D'y ever wonder why its ALWAYS this time of night when we start a new thread!!

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Still searching the shag pile for my Faliraki flip flops!!!

My God Trips - you and the beautiful one would make very tall children together

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Morning girls xx

Morning girls xx

We will have to meet up some time trips, I want to give you a big hug! Keep strong xx

Morning girls. Yes Chops we will, that would be so nice. Pouring here today, out to the registry office and then funeral directors. I would rather my other brothers go but they are both working. Two of my three are being so awful atm, I cant pretend its over Mum, there was no fondness on their side which is sadly the truth. They couldnt have picked a worse time to be at their worst! I came back upstairs at 8am before they left, thought I would break down with stress. So just sat here, calming myself down. Wonderful trolley last night Shabs! x

So sorry two of the kids are playing up Trips. It makes it so very much harder. I was thinking the other day how hard it is to be an older Mum. I think its hard being a Mum at any age BUT sometimes I just want to scream. Teenagers seem so different to when we were that age. I would have got a slap from my Mam if I misbehaved - even when I was in my teens! Perhaps all this PC stuff about no smacking and try to reason is not always brilliant!

Its pouring here as well and cold. Feels like October - not July!!

I hope today goes OK Trips - there is so much to do isin't there? Walking by the side of you today, as always.

Will they listen to anyone, trips? James even? Sit down and have a cuppa and take have a break before heading off.

It actually dry here! Doubt it will last though. I've been having fun and games with two of mine for the past week or so, too. DD is now in counselling and thankfully has split with the gf, but the whole thing has really blown up in her face. Kids can be so cruel. The counselling seems to be helping her though.

DT2 tried to throttle a child at school last week. My solution - to take him to jujitsu! I'm hoping it will give him an outlet and teach him some respect and self disciplin, though this could backfire very badly, we shall see, first lesson tonight!!

Morning girls xx

DH and Tom are off, with Dan & Lew, to have their fittings for wedding suits!! They are hiring them for the wedding day. As Lew said 'We are all having these suits Andma, Daddy says something about penguins and they are very lovely!!' The suits have tails on!! He has made an appointment at the tailors for 8.45am......you can tell which family has a small child in it just from the time of the appointment. I am now going to try and wake Tom up - NOT looking forward to this at all!

Shabs.............thank you sooooooooo much, I cried tears of utter joy, such a lovely surprise...................your footsteps are never far away....xx

no problem sweetheart. xxxx

Tom went upstairs to watch tv in his bedroom. About 3 hours ago. It was very quiet. I went to check on him and he has fallen asleep.....the bottom half of his body in bed and the top half on his computer chair PMSL. As he is now taller than his dad (not hard DH is 5ft 4in) I cannot move him and am not even attempting to.

Awwwww Shabs, you have no idea how uplifting it was :)
Woke up this morning with the most painful big toe on my right foot, its throbbing away. Makes me realise what terrible pain Mum was in :(
What date is the wedding again Shabs please?
How did the fittings go, love to have been a fly on the wall!

18th August is the 'big day' Trips!!! Em let me have a look at her wedding dress today. I was so pleased that she did - we have always got along well but I was suprised that she let me look. Its beyond beautiful and I couldn't fit even one of my boobs in it - its so tiny. DH said that Tom looked so grown up in his suit and Lew looks very cute. He has the same suit as the grown ups and the tailor said he has never measured a tinier waist than Lews!!! LOL

Morning girls.............woken up by one soggy moggy! Someone left the kitchen door open..............grrrrrrrr.Its torrential out there, really fed up now hearing rain. We are desp for a holiday at some point but if the prediction is right, rain until Sept its not going to be worth it .Whats everyone doing this summer, I know what Shabs is up to, drooling and cavorting Shirley Valentine style ......at least we live by the seaside. Oh no just remembered James is playing at the bandstand at 11am, its Royal Marine Family Day.............please stop raining. I am now wide eyed and legless, anyone for tennis?

Morning girls xx

xx

Christ on a bike it smells right good in here.....

A LARGE DRUM ROLL......Ahem....Ladies - may I introduce to you my new Faliraki flip flops.......gaze at them and admire the wonder of the catalogue that is called 'Simply be'.....fashion for larger ladies dont you know

They sent me a shoe size thingeymebob. I found out that I am about a size 3 and three quarters but the widest fitting known to bleedin' man!!!! So for your delight and wonderment may I introduce you to my amazing pink and white striped flip flop bit at the front....FALARAKI FLIP FLOPS. I promise not to pee on them or put lavender on them to hide the stink of pee.

I cannot, however, promise not to pee directly into them whilst I am on my 'jollies'............

Morning girls xx

Trips - is it Matthews birthday today? I hope I have the day right. Wether I have, or not, just wanted to say I am thinking about him and you xxxxx

Morning ladies,

Trips I am so very sorry about your mum

Awwwww Shabs yes it is his birthday, he is 33. We went to the cemetery this morning, seemed so strange to think that Mum will be there beside him on Mon. Everything feels sad atm.
On top of everything I have a very painful foot, I am so fed up with feet and their problems. Its the ball joint that is red and inflamed, very painful to walk on, not what I needed this week. Phoned the surgery 4/5 times and no-one will answer, its either arthritis or gout...............makes me feel old:(

Happy Birthday Matthew - hope you are with my lads and making sure they are behaving!! You are missed every day sweetheart. xxxx

Trips - my two are buried next to my Grandma and Grandad - this made sound very odd but that brings me comfort. As if they are looking after them. xxx

Thank you Shabs, their "special days" are sad days aren`t they? They used to be such happy ones, so so unfair and sad.
Spent an hour this pm with my brothers with the funeral directors, all so awful to do:( Poor Mum, this time last week I was with her for the last time, such a traumatic experience. Shabs I have to pm you. x