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Waving our pom-poms for the thread that FINALLY welcomes MiniLa, it's carb-tastic, all day sickness and when the hell can I nap? On JS 34!

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ThursdayLast · 26/07/2015 18:44

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 34th grads thread... celebrating the success of Just Shagging in getting us viroids upduffed!

For those that don't know, a 'viroid' is from the original JSing thread 1, where someone was trying to type ladies (in reference to all the JSing ladies), but their phone decided to call us all viroids instead!

The name stuck and we've been the JSing viroids ever since.

The 34th grads fred is here

The thread we have graduated from is here in its 51st outing. WARNING: they're all a bit kerazy not to mention randy!

There is also a Just Mumming thread here for once your babies come along, or to keep up with the graduated graduates!

There is also a private facebook group (so it doesn't give the game away in your news feed!)... if you want to join to see photos of new babies etc, just ask in-thread!

Here is the stats list, please update your own spot with any updates.

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pretzelpieces · 02/08/2015 12:33

I don't know if you remember me saying, but I had a close friend who was quite rude when I told her about my pregnancy. Well I saw her yesterday and she seemed sorry and like her brain has caught up with her mouth a bit! So I am pleased, I feel like the air is cleared.

Happy anniversary pud!

CountryGal4 · 02/08/2015 12:46

ga when me and dh got married (very old) auntie made a cheque payable to dh as obviously I would be getting rid of my bank account once we got married Hmm

honeysucklejasmine · 02/08/2015 12:55

Happy anniversary Pud! What a lovely time of year to be at a wedding Smile

Good news Pretzel!

Auf, Ga sorry you seem to have had the misfortune of meeting some utter arseholes in your lives.

Sky sounds like DH needs to watch a few episodes of things like Don't Tell The Bride or Four Weddings, to see the range of things out there. It doesn't have to be traditional. My DH also hated being centre of attention but most people knew that so left him alone. Smile

honeysucklejasmine · 02/08/2015 12:56

Indigo I am a bit intimidated by your vagina, I gotta be honest!

Aufwiedersehenpetrarch · 02/08/2015 13:04

Nice to get an apology from someone, pret. :)
country that's quite something for your aunt to have done? Wow! Btw, I hope you realise that ounctey was country. Hmm fatfingers
honey lol at being intimidated by indi's fanjo. Grin And thanks. She's actually really nice, so I honestly don't know what happened. She'd had a crappy second birth just after mine, so guess that was it.
sky eloping would have been awesome. We did

MollyBloomYes · 02/08/2015 13:05

Laughing at indigo's intimidating vagina!

Sky, sorry, sounds really tricky. Hope you guys can work something out

Are you still in touch with her auf? Not surprised you were hurt, really shocked she thought that was OK to say.

My DH and I took each other's names, so we're both double barrelled. Obviously ds has this surname too. Dh's gran (think Hyacinth Bucket) refuses to accept this and makes out all cards and cheques in dh's previous surname only. We have told her the bank won't accept this but she very much takes the attitude that if she doesn't approve of something it doesn't exist Hmm

SkyWasMadeOfAmethyst · 02/08/2015 13:28

Thanks viroids. Had a long chat with DP and explained he must participate in planning and that telling me to do whatever I want and secretly not liking it was not a great symbolic start to our marriage. He gets it now I think.

ChatEnOeuf · 02/08/2015 13:29

Another Beighton 9- score here...though I'm an Ehlers Danlos. Does make for easy deliveries I'll be honest.

goodnessgraciousgouda · 02/08/2015 13:30

I hope you are okay 5hell. I have my fingers crossed for you.

Sky - Rather than second guessing what your DP is telling you, why not just take him at face value? You know what he's like so aren't likely to want to do something he would absolutely hate. You could suggest a compromise between "literally doing nothing" and "massive traditional wedding" surely. What about a ceremony with family only, and then hiring out a restaurant and having a lovely meal with family and close friends? That way you still do something special, but you aren't the big centre of attention in a huge white dress and morning suit/cravat type thing.

pretzelpieces · 02/08/2015 13:35

auf that sounds horrible what your friend said. Are you still friends?!

molly baby is having my surname and his family aren't very impressed. Hmm

pretzelpieces · 02/08/2015 13:37

Whoops molly DP's family aren't very impressed, I meant to say!

