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[MaryAnnSingleton]

blimey- we're almost up to our limit...so brand new shiny,sparkling thread.

Hello all, today has been awful, it would have been DH's 54th birthday so pretty hideous. But just have to get through Christmas and the first anniversary on 23/1/12 and we will have done all the 'firsts'. I hope all who are worried or feel ill feel better soon. DD1 is being fab, passed this term with flying colours despite chemo etc DD2 and DS1 are being very teenagery, if you have one you'll know what I mean. Good wishes to all.

hugs ILGC - birthdays are pretty hard, I am so sorry- the first anniversary of any important date in your family is going to be really difficult - am thinking of you xxx

Reaches out and enfolds ILGC in a massive un-mumsnetty hug .
That is all .

Oh ILGC, - anniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, they are all so hard, - my heart goes out to you all.

Thanks, it is difficult when you have to be the strong one for DC, IL's plus friends........it is almost like they forget I quite liked him too.....my darling man

ILGC, must be impossible. Take care not to overdo the being strong stuff. I know you have to be, but it can unravel the best of souls. And you are most definitely the best of souls x

Waving to all. Been a busy weekend, though am not at all sure why. Will try and catch up more tomorrow.

night night all will catch up tomorrow.

Oh ILGC, sending you a {{{{hug}}}}. I can't begin to imagine what it must be like for you to cope with such grief.

Was up at 5 for some reason or another so there is plenty of , help yerselves.

I was wondering how Amber got on at the X-Factor last night. No stage invasion I noticed.

I have the nurse at 8.50 to sort out my dressing then have to dash to school to help the children change into their elf costumes as it's their Christmas play to parents and grandparents at 9.30. Reception children will also be staging a Nativity so there probably wont be a dry eye in the house. It always gets me, every year, and I've worked at school for over 12 years.

Hope everyone has a good day and those with appointments for rads etc. don't have too long a delay.

sil went in to be induced yesterday but no news yet.

Morning All

Tis a cold and extremely icey one here today . I foresee a visit to the slip and fall fracture clinic later if I'm not careful !

Just a quicky this morning as rads appointments are at 8.30am this week , eeeek !

Hoping ILGC had a good nights sleep .

Speak to you all later .

take care on the icyness topsy !

Gotta laugh !
Battled getting 2 DC off to school and breakfast club , battled icey roads , battled horrendous traffic . Get to hospital bang on 8.30am .
Guess what ?
Delayed by 45 minutes !
Already ?
They only open at 8.30 , how do they manage to be delayed by 45 minutes when the only open at 8.30 ???

Good job I brought my kindle

Maybe staff are stuck in the horendous traffic. Hope you get zapped soon and home safely.

Just popping in to say 'Hi' to all and to give ILGC a fortifying hug. I hope you are feeling a bit better today.

Nothing much to report here today. DH doing OK on his tablets, just v sleepy and inclined to lose the words he needs. V like I was on chemo. It is my mission to make him relax so I made him come with me, dd and dd's best friend to see Happy Feet on Saturday night. He was a bit under impressed, but it meant I could see he wasn't working, at least.

I will check back in later - working, working, working......(and long may it continue, we need the dosh)

ALso - sorry, - very much wanted to say it is good to see Seeing Stars, and that things are going as expected. It's hard, I know, Stars, but you have started on the road and that's a positive.

None of us look good without hair, we really don't. But wigs and scarves really can look very nice. Don't worry. We have all had to avoid mirrors a bit, but other people are not nearly as critical as we are ourselves.

A big hug to you anyway. I am thinking of you. x

Cakes, good that your DH's getting some sleep. Maybe he needs a few zombie days to recoup.

Stars, how are you today? Hope it hasn't dragged you lower. Have they said when you might start climbing back out to health? Thinking of you x

Figgy, hope the Elfs behaved. Can't believe you're still having wound problems. Must be mighty annoying.

Topsy, are you zapped yet?? You are gadget woman. I had a Kindle in my paws for five mins the other day and couldn't get the pages to turn, so handed it back.

A friend who has a 3 month old just called to ask if I knew where the baby's off-switch might be. Poor thing's been up all night. I do so remember those days. Crisply cold here - bright blue skies, so a gorgeous day. Wishing you all similar.

is that the baby Theo smee ?
Glad dh got to relax a bit - don't work yourself into the ground either cakes
Am off to see doctor today to ask him about another head bump (oldies will know about my travails in this department- nothing to worry about,purely cosmetic) It's small but was thinking that better to have it done before it gets bigger,which would mean less of a cut and less blood.
My bottomly problems all ok,really- have kept an eye on things for a week.
Ick,enough of this !

MAS, yes it's little Theo. Totally lovely having a baby so close again. Have just bought him some very camp leopard skin fur boots for Christmas as it will make his parents smile.

Glad bottomly things are calmer. That must be a relief. Hope head gets sorted pronto. btw, we finally saw the Grayson Perry show yesterday. Was fantastic. DS loved it too.

oh good,am glad you saw it- fab !

Good luck at the GPs, MAS. I think you are right - get rid of the bump while it is tiny. Grim though.

good luck at GP's MAS, - yes get rid while tiny is the way to go.

ggrrr at 45 min wait topsy, but glad you've got it done now. Icy roads are a pain, - my sister phoned me at the weekend to say she'd skidded twice on the way to work the other day, even though she was going really slowly. She lives in Scotland and its pretty cold up there.

Aah to baby Theo and his leopard print boots, and sympathy to his mum for lack of sleep - been there, felt like a zombie, - DS never slept.

Glad DH is getting a bit of sleep now Cakes, - the tablets will make him feel a bit fuzzy headed, but that often calms down a bit when your body gets more used to them.

jane - good luck to your SIL, hope the baby arrives soon

I'm not sleeping at the moment, have had two nights where I just can't switch off my mind, and keep crying, - I feel horrible, - I think it's worse because I can't have a hug, or a cuddle with DH because of my radioactiveness.

Kurri, am sending massive virtual hugs. Not surprised you're so upset. You've had a horrible time. When does isolation stop? Hope it's soon.

My DS never slept either. What is it with these boys?!

Poor KK

It's probably not helped by the lack of exercise and fresh air.

Plus the radiation, of course. Radiotherapy made me really teary, and that's not me at all. It's bound to have a depressing effect.

Hope it gets better soon. Is it two weeks you have to be in such isolation?

PS smee - its not just the boys. It always surprises me when we see a baby pic of dd sleeping. From my memory, she never did it AT ALL!