Hang onto your hats; we're on the home straight, sprinting to the finish line! It's the Countdown to Christmas, thread 10!

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Evening all! I'm not sure if this will be the last or the penultimate thread, but here goes!

Nero, O2 appears to be working now (conveniently now I'm home and don't need mobile data!).

Completely forgot to attach this

Awwww Acey I love those!

Also I forgot! Happy 4th day of Christmas!! I gladly give to thee 4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree!

It’s 7.30pm and I’m wishing it was bedtime 😂 will have a bath about 9 then finish watching the Kevin bridges dvd afterwards
Currently enjoying a lovely can of fizzy clementine juice, it’s so nice.
I’m Craving those flying saucer sweets so bad, and my wonderful paddy has gone out to try and find me some. He does so much for me and I’m so thankful ❤️

Cathy - lovely names :) I’m glad the girls are doing better, that must be a relief for you! Oh those babygrows are adorable! Oh bless your mum. It’s a god awful pain, but As long as Addie continues growing and arrives safely then I’m happy to go through it!

Wheelie - it is super glittery I love it you should definitely get some bath bombs haha. That’s good news about the chaise lounger. Hopefully all goes well with the dr :)

acey I think I need a better sleep set up and to make a better routine for my days. Maybe I should do a bath at 10 pm lol right now it's only 3 pm though so I have a long way to go.

I might see if Husband will take me to the flea market tomorrow. I'd really like to go look at things and maybe get a good vintage bookshelf for my front room.

I think for bath bombs I want one that will make the water purple! I've not done any purple ones yet lol

Evening all. There's a lot to catch up on but I hope I have. Seafood I feel like I've missed loads too.

Cathy George And Thomas were on our boys list too. We went for another very classic name in the end.

Acey where do you get all your bath bombs? I have sensitive skin and just always use a muscle relaxing bubble bath as I know it won't hurt me.

Wheel I hear people on tv talk about flea markets, are they like car boot sales?

Mrs hope your mums hair appointment went well and you are feeling a bit more relaxed today.

Wheelie - I have these purple ones, but I know I can’t use at least one of them until after Addie is born as it has Clary Sage in it! They are quite a pale purple though, I like vibrant haha.
10pm bath would be good, although a wee bit late for me haha. I love my wake up routine and my wind down routine, I’m very flexible during the day and don’t need a routine then, but waking up and going sleep I definitely need my routine. It stems from my ptsd and having the control over something!

Hopefully hubby will take you tomorrow, I bet you can get some great stuff! Plus you deserve to treat yourself :)

I start my bereavement counselling in the new year and I can’t wait. After watching my dad die in November and being there when he took his last breath, it’s triggered / added to my ptsd, and whilst it’s not out of control or anywhere near that point, I do keep getting flashbacks and I want to stem it before it gets a chance to rear it’s ugly head again. I’ve come on so far, and I’ve finally got my confidence and life back and I refuse to go back to how I was when my ptsd was at its worst; a shell of myself and unable to leave the house. Addie deserves the best mum in the world and I’m damn sure going to be that for her, she is my driving force and my motivation to always do better and be the best possible person and mummy I can be ❤️

Whoops forgot the pics

Nero - my grandad brought some of them over with him from the uk, and there are at least two places here in Donegal that sell them I’m sure you could order them online too!

fiddle Our flea markets are indoor only. Usually it's a large building and people rent out these booth spaces where they can sell stuff. A lot of stuff ends up being vintage. I'm attaching a photo I took from online of our local flea market we are going to. During the summer we have people do yard sales where they will put all their stuff for sale in their own yards and sell stuff super cheap!

acey I think a go to sleep and wake up routine are a fantastic idea and definitely something I should probably get doing haha.

Bereavement counseling is a good idea. Just don't be upset or feel badly if you still have to continue going even after Addie is born. I've been in it for years and still need it sometimes.

I really really love those bath bombs!! I think I'll only find regular circle ones around here haha

Wheelie - that flea market pic looks awesome, I bet you can get some great stuff too! We went to a couple of yard sales when we were in the states, that was fun and everything was so cheap!

