Tamoxifen- the silver jubilee 25th edition

[Gigondas]

New thread in honour if queen mas

ooh,do share tap choice - I am pleased with my new one..
kk barkingly mad and bad sister -grrrr.

I remember the Fulfords ! didn't they have Ruth Watson trying to save their family pile ?

Jaw dropping here at Kurri's horrid sis. What does your mum think of her? Is she wise to it? How's the shingles today? Any better?

Gigs, you look utterly antastic in your wigs. If I'd looked like that in mine, I might even have worn it. Both suit you, but I vote for the shorter one too. Très chic.

Figgy, I know you'll worry, but YAY, as I reckon the GP's right and it's a cyst.

Topsy's tap shopping. Are tap shops even open on a Friday night, or d'you reckon it's some deep dark code..?

Sometimes, hope DD's in one piece and not with thug-girl at least. We get all that next week, though reports came out today. I don't understand the SATs level things, but told DS he's done really well. Better google to find out if I'm right.

MAS am saving that Christopher Eccleston drama for next week. DH's away all week. He's beyond useless at drama - never gets the plot and asks thick-as-two-short-ones questions all the way through.

I feel beyond shabby. Went to a friend's last night and four of us sat out in the garden, was lovely but somehow it got to 2am. Have spent the day with a rictus grin on my face pretending to be awake...

Waving to all I've not mentioned. Here's to the weekend. Wishing us all at least a teeny bit of sun.

My mum is and always has been intimidated by my sister and has taken the route of giving in to her all her life. Now even more so because she feels dependent on my sister to take her shopping/day centre/doctors etc. . I'm pretty sure though that deep down mum knows what MadSis is up to though. Because mum keeps making excuses not to visit anyone or go away anywhere and I think it's because she knows mad Sis will move in while she's away.

Mad Sis has for the last nearly ten years filled four out of the five bedrooms in my mums house with old rubbish (baby clothes, broken toys, general crap) - and I mean filled - it looks like one of those hoarding programmes. She also filled most of the downstairs rooms with crap - old furniture she couldn't fit in her house (mostly broken) all piled up so Mum and dad kept tripping. And she has filled a large outhouse which was my Dad's laboratory, and the garage with old furniture (there are now feral cats living in the garage because its full of old armchairs).

So she's practically occupying the house already. Honestly it's impossible to know what to do, because you can't deal with her like you would a normal person, She just rants and raves.

When my Dad was well he kept some kind of check over her, but once he became ill, she ran riot and she bullies mum.

Kurri. Boo for her. Is she the one with the rude son too?

Yes Smee - she has the horrible boy, - I seriously think he is very disturbed too, perhaps not surprising given his upbringing.

Thought that must be her son. Must have been quite something growing up with a sister like that.

Yep it was - took me a long time and counselling to get over it (not sure if I am really over it) - luckily I have another lovely sister and we have always looked out for each other.

I'm going down to mum's in about 10 days, - so hopefully will be able to get a hold on what exactly is going on regarding the house.

Smee ! Naughty !
Tis not code for naughtiness .
Tap bought , DH now in the kitchen swearing at it

Can anyone tell me if you can post pics on here directly from my phone ?
If not , I shall put pics up of new tap on Facebook group later once DH has finished throwing it on the floor and stamping on it

Oh , I also bought a dress .
Dotty Ps in the sale .
A deep pink wrap dress .
Makes me feel all girly

Kurri, that's sad. My BF, has had a horrendous relationship with her sister. About a year ago, she finally severed ties for good. Was so very hard for her, but I'm so pleased she did. Her sister's a malicious bully. No other way to put it. Awful woman.

Topsy, I read that as DH 'wearing' it. Was pondering how ... Dress sounds lovely. Am sure a girl with a new tap needs a new pink dress.

I think it's sad too Smee - I'd love to have a great relationship with both my sisters but it's not to be unfortunately.

topsy - link to Dress please - I like Dotty Ps. they have some really nice stuff, and their sales are proper sales - things actually reduced to good prices.

when you go to your mum's can you sling all your sister's crap out ? she sounds horrendous,and I hate the idea of her bullying your mum. Might've guesses horrid nephew belonged to her.
My mum and dad are getting a new shiny kitchen tap on Monday !

