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Flying in rainy November 7/11/10

411 replies

wendyhappysmile · 08/11/2010 09:12

Hi

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Nuttybear · 18/11/2010 21:20

Evening all [pom] I like this it could be our secret handshake type logo Smile
Suddenly feel real nervous about Christmas!
I don't know who I need to buy presents for!!!DH does as he has the kids on his side. So we've had a diary moment and fixed dates to buy kids presents 28th Nov and adults on 18th December! A little sad that I will have to buy Ds's on my own. Next year I'll get him to fix a date in early November! Right I'm going to make a list of things I will like to do on the lead up to Christmas. mainly make biscuits!
I'm going to have to keep a log and a couple of stand-by presents for kids and adults. can't do online stuff as it always looks different when it turns up and I spend too much!

Nuttybear · 18/11/2010 21:20

ops! Bear

Nuttybear · 18/11/2010 21:20

Yes!!!!!

swanriver · 18/11/2010 22:44

OFM doesn't she know April Showers bring the May Flowers Grin Or Dr Foster Went To Gloucester in a Shower of Rain?
It does sound very romantic having a shower of snowflakes though (if you are wearing a wet suit) Whenever it snows tiddly [pom]

TPT I honestly thought you meant dodderingBlush

Nutty sounds very organised to me, meeting up to go shopping Smile don't panic!

Just been watching Sarah Beeny restore a statelyhome in East Yorkshire with a 4 wk old Shock

Wendy poor you, sounds a horrible afternoon, sure MIL didn't mean to be curt. Madmen is a bit toe-curling this week.

Nuttybear · 18/11/2010 23:10

Hi Swan Just put the timer on for 1 hour to sort out Christmas stuff and it has worked really well.
To make the little bear you have do this
[ bear ] without spaces and you get this
Bear
I did [pom] the first time too!
How many more episodes to go?

scattyspice · 19/11/2010 08:07

Hi Bear.

Loving the Bear.

Most of my Xmas shopping has been done on Amazon or TKMaxx thus far. The Amazon delivery man (we have become friends Blush) asked me whether he should deliver all the packages down the chimney Grin.

wendy hope you are ok. Don't feel bad about asking for help.

Sarah Beeny show completely ridiculous!!

Kirsty Allsop also completely ridiculous!!
I think I may weight until I retire to finish my crosstich nutty Grin.

Good luck for the weekend ofm.

To do
laundry
clean bathroom

Dh is taking me shopping to buy my Xmas present tomorrow Shock. In laws have been co-erced into babysitting for a couple of hours Shock.
I have no idea what I want dh to buy me for Christmas Hmm. Will have to while away the hours at work thinking of something Smile.

BBL

TheProfiteroleThief · 19/11/2010 08:20

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ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 19/11/2010 08:38

morning all,
will be back at lunchtime have busy morning.

Hope you all have a good morning Bear

swanriver · 19/11/2010 09:21

Scatty dh hs already bought my present it is a melamine Moomin tray (have no trays except one enormous wooden one)
have also asked for Soap Blush and Scent

Dh still wants a record player (has been waiting two years for it)

Misty morning. Dts to school in mufti.
Floundering a bit so a list:

Pop to shop with ds (practice walking)and buy coffee, stamps, some food for weekend to top up existing
Get ds to do violin practice
Tidy playroom thoroughly and not lose heart!
and after that do Routines Blush
piano practice (me)
wrap PTA stuff
supper - fish and potatoes, carrots, olives, tomatoes - something or other
sort out YARD chaos

swanriver · 19/11/2010 09:27

I would Love to have a special dy shoppign with dh, with xmas cappuciinos etc - just enjoying the sights xmas windows etc, I think as soon as ds is back at school, I might try and arrange an afternoon pottering in John Lewis with him, as he works quite near...

wendyhappysmile · 19/11/2010 09:31

Morning all

Have just eaten toast and sweet tea for breakfast - waiting to see if stomach ache reappears! Resorted to paracetamol to get some sleep in the end at midnight - it did help. Don't know if it's a bug or the endless contractions giving me a stomach ache - have no other stomachy type symptoms!

If I am still around at tea time am contemplating asking my parents to come and baby sit to go and see Harry Potter - otherwise I won't get to see it on the big screen - can't see me making it out for a Very Long Time!!

To do

Get out and about I think, if no stomach ache. Fed up of being housebound! Toys r us, have money off voucher, for Sylvanian boat for DD Xmas
Sainsburys to collect Bounty pack and shop
DD nursery pick up
DS school run
tidy up
washing
What's for tea?!

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swanriver · 19/11/2010 09:35

OFM just thought I'd say, hope you manage today, remember MIL's come to see you not the house (and presumably is used to large bustling households) Hope you have a lovely time seeing her too.

SatinShoes · 19/11/2010 11:06

Xmas shopping with DH far too stressful. Much better to do it buy yourself online imo.

swanriver · 19/11/2010 11:45

routines done
ds has finished his book Smile

still feel like wading through treacle today, with panic at the edges Hmm

luckily nurse has now rung to book appt this afternoon for ds, so I can go out then.

So
list
wrap present for dd party
spare clothes dd
singing stuff
bedrooms, landing tidy
earlier list finish inside stuff

OverflowingMum · 19/11/2010 13:12

afternoon all

swan thanks for good wishes...hope nurses app goes well...

wendy hope stomach ache hasnt returned

also loving the Bear

can't imagine Christmas shopping with DH Hmm
Have long since given up trying to get him to display ANY interest in DC Christmas presents Hmm makes me a bit Angry and Sad really, but realised by about DS1's 3rd Christmas he just wouldnt change....
He also hates shopping of any kind...
So I do it all...sigh...mostly on line though, thankfully...

