April chat for locals

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New thread for new month!

SFX it isn't particularly pink (more of a dusky pink), belive me I'm far too old to be prancing around in a pink girly dress.. It is a fab dress, can roll it onto a ball and it doesn't crease, the beading is on a fine material and the lining material underneath is fairly stretchy (I wore it when I was 5 months pregnant with ds and it stretch suitably to accomodate smallish bump).

hi all, ds exhausted tonight after insisting on walking to the park! Did wonder if it was a good idea when he walked into a lamppost!

Sfx, good luck with the wedding outfit, I'm useless at shopping as well. What about Monsoon though? I've found they usually have different styles of dresses rather than just one

Re makeup, I think I've still got the same stuff I've had for about 10yrs .

dd finally asleep took 2 mins once she got to bed, poor tired poppet, hope she feels better tomorrow

cov meant to say many thanks for offer it is very kind of you

Ros this is why I am starting early the Principles one in the link is the front runner mostly because of the price/colour/cut

I actually like make up but don't wear much of it and stick to old favourites/ similar colours
what I do have is lots of nail varnish for my toes winter and summer and very strong colours.
fingers are always plain

and ouch at the lamp post was he bird spotting?

no, I think he spotted something on the floor!

N worries sfx. If you don't find anything and want a rummage in my wardrobe just let me know.

Remind me why I volunteered to be chair of the pta? Have just spent the last 2 hours typing out loads of letters, forms, tables etc for the May Fair. Have had several people come up to me today and complain about the stalls their class has been allocated to run, because they wanted to do "such and such" stall (Am I a bldy mind reader!!!!). "Why aren't we doing * stall this year?" "You have forgotten to ask for book donations on the letter you sent out" (no, if you had attended the meeting you would know we decided that stall made a loss so we aren't doing it, we aren't asking for books because we already have tonnes in storage from previous years, but as YOU DIDN'T ATTEND THE MEETING you wouldn't know that would you )

AHH that's better

Morning all, ds has woken up full of beans so guess it'll be an outdoors/active day today!

Cov, when ds starts school & I'm ever tempted to join the PTA I'll search for that post .

sadly the work panic is not buying another company... will share on Friday night when I'm first able to.

good morning all

dd woke up better I think although she still says she is poorly, I expect because she wants cough syrup 'it tastes just like juice mummy'

she was talking to dh earlier about 'what does lonely mean?' not sure where she got that from she asked me the same yesterday, when he left she said 'thank you for keeping me company when mummy was out'

cov- one of the most annoying and stressful things about management in general is always dealing with staff, no one is ever happy, moan moan moan, sometimes unhelpful and obstructive while you are supposed to be calm collected organised full of positive feedback and supportive
dictatorship all the way I say, if only you could fire them

KC apparently dd had a dream about your ds 'and he was saying choc more' I think this is a recurring dream

Morning all. Well dd has been packed of for the day for a school trip (thank goodness her school isn't striking as she would have been vile if she had to saty home instead of this trip), shame about the weather it looked so lovely earlier. At least I've sent her with wellies and a raincoat .

DH has disappeared of this morning for his golf "weekend" to return home Tuesday evening. I am so tempted to organise a trip for myself for a few days, but the logistics for me to go away are so much harder than for him. He can simply announce he is off and that is pretty much it. For me it involves getting him to take a few days off work, or asking my parents to have the children etc etc. It is the one thing that bothers me about being a SAHM, is that everything has to be factored around the children/childcare/running the home.

Never mind, have cheered myself up with a book order from amazon, plus I have free reign on the tv for the next 5 nights, and at least I have next months Chicago trip to look forward to (if this MAy fair doesn't kill me first ).

snap COV - I had to drop dd1 off at 7.15 this morning at the school. No strike at our school. Oh and it gets worse when you are not a SAHM - I still have to arrange childcare for non-working days - next Thursday is election day and the school is closed so I'm having to drive 3 LOs down to Eastbourne on Weds night evening though its dh's parents who are having them.

I'm off to the caravan this weekend without dh (he's working) so if you fancy coming to see me, you're more than welcome. Plus it's meant to be a heatwave. I'm going down Saturday morning (hangover permitting).

Oh, if anyone's interested our van is going to be vacant Bank Holiday weekend.

All that talk of AP/cooking yesterday must have rubbed off on my AP. I got home and she'd prepared ds meals for the next day. She is truly wonderful.

