now ready for a summer.)

So sorry to hear you have yet more sad news Sidge. I hope your family are okay, it must be hard to have those feelings again.

Lilred congratulations! Wonderful news. I hope everything is going well so far.

MOS, just been reading your latest: it all sounds very hectic. How's the croup?

Love to everyone X

Hello everyone, just dropping by I often think of you all and this thread and it's Dads anniversary in a few weeks...where does time go?!

LilRed congrats!!!

Hope you are all well.x

Nancy congratulations, fabulous news, well done. Enjoy your summer

solo hi, time does go quickly doesn't it but also at times for me its like mum is still her. In the early days after I lost her I still had those 'must phone mum' moments which sorted of slowed down but in the last week or so I've had it quite a few times. Most odd. Think maybe because I'd had bad news ref my health and DH is away I suppose mum would have always been the first person I'd turn to. Now its my friends on MN

nancy sorry, forgot to answer your question.
Croup has gone thanks to be replaced by very bad coughs in DC3 and 4. DC3s has almost gone and not too bad but DC4s is very bad. He has had it 3 weeks now and the pharmacist said there is nothing they can sell over the counter for him as apparently a lot of cough and cold medicine was re-branded 6+ only. Tried getting a doctors appt last Monday but they have a ridiculous call back service where gp phones and decides over phone whether child needs an appt. The gp I spoke to decided it was 'just a cough' and he would be fine. One week on he is not fine and I am going to kick arse at the gps surgery tomorrow am.

a couple of weekends ago, I loaded Dd into the car and she asked what we were doing...I said 'we're going to go to Tesco for a few bits for Grandma, then we're going to pick up Grandma and Grandad...' she said 'are we really getting Grandma and Grandad?' I whispered under my breath...'I wish'.
It just came out and was the first time it had. I cried (sobbed my heart out actually) for the 7 miles I drove to Tesco; first time I've done that too...

Did I tell you I lost Dad's wedding ring too? I had it on my chain and pendant and it must've broken...I was lucky enough to get the ring back, but not the other. The ring was my Dad's Mum's wedding ring and I can't tell you how bad I felt when I found it was gone. So glad to get it back.

Thanks MOS, I intend to whole-heartedly relax. Just booked a break in Dorset. Looking forward!! Incidentally good luck for tomorrow with GP: the business with re-branding cough mixtures is a nightmare. My LO has the recurring cough and no GP will give her any medication. Recently though I have noticed cough mixtures back on sale and we were able to buy something over the counter with her last bad cough. It's terrible I sympathise, no-one gets any sleep.

Solo, what a sad story. I was listening to Rodrigo's concierto de Aranjuez (excuse sp.) as I was reading your post and it brought tears to my eyes. I can certainly relate to momentarily "forgetting". Big hug xx

Thank you Nancys...

And your spelling is perfect btw lovely piece too. I didn't know what it was called before your post, so you've educated me tonight.