Shouting guava guava guava shouting mega mega white bean - 10 / 10 thread

[FrannyandZooey]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

Basic guidance on what constitutes a portion of fruit and veg here and you can download more detailed information by following the link at the very bottom of the page

news of boys:

ds2 can eat porridge with a spoon and shepherds pie with a fork
he can sign 'more' and says "bana" (banana) and was heard to say "carrot" quite clearly (that's my boy)

ds1 has got into the sex pistols
he partic likes 'pretty vacant' and is practising his johnny rotten sneer

i also heard him playing with his bear the other day and said "WHAT was that you said ds?"
"I don't want to tell you."
"Were you saying rude words?"
"No, just 'fucking'."

LOL @ 'possibly' your husband
which one of us are you not sure about?

sorry was typing egotistical twaddle about my family, chipping porridge off the screen, and composing happy days titles

some teenagers
not me honest (seriously, i only drop the odd 'shit' so to speak when ds is around)
people just swear really loudly walking around the street here, do they do that everywhere? it makes me feel old and prudish

oh good luck with that
i must get on really

?? shut up?

God Fran, dds were playing scrabble yesterday and doing rhyming words.

Luck, duck, fuck I heard dd2 say.
Silence.
Dd1 sniggers.
I go
Dd1 says "that's a swear word"
They both recite Fuck fuck fuck

I try to ignore. Dh glares at me.

Dd2 muvch better.
Ha sslept (in her own bed) most of the night, just waking up for a few drinks.
Ha seaten another half a bagel.
Looks better.
Hurrah!!

Hopefully back to school tomorrow but will wait til then to decide I htink.

when i was a nanny i used to let the girls use the dictionary to 'cheat' so it was a bit more fair playing against me
'quim' on a triple word score gets quite a lot of points

Talking of swearing, I looked after a friend's child last week. She came running to me looking triumphant and outraged and said 'dd2 just called me a piggy shit arse!' I have no idea where that came from.

I'm really laughing at the children swearing stories

I also lol at the picnic story. It is just the sort of cringeworthy situation I would get into. The way I think about it is, why would the friend think you would have enough food for everyone?

Even if someone offered to share their food, I would say no and go and get some food for us.

I really try hard to see things from other people's perspective, but I mostly fail. Especially when a person fails to use common sense. I want to scream 'just think'

My children swear but it isway beyond the potentially amusing stage.

I have done stuff to my hair. It has quite perked me up.

oh god I have just read the Henry Winkler thread. My eyes are leaking. I am at work and need to be professional