Tamoxigang -the 39th thread ***

[MaryAnnSingleton]

cooee ! we're over here - just in case the current thread hit 1000 without our noticing Bring the trolley !

sorry to hear about that lily but as the others have said, new drugs should tell it what's what.
Have a lovely day everyone...am doing my usual Saturday stuff, bit of cleaning,bit of work.

Nj saw the dogs .
Even they look embarrassed

Smee did you descend into a steroid like rage and eat every one in your house ?
Or did you just go to sleep ???

Malt are the races today or tomorrow ?

Gigs how are you today ?
Any ease yet ?
If not , I think a call to Dr Lovely is in order .

Much love to everyone , we are so many (sadly) now that my poor addled chemo brain can't remember everyone in one post !!!

just seen dogs notj

That is what happens when dh is left unsupervised with the clippers.

Morning all ...... Looks like there has been a lot action on here !

I checked my critical illness cover and DCIS is not covered :(

gigs delighted to read that the horrid pump has gone, I am still giddy that it is gone. Hope you are ok after your long journeys and rads

Hope everyone is going to have a pleasant weekend, the weather is gorgeous here. I get two hours child free respite for a hairdo today ..... Can't decided whether to go completely bright blonde again or stay with the highlighted look ?!?!?

Also .... topsy up at 9.15 on a Saturday ? Your new found sober ness is making you do strange things !

Races are today topsy just checking out the runners! Painted nails just wondering about putting a bit of sparkle on top.

Just gnawing the remains of DH now, Topsy. Lovely day and yes still manic, can you tell..

Dogs will love being cooler, NotJ. I'd bet they love sea swimming.

Bugger about Insurance HND, though kind of nice not to be on the critical list.

Christmas jumper knitting sounds all wrong with it being so sunny, Trice. How long will it take you to knit? and is it loud with baubles?

Hope you're ok today, Lily. You must be reeling a bit. Did they say where the lesion is? Maybe they can do rads on it too?

DH has gone off in his Lycra. He's cycling all the way to Portsmouth today. clearly insane having a lazy weekend seeing various friends. Wishing everyone similar.

Good morning all,

Lots of lovely sounding plans for the day :) I hope you all enjoy them!

Especially jealous of sea swimming notJ I can't wait to finish uni so I can move to the seaside! If it's any consolation I spent ages staring at the dog picture trying to work out why "oh dear" so not that noticeable to dog novices :)

malt have fun at the races! Sparkly nails sound lovely :)

lily bugger about the lesion but sounds like it was caught early and doc is on top of things! Yay for super drug :)

trice super yay for new wool stash! And Christmas jumper. I've been trying to find a nice pattern as I'd like to make myself one - where did you get your pattern? I have a lovely box filled with 34 balls of wool ready to make some little hugs when I've finished my angel hug :) so many soft squishy balls of loveliness!

HND shame about insurance but enjoy your hairdo :) hope topsy isn't unsettling you too much with her lack of tipsyness!

smee DH sounds mad adventurous, what glorious weather for it though!

gigs no wonder you're feeling run down, fingers crossed you're feeling better soon :)

Hugs to EMIN and Kurri and Figgy and anyone else we haven't see for a while!

Missed the end of the have to say I find it quite boring! Will have to google result though.

Had tentative plans for Scrabble game with a friend but feeling rather grim this morning after being up to the loo a fair bit in the night shall just plan a relaxing day in shade I think! :)

lily that's a bugger, but very early and good you get the latest drug to deal with it. As others have said they are good at controlling it in the bones, indefinitely.

smee at you feeling old watching Glastonbury, wait until DS is older and going off to festivals. Little Copt in particular keeps telling me I am too old to like the bands she likes and as to fancying Alex Turner, AND discussing it with Grandma (that's her blushing with the excruciating embarrassment of it all) However did look at line up before Rolling Stones tonight and though music is nice, Vaccines and Temper Trap not sure I can raise enthusiasm to go early to see them, that is reserved for a bunch of 70 year olds

Just had my elfin cut and look like Anne Hathaway ... Well probably more like her mother if she had the cut. And I drove my new car for first time so feeling better after yesterday's upset.
Weather gorgeous so let us all have a great weekend!

gigs Last night at 12.30am Reubens was the most buzzing place in town apart from a few old biddies falling drunk out of the Moon Over the Water, even the all night Burger King was closed. They were baking and fitting out the refettorio, I was just thinking how nice it was that the smell of baking bread covered up the smell of vomit and doners outside the kebab shop when I noticed Reuben himself at the front of the queue of drunks seeking doners

Lily So we can now call it the Anne Hathaway cut instead of lesbian hair

Wish I looked like Anne Hathaway .

Topsy Twinnies!

I have had my Anne Hathaway cut trimmed this morning and had some rather nifty blonde highlights put in. My hair grew back a good few shades darker after chemo (no chemo curl, thank goodness!) so decided to lighten up for the summer. Quite pleased with it!

DS discovered the simple pleasures of running through the lawn sprinkler. I remember doing it when I was a kid!

Hope all my lovely tamoxigang friends are ok today x x

Survey/ straw poll - got DS school report yesterday - doing really well, almost all 1s for effort, attainment above average. Very lovely comments from his teacher etc. is it ok to reward with the Lego set he's been lusting after on amazon? I'm not sure how i feel about paying for A grades etc, but he's 5. . .

LEGO definitely !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ned we always give ours a treat for good report / school grades. We live in a tokenistic society where hard work + good grades = good job + more money so he will get the connection soon enough !

We promised ds an iPhone if he got into grammar. He did. He is waiting for his iPhone.

Ned I rewarded good marks for effort, and good reports, come GCSE I did give them each a generous present after the exams, but before the results, just for working hard. I don't approve of the £100 per A thing, or pony if you get into the right school but I see no problem with rewarding hard work. I have the problem that one finds it all a lot easier than the other so it wouldn't be fair anyway.

nj I promised them phones in senior school as well, but that was because unlike their peers they didn't have one! I also said that they could have their ears pierced if they got into the school they wanted. This was OK with Big Copt as lots of children in her class were from cultures where pierced ears are normal but in Little Copts class I had the ire of the trophy alpha mothers down on my head because it is dead common like me

Yes I agree with copt we would not reward grades as they get older just effort ( and housework )

We had terrible trouble with ds as he refused to sit and do practice papers for the 11+. We were told he should pass but had no idea if he would as he did not cooperate. The bribe was a desperate bid to get him to actually do the test and not draw sad faces all over it as he did with the practice papers.

Now I am a smug ' we did not tutour at all ' parent.

Buy him the lego, Ned. Why not? summer holidays ahead, so a good investment. So far we haven't but effort, being kind, being a good friend, etc gets heaps of praise. I never quite understand the SAT's grades they tell you about, but according to DS he's doing v well.

We've been on a slow amble up to discount sports shop to buy trainers. Ds now size 6 and he's only 9. Eating ice pops in the garden now. Am a bit addicted...

Another vote for yes to the Lego !