Sounds like an impossible situation though, Kurri. If she's that intent on getting the house, I suppose all you can do, is make sure your mum's okay and that her will's securely stating what she wants to happen once she's gone.

Yes, Topsy link to dress to cheer up Kurri.

Waving to MAS.

I have in the past slung some of the crap out MAS (cue MS (madsister) phoning me and shrieking 'what have you done with all my things' she claims I have taken an old doll and a copper preserving pan belonging to her (I haven't - why would I? I have enough crap of my own) Once when she was away abroad, DH got a load of her crap from mum's house and put it in her garage, next time we went down it was back at mum's house. - It's a losing battle, I think she must have that hoarding illness (or at least hoarding illness by proxy since her junk is in someone else's house!).

Nephew is a little shit of the first order - hate to say that about a child (he's fourteen), but he has threatened to stab my dog, tried to trip my mum over by sticking his legs out when she goes past, laughed about my Dad's funeral, steals money from mum etc etc. awful kid. I can't stand him.

Oh the joys of families eh? - still it helps to get it off my chest - sorry to chunter on about it all

Back to taps - I got some nice modern ones a little while ago, they are very minimalist in style. Did you say your mum and dad were going away for a break soon? - or have they been? - it's great that your mum is well enough to go now.

See , shiny new taps are the done thing !
DH given up for the night after a couple of hours of swearing and sighing loudly .
Apparently he needs a "bigger tool"

Will prise laptop out of DSs hands and try and put a dress link up for those who are nosey interested .

topsy - expect a great deal more swearing - DH was incredibly grumpy for the whole weekend when he put our new taps in!

Yes I am very very nosey about other people's purchases - so let's have that link

www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=5997662&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208648&parent_categoryId=208600&pageSize=200

That should be the link to the dress , am crap at linky things !

And this is the taps

www.diy.com/nav/rooms/kitchens/kitchen-taps/1_tap_hole_taps/-specificproducttype-cooke___lewis/Cooke-and-Lewis-Reno-Monobloc-Tap-Chrome-Finish-12097517

I love that dress - great colour, it will really suit you.

And taps very swish too. - I tried to find mine - which were also from B&Q - to link to (just to add to the tap porn) but couldn't find them.

Arf @ Topsy. My DH here is a drama queen about DIY too. When I was having chemo and throwing up all the time, I decided we needed a new toilet as I wanted something nicer to be sick in (tmi, apologies!). He did it at the worst point in my chemo cycle for sickness and managed to leave us with no working bathroom for 2 days. Was ever so not helpful. Had to trek two doors to our neighbours each time we wanted to use a loo. Apparently it wasn't his fault, it was the pipework.

Dress is slinky, Topsy. I like! Taps too. The ones I got are v.similar. We clearly have most excellent taste.

Kurri, I didn't realise your nephew was quite that loathsome. Sounds vial. What a sod they live so close to your mum.

Really got to sleep now. Night all. I wish you many zzzz x

kurri and at ms and nephew. That must be so hard.

Love the dress topsy . No tap stories here but ( was and at your awful story of new toilet smee- that was right up there when dh decided that it would be a good time to redecorate our house when I was home recovering from losing ds in late pregnancy. Nothing like noisy decorators and smell of paint to relax - I have vetoed similar talk of redecorating this summer).

Shoulder given me more agony- another night with little sleep. Probably not helped by having to do more lifting of little gig than ideal .

I won't go on again too much but came home from pre chemo blood tests/seeing friends to find mini gig crying and over tired as nanny couldn't get her to nap. It's not a crime to find babies difficult ( lord knows we all have) but when it's your job and we are dealing with a baby who doesn't have any special issues (eg reflux) plus have had months of being helped/advised by me, dh, my mum , it is irritating. I wished had taken mini with me which sort I defeats object of nanny. Still she is off in a couple of weeks.

