Hmm, no uninterrupted sleep here, Bitchy , but I did fall asleep early with DS2, so have had a few hours' sleep. Hope match goes well today. Is DS playing in match or watching? (How was 'Gnomeo and Juliet' by the way?).
WhoKnows - lol at the lack of Flying on this thread today . I'm afraid Flying has fallen quite low on my list of priorities, but I would hate to miss the chat here. I sincerely hope your DH is going to make it up to you next weekend, by the way. Or maybe he and his friend could let you have an afternoon nap on Saturday? Could you point out that it is Family Fun Day and you are not having much fun 
?
Carpe - I hope you are getting some sleep tonight, although I suspect not. Both my DC grew out of their early croup and wheeziness, by the way (not much consolation to you now, I know, but you'll get there eventually!). When DS1 was little, DH and I developed a great routine for setting up a steamy bathroom (DH prepared the kettle and ran a hot bath, whilst I cuddled distressed DS and then took him into the bathroom when ready). We adjusted to it happening whenever DS had cold. Having a humidifier in his bedroom helped too. I was told to check his chest if I was worried about his breathing - the doctor told me that you would be able to see his ribs if he was straining to breathe (it never happened, thank god). Also to check for blueness around the lips (terrifying thought, but also never happened). Knowing these signs really helped because I could reassure myself that all was well, even when he was making horrifying croupy barking sounds and wheezing.
Scatty - I'm afraid we have already told DC we are getting a dog, so there's no getting out of it now, otherwise I might have gone for the 'walking the dog' option instead. Sympathies re nit combing, by the way.
Trying - am not hearing your talk of runny dog poo, humping bedclothes and vet bills. No, I'm not! Well done on finishing your home blessing, by the way. Did your DDs go to bed eventually?
DS1 casually mentioned that he was going for a sleepover with his friend again today 
. They were planning to go back to friend's house around 3ish ("Oh yeah, someone will be there" 
), but I wised up to that and texted the mum to find that she was abroad and stepdad wouldn't be back till 6. I wasn't happy about them being alone there for several hours, so kept them here and bribed them with food (bacon in maple syrup seemed to work). Stepdad picked them up on his way back from work and DS1 went off without a backward glance, all carefree, as if he's never had an issue with anxiety in his life . He couldn't find his mobile but said that was ok, he didn't need it. This means he's not worrying about getting into a panic and needing to ring us.
Had hysteria at bathtime from DS2 because he has a splinter on the back of his leg from a school bench and a kindly teacher has stuck a plaster on it, which needed removing so I could take out the splinter. You'd have thought I was trying to saw his leg off. What a fuss. In the end, I assured him that I would perform the whole sorry business of removing the plaster and the splinter once he was sound asleep (I once achieved this successfully with DS1 - told him the 'splinter fairy' had been in the night). However, I then fell asleep with DS2 and I'm not sure he's sound asleep enough now. Will check later.
Not sure what Saturday holds for us, although I know we are going out for dinner in the evening and leaving MIL at home to babysit. Oh, and I'm making a lemon cheesecake for the dinner (have never made one before ).
Hope everyone has a good day.