Driving with the Pumblettes

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A shiny new thread . I thought if I didn't do it this evening, words would be had by magi....

Right, let bedtime chaos commence chez pumble town!

Well done!

I am fine - fed up with the lack of summer - put the central heating on for an hour this morning as it was so cold & damp when I woke.

Am normally sea swimming by this point in June but don't see that happening for a while.

Am enjoying Wimbledon & when it's over am off to France to see PFGC (& DS & DIL!) They are having lovely weather (26/27C) so hope it lasts.

Hallo!

Echo?

Hallo!

Echo?

How's things, lovely Pumble?

I'm sat on the stairs weeping.... I don't even know why. Actually that's not true. I feel totally overwhelmed by everything. There's always so much to do and so many things to think about. I'm so relieved it's almost the end of term, especially as I don't like the school, which is another can of worms keeping me awake at night! I'm looking at an untidy sitting room willing some fairies to tidy it but I don't think there are any available....

I wish I had a friend I could go and talk to all of this about but there just isn't the right person. Partly because it's all probably very self indulgent....

There are so many times at the moment I just long for silence and child free time but actually not just child free time, child free time where nothing is required of me.

I am just being whiney really but feeling very fed up and on my own.

Very late reply - you know where I've been.

You never whine & if you do this is 100% the right place to do it. We can always click away from you . I might say that in jest but this is a great place to let stuff out.

Just home - must go & see to washing - 'speak' later.

(((xxx)))

Aaaaarrrgghh. That is all!! Imagining I actually get to scream that is in some way therapeutic!!

Good to have you back magi

Sometimes I wish I could shut everybody out. Just keep me and the pumblettes in our bubble. We would go about our lives but we would shut out all friends etx and just be our own Little self sufficient tribe of pumbletons

I had a concert tonight and mr p came, leaving the pumblettes and bedtimes in the hands of my parents. An evening together without pumblettes was a very good thing as was time where I was a singer and not just mummy. We even said we should have stayed in a hotel and come back in the morning!

Too right you should have. Why not sort something like that out for a few weeks time?

Been sorting the house tonight for an estate agent to come this week and ended up chatting, listening to music and just being. V important to remember there is something there between us, especially during my lower days

So it turns out readying a house for an open house and packing to go on holiday aren't particularly compatible with looking after three children...! Why do I put this pressure on myself.....

Good luck with open house - where are you moving to & where are you going on holiday??

I went running with mr p. It was c short but it was a run. Fingers crossed my foot survives and is ok in the morning...

Now done two short runs....fingers firmly crossed this means poorly foot getting back to full health

Hooray!

Don't overdo it, though!

Four gentle runs which is great. All done with mr P - a bit scared doing them alone

Feeling miserable tonight. There is an awful lot going on...think I need to write it all down as a list. Maybe that will help?!

How's you?

I'm fine - loving this weather & just off to the beach for a swim.

Writing things down is good. It helps to both focus them and put them out of your head.

Waves!

Echo!

Hallo!

So my granny died last week in tragic circumstances.... And have now found out there will be an inquest....

Mr P away....

And I found p2 in the front garden in the doorstep this morning having slept walked there. I have no idea how long she had been there and there are so many what ifs.... I went to get her up this morning and she wasn't there. I have never felt so scared of anything in my life.

Think I might need to reinstate he thread for a bit....

Right I have dead locked the front door and taking the keys up to bed with me so p2 can't find them.
I have locked back Door and hidden the key and bolted it all too.

Surely she can't get out again can she? Wish I wasn't sleeping alone tonight

I am rushing to go out for an appt but will be back later this am to post more.

Just big hugs & hold on in there.

(((xxx)))

Tank you for hugs magi!

Well she didn't escape. I ended up sleeping in her bed for an hour and she came into my room ridiculously early but at least she stayed in the house. P3 full of snot so up early too....it's going to be a v v long day.

Tank you for hugs magi!

Well she didn't escape. I ended up sleeping in her bed for an hour and she came into my room ridiculously early but at least she stayed in the house. P3 full of snot so up early too....it's going to be a v v long day.

Tank you for hugs magi!

Well she didn't escape. I ended up sleeping in her bed for an hour and she came into my room ridiculously early but at least she stayed in the house. P3 full of snot so up early too....it's going to be a v v long day.

Keys hidden. Another night beckons. Keeping everything crossed that p2 stays inside

Sorry I didn't get back yesterday . Hope all was OK last night.

I just had a thought that you can get alarms for doors being opened from the inside - they are often used for people with dementia who wander in the night. I just put 'door alarms for dementia' into google & loads of products, from £10 upwards came up. This would give you peace of mind at night, wouldn't it? And don't hide the keys too well - you have to be able to get out if there is a fire.

I used to sleep walk as a child & was once found in the kitchen having a pee in the cats' water bowl!!!

So sorry to hear about your granny & the tragic circs & an inquest to add to all the trauma.

Hope Mr P is back for the w/e - how are thing with him & any news re move?

All well here , enjoying this last blast of summer & am shortly off for a visit to my PFGC!

(((xxx)))