September pontification

[bunyanvillas]

Hello

Oh Mellow - have a lovely babysitter but not sure if she can get to yours - although her Mum is a good taxi driver. I'm seeing her Mum tomorrow, I'll ask. She is a truly wonderful girl. She's looking for extra work until she goes back to Uni in October, plus she's always home at holidays. Actually I was thinking slng she would be good for you as well, if you and dh need a break. My LOs really really took to her.

Susie sorry to hear about dh, hope he reappers soon. My dh is working all hours under the sun at the moment, so that I can be a SAHM for a few months and it is a struggle but I do appreciate what he is doing for us.

Aren't airlines money-grabbing sods, just checked the same flights for Xmas and they are now £1000 more expensive! Am so glad I got up early and booked them yesterday.

Off to Church a bit later on so must dash. Hope the sun appears for you Paddle - its meant to be a lovely morning.

mellow maybe niece can do it if you ok with that she can just get a cab to my house afterwards

sfx - We would be happy to drive niece back to yours afterwards. You're only 10 mins away. Could you ask her for us? It would be for next Saturday evening.

Thanks Mrs R. It isn't easy to get to ours and it would be quite simple to send sfx's niece back to hers.

Morning all

Mellow - we have resorted to using Sitters, I wouldn't rave about them and they did let us down in the past but now that we've moved we might get better sitters til we find our own local contact. BTW your DD is too cute

Xoxo - congrats on pink bump & getting into single figures! I've 9wks left so not far behind you, zikes

SBS - call centre gaff

Paddle -

Sfx - good luck for today, I hope it goes ok fingers crossed for you

Susie - don't apologise, sorry DH still being elusive for no reason. It's tough being with toddler 24/7 no matter how much you love them, don't be too hard on yourself. I will go to playgroup again but not for few weeks but hope we can meet up soon

Off to Woking soon for lunch at a friend. No more baking for me for a few days as have run out of flour after making naans yesterday

Hope everyone has good weekend!

Hiya - no I didn't tell the call centre woman her mistake as she was so lovely I didn't have the heart to but it was really hard not to burst out laughing when she said it!

Notsure what to do today may go to Kew Gardens

My bookclub for tomorrow has been cancelled and have the prospect of two days at home withDCs while DH works

Am planning a late night swim in spooky pool tonight

Suzie no need to apologies luvvy - that's what we are here for - we have all had low points and had moans on here

mellow she will be here today so will ask maybe pass on your number?

hi everyone else hope you are well
there might be hoovering today

OK have made a decision - will deffo go to Kew Gardens!!!

anyone else fancy it?

Sausage, 24th for a cuppa is on the calendar! Mum has just gone so am feeling Wish I lived nearer my folks. Hello everyone else, will get on here later and catch up properly with all the news

mellow niece ok to do next Saturday she will be in touch or would you rather I email you her mobile?

just popping in. We survived a very wet night and it's bloody tropical today!
I have serious wagon envy watching all the liitlies recline in style as dad hauls them around! We will prob buy one.
Realising that h's bus is a bargain too. My bus budget may have to increase! Have plenty of time to hunt so am sure I will find a bargain too.
We are camped next to VW Funerals. One bay hearse and one bay mourners car!!!!!
Kew, no probs.

Thanks Mrs R for your effeciency! Mucho appreciated, as I'm so useless at it.

Mellow - thanks for the offer, but already have one 4 yr old dd and am great hoarder of all things baby. I'm also concentrating on eth initial stages now and can't seem to get my mind off it and be more organised, but thanks for thinking of me.

Ditto Sausage, thanks for your maternity clothes offer but luckily I was really big before pg, then lost weight, only to find out that I am pg and am straight back into my old clothes, which I hadn't got rid of yet (see hoarder comment above). So, thanks fore your very kind offer but I'll see out my final 8 weeks in my existing clothes. Again, a lack of thinking adds to the equation And, er, who are you????

What happened to Foxy? I can't tell if it's new people or old people with new names. I swear you do it to confuse me. Which is easy!!

We're spending the next few weekend claering space for new baby and baby stuff. It's gotta be done! See hoarder comment above!

ttfn
Am off in search of

xoxo - I have a lovely cot mobile that uwila gave me - I'm sure she wouldn't mind me handing it on to you if you want it. Its a remote control one that you can operate out of the room and ds still loves it now but he is going to destroy it if I don't remove it soon. But if you already have a non-broken one (aren't your dds good!) then I'll understand. If you need a hand decluttering anytime, let me know, I'm not working and can bring over some boxes that we can then take to the charity shop. Foxy is still around but not as we know her - just put 2 and 2 together in your post!

hello chaps
how y'all diddling?

kew, will obviously have to consult dd and dh's respective agents, but sure there won't be a problem using their pics on montage.....
hope your lunch in brighton went OK

sfx, hope visit went OK.
xoxo, nice to see you, lovie. blimey, not long now, eh? look after yourself.

susie, like others said, no need to apologise. sorry you're going through a rough time. builders seem to be cracking (no pun intended) on. should be another 5-7 weeks.

sausage, did you go to kew? would have joined you but was in richmond buying pressies for various birthdays/occasions.
have got a friend's birthday lunch - a - gasp - GROWN-UP do, or else we could have met up. i know it's hard being with 3 kids with no adult back-up. just think how much you'll enjoy that glass of vino come glug-glug o'clock..
toodlepip

Hello all!

Went swimming this morning - quite a success, both DSs splashed about without moaning once. Though DS2 fell over twice in the changing room and 5 times on the way to lunch! I think of it as retribution for having bitten DS1 in the morning.

