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[MaryAnnSingleton]

yikes- here we go...

Morning all - Happy Easter to all [busmile]

We have had Easter egg hunt already this morning - DS very sweet! Even shared his eggs with me! Have eaten 3, but they were quite small [bublush]

Happy anniversary for yesterday gracie I am sure you had a lovely time with dcs!

Hope everyone has lovely plans for today?

Happy Easter everyone

Ned - there was no way big gig was sharing her eggs [bugrin]. Luckily I am lieing in looking after mini gig so dh is dealing with a chocolate crazed child.

j you are good going swimming .

Happy Easter lovelies ! [bugrin] Love your response to collecting person topsy !
When ds gets up we'll do an egg hunt- too damp for outside I guess. Lunch at parents cooked by dh.

Happy Easter Everyone [busmile]

DH and DS at mass , DD not well enough to go (although very much better than she was)

Am sitting on my hands as the Easter Bunny appears to have deposited mini crime eggs all over my house for the DC to find ...

Off to Granny's for lunch today .
Gotta love an Irish Granny , she cooks for us constantly [bugrin]

Whatever you are doing today , hope it's lovely x

Dashing in to say Happy Easter to all (and Happy anniversary to gracie for yesterday.

Hope all the DC had fun looking for eggs, and all the parents had fun helping them eat them

DS and DDil coming over very shortly, so have to rush off, - love to all xx

Phew dh's egg turned up. dd1 knew where it was [busmile] I'm already feeling chocolate overload, not eaten much, but haven't eaten much else, either! Back from run and quick swim, ran out of time before church. Left cat guarding my easter eggs and bunnies, think I will look for my Christmas chocolate which is still knocking around somewhere... Lots of hyper children today. Going to cook some roast lamb later and a chocolate cake.....

Happy Easter -even though my chocolate celebrations never stop anyway. Easter Sunday is the only day I get the children out of church quickly as they can't wait to go home and devour their eggs. I may have helped a little [bugrin]

Thanks for the anniversary wishes everyone. Topsy we are 20 yrs together and 18 yrs married although we got engaged after only a couple of months of being together, not sure how DH has managed to put with me. Your encounter with the charity collectors made me chuckle.

jchocchip Roast lamb for us too, my favourite and even better DH cooking it while I supervise.

Decided I'm going to phone GP this week and ask for some anti-ds as I am so emotional its embarrassing, crying the whole way through church is so not a good look.

Kurri have a great day with DS and DDIL.

DS and DDil just left to catch their train - had a lovely day with them, catching up with their news.

gracie - definitely a good idea to ask Gp for AD's, - whatever helps you get through it all is a good thing IMO, - I just see it as the same as asking for crutches or a stick if you broke your leg, - emotional trauma is such a big part of a cancer DX, - I've always found medical people very willing to help with that aspect.

topsy - well done for your retort to the cancer woman, it does seem to be everywhere - fair enough people collecting for charity, and I often do give something, but no one wants to be chased around with a bucket.

Reminds me - the other day I was buying something in T K Maxx with a voucher my sister gave me for Christmas, and when I went to pay, the girl on the till said 'would you like me to take another pound off your voucher as a donation to 'something or other cancer charity'. - I was a bit taken aback - I said 'no' and she looked at me as if I was a really mean cheapskate, but there are loads of charities (and loads of cancer charities) - I prefer to choose who I donate to myself, not be badgered at the check out.

jane - well done for going for a run and a swim, - very dedicated when the alternative is staying at home and eating chocolate

I found the anti ds worked wonders for me gracie . They just balance me out enough to be able to get on with things (and I was never one to go down the poll route) .

Sounds like a good day kk
We are just back from Grannys .
DH and I fought over the sofa , and I have won . Feeling the need for elastic trousers and I haven't even eaten any choc yet

Another vote for ads here. Not on them but I wouldn't hesitate if became necessary (I just have a lot of therapy time ).

Not had much Choc yet but Choc induced mania with big gig is in full swing.

Hi ladies. Sorry I've not been here for weeks and weeks a little while. "Normal life" seems to have taken over at 'chez BfG', and I can't keep up with everyones news. Hope you are all feeling good, and having a peaceful Easter break.

Normal life is a great thing BFG !

Ooh chocolate bribes

normal life is a very good thing BfG, hope you are having a nice relaxing Easter too.

Aaaargh, just posted a lengthy one and it's disappeared.

In brief, am recovering from a rather alcohol-fuelled 60th birthday party last night. Great fun but I have been feeling a bit fragile. Chocolate is helping though. [bugrin]

Laughing at Topsy's response to tin rattler. I say the very same thing when accosted by people collecting for "children with special needs" - not the main ones, more the one-man band ones that I've never heard of. We pride ourselves on giving quite generously by standing order to several of our favourite charities so don't feel guilty about not giving to others.

Gracie, I'm not on ADs but wouldn't hesitate if I felt the need as I have several very good friends who have used them in times of difficulty and they've helped enormously. Belated Anniversary wishes to you and your DH. We've been together over 40 years and married for 33 next month. [bushock]

Waves to everyone else - can't keep up today. [bublush]

Just wanted to add that we've finally booked our holiday for last week in May - a 7 day cruise to Egypt and Holy Lands (unpaid leave from school). Can't wait. I think we deserve a rest after last years shenanigans. I've already treated myself to some linen tops and trousers and a couple of mx swimsuits from M&S. They look fab and should arrive Tuesday.

Sending love to all you wonderful ladies.

