Well, DH changed his mind about going into work late as he decided he had too much work to get done before he goes to Turkey tomorrow (not sure why he didn't realise this last night), so I went out for a run instead. It was far too hot and my face is now a very unnatural shade of pink, as if I've overdone the make-up!
Am feeling much better now, but had to limit my MNing time as I was struggling to catch up with work after not being able to do anything all day Thursday and had a job due today. Sent it off late last night, so finally have time to catch up with the thread properly!
platanos Hope your DS is better now and that you've been able to go back to work today. The same thing happened to DD1 in Chester, although luckily we were able to haul her off into a quiet side street - we'd actually been about to go into a restaurant, but fortunately didn't!
Your parents' evening sounds as eventful as ours; I'm not sure whether the father was objecting to the trips themselves or just the cost - probably both. The teacher did say he could get financial help from the Elternverein, though, as he has twins in the class so obviously twice as much to pay as everyone else.
admylin Oh no, what a nightmare. Did you get it sorted out in the end? I'm always worried about something like that happening and should really back everything up far more regularly than I do.
The H&M catalogue was sent to me at my parents' address in the UK (I think I must have registered on the website when I was thinking about ordering something), but you can order it online here.
hupa How did the gymnastics tournament go yesterday? Hope the early start wasn't too painful.
Canella The DDs have definitely already had the bug and DH thinks he may have had a mild version of it, so it's only really DS who hasn't caught it - fingers crossed he'll be OK now.
Good news about the bus driver; you really don't want someone who shows so little regard for the children's safety driving your DC.
Jenny Glad to hear you had a better day on Friday; hopefully things will be a little easier now that your DD's at school (my three just seemed to be quarrelling constantly towards the end of the the school holidays). I feel at the end of my tether with DD2 sometimes when she really starts playing up, and I don't even have a baby/sleep deprivation to deal with so I can only begin to imagine how you must be feeling.
silken I hope your DD starts feeling a little more settled at KiGa this week; I'm sure that seeing other children there who are upset can't help. The DC all went to a nursery before KiGa (ages 2 to 3; KiGa didn't use to take children under 3) and they used to allow 2-3 weeks for the children to settle in before you could leave them there on their own for the whole morning - of course, some settled more quickly than others and some would still cry after that initial period. For some, the novelty of going to a new place seems to wear off after a few weeks or even months and that's when they start getting upset about having to say goodbye to their parents. As long as she seems happy there overall (you can probably tell from what she's like when you go to pick her up, before she's spotted you), I'm sure there's no need to worry.
Later Hope you had a relaxing weekend after your productive day on Thursday!
5more Hope you had a great time in Croatia; we know quite a few families who go there and love it.