Well morning has been disasterous so far...
DH was despatched last night with DS1 to get his hair cut and buy him a shirt for Saturday , not too much to ask I didnt think since I have sorted everything else out including getting DS suit, shoes , tie, all girls clothes, etc....
So apparently he couldnt find a shirt, so had to buy one a size too small as was the only option (in a HUGE shopping centre Hmm) and poor ds has SUCH a ridiculous haircut that he didnt want to go to school today...sooooo
on top of everything else I had to do today I now also have to take DS to see if I can get his hair sorted out and buy him a shirt...Angry

Then went to appointment for dd3, and had to take DS2...DH dressed ds2 this am and it appears he put pants on him, not a nappy...Now we are in early days of potty training and he has been wearing pants to nursery, but it would have seemed obvious that he needed a nappy for this morning given it is a 40 min drive, hour long app, then 40 min drive back...BUT no...
So Ds2 wet himself in the waiting room...I had no spare clothes as I assumed he had nappy on...cue trip to toilets, put on nappy, and attempt to dry out trousers under hand dryer, reulting in one slightly damp, very stinky boy by the time we went in to see the psychologist Shock
Then DS2 decided to demonstrate just how much of a nightmare he could be by being on his absolutely worst behaviour... he threw everything from lego bricks to pencils around the room, lay on the floor kicking the door, hit me, and then hit the psychologist Shock
By then end of it I just wanted to hide under a duvet and cry Sad
I came away feeling a total failure of a parent, and wondering how I was ever going to manage to put in place all the extra bits DD needs when it seems I cant even manage to parent a 2 year old very well Sad

Now home, DS thankfully napping (seems he was actually really tired) and have doen a quick bit of house blitzing and sprayed some polish around...but cant be bothered to do much else...
so am going to chill for an hour, then school pick up, then shopping for shoes, shirts and a dress .....

need to try to feel more positive but am quite fed up with the world today Hmm

off to drink cuppa...BBL Grin

swanriver · 19/11/2010 14:38

OFM you do cheer me up! I know you don't mean to Blush but sounds a classic to me! Poor dh, I'm sure he meant to be helpful - don't be too cross with him..But did pyschologist manage to get on wth dd3 more importantly?

Well I have solved my Xmas shopping problems (9 teenagers to buy for LOL) by buying multiple copies of Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" for everyone whether they like it or not - golden oldies for all Grin

First coffee of day here, was feeling acute withdrawal and extremely tired - we've been out to shop, ds walking very well! TK Maxx did not have what I wanted though.

swanriver · 19/11/2010 14:42

Only thing is I may need to check whether I bought exactly the same teenage presents last year..have a sneaking suspicion same feeling of overwhelming panic/inability to make decisions hit me in 2009 HMV Hmm Ds bought himself the first 6 episodes of Merlin [sigh]

off out again now

swanriver · 19/11/2010 17:32

Now feeling calmer
done
ds leg redressed by nurse
ds lots of exercise
dd taken to singing
dd dropped at party wth present
ds2 given lots of exercise
some xmas presents bought Grin and birthday present for another dd friend tomorrow
cleaning stuff bought!
tombola meetup arranged with other mother to discuss prizes in school shed Hmm
fish cakes for supper in progress and only two kids to worry about till 9pm!

todo
upstairs tidy still
clean plates in cupboard/lay tble
dry washing away, wet washing dry
fry fishcakes, peel carrots etc
sort out shoppng and xmas stuff in right place!

scattyspice · 19/11/2010 18:02

Oh dear ofm at least DS2 will have made DD3 look good Hmm. I'm sure my DD has dementia, she has the same goldfish memory as my patients!

swan I would weep if dh gave me a tray Grin. I'm hoping for something shiny!

Spent the day visiting more nursing homes (sigh), some of the staff are older than the patients!

Done:
laundry
wash up
binned crosstich!!

scattyspice · 19/11/2010 18:03

Hope you're still ok wendy

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SatinShoes · 19/11/2010 21:20

OFM - Although awful, good for psych to see him at his worst.

wendyhappysmile · 19/11/2010 21:38

OFM how awful for you, sure the psych has seen much worse than that (as you know!)

Been to see Harry Potter, very good, off to bed in a minute. Please please please baby don't come til after DD's 4th birthday party tomorrow! I am desperate not to miss it.

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OverflowingMum · 19/11/2010 23:56

aww evening all

swan so glad I amuse you LOL

wendy glad you're still with us!

scatty I'm sure dd's demenatia will be shot lived!

tpf yes, sure Psych has seen it all before Hmm she kept muttering about testosterone and rugby teams as i apologised profusely for wayward son...hmmm,

anyway..you have all cheered me up muchly!

went shopping after school with 5 DC ...hohum...Hmm
but did manage to buy: 2 dresses(dd 3 and4), 1 pair trousers (ds2), 1 shirt (ds2), and 2 pairs shoes (dd 3 and 4)
so not bad
AND I got my eyebrows threaded .... and OMG it sooooooo hurts!!!!! BUT was incredibly brief and well worth it as now I look vaguely human which is always good!Wink

MIL has arrived Hmm did bring me a plant...quite sweet,and commented on my weight loss Grin and bought sweets for the kids... hmmm....
have drunk more wine than may be helpful hmmm
but now off to sleep..
am attempting to curb feelings off annoyance towards dh..I'm sure he tries his best Hmm

BBtomorrow....hopefully...

will I make pilates in the morning I wonder?!?

swanriver · 20/11/2010 00:06

Scatty shiny as in gold? or diamonds? or vinyl?

OFM Pilates LOL

busy eve, met charming Yorkshire folk!