Our attempt at doing school "homework" has so far failed. Book has been with us 3 days and nobody is motivated to "read" it. We must sort out some sort of a routine soon, I suppose. Last attempt at reading the book was when DS2 decided to bite DS1. It's a bad omen.

Those with more experience: Are all school communication letters so patronising? Like we scurrilous parents would never give a damn about our children's education if we are not admonished and encouraged to do so.

sfx - how went it?

hi all thanks for good wishes and all
the visit went fine considering I don't much like to discuss the past. it seems to have been a degree of guilt involved but we managed to have a pleasant enough time. I even took them to Kew at the end of the afternoon before dropping them off at the station
Now am all drained and in need of distraction so will probably watch a silly dvd

thankfully dh and niece provided excellent support bit too tired to catch up properly just now hope everyone is ok

Slng - yes they are (patronising that is)

XoXo - you textd me last week (or rather I textd you) fancy joining Bunyan and I for a coffee on 24th??

I have two truly fabby wraps PG tops I insist you try on

Steppy - hope you got pressies - shame we didn't see you today -would have been grand

Susie - was lovely to see you earlier - nice to meet you at last!!

I am deffo up for Kew Gardens again tomorow if the weather is as wonderful as it was today - had a lovely arvo with Suzie and DSs new girlfriend her DD

...Its raining men...

evening all

SBS - I was chuckling about that on the way home. what a horribly macarbe sense of humor I have at the moment! I will certainly join you tomorrow too, if you can bare us again. DD was calling M, with hands to her mouth, on the way around Marks & sparks! BLess them ,maybe he''ll let her cuddle him tomorrow, he was playing it cool today shall pack hard hat, just incase !

SFX- SO glad it went ok... ish...I nearly nearly called you when I was at retail park at about 6pm. Though best not though!

Slng - Where do you take them swimming? I really need to start taking DD more regularly. She used to be fine with the water, but is quite nervous these days.

xoxo - You don't actually know me - yet! so I'm not a name changer. Nice to meet you though, however virtual it is

bunynan- horrible feeling isn't it. Luckily I don't have far to see mum, I mean, she is really quite local. However, she seems to go away a lot, ad when home, is so busy doing her parish things ad services and general vicar things. She's 65, supposed to be retired ( well, from teaching) and does more now than ever! I really really feel it when she's away or on a busy run of weeks. DO you get to see them often, how far away area they?

Kew- how was brighton? hope things worked out ok with the meal and Ds in the end

We had a really lovely afternoon with a sample size of the Sillybig family Can't get over how lovely the weather was in the end. I'd packed boots and coats in the car, but time we got there it was SO warm! fingers crossed it'll be same weather wise tomorrow.

still nothing from H. Still feeling incredibly upset. comes in waves really. JUst wish I knew what was going on. I feel like perhaps he's made a decision really, and the no show speaks for itself. not sure. He's done this too many times already. Its never meant the end before, but, not sure I can cope with much more. Just put DD to bed, she blew him kisses and said Daddy home mummy. I just cried, tried hard not too, then she did, then she said cuddle. and dozed off cuddling me on my shoulder. which is unusual for her. I just wish he could see what he's doing to both of us. it feels so cruel and unnecessary. if he doesn't want me anymore, he should just tell me.

So, i'm off for a baileys and watch a bit of TV, can't find much on though.

Sfx - That's great. Why don't you text me her number and I'll call her? Is it okay to call her today?

Sfx - Glad visit went okay.

Susie - Hope things get better soon.

Hope everyone else had a nice weekend.

dh and dd2 got back from Devon late last night - she even got a tip. MissRemovalGirl girl now. My legs are killing me, walked about 5 miles, backwards and forwards to church. Hopefully the car will be fixed next week so we can go the van. In the meantime, ds has no nappies and I've had a migraine for a week and am desparate for a neck massage to sort it out so dh has borrowed a car to help me out.

Would have loved to join you all in Kew, sounds like you had a lovely day. Isn't the weather lovely?

Susie - that is awful about dh, I remember dh went awol for one night - after no phone reply, I issued the utilmation and stuck with it. Perhaps you should do the cold shoulder treatment, stop the contact and just ignore him. Harder said than done but it may work. Its funny what happens to a lot of men when they have no control over their wives/partners.

sfx - glad yesterday wasn't too bad, must feel like a weight off your shoulders though.

steppie - builders do tend to hang around a bit don't they? When's the unveiling party?

slng - wait until both go to school, then its duplicate correspondence. The secret is organisation. I have a schedule, as soon as they walk through the door, they empty their lunchboxes (and eat anything left over), go through their book bags, read their books and do their homework. Then (and only then!) can they play. But I remember with dd1 she was awful reading and I used to get so frustrated with her. Went to school and found out all the other Mums were exactly the same. If they can't read a word, read it for them.

Paddle - hope the sun is out for you this bright morning and you're not too hungover.

hi all it is really really quiet here today no dh no dd just me resting

starting to get bored

So we had the summer today eh?

It was summer! We had a mid-autumn festival party.

Lovely

Indeed, wasn't the weather lovely this weekend?

Sfx - glad visit went alright, at least you've done your bit now

Steppy - hope kitchen is coming along well

Susie - I go to Teddington pools so give me ahout if you fancy going sometime. I won't tell DS that miniSusie has a new boyfriend, might break his heart

Weekends are so much more relaxing now that DH has stopped travelling, hooray. Went for swim yesterday, so nice and then took DS swimming this morning. DH took him out to Kew this afternoon so I could just sit in the garden, read & eat chocolate, luxury

Sfx/Bunyan- We watched 'No country...' last night. I enjoyed it but agree the ending was rubbish, what a let down. Also saw Stardust which I liked better, easier viewing