(and chocolate brownies for FBS trolley).

gracie good for you- am sure they will help you.
kk that's not on,badgering at tills - tsk.
Had a lovely day here- dh made a southern Italian lamb casserole and roast pots,vegetables and we had some prosecco and a v nice raspberry thing for pudding-yum. Came home and lay on the sofa until 8 !!!!
Have been modest in chocolate intake- some chocolate ice cream just now and one of ds's hollow egg hunt eggs. (maybe something else before bed....)

Mum has been taking some new medication which has made her feel a bit odd,v low blood pressure side effect,so dad has stopped her taking it. Some sort of trial drug-I asked what it's for and dad just said it was to make her feel more normal-had a look and it's a Parkinson's drug. Mum has never mentioned PD to me-but I know -we all avoid any reference.
I can never remember how many years we've been married ! I think it's 17 years in August. We have known each other for 21 years - crikey.

figgy holiday sounds fab- lovely !

waves to backforgood xxx

HELLO FIGGY

Mas will mum not discuss anything medically related ? That must be so hard for you .

Just had to strip DDs bed and remake it . She coughed so much she vomited everywhere .
Hope this sickness stops soon , feel so sorry for her

Everyone in the family are all asleep now . Just me on the sofa , catching up on tv .
Does anyone watch The Big C ?
Was so sad this week .

I watch 'The Big C' - I think it's excellent, but can see that everyone on here might not want to watch it. I think the characters and storylines are beautifully portrayed though.
Waves to MAS

Morning everyone! Think I will lay off the chicolate today, rather overdid it yesterday... [bushock] Figgy = holiday sounds great, not long now. bfg good to see you and glad normal life is being resumed iyswim. Cat woke me up, have let him out and gone back to bed. I love bank holidays! Uurgh Topsy, surely you have had your share of sick now? Mas PD is a bugger, a friends husband retired early with it about 8 years ago. I see him around with the dog sometimes, I know it takes him a bit to get going in the mornings.

Counts on fingers - been married 23 years in May, together 27. [bushock] Almost starting to feel that I am a grown up! I was the youngest of my family and all 15 cousins. Now I feel more equal to my big brothers as my children are growing up but R's children are still tiny. Will put some bread on for later, children at home for easter hols eat a lot.
Gracie do the ads for a while, they will help to even things out. I don't do them now, but I am very aware of my mood as i have had a bipolar experience or two in the past. I have to keep regular hours with plenty of sleep at night and I find a walk at lunchtime when I'm at work clears my head. Plenty of exercise helps to level my mood. I still struggle sometimes, but usually manage to function ok these days.
Not seen the big C, what channel is it on? Hope you all have a good easter monday [busmile]

Back in Jan l found a weird sort of "puckering" at the side of my breast. No lump. Saw GP why refrred me to breast clinic, was seen a week later by surgeon who appeared very wary and sent me for USS. This showed nothing abnormal but saw surgeon again whose response was not exactly reassuring, sort of "Hmm, I have no idea what's causing that but it looks dodgy" IYSWIM.

It's got more noticeable. Still no lump, and I've asked DH to check as well. Don't really want to go back to clinic if I can avoid it. Not really sure what to do, can anyone advise me? Am BF 15mo btw.

hello silentmammoth - I think we've 'spoken' on another thread ? I would go back, did the b clinic not ask to keep an eye on you ? I'm imagining it might be something to do with breast feeding but it's always wise to be sure. Stick with us though and we'll see you through it.

My mum I think doesn't want to worry me-dad told me about the PD, but mum has never spoken to me about it-we are very bad at saying these things to each other,though very close in other ways. I do think it stems from my brother being so ill (no one told me he had cancer but obviously he was very unwell) When he died we carried on pretty much as normal -I think none of us could cope with fuss -so consequently I told no one at school (only my closest friends knew) Since then we've chugged on in a matter of fact way,so my dad's prostate cancer -now clear-and my bc were treated almost casually (I was very frightened by my dad's dx) With lala's dx it was interesting as she was very up front about it- it was very much talked about by her family and my brother,which is of course a healthy and good thing.

Morning all. silent I would agree with Mas about getting a check as may well be to do with bf (I had issues and a lump from bf).

Rainy here and big gig meant to be going on an egg hunt... I pity the parents with a bunch of chocolate crazed 3/4 year olds running amok

Morning All

Hello silent , my view is always if in doubt , check it out !
Gotta be worth an hour in a clinic for peace of mind .

Damp day here . DS still in bed . DD still coughing , but seems a lot happier .
Absolutely nothing planned for today .
Bliss .
Wonder if I can persuade DH to make a fry up ... ?

Hello silentmammoth - I agree with everyone, go back and get it checked again, and tell them you'd like them to find out what it is. I go by the general rule - any changes,get them checked, and you have had a change since you were last checked (it's more noticeable). I know breast clinic is not the most fun place on Earth(!) - but it really is the best place to go, they have all the appropriate tests there, write down any questions you want answers to, so you don't forget anything, and don't be fobbed.

MAS - sorry about your mum - and very hard if you can't talk about it. PD and associated treatment will definitely affect her mood though, so it's good they are trying different drugs to try to find what works best for her. Parents are such a worry aren't they - it's very tough to see the people you rely on when you are growing up, becoming old and frail. xx

raining here too, and bitterly cold.

We will have been married 30yrs in August, we have been talking about having a party, with a band, buffet etc. - but can't quite decide where we'll have it. Village hall would be good, but we are so far off the beaten track that people might not be able to find us, (but it'll mean we can have a few drinks ad just walk home afterwards )