April Amigos Accounting Achievements and Adaptability

[Wolfcub]

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curvy that sucks. I can't imagine what it is like to not have open green space. We moved here when dh was starting to get a head wobble again. Being outside and exercising are the 2 things that keeps the black dogs at bay for him. I am finding that being in the garden is so beneficial to me. To not have that must be so hard. I am going to give you a very not LOCK!down hug.

wolf his cooking is very extravagant with mundane ingredients... does that make sense. The other ones that have no idea are the 1 eight of a unicorns thumbnail in their version of a "humble plate" brigade.

Happier he obvs didn't trust your Ex with tablets wise boy!
Give your Ds is a sweetie, bless him his eye does look sore ahhh
Unescorted & Born thank you for being so understanding, honestly some days are really hard .I know l couldn't do anymore though .

It is odd how some of them get it really bad and others barely at all. DS had 1 pox on his arm. DD was coated with 1000's only a tiny patch on her right knee didn't have them. Bicarbonate soda in a luke warm bath seemed to ease them & dry them. Obviously not near his eye!

It looks as if we are taking delivery of DD2 either tonight or tomorrow. It has all kicked off & is no longer safe for her to stay at her home. I am so glad we have a really mundane & boring life.

Aww thanks Unescorted, I'm keeping an eye on the twitter account, hopefully it will open soon.
We do have other green spaces, but they are quite a bit further away and I'm guessing more people will go there instead. Plus want to avoid public transport at all costs.
We did manage to go out for a short walk today, but it really isn't the same. And there seemed to be more people about, which defeats everything really.

I'm really glad your dh has that space, it is so important.

I have loads of chicken pox scars. I was very poorly with it and off school for five weeks. I remember the dr coming to our house multiple times. It was a really miserable time.

When ds has it I smothered him in virasoothe and he was fine

Could you make an orienteering / map reading game for them to do on the walk. If you gave them some place names or shop names to look up on google & navigate to it might give the walk more purpose.

The space is important for us both - otherwise I would need space under the patio.

Ha Wolf we will out ourselves as gimmers if we do comparative house calls.

Give, thank you, that is my plan for tomorrow, one room at a time.
Unescorted that is a brilliant idea, thank you! My brain just isn't working.

My youngest hasn't had chicken pox yet and she's 9. When my eldest got it, she had it everywhere, in her hair, in her nose and a couple in her mouth, it was a miserable week, we could have played dot to dot on her, but oat baths seem to really help.

I think I'm also feeling a bit low because it is a year (roughly) since I split with my ex, not that I regret that! But because I thought I would have been out of London celebrating it with my mum and sisters.

Curvy - make a Monopoly board of your local area.... give them a dice and they have to move that many spaces along the list. They take turns to move - and whoever's turn it is has to navigate. You will need to record who has landed on which place, but you could make it last for months. Community chest and chance could be a mix of treats and chores.

Unescorted, I think I may love you!
It is quite hard entertainering a 15 year old boy and a 9 year old girl, they have been on devices much more than I am happy with.
We have quite a few board games, but that usually ends up with one of them storming off!
Anyway tomorrow is a new day, so I will plan then. Thank you again.

We’ve swerved chicken pox 4 times now at nursery. I obviously don’t want the kids to be ill but it’s better they get it young isn’t it?

I like Jamie’s recipes. And would happily use a whole bulb of garlic. To be fair though we usually have a ton of garlic in the house. Mum and dad always bring us a tied thingy from France. Usually around 40 bulbs. Lasts aggggges.

Mine are the other way round and 18 & 15 ….. I remember the too cool for school and still a kid dynamic.

em, my other 3 have had it and yes I would agree that it's better that they get it young. DD2 seems to be immune or something! When she was at nursery, she avoid it twice. Every year she has been at school she has avoided it, despite her best friend getting it one year, we were round their house everyday, until the spots came.
I'm a bit worried that if she doesn't get it, she will get a really bad case of shingles when she is older??
I'm not completely sure that that is true though, do any of our lovely NHS workers know?

Unescorted, yes it is exhausting, isn't it? But there are times when they are lovely together, so I look forward to those.
My eldest girl (22) and boy (18) use to fight all the time but are now really close, so I have hope that the younger two will find their groove.

Well that all kicked off last night. We got a call to say that DD's friend (aka DD2) was hiding outside with 2 small bags, police were on their way and was it OK to give our address as a safe place. We had already said that it was OK for her to see out the rest of isolation with us, but it had all gone a bit quiet after that. So the curtain twitchers are going to have a field day - the police turn up drop off DD2. then about an hour later our resident mouse made an appearance. You could have heard the screams from DH and DS down the street. DD2 who is very practical cornered it and captured it and slung it out the front. By which time half the street had cashed in their TV licences and turned their armchairs around.

