Shagged out viroids - JS Grads 2

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Our old thread ran out of space! The horror!

vallinna - i usually use immac for my legs. But i haven't touched them since last summer (thankfully my hair is light so you can't see it!) I was commenting on this to my dance class last night, and the fact I can't afford any stuff. They said "just shave them!" My immediate thought was "not the way i'm bleeding at the moment!"

The builder has re-appeared. Our next-door-neighbour has apparently paid for us to have a new door on the back part of the outhouse because we didn't charge them anything for their bit of the roof to be replaced, which is great.

What is bad is that i've just been into the outhouse and my brand new chest freezer now has a massive crack/dent in the lid. I don't know if this will affect its use? It doesn't go all the way through - it's just in the plastic part of it. But clearly the fucking builder has dropped something on it and broken it and has now gone off to B&Q to get the new door without telling me what he's done, and has no intention of telling me. I don't have the money for a new freezer (my mum bought me this one) and it's brand new FFS! Have sent DH a text but I just don't feel I can deal with arguing it out with the builder - it's been such a struggle to get him to do the work at all that quibbling with him over the lid of the freezer seems pointless.

Sorry for me me me - if I don't tell you about it I'll just tell him what a fucking imbecile I think he is when he gets back ...

TTL sorry about your builder/freezer woes. Surely if he's dropped something and broken the lid HE'll have to cough up to replace it? I think as long as it's just the plastic and the 'seal' hasn't been broken then it should be ok...

Nickel Did you get all the crap sorted with the roof? Talk about stressful...

cowboy - What a time of it you had! I'm glad you are both doing well now - I had a straightforward birth with no1 and it still took me aaaggges to realise she was mine.

Star GD sucks. Boo!

Katee congrats on the boy! I had the same worries as you but am now really looking forward to meeting the little man.

ESK Ouch! sorry you are having pelvis trouble :(
as for the mattress, I used the disposable changing sheets for babyies you can get in most supermarkets and just spread 2 of them under the sheet. Just as well because my waters went in bed!

Vall I get manic days where he's moving around all the time and then quieter ones where I freak out because he's not moving enough...but if you are worried call your midwife.
Great news on the house situation by the way!

Who was asking about food in hossy? I couldn't get enough of Mars bars and biscuits after the birth but they warned me about eating too much chocolate and breastfeeding . Cereal bars are good too.

coaaf and TTL I can't believe you are on d-day countdown! :)

you need to have it out with the builder.
actually, maybe DH would be in a better position to do that? builder would be more likely to admit to a man?

mac - I've got roofers lined up to give me quotes. the first one came this morning.

Just called DH who is all for pretending we didn't notice and hoping it all still works. Sometimes I wish just one of us occasionally had a backbone (including myself in this).

get a back bone, both of you

you've got to start putting your foot down.
don't pretend you haven't noticed, and have it out with him the minute he returns.

(or i can come and do it for you, if you like!)

I think you need to have it out with the builder... or else see if its covered on your insurance and get him to pay the excess?

Can you contact the manufacturer to see if they could send you a new lid?

TTL Sorry your builder has increased even more in crapness. I'm usually a complete wimp when it comes to this type of thing, but you really should pull him up on the freezer thing - it's not like the rest of his work has been exemplary.

I forgot to say last night that I came downstairs to find DH sitting on the floor having just fallen off my birthing ball. He'd "just wanted to see what it was like to balance on" and the daftie had tried to balance without his feet on the floor having never sat on one before. He fell off and whacked the back of his head on the table. No harm done, but he'd obviously only just done it when I walked in, and looked like a guilty toddler with a beach-ball. I couldn't help but

at your DH> twat

I've just been booking in some books, and I came across a Baby Faces Peekaboo, so I thought I'd have a quick read. (as you do!) I got to the end and my eyes started watering.
I had to use a tissue to stop it!
Is that hormonal or what?!

Thanks ladies. He's out there now so I'd better go and face him . esk your DH made me LOL . Men!

Oh dear nickel there is no hope!