Cov ineed if you single your life revloves around "children/childcare/work/running the home" Trying to book a weekend away would be a virtual impossibility for me until DS is old enough to be farmed out to someone. At this age he is really far too much work for my long-suffering and very obiling mum to handle for several days especially as she is on her own as well.

Mrs R - we're off to the IOW this Bank holiday otehrwise I might have been tempted.

my mum is of course obliging not obiling

I am lurking just not posting and the reason is being full time working single mother trying to organize childcare!
guess whatever your 'title' is doesn't make much difference altho it could be related to gender but that's a bit controversial.
I am sick. Fly to states on Monday but actually leave home on Sunday. Trying to view properties too.
Definately recommend joining mrsr at caravan if you can, it's fabulous.
Hope everyone well.
Have fun Friday.

Sorry didn't mean to rile anyone . I know for all my complaining about the inbalance of the childcare workload between dh and myself I have it easier than those of you doing it on your own. It just bugged me that dh can decide to go away for a few days and announces it as a "fait a complis".

Mrs R thanks for the invite, I would love to come, but unfortunately I am going to be "enjoying" the excitement of 2 birthday parties, swimming lessons and haircuts this weekend! But another time I would love to come!

"accomplis" (think my keyboard is dying on me)

Kew - got swim nappy for ds2 because free mothercare voucher arrived, can't remember why, but rude not to spend it ... Thought you said your mum was oblong which seems a bit odd. Should get eyes checked...

I wasn't riled Cov - everyone has their griped about day to day life - wihtout wanting to sound pious or hard done by I do generally find it amusing when some people gripes are my idea of a luxury! In my case I do have a very rlaxed attitude to it - I chose to be in the position I'm in and have absolutely no right to carp about it - I think people like paddle have it much worse - she certainly didn't sign up for the whole single deal with the stresses that come with it.

the fact that I can't get away for a weekend with the girls doesn't make the fact that your DH swans off without a thought any less irritating for you, IYSWIM. Though to be honest - if you want to do it I would be inclined to just tell him which weekend you are going away and let him sort it out. Until you do, he is always going to do it without thinking there needs to be reciprocity.

pleased with self as morning has been quite productive by my standards. done exercise, some housework, some study and child seems chilled. pat on the back

funny how how relationships are different, dh would not book anything without discussing first, not that he likes going away, even nights out with mates are very rare, most of them are well spread out across the country/ world.
he does have a very good understanding of what being at home actually feels like having done that for a few months.

paddle sorry you are feeling rotten hope the trip goes well. did you say Utah?

mrsR bank holiday weekend is dh's birthday will ask if he fancies a change, although I imagine possibly being stuck on the motorway doe not feature highly - that me that is sunny outlook

sfx - your DH sounds just like mine except my DH doesn't have any culinary skills.

paddle - hope you feel better soon and the business trip goes well for you.

Have a nice afternoon, all.

sfx - I suppose I am lucky as well as dh was a SAHD for a year and knows the stress that goes with it. He rings me to check anything first which is nice. To avoid traffic, we normally leave after 8pm on Friday of a Bank Holiday weekend.

paddle at you being ill - you just do not need it at the mo. Hope you feel better soon.

Shame you can't make it COV your LOs would love the swimming pool/beach.

To be fair, dh didn't organise this weekend without discussing it, I agreed to him going away with his dad to play golf (the original suggestion was to go en famille (that would be dh, myself, dd,ds,fil and mil (you can see why I readily agreed to him going alone ). Trouble is he omitted to divulge that it means he left for work this morning and won't be home until Tuesday morning (goes to play golf tomorrow am and back Monday pm but staying in London that night and going straight to work Tues)!

I could organise a weekend away I guess, just can't get used to not being financial "Independant" and feel guilty (my own ridiculous hang up I know)about spending the money on myself.

Anyway enough moaning (apart from a quick one about the weather, lighting just struck the garden behind ours ,hope dd isn't getting drenched on her school trip)

Paddle sorry to here you aren't well. I assume you got your passport sorted in time for your trip.

oh God yes the financial independence thing is a big deal with me, am slowly adjusting and see some things as rightful indulgences
well for a while back in the day I earned more and paid most of the bills anyway.

dh is not into golf despite his dad and brothers being enthusiasts, in fact the blinking wedding is at some sort of golf country club thingy.
in fact he does not like exercise per se just rides a bike because it is functional and keeps him fairly fit.

I don't think men actually like playing golf it is just an excuse to walk about a field with other men talking nonsense