Oh and then took big gig to end of term drinks thing with some school mums and kids. Tactless mum (has form for various comments) remarked when said was coping with chemo " oh The second cycle can be worse." not sure how she know but last thing I need to hear

Moan over -My sis over later which will be nice

bah about tactless mum gig - not helpful or kind...
kk your sis does sound quite mental and obviously psycho son -horrible for you all.
topsy lovely dress and smart slinky tap !
Waves to smee !
Mum and dad are off this afternoon for a couple of days with my brother- mum seems so much better,so it'll be lovely for them. Hope weather not to dreadful on journey (heading SW toward Bath) Perhaps their tap is coming on Tuesday ?

at that mum, Gig. Not true imo anyway. Second cycle for me was far easier because a) I knew what to expect so wasn't terrified and b) knew that the side effects I did get were time limited, so I could tick off the days until I felt okay again. Be glad when Nanny gone - last thing you need.

Hope your mum and dad have a good trip, MAS. Are you on Smog duty?

We're off to the rich school in the posher area about a mile away later. It's their summer fair today, so we're pitching up at the end of it to steal borrow their stalls for our fair next week. Should be amusing; they're hopelessly patronising towards us.

Tactless mum talks nonsense Gig - everyone is different, and different chemos are different. It's always suck it and see, - you've done well on your first cycle - there's every chance the second will be fine (I didn't notice much difference, - I only noticed a difference when I changed drugs half way through)

And boo to nanny - not what you need when you've just come home from hospital. How is Mini Gig sleeping now - do you have to get up to her a lot in the night?

Thanks for kind comments re MS - sorry to have burdened you all with it - I just felt so worked up yesterday. I will rant about her no more (unless she does something else barking )

Hope your Mum and Dad have a lovely trip MAS - must be great to see your mum so much better, it must have really got her down not being able to do stuff. So pleased for her.

have fun at rich posh school Smee - think up some scathing retorts to patronising remarks.

Talking of patronising remarks - DH was talking to a woman at work yesterday and she mentioned that her husband had bad hayfever atm, - so DH said 'have you tried that new Savers shop in ? you can get the same hayfever tablets at half the price' to which she replied 'Do I look like the sort of person who shops in a cut price chemist?' - DH was suitably chastened.

It is little old lady dog's birthday today she is 105 (fifteen in human years) so she can pretty much do whatever she likes, and does. I am going to buy her a toy this afternoon, - she has already had 3 mini bonios and a doggy yogurt sweet She keeps saying to everyone 'I'm 105 you know' in an old lady voice

happy happy birthday little old lady dog !!
at snooty lady kk - dh buys his hayfever stuff at the Superdrug,miles cheaper and just the same as posh remedy. I really liked Savers- but ours turned into a Superdrug.
Little S is quite snooty about supermarkets- she thinks Iceland is evil !
smee good luck with the up themselves school ! Am on Smog duty

Oh Kurri you are so lovely, and funny (^great stories!), how can you have such a ghastly sis and nephew? Sorry, but they are. How stressful for you and for your poor mum . Happy Birthday to Old Lady Dog [DoggyChocDrops]

Gig - Listen to Smee, not Tactless Mum. Just knowing better what to expect makes it easier. Grr to Nanny1 again, good she'll be going soon, she has caused you quite enough additional angst x

Topsy - that dress is gorgeous. What a lovely colour! Swanky tap too!

Amber - hope you are having restful weekend. What a stressful week!

We had the new teacher/class allocations yesterday. Poor DS2 in tears because we could not find a single one of his friends in the same class! and Went to see the teacher and she pretended not to have the lists. Had to make some phone calls and finally found 2 friends in the same class, which comforted him. Am sure he'll be fine, but after the stress of the camp, was horrible seeing him so upset again. grrr - Rant over!

A very Happy Birthday to Little Old Lady dog ! Hope you had a great day .

What have you all been up to today ?
The board has been very quiet .
I have so far , taken DD horse riding , gone to lunch with a friend , gone to tesco , gone to the butchers , made dinner , lazed around whilst DH and the DC went to mass , drunk coffee , laughed at DH as he shouted and swore at the tap some more !

Still can't get the old tap off (despite him buying a massive tool )
Apparently he needs a new tool called a basin wrench .
We found this out when he finally agreed to watch the utube videos I found for him on the subject .

Sigh ... one day I will have a working kitchen tap !