Good luck ttl!

Good luck TTL!

Good luck TTL sending you my irrational rage for your rational rant

Right, am off. WIll be AWOL until after the nuptials!

Ooh have a fab time Vallinna

ttl now is the time to put those raging pregnant hormones to good use. March in there and give the useless, feckless twat both barrels, ending in a declaration that you WILL be paying him [insert percentage of choice] less than agreed for the work because he has been so completely shit. Then give him a chance to grovel and offer to pay for the damage that HE caused.

Esk at your DH. Men are dafties sometimes.

TTL I told you not to make him tea!!!, now suck it up, stick your bump out, grow a back bone and don't let him get away with that crap! Just treat him like a small child. It'll be good practice for you.

Aww Nickel - passes tissues.

Welcome back Macaroon. How are things with you?

Have fun Vallinna.

Can't believe I'm 39 weeks tomorrow!!!

Still no backbone over here - I sent DH out to talk to the builder when he get home. He was really sorry, said he didn't know it had happened, and said he'd claim on his insurance to replace the lid. Everything is still frozen, so I think it's no damage done (at least all the food I've bloody cooked is going to stay edible!).

I am a big wimp. All the work is done about from a bit of re-pointing and I have to say it looks bloody great and so much better than it was. So I'm going to stop whinging now . I did stop making him tea though coaaf

Thanks ladies, for everything!

Still laughing at your DH esk :)

vallinna have a fab time at the wedding - I remember not so long ago you were worried you wouldn't look great, but it sounds like you will look fabulous and doubly gorgeous for being pregnant, complete with IO dress and mini-bump :) Quite jealous actually. Make sure you have a cheeky glass of champers

Right, off for my romantic (but stay-at-home and free) pre-baby weekend. coaaf you're so going to beat me - I've been standing and on all fours all day for cooking and cleaning and my bump is still practically coming out of my mouth

I'm glad he's going to claim it. (builder, damage)

coaaf - you're nearly due!
is anyone else ready to pop?
let's see:
Fuzzywood - Evan James, 28 Jan 2011
Gormers - Eva Rose, 10 Jan 2011 (at 27 +4wks!)
JustKeepSwimming -
LoopeyLu -
Frak - Marc
Cowboy - Felicity, 28 May 2011
ConfessionsOfAnAchingFanjo - 18/06/2011, Baby
Takethatlady - 26/06/2011, girl
Brassicababe - 18/07/2011, Babies
Dynababy - 20/07/2011, boy
aStarInStrangeways, EDD 01/08/11, girl
Macaroonmum - 6/08/11 (but anytime after 15/07 if like 1st!)
Eskarina - 16/8/11 surprise (but prob a girl)
Baby2b, EDD 22/08/2011, boy
Vallinnapod, EDD 04/09/2011, boy
nickelbabe, EDD 26/11/11, baby
KateeHasABun EDD 16/10/11
next one's ttl -

My little angel is going to stay put at least until we have money for a taxi to the hospital (so at least Tuesday). No 'feeling' of being ready to go yet though, so just happily making lots of bread products today, while DH FINALLY puts lots of boxes away in the shed.

Good news about the builder TTL.

How's everyone else today?

this is why you should have a home birth

We looked into a homebirth, but with DH's anxiety issues it is safer for us to go to hospital. The hospital is only a 10 minute walk down the road, but that ain't happening when I'm in full on labour!

you'll be fine, don't panic.
10 minutes should only be a couple of quid in a taxi, though?

Not panicing. It won't be much at all, but we have no money until Tuesday (at the latest). This is what happens when the sole bread winner in the house gets sick and doesn't work for 2 months and the JC act like complete twats about paying sick pay out.

We'll be right. We always are, in a last minute thank f*ck that came through unexpectedly kind of way.

It's alright, we have taxi fare now. Still don't want LO to come for a couple of days yet though as DH and I are planning on having a drink and cake in town on Tuesday while DH is at playgroup. It'll be our last alone time for quite some time I imagine, so don't want to miss out.