Due May 07 - W/C 11th Feb

[Frenchsmallfry]

Morning all.............

This weeks resolution for me is to get off my bum and organise my life.

really nice names no idea what libby means other than elizabeth so whatever elizabeth means - and jaine is because im 'jayne a family name ' but everyone spells it differently each time

TYG one of our PhD students is called Aoife. She has that magical, lyrical accent. She comes into the library, asks about books, I stare at her entranced by her dulcet Irish tones. She backs away quickly.

Elizabeth is Hebrew in origin and means 'God's promise'.

[librarian]

ty SOH ur a star!!!! theres one for your list of names

SOH, you really are making me laugh today!

DD1 is called S a o i r s e, (gaps to protect the innocent from Google! It's not particularly common as a name) pronounced Seer-sha or Sayr-sha, depending on whereabouts in Ireland you or your Irish teacher, were from. It means "freedom". Aoife means "beautiful". (Also Aoibhe or Aoibheann.)

DD1 gets called Smurf though. A young neighbour used to call her Smersha, which we then shortened to Smersh (a Russian intelligence force, as it happens...) and that became Smurf.

dd named Zarah pronounced zara think it means princess of dawn, and ds named Taylor meaning exactly what is says on the tin

Think our one is going to be called Mae now,whatever dh says becuase Ive got into the habit of it and wont be able to stop.Still thinking Eleanor as second name (like her character in Sense and Sensibility-she's everything I am not, sensible, practical, patient, doesnt bitch..)

Very good post lilkel..

I am really struggling with this ruddy RMA award now.Not the actual work but making myself do it..Its taking me way back to doing my A'levels and starting my Geography course work about 2 days before it was due in.I will pay anyone, any money they like to do this for me!!

dh has just announced his after work schedule for next week.Monday-working late in Birmingham.Tuesday- going to football match in Luton.Wednesday- going to friends house to help with fitting kitchen.(as if!)Thursday, at home, Friday-out with accounts team at work.Saturday morning-come home...

Thats good of him.grrr, 6 and bit months pg, low iron levels, dd to look after, grrr.He doesnt realise im pregnant and need help at all I dont think!

Have just read the above through.I am so pathetic....Honestly I once interrailed round Europe on my own for 2 months-I should be able to look after myself and 1 yr old for a few nights.What I need is largegandt to remind me that I have it easy..Anyone heard from her lately?Is she ok?

Have just been reading that thread about people beign neurotic woth first borns.Funny.I did at least half the things on there with dd!

TYG was going to say that S a o i r s e is my other favouritist Irish name after Aoife! English people can't cope with the vowels in Irish names. Having said that, nobody can pronounce my name and it ain't difficult. Or Irish.

I never expect people to be able to spell her name, or pronounce it, if they've never heard it before. I didn't expect to live in the UK when I chose it, and now I have one Irish child, it seems silly not to keep the tradition - no matter how many bizarre attempts at pronounciation we are going to hear!

Muppet next to me at work reminds me daily that "Aoife sounds like Reefer - you can't call her that. That's awful."

Told him nobody says the word reefer any more - not outside of Jamaica anyway, so it doesn't matter.

BTW Scooter. I can't motivate myself to do the work I am paid to do, never mind study. You have my sympathy. Unfortunately I have nothing to add which might help you!

my dh has same prob he's scottich name is greig gets called craig alot im laura-jayne and get called sarah-jane!!!!!! wots urs SOH??

Im taking it home to work on at the weekend.Ha!Whats the betting that Monday morning im on here and still havent done any?
Wont get any done Saturday anyway as lovely day out with some of you guys..Its a better excuse than most anyway!

Hi all

Thanks for all your lovely support,

Anyway he's home, feeling very humble and full of apologies, I burst into tears saying how much he had hurt me, and we had a good chat, he is just feeling totally under pressure to be "the man of the house" never saw himself as family guy with 2 kids, hates his job, has no money and its getting him down,

So after getting it off his chest he apolgised some more, said it was just a shock that the baby was a boy and asked if I had thought of any names - he didnt like what i had in mind and he suggested Oliver - so looks like it might be baby Oliver as I quite like the Olli and Willow - sounds like trouble lol!! And he said baby Olli was going to be a motorbike racer - when I frowned he said it was alot safer than dd's horse riding so I cant really say anything

I did remind him that he has had a really bad run of work, I havent been able to work - but when I work pt, and he gets a good run of work things will seem better and he agreed

Personally I think he has seasonally adjustive disorder - he is always a miserable git much much worse in the winter and it does seem to be getting worse each year - I got him some stuff from health shop other day, guy said they take about a week to kick in so hopefully life will seem rosier soon for him

So life doesnt seem as bleak as earlier - although I am still feeling pretty bruised inside - batteries are charging to start the huuuuuugggggeeee clearout of girls clothes

Will try and catch up on thread later, hope ev1 is ok

Aoife sounds nothing like bloody reefer. It rhymes with it yes, but when do people say 'oh don't call her Mary, it sounds like Hairy'? FGS. Tell muppet that his name sounds a lot like tw*t.

My name is in the title of a Beach Boys Song (thanks parents). It's easy to figure out. Also a valley in Wales.

Scooter, sympathies. I'm doing an MA atm and I can't even begin to concentrate on it.

Maybe if I stopped MNing...

BTW love the Precious First Born thread!

Great news Lupins! Poor DH though, sounds like he's more than a bit down. My DH has SADs I'm sure. Like a bear with a sore head from November-February.

Me, I love Winter. I have my beard to keep me warm.

Rohndda?

someone help me with that im too young to know beach boys songs what SOH name ???

Love the name Oliver. All Olivers are dashing and speak fluent French.

Aah scooter's wearing her funny hat.

I like winter as well..look better in a chunky knit than a skimpy frock..
Whats your MA in SOH-sommut wordy? (see, threw a little Derbyshire colloqialism in there so you dont get too Jane Austen on me)

Glad things are calmer Lupins, anyway..My two best baby friends in real life have boys called Oliver-its lovely..

TYG The men in your office should be punished.I beg of you.Reefer?What a Dumbass.

Off home now with my homework to do..Adieu..

right im going to shops when i get bk i want an answer about SOH name??? itll bug me otherwise untill i find out

Taff valley?I dont know any beach boys songs either except the one about all girls beign Califonian.And the one 911 covered a few years ago..Oh the shame of knowing that!The shame!!
And the one from Saturday night Fever..

lilaura - I have a Libby(dd1) (short form of Elizabeth, being a family name) and I gave her the middle name Elise coz I liked it! Should have looked it up first though cos Elise is the french short form of Elizabeth LOL!

This one looks like being called Tommy as DP won't hear of any of my suggestions and I don't like any of his either. I could probably put up with Tommy if I get used to it first.

Lupins - glad to hear things are looking up.

Keep up lillaura! Scooter said it, but she mixed up the letters "to protect the innocent", like.