I'm feeling a leeeetle bit sorry for myself,

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my dining room table is set for 8, but it looks like it might be three for dinner! DH has the flu, he's come home from 12 hour shift and fallen into bed and is really not well at all. I've done the Santa thing with the kids, read The Night before Christmas, laid out the milk and mince pie and tucked them into bed.

Now I feel like crying. Weeks of planning and now my inlaws can't come as they are elderly and not in the best of health and can't afford to catch what DH has and I've put my parents off too as they don't want to get it either and if DH feels like crap tomorrow at least he can lay on the sofa and be ill without having to entertain relatives!

So I feel like crap. I know others have worse situations but the disappointment of Christmas being crap after all the planning and excitement is making me feel upset!

And I've been a grumpy cow with the kids all day because I wanted Christmas to be special and now it won't be.

I know, I know, I'm being a prat, but if I can tell you lot who can I tell?

if I can't tell you lot .. is what I meant!

get Mo on the blower, wheel her dh down to yours for a late christmas dinner, so they can have two!..hope it DOES go well for you

Here, have a , it is Christmas afterall! You want some company?

it will be special because you and dh will be with DC. it's not how you planned but try to be positive - at least you can all have more sprouts now!

I know I'm being pathetic.

I am also feeling a leeeeetleeeee bu=it sorry for me and i shouldnt!!
Dh is a fireman and is working tonight till 10 am tomorrow. We have 2 dds, dd1 is 5 and dd2 is 3. So santa will be coming but Dad will miss him!!

I am so very proud of dh, he never grumbles about his hours at work but this evening he left at 5 and the kids were so upset and for the first time in ages he was too. I am feeling sorry for me and shouldn't as i have so much to be thankful for but just having a little wallow

i know how you feel kbear, i have spent all DAY COOKING/CLEANING ETC.

HAVE MADE A LOVELY MEAL FOR TONIGHT THAT 8 OF US CAN ALL SIT DOWN TOGETHER AND EAT BUT I HAVE JUST HAD A CALL FROM MY PARENTS SAYING THEY ARE RUNNING LATE AND FOR US TO START WITHOUT THEM.

I HAVE PUT SOOOO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS.

sorry caps

Thanks Mo but I am going to sweep up flour and pastry off the kitchen floor, sort out the pressies and get an early night I think.

Have made a bed up on DD's floor for myself so DH doesn't cough on me all night and give his lurgy to me! Will need a few more drinks so sleeping on the floor won't be so uncomfortable!

I don't think it's pathetic at all. Ds has been really ill this week with a chest infection/cold and worrying about his wellbeing has thrown a huge shadow over preparing for Christmas. Goodness knows how I'd cope if he was properly, seriously unwell with something IYSWIM.
I suppose in one's lifetime you are bound to have at least one Christmas derailed by nasty bugs, but I sympathise wholeheartedly.
Hope dh feels a little better in the morning.

oh you poor love.
How disappointing after all your hard work.

But can I whisper sneaky confession? It's just me dp and 2 kids tomorrow, the place is a mess, floors are both sticky AND crunchy (mince pie), bath oily with soap scum and dead skin cells etc etc - and I'm really looking forward to having a non-neurotic, kid-cuddling, Christmas, without having to worry about anyone else at all and what they think of my housework skills.

This might turn out to be a corker, even if DH is too ill to help. Dose him up with a 'relaxing' brandy/paracetamol cocktail, have a drink yourself at 10am, and cook the delicious food you've prepared. Then Watch Telly.
Lots of leftovers too!

onebat - that's sounds blissful actually, I can see a bright side already.

Seriously though, my mum just called and made me cry but now I feel better!! I've been up and kissed my sleeping children and given DH more paracetamol and an ice pack for his head and I'm going to clear up the kitchen in preparation for tomorrow, pour another Tia maria on the rocks and sort out pressies and maybe watch a movie.

Thanks for letting me dwell in my own self pity for ten minutes, normal service will be resumed asap!!

Much love to you all my imaginary and RL friends!!

Sorry for butting in earlier

Hope you all have a very happy christmas

you didn't butt in, sorry I was so self obsessed and didn't respond to you!! My DB is a firefighter and working tomorrow so he'll be having Christmas dinner with us at mum's on Boxing Day. Working at Christmas is shit but thankfully there are people like them that are prepared to go.

Lots of happy crimbo to you all xxx

Happy Christmas one and all!