My Bro has never had the pox.

Oh no Unescorted poor dd2 that's awful hopefully she can rest and start to relax and recover with you.

Poor dd2 pleased she is safe with you unescorted. How lovely you refer to her as dd2. Just style it out with the curtain twitchers. Smile and wave, smile and wave.

That piox looks sore. I have a few scars but got it at 11. Missed my last few weeks of primary school.

Don't some kids just not get it and are naturally immune/carriers?

Today is a new day curvy. Mine are on devices far too much too. Big hug to you.

And to everyone else struggling

Oh no! Unescorted! I suppose the neighbours will have enjoyed it.

Several adult members of our family haven't had pox. Dh got it quite recently. He was miserable with the itching, far worse than the dcs. Oat baths helped and lots of anti histamine.

I was going to say an oat bath will help.

And kids piraton. Antihistamine to stop itching and added bonus of making them a bit sleepy...

We used it for ds when he had an itchy rash which we thought (and nursery thought) was the pox. It wasn’t.

em I remember gettingPpiriton in Sainsburys one time and the person behind the counter asking if I wanted the non drowsy ….. you could tell all the people in the queue who had kids by the look of horror at the suggestion. Why forgo a couple of hours peace by buying non drowsy - it wasn't as if there was a price difference.

All 3 kids and DH are all tucked up asleep. I think I will send DH out to pick up more food supplies later - toasted cheese is a favourite. I will make sure he picks up the regulation 4 bags of compost with each shop.

Wow unescorted it must be really bad at her home :( so glad she can stay with you. One of my friends at primary school had a friend who stayed a lot and did move in over the years. No idea what the circumstances were but she was safe and happy with my friend and her lovely parents - that must have really turned things around for her.

Love the ideas for walks!

Argh curvy that is so shit about the park. Don’t blame you for feeling demotivated, it’s ok to have bad days. I’m definitely finding my mood is lower the last week or so, although getting a bit of decluttering done has helped lift me a bit.

My big two got chicken pox together. DS was the second of the two, he was smothered especially in the nappy area 😣 I’m not actually sure if Cagletini has had it. Twice she’s come out in spots that are the exact type of blister/bumps (and on the back/tummy where it often starts)... but they’ve disappeared within 24h. WTF.

Spends yesterday, £3.33 for a sheet music download, £90 for therapy tomorrow. Will likely be on Zoom which I’ve never tried before. It’ll be very weird still being at home but I’ll shove the others out the door for their daily walk so I don’t have to worry about being overheard!

Dh went to the shop yesterday for a weeks worth of stuff. We’re getting a fruit and veg box delivered on Monday. And hopefully my mystery wine box arrives today. I bought 8 bottles for £50. No idea what’s in the box. It’s a mix of red white rose. All apparently very drinkable so we shall see.

Lane it is amazing how more relaxed parents are with subsequent children. When DD1 got a graze the sky was falling in. With DS if he was still breathing all was good.

Good idea to kick them out for a walk - I found it really awkward having meetings from the kitchen table at first. And that was just random numbers and policy implementation.

Her home life has been very disrupted since she was a small child. This is just the latest version - she is really resilient and it is really no bother to have her stay. Derbyshire police have had a bad rap lately, but last night they were amazing. Making sure she wasn't fleeing one bad situation to get to one that was worse.

I think in some ways I was most relaxed with DS. He was 2y2m after DD1. Just over 8 years later when Cagletini arrived I was an anxious mess it was like she was my PFB 😳🤣 I’m much more relaxed again now though thankfully.

Speaking of zoom/online meetings, this meme made me laugh.

Hey Guys!

I hope everyone is well, sorry to hear some of the dc have chicken pox, it's the time of year for it isn't it?

Only one of my four hasn't had it, he managed to swerve it each time and he's 17 now so not sure if he'll ever get it, although Dh caught it in his 20's was very ill and had about 6 weeks off work, he's got some nasty scars from it too.

I've walked the dog early this morning and it was fairly busy out, we have a little supermarket nearby and the queue at 7am was already quite long when I passed.

Dd1 is interested in Açai bowls
And is trying to make her own without some of the key ingredients lol.

dd2 gave up eating meat and fish for lent and decided that she was going to stay vegetarian, the only problem is that she's quite a fussy eater, and really doesn't like quorn or meat alternatives so is mostly eating pasta, veg stir fry, jacket potatoes and pizza, I made her a chickpea and lentil curry last week which she enjoyed. Anyone have any quick and easy ideas? She doesn't like haloumi or mushrooms.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable day