Oct/Nov 08 chat

[mellow2]

thanks, sushi
well boiler in, giving hot water (hurrah!)
but heating still not working
i was screeching like a fishwife discussing with dh how feckin freezing bracing it was and why-couldn't-they-get-it-fixed-and-i-reckon-they-broke-it-in-first place...
when i turned around to see boss builder at my shoulder

now consoling myself with a cuppa and a jam doughnut

not sure about the pool this weekend, would involve major deforestation and, to be frank, (whoever he is) not sure i'm up to the task...

Sushi we will be at the pool late Saturday morning (DCs have lessons). Not sure I will get in though!! Although the Fat Toddler has a wonderful new 2nd hand swimming cozzie kindly donated by QC

QC - lets cheer those platelets on - come on you platelets - go forth and multiply!!

Steppy - what was the question (having asenior moment here )

Anyone got news from the Labour Wards yet???

...feeling tres flu-like here which is a very plausible reason for not going swimming tonight

ah, hello, auntie..
hmm, not sure i can remember either..

are the dcs moving up through the groups at swimming?
ds 1 and ds2 have been in the same group for yonks..

well, know you're all bored to tears with my boiler..
but (roll of drums)..
..and then there was heating..

know she was always banging on about only needing four hours sleep a night, but didn't maggie thatcher also say being cold made you work more productively

blimey, might even have a bath tonight...
steady on

blimey, it's so hot and stuffy now..
maybe maggie was right

what was Maggie right about?

reminds me FIL went around with a I Love Maggie sticker in his car because that is MIL name, or so he says, MIL always mortifies when he tells the story

sushi not sure what we will do this weekend although weekend swimming is generally dh's job

steppie good to hear heating is fixed, do you think it was because you got mad?

meant to read always looked mortified

Steppie - Hurrah! Glad your boiler is working again. I would be screeching too if the boiler broke in this weather.

Kew - Good news re: platelets. Hope the side effects go away soon.

sorry Ros meant to answer your question, short course/module should be done by Christmas BUT have assignment due by Saturday at the latest and can't quite seem to get it going

kep finding online distractions or feel like should just go to bed with my new book

Oh Gawd - Steppy has gone all Back to Basics on us!!

Steppy - DCs in 121 lessons now as learn much more so no ifdea which group they would be in, although I did get frustrated with the size of the learning groups and their slow progress in them due to number of students

SFX LOL at Maggie sticker

Distraction from a task you are avoiding is funny isn't it - that's about the only time I get the hoover out - when I am avoising doing a task even more dreadful

sfx, ikwym about distractions. I've got a bar of chocolate in the fridge that I'm not eating until I've got this piece of work finished. The rate I'm going though it will still be there next year!

where is news of babies?

I heard a program on the radio this morning about skiving. Apparently it's because you've got something better to do.

Griselda - we usually have spotless bathroom when I have tasks to do that I'd rather not do!

Kew - are you expecting xoxo and sj to be MNing while having a baby? They might not allow laptops in there you know. Still, you'd have thought they'd get their respective dh on the case!

I am currently reading my most excellent book in the hope it will shed some light on my predicament, it being about brain processes and all

they really should be blogging the birth don't you think?

no not whilst hving babies - but shortly thereafter.

...surely it was part of their birth plans?

...surely it was part of their birth plans?

oops

yes both birth plans

good morning all

hope everyone is well, is there a birthday today? Happy birthday!

very pretty and very cold out, dd was unsettled during the night and woke up early, think it is quiet time at home this pm after pre school

am quit tired but managed 3miles today, and btw am officially under 11st for the first time since I had dd

morning all

sfx - wow, less than 11 st? well done you!

griselda - might see you at the pool on Sat, then.

steppie - glad you have the heating back on.

sfx was right, it's my birthday!

happy birthday, sushi
are you going out this evening?

sfx..that's fab. well done. must be something in the running lark then, i guess

has anyone seen burn after reading? might take dh to see if before he escapes the madness goes to mumbai on sunday. he'd probably prefer to see the bond movie, tho..

can't wait to crack this workload over next few weeks so can go out and have fun

have a lovely afternoon, all
toodlepip

this may be more relevant to older dcs, but does anyone else sometimes get the distinct impression they're somehow disappointing their dcs?

ds1 always seems to be on the verge of a heavy sigh everytime he asks me what's for dinner ('that's not how dad does it" ), if i'm *still working, do i know some obscure fact about some obscure pre-historic mammal.....et, etc, etc

if only i lived up to my posting name, eh?

Hello,

I can't wait to find out the newborns too!

Happy birthday - Hope you're doing something nice!

steppie I only have feeling like that if I feel low but for some unspecified reason, occasionally I worry am not cheerful enough but hey that is how I am
and also dd know that there are mummy skills and daddy skills, quite apart from gender equality for example daddy likes ironing mummy doesn't

I have come to understand I am more relaxed and far more patient that I give myself credit for
who knows what this will be like when she grows up

Went on a shopping spree in Richmond