Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (part 27)

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part 27? good god

Anyone want my life this morning?

Woke up to house like furnace, boiler refusing to switch off so will need to get engineer round pronto. And the fridge is definitely knackered so I need a new one.

On the plus side, however with heating off the kitchen is so cold I don't need to use the fridge for milk.

Janos, poor you..have a similar problem with my boiler and have turned all the radiators right down as I cant find anyone to fix it atm. Dread to think what my bills will look like, but I decided it is the least of my problems right now

Thanks Elasta. It's not the end of the world, I know just one of those things sent to try us!

Oh dear again Janos, it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't both things together and so close to Christmas
Although I have to confess, my first thought was that I'd prefer that, to the boiler refusing to switch on which is what tends to happen here I'm not good at coping with the cold (soft southerner!)

How is your Mum this morning, elasta, are you still there with her? It's lovely that she's still able to be at home. I am thinking of you.

Elasta, I've just realised how crashingly insensitive my post sounds and want to apologise. Sorry.

Yes FLF it is marginally better than the heat not coming on AT ALL (I've had that too and it's not pleasant). Anyway am going to buy a fridge.

It must be the full moon. That and I was getting too cocky at how well things were going - reality check!

Hi all

Hope you're all doing well this Monday morning.

Janos - hope you get all your fridge/boiler problems sorted.

And Elasta - not really got anything to add but just wanted to send you virtual support and hugs.

I was supposed to go round to Bluebeard's (!! yes I know - we appear to be trying again) for dinner tonight but have had to cancel due to sick son. Mind you, was in two minds anyway, as would involve an hour's drive each way! Have provisionally rescheduled for Thursday evening but have a feeling the weather may put a halt to that.

And have arranged a date in December with a bloke who first contacted me when my kids were two (now six!). We've been trying to arrange a meeting but as he lives in Manchester and I'm in London, it has proved impossible. The few times he's been down here, he's either been too busy or I've been busy or away ... hope it's worth the wait!

So do I kdk! I hate all the hanging about involved, boring.

Good luck for your dates :)

No heating in my school either. I'm in two minds about whether to do outdoor PE or not...it probably isn't any colder out there, and maybe they'll warm up if they are running around instead of sitting shivering in here!

kdk, if it's taken 4 years to meet someone it doesn't bode well for building a relationship!

Thinking of you elasta.

I just had a long phone call with ds1's school about him being ill, got a few things off my chest. i agreed to go meet them and the ewo on friday but refused to bring him, saying if he isnt well enough for school then he isnt well enough to go to a meeting

i told them i was not paying the gp to write a letter to prove he had been ill when i had packets of pills and an appointment card i can show them.

they have agreed with my permission to contact the gp themselves which i have given

meanwhile they now think ds1 has some long term gastrointestinal thing going on, esp given my history and other members of my family, and he does seem to be worse when he eats dairy (i have been keeping him dairy free then occasionally introducing dairy to see if there is a difference and there is)

they want him to see a consultant to rule out stuff like coeliacs and a dairy intolerance or even something like my colitis, as they all have similar symptoms

anyway he is def still not right enough to go to school full time,i had to force him awake at 11.30 today, and this is a boy who is usually up by 7.30 every day!

Poor ds1 lou, that's def not right is it. If he's ill he's ill.

I really hope he's feeling better soon.

Poor DS1, lou. It's rubbish that the school aren't being more understanding.

at 4 years for a date kdk!

KDK, you have some patience there, I would have given up 4 yrs ago, hope he's worth it

Have not been waiting - we are facebook friends and exchange the odd message every so often. Just happened that yesterday he commented that it had been four years since he first contacted me and we decided that it was really about time that we did more than exchange the odd bit of banter. Just hope we get on in real life! And think a relationship is out of the question given that we live 200 miles apart and I tend to rule out anyone who lives more than 50 miles away!

And Lou, hope all goes well and that you get it sorted.

Can someone catch me up. Head up own arse all yesterday and today.

Date with Earl tomorrow.

GOOD: The BF and I have fallen in with each other and we're back to sending funny texts and bantering with each other.

BAD: DD was sick on me at the bus stop today and in the kerfuffle of that, missed my bus.

Hi all, thanks for all your wishes. Have got back from mums this evening as my boys had an inset day today, so we went to see harry potter this morning whilst she was asleep.

Mum is on good form but very weak, not really feeling like getting up. So we had a chat and a cuddle before I had to drive back. Just taking every day as it comes. Every time I leave I have prepared myself that it could be the last time we speak, which is hard, but I have told her how much I love her many times and thanked her for being such a wonderful mum. She is such an amazing woman, married for 50 years to my dad, incredibly strong when we were small, but now happy to be cared for by all her children. She is very serene and smiling and joking, still an inspiration to us all

Hey Janos, didnt think you were being insensitve at al! have got home and gone crashing into day to day life as we all do. Dog has eaten something horrible and crapped downstairs, DS2 has lost his school bag so have to come up with another bag pencil case etc, etc before I go to bed. uniform and games kit to find Oh Joy.

Elasta your post brought tears to my eyes. My mum is being quite needy right now, (just because she's going through a stressful time) and there are times when she's on the phone again and I feel so irritated by her.
I will be more understanding tomorrow morning when she phones and remember that I am lucky to have her.
Sending you warm wishes x

I dont have much to say elasta,aside from i know exactly what you are going through and send you all much love

sending so much love elasta.

I have a date with Earl tonight. Will find out the score with him and the pregnant ex.

Elasta, tears in my eyes. I wish I had had chance to say so much to mum, did tell her I loved her a few hours before she died and that was quite unusual because we weren't a lovey/huggy family we knew it but didn't say it. I try much harder with DD than mum did with me, but I guess it was the way she was brought up.

Nothing going on with me, not intending to go on any dates in the near future. Going Christmas shopping at the weekend and got a few do's to go to before then.

Elasta, just to say I'm thinking of you.

Earl had better be as nice as Carrot .

Good luck flame, hope the date goes well.