I love my routine it just brings me comfort haha, god bless my paddy he just takes it all in his stride! I’ve said to him so many times that he can do so much better than me as I’m flawed as hell, but he won’t listen haha. He is my saving grace as is Addie!
Aye that’s a good point, I probably will have to still go when Addie is born and there’s no shame in that. I found my mum dead when I was a wee girl, so whilst that has affected me in some sense, it wasn’t as hard as losing my dad at an older age. When you’re a kid you just kind of adjust and adapt, and as sad as it is I don’t really remember my mum, just finding her, so bereavement counselling for that was pretty quick. I anticipate this counselling will definitely take longer! God sorry, I’m going on and on haha.
There’s so many awesome bath bombs haha.

Mav is trying to chase his tail, so so funny he’s just going round in circles 😂

I can’t work out if he’s more annoyed about being kicked by Addie or me taking pics of him 😂

Evening everyone
Have been to the parents, told Mum about Dsis and she was surprisingly very supportive of me! She said she didn't like me being upset about letting myself down because she deserved it . She wanted to have a go at her over it but l told her not to and to leave it alone, l haven't heard from either of them since the row. I don't know what is going on but she is probably wanting to make me suffer l am letting her get on with it , l just feel she has a screw lose tbh ! Dad was quite pathetic poor thing , very unsteady on his feet and weak, l tried again to explain to him 'Dad if you were dying you would be gone by now it is the depression making you feel like this' Apart from that l had quite a nice day, did the parents , went to Aldi to do their Shoppio straight away, popped into Bon Marche to take back clothes mum had been bought , got a credit note for £30 for her & went to Savers for their toiletries. Then home to have a quick cuppa and go and see NDN with the Chronicle. Did the washing and drying emptied the dishwasher & I fell asleep on the sofa l was so tired . Have just had tea and now come here for my succour from you kind ladies
Must see what you all been getting up to lol
Acey you are going to be the most wonderful Mumma to Addie don't ever think anything negative about being her Mumma
I don't know if you mentioned you had PTSD before my dear have l missed you saying that if so l am so sorry , it must be horrendous for you to experience that and then your poor Dad passing away too bless you great news you are going to have counselling soon l am very pleased to hear that . Sciatica is really painful sweetie, it does come and go though but in honesty l never felt any benefit from physio either sorry sweetie not what you want to hear l know

Nero, l am feeling better thank you m'dear hope things are ok with you too
Seafood l think l miss a lot too and l don't mean to just the thread is gone in a flash lol !
Cathy thank you m;dear and just had to say l love Thomas and George , in fact.... George is my Dad's name
Wheelie , flea market sounds and looks amazing
So hope you are feeling better now , pity about the Infusion but n'eer mind Monday is fine , glad you have decided on a chaise , make sure it is really comfy for you sweetie !
Fluffy we will be needing another thread soon , any thoughts on a title m;dear as if she hasn't got enough to do thank you
Hope l have caught up with everyone just about to watch The ABC Murders , it's the last one , l love it !
Have a great night sleep everyone

Woaaaaah look at these bath bombs that paddy just gave me, these are going to be awesome

Mrs - I’m glad your mum was supportive of you! It goes to show that you are not in the wrong my dear! Yep she’s probably giving you the silent treatment trying to make you suffer! Oh your poor dad, bless him! I remember my dad saying to me that he just wanted to die as he was fed up of not being able to breathe. Hopefully it won’t be long until his antidepressants kick in my lovely!
Aww thank you my dear, I really hope I am. Addie deserves the very best and I just want to give her the most amazing life ❤️ I have no doubts in paddy’s abilities, he’s going to be the most amazing daddy, I just need to stop second guessing myself 😁 she’s such a daddy’s girl already, whenever paddy talks to Addie she starts kicking like crazy
Thank you lovely, I don’t mention it much as I’m not after sympathy, but some days it’s good to get it off my chest it controlled my life for far too long I’ll be damned if that ever happens again! I’m really looking forward to my counselling starting, and it can only help not hinder I thought it was bad when it was just my back, but holy hell my back and hip combined is horrendous! You don’t need to apologise my lovely, I figure it will just keep getting worse haha! I’m glad you’ve had a good day though

Bath time yay, so many bath bombs to choose from

Acey I totally get it. I've been in Bereavement counseling off and on since 2007. It's not something you can just get over super easily. I'm sorry you've experienced so much loss :( It's so so hard

I LOVE that gold bath bomb!! That is super super cool!!