oneyorkshirepud · 02/08/2015 13:56

Ooh snap Pretzel, baby is having surname too. I kept mine when we got married and as I can't pronounce DH'S surname in a Yorkshire accent, we can't call the kids it either. DH was totally happy with this (his suggestion) and his family haven't said anything although I imagine FIL is not ecstatic but MIL may have told him to shush! I may have also told DH that if he can make the baby come out of his vagina then it can have his surname

Thanks for the anniversary love Viroids, off for a picnic tea on the field we got married on later. Sky we actually went to the registry office 5 days before the wedding to do 'the legal bit'. We weren't even remotely fussed about this, we had 2 friends as witnesses and I was wearing flip flops and a primarni dress classy bird. We were literally stood in an office with filing cabinets etc and it was so romantic that I got quite emosh - surprised myself! So you could have a private ceremony before/after if you wanted too. For us this meant that we could have our actual wedding day just as we wanted it. A family friend 'married' us, we wrote our own vows etc. Also, this may sound ridiculous but I didn't feel like the centre of attention all day, DH and I were in our own little bubble I think. We also had lots of games set out to keep guests entertained so we weren't overrun by people all day

pretzelpieces · 02/08/2015 13:58

pud that is such a sweet anniversary plan! And sounds like your wedding was great too. Yeah same here it was DP's suggestion that minipretzel has my surname. I think that makes it easier when arguing with his family as he feels quite strongly about it. Grin

MollyBloomYes · 02/08/2015 14:32

Yup DH suggested he take mine as well as his. Didn't go down well with the traditionalists but two couples we know have done it since we did so we're obviously trendsetters Wink

Aufwiedersehenpetrarch · 02/08/2015 15:02

DC has my surname, and Petitpetrach will have mine too. Smile Dh was in total agreement. Families not so much.
chat yes for the easier births! Grin

honeysucklejasmine · 02/08/2015 16:34

Gosh. I took DHs surname, and our kids will have it. DSis is resolutely unmarried and her kids have her DPs name. I guess we're more traditional than I realised! (well, I knew I was traditional.)

SkyWasMadeOfAmethyst · 02/08/2015 16:35

pud and Gouda great advice. He concedes he will be simply uncomfortable but that it will make him happy regardless... I have suggested we work together on planning as doing it all myself felt one-sided and a bit wrong. We are bound to disagree a little but I think we have some common ground to work from.

Toast85 · 02/08/2015 17:39

Sorry I've been absent for a while! I will catch up with news but firstly I need advice!!

Do we just discovered our cat has fleas! This is a first for us. We've treated her with drops and now I'm paranoid that the house is infested. What do we do? Help!! ????????????

Toast85 · 02/08/2015 17:40

Ps obviously I know this is maybe not the Fred for cat related woes but I know half of you are cat people so might help a viroid out anyway.

Aufwiedersehenpetrarch · 02/08/2015 18:00

Cats are very important toast! Grin
The only thing I can recommend re cat treatment is that I found that one brand worked for my one cat but not the other, and vice versa. So if they appear to stay for longer than expected, change brands? I've never had fleas in the house so don't know what one might do? Hopefully they'll just stay on and die on the cat?

honeysucklejasmine · 02/08/2015 18:21

You can fumigate the house if necessary. Look up your local pest controller.

pretzelpieces · 02/08/2015 18:31

When I moved into my current place there were fleas from the last occupant. I had to get a pest control person to spray a few times before they went - I don't have pets though, so i don't know how it differs how you deal with it.

gaggiagirl · 02/08/2015 18:33

Eek! Fleas!

Been to see inside out with furious ginger. It was shit. She was furious. That's 2 hours and 20 quid I'll never get back.

Toast85 · 02/08/2015 18:41

Ok so we've hoovered everywhere, stripped the beds, checked the sofas etc, can't see any fleas anywhere so really hope it was just the ones on her which should now be dying off as we've treated her. I will pop into the vets tomorrow though and ask advice re. whether it's a good idea to get a spray for the house just in case, (and whether this is even ok to do when pregnant).
Eeeeew.
Thanks!

Sorry your film was rubbish ga.

pretzelpieces · 02/08/2015 19:32

Oh no - ga we're going to see that on Thursday!

Fleas can be hoovered up and if there's any eggs in the carpet, warmth and the vibrations from hoovering/walking around can make them hatch (which is good) so maybe hoover again tomorrow if you can. Keep hoovering the little pests up! And empty the hoover out so they don't escape! I went a bit crackers when I had them tbh. More so than usual Wink