Not Driving Away!

[Pumble]

P1 splashing in the paddling pool and P2 having a nap. So pleased to be back and they are so pleased to be with each other again.

Can't believe we got to 1000 posts! You need to change your nn now too don't you wylye ?!

How's your weekend so far?

Crap crap and crap. Utterly miserable. Waiting for scary test results. Poorly pumblettes who won't sleep. Critical mother. All in all life is brilliant.

Oh dear Pumble. That does sound miserable. Do you want to talk? When will the results come through? You must be stressed and very tired. Take one thing at a time. Hopefully poorly pumblettes will get over their illnesses and return to good sleep at night. Hopefully whoever the scary test results are for will come back with the news you want to hear.

You know what though? You may not feel it tonight, but you are strong. You've dealt with so much this year, you can draw on that strength.

Sorry row you caught me at my low point...

Test results are looking at cancer amongst other things and only mr p knows which is hard work...

The pumblettes are now sleeping. We got pumblette 2 up in the end, she 'helped' wrap presents and then went back to bed... Visited the in laws today which is always grim and hasn't helped.

I was thinking back to this time last year and am amazed how different life is, thanks in no small part to this thread and you.

Going to try to sleep now I think.

Hope you're having a more restful time...I guess your dd1 has broken up for the holidays now?

Oh dear. I will think of you ver the next few days, even if I am visiting less often.

Life is so different because of you. You may have been helped on the way by family and friends in real life and on here, but it is down to you.

DD1 has finished and shattered so I'm pleased we have had a quiet weekend.

How has today been Pumble? What are your plans for tomorrow?

Today has been ok. I've put my head down and just cooked! Might not be the most useful thing ever but it keeps me occupied and the pumblettes loved decorating biscuits with glittery icing. ( well p1 did, p2 just wanted to stick her hands in the icing!).

My brother arrives from overseas tomo which will be lovely. The doctor was hoping to have my results tomo which I'm really hoping for as it would be good to at least know something, good or bad.

Christmas Eve is one of my favourite days and I'm so pleased the pumblettes are old enough to join in this year so fingers crossed for a happy day.

Hope you have a lovely Christmas Eve too

Happy Christmas Eve! I love it too. I hope the glittery biscuits go down well.i love the anticipation in the air, going for a walk, and watching Christmas tv.

Will you be cooking tomorrow for the Pumblettes and your brother?

I hope you get good news today with your results. It must be scary. Fingers crossed.

So sorry to hear about the crashes & scary waiting-for-test-results.

I am sure that Pumblette 1 won't be badly affected by seeing you crash. If you were to ask her in five years time I'd make a large bet that she won't remember it. And if she did, well it's not that harmful for children to see that their parents are human & fallible.

I was also thinking what a long, long way you've come since last year - it's great to hear you sounding so much better now.

I am having a quiet Christmas Eve as we have been away & got home at 6am this morning - journey from hell as ended up at Birmingham instead of Gatwick due to the weather. But am fine now & we had a lovely break with some sunshine in Tenerrife.

Pumble, I hope you have had a good day with the Pumblettes and your brother, and had good news from your doctor.

I have just put mine to bed, we will see how well they go to sleep!

Welcome back from your hols Magi.

Thinking of you.

Happy Christmas, Pumble, the Pumblettes & Mr P.

And to you too rowrow - I sort of miss those long, tired 24/12 nights!!

Hope you all have a really relaxed & chilled day tomorrow!

Happy Christmas to all the Pumbles and to Magimedi.

Have a peaceful, magical day.

I wrote a long reply earlier and it's not here now .

Should be asleep but wanted to wish you a happy Christmas and to say results were inconclusive so scan and more tests after Christmas but it could have been much more negative.

We are all ok. P1 is super excited so up v early I expect. Hope you have super super days

Hope you've had a lovely Christmas.

Just feeling a little small and furry so saying hello

Hello!

How was your Christmas? Mine was good. For some reason I have been incredibly tired and the girls still are, but we've had a lovely time. We need to go through the house now and have a good clear out.

I hope you get a date for your scan soon, and they do all the investigations quickly for you.

By the way, is feeling small and furry good, or did you get a furby for Christmas?

Glad you had a good time. The plumblettes are exhausted too-think it must be the extra stimulation.

Small and furry is such a normal phrase in our family, I forget it isn't in common parlance! I guess it's feeling a little down and in need of hugs, but with no obvious reason why if that makes sense. And a bit like a hedgehog curled up in a ball.

First quietish day tomorrow (although still at my mum and dads) which I hope will do us all good - had 14 extra family members over today!

That is a good way of describing it. I felt a little like that on Friday.

I hope with a quiter day, you can get some hugs from the Pumblettes. Can you and DH go for a little walk, just the two of you as you are still at your parents? It's hard being in someone else's home with children to keep entertained, even when it's your own parents. I end up keeping everyone else happy and putting myself last.

What have been the favourite gifts this year? A marble run has been the best thing in this house,

I'm sitting amongst two protesting daughters because I'm making a break from cbeebies for just one morning and they do not approve! I'm trying to make a point of tv not always beng their choice. DD1 has flounced.

Hope all flouncing has ended now row!

The train track is definitely the best present in this house. So much so very little else has been opened as they're so engrossed!

An afternoon just the four of us as parents taking my aged granny back home. Thinking of curling up on the sofa with them and watching happy feet

Happy feet is cool. Flouncing has ended, and we may start to be feeling a little more rested.

My two like the train tracks too, they had a little one a couple of years ago.

Have you heard from longtailedtit recently? Is she ok?

Happy New Year! May 2014 be good for you.

Happy New Year.

Christmas was quiet for us & DH's brother & new wife (No 3 !!!!) came for NYE. We had a lovely dinner, cooked by DH, a plenty & were all asleep soon after 11pm!!

The joy of not having to go out or stay up for New Year.

LTT - I've seen her posting quite a lot elsewhere.

Hope all goes well for everyone in 2014 & hope you get those tests don3e asap, Pumble.

Happy New Year!

Hope you have all had a good start to 2014.

We are back home now but not quite back to normal as mr P not back to work until Monday. Its lovely he's working from home but I fear next week will be quite a shock to the system for the plumblettes and me! We have definitely all benefitted from some quiet days though.

I had a scan thus afternoon which ruled out some nastiness and found a cyst and possibly PCOS but unfortunately there are more tests to be done to find out what is properly wrong. I'm looking on the positive that it ruled out some cancers which is such a relief but I wish all the tests could be over.

Must try to get some sleep

Evening all

Feeling a little nervous as mr P back to work properly tomorrow so the first day just me and the plumblettes since 19th December.... My rational brain says we are going to be fine....the irrational brain says it will be a disaster

Hope your Dd has a good first day back row

Wondered how you were, Pumble.

Hope it is going well & you are not totally rained in & stuck inside.

I cheer up once January comes as the days are slowly getting lighter & all the best bit of the year is ahead now.

We all survived and all survived well I think.

Plus I have finished plumblette 1's jumper - the first I have ever knitted! Need to sort out lose ends but other than that, feeling pretty chuffed.

So a good day! How was yours?