Flea markets are definitely some of my favorite places to go haha

Mrs I'm so glad your mom is supportive. I feel so bad that dad is so scared and weak and shaky. Depression can really mess with you a lot. Sometimes my husband just wants to sleep. Today I'm feeling sick but also anxious and keep crying and hanging out in bed. I understand your dad's worries. It's scary to think you are dying. :( I wish I could take away his anxiety and my own.

Mav looks so snuggly and happy! I've got husband and my spotted Bengal cat Balthazar cuddling me in bed now. Still watching Live PD

Acey I’m sorry to hear about your PTSD, but glad you are getting some help. My PTSD went undiagnosed for years and I suffered extremely bad as a teenager, but my counselling helped and now I know how to deal with it. You never get over it but you learn how to live your life and that’s what matters.

We’ve decided on Moses George for our little boy.
I’m off to bed now, the girls are doing a little better and are in their own beds now. I’m still feeling rubbish and didn’t get much work done today, hopefully can do more tomorrow. Goodnight everyone, sorry for not catching up with you all just feel so ill.

Wheelie - my losses pale in comparison to what you’ve been through, I am in awe of your sheer strength! I won’t lie, if I wasn’t pregnant then I would have dealt with my dad’s death one of two ways, either going off the rails or bottling it up and completely shutting down. The thing is though, Addie is my life, and everything I do, every decision I make affects her and the life she will have in some way. That is one of the many reasons why she is my lifeline and my wee miracle ❤️
The gold one is my favourite too! Soooo shiny
I was laughing so hard earlier, I was telling paddy that you are going to a flea market, and he did this adorable head Tilt to the side and said ‘what? Fleas like what cats get?’ He was being deadly serious which made it even funnier 😂 Oh god I love him with all I am 😍
Yay for hubby and Bengal cuddles! Mavvy finally had enough of being kicked by Addie, and is now downstairs playing with his toys!

Cathy - thank you, I’m sorry to hear you also suffer with it! I’ve had it for a good few years now and I completely agree with you, it’s never going to go away, but you learn how to life with it, what your triggers are etc! There is no cure, but it is manageable
I hope you get a good nights sleep and feel better in the morning! Moses George is a lovely name! Sleep well!

I’m cuddled up to Paddy feeling so safe and secure and Addie is kicking away, so it’s bedtime from this happy household! I hope everyone has a good nights sleep. Wheelie, I hope you have a nice relaxing day and sleep well when you go to bed later!

cathy Moses George is a fantastic name! I adore it! Sleep tight lady and I hope everyone is feeling better tomorrow!

acey My kids are what kept me going when I lost Calypso and all our loses since. It kind of piles up on you. I too have PTSD so if you need to chat just send me a message and I'm here for you! I can't imagine losing my dad or mom. I'm scared of when it happens :(

I bought and downloaded Sims 4 for $5! So I've been playing that for the last two hours and it's a fantastic distraction lol.

Unfortunately it's looking like the youngest kid MIGHT be sick. We aren't 100% sure yet. Her temp is a little high but her cycle is due and it might just be her fighting something off? Hopefully she wakes up healthy tomorrow. She wants to spend the day with my da

Morning!
Just having coffee with my love, then going to make waffles

We are having a pretty chilled day today, got our grocery shop coming between 10-11. Paddy has some diy he wants to do, and I want to continue with Addie’s nursery football time later too which is always fun :) a couple of things I ordered in the sales are due for delivery today too, yay!
We have a giant wardrobe in the bedroom that locks, so all the wrapping paper and presents etc will be stored in there. A few things got squashed this year from
Keeping them under the bed, plus lifting the mattress up every time is hella annoying!

Wheelie - sorry to hear you also have PTSD you can message me any time you need to chat too it’s not easy but you just kind of adapt and adjust in any way you can!
There was a cat my dad used to feed, it would come and go a few times a day. I haven’t seen it since the day he died, then earlier I was putting the recycling out and low and behold there the cat was! It came running over to me purring his wee head off
I hope your youngest isn’t getting sick bless her, there’s so much sickness going around at the moment!
I’m not looking forward to my midwife appointment on the 3rd, only because I always get sick afterwards as it’s held at the drs surgery! How lovely that she wants to spend the day with your da

Paddy treated himself to a new karcher window washer thing, he’s currently doing all the outside windows grinning from ear to ear

Morning everyone
Just off up the parents so will catch up later with everyone
Going to get the Zimmer down and try and persuade him to use it Good luck with that
Acey those Karcher machines are magnificent. DH loves his he was like MEH when l bought it him but when he started using it he now loves it and no one else is allowed to operate it
Loving the bath bombs and the gold oe is my fave , my DD2 washes her hair in hers they are the Lush ones , they are very dear but smell lovely
Wheelie , l hope your youngest is alright m'dear bless her. Thinking about PTSD , it is terrible what you both ( Acey & you ) went through and l hope you are both feeling so much better from it now
It is never going to go away but thing is you find ways of dealing with it when it does rear its ugly head , managing it l suppose it is called
Best go and see to the parents have a lovely day everyone

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Morning! So far today I've hung out some washing (the wind has finally picked up after a couple of still days, so it should dry!) and cleaned the kitchen. We're now off to the local wetland place to get some fresh air for the kids as we've not been outside much yet this holiday! The sun is just peeping through, so it should be nice enough, though it's always freezing there; we think it's a microclimate! 😂

Good luck with the zimmer, Mrs!

I love my bean to cup coffee machine I’m enjoying an iced latte with gingerbread syrup, paddy has a caramel latte and my grandad has a mocha I feel so professional making them 😂

In so much pain with my stupid sciatica today, so am currently laid on the sofa with paddy chilling out.

Hope you have a lovely day with your parents Mrs! Good luck trying to get dad to use the zimmer, he will if he knows what’s best for him! paddy agrees with you, he says it’s the greatest invention ever
I didn’t know you could wash your hair in them, that’s hella cool! I wouldn’t risk it myself, purely because it’s taken me years to find a shampoo and conditioner that tames my curly fro
I don’t think we can get lush ones over here, I may get my grandad to bring some with him when he moves back as I’ve heard they are awesome
I have good and bad days with it, but I always say to myself on the bad days it’s just a bad day, not a bad life! I’m determined to make a major comeback from any setbacks I do have

We’ve placed our bets for the football, roll on 3pm for kickoff! I love our Saturday traditions
Paddy got me some maternity joggers, they are so comfy
My beautiful boy cat Logan has been enjoying the sunshine here when it appears, and I’ve also uploaded a pic of the ginger cat my dad used to love that disappeared when he died. Here he is this morning
My deliveries been, some adorable things for Addie, born in 2019 yay!

Ugh! I feel like crap!. Been up all night throwing up, now trying to get some work done but my head is throbbing. I can’t concentrate on anything. I’ll catch up with everyone later.

Cathy I hope you feel better soon 💐

I can't catch up properly as I've only managed to skim read through.
Thank you MrsMad for your concern though!

Yesterday was a rubbish day - I had 2 hospital appointments. 1 to he told IVF is our only option but it's not actually an option right now as my BMI is too high, then to have what should have been a small outpatient procedure done but it went a bit wrong 🙄. Without giving away too much, I should have had a small incision with 1 stitch but I have a larger one which is quite deep and needed 5 stitches so I'm quite sore.

I'm allowing myself a day or 2 of moping on the sofa as I'm not allowed to wash my hair or get the wound wet and it's so disgusting I can't be seen in public until Monday(!) but I'll bounce back soon.

Crazy allow yourself the time to relax and heal. I'm not going to pry, but it sounds like the same procedure I had before my dc. It took me a couple of days before the stinging stopped. It took us 5 years of trying to have my first, so don't lose hope.

HI friends! On the 5th day of Christmas I gladly give to thee.....5 golden rings!
4 calling birds
3 french hens
2 turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree!

acey I'm so glad the kitty showed up!! He's really handsome! My mom feeds random animals outside and always worries about them when they don't show up.

I love Addie's little giraffe outfit. I'm sorry you are dealing so badly with the sciatica. I did during my 2nd pregnancy so so bad because my kid was so low.

Younger kid still feels snotty. But doesn't feel bad. I figured we'd take her temp about noon and go from there.

Mrs I hope you have a good time at the parents house and I'm rooting for Dad to feel better soon!!

cathy I am so sorry you got your daughter's bug!! :( I was afraid you'd get it

crazy I'm so sorry!! I think it's BS that they have a BMI limit on IVF. What kind of bullshit is that? I'm sending you good thoughts and prayers to heal up soon.

Fluffy What does your clothes line look like. Recently I had a strange discussion with someone who told me no one used clothe lines anymore. But I have one, a lot of my neighbors do and it sounds like you folks in the UK do too? We have an umbrella clothes like looks like this