D'ya ever wonder where all the other mums of multiples are?

[bubby64]

....or have we scared them all off with our inane chatter and multple moans!

[triplets]

oh apologies Shabs....................good morning :)

[Chopstheduck]

I made a huge pile last night from their bedroom, they have to put it away before breakfast. Jack and shay are doing that, rav is going to clean out the rabbits. For now it is quiet, but I am waiting for the screams to start!

Jack is off for his first ever sleepover today! Prob not the best idea since he been absolutely knackered this week, but he has been looking forward to it for ages. Then tomorrow they have parade.

[triplets]

What are the boys in Chops? I think all these orgainzed things are so good for them. James and his band are marching the Mayor to a civic reception plus church service, he wont be home until around 3pm, thats a chunk of his Sat gone, but he love it. Becca has gone off to Canterbury with a friend, and Thomas is on the x-box.......................as usual. I have just been having a clear out of their drawers, mangled up adaptors and headphones, most seem to be not needed or not working. Been looking for the plug that goes with Jamess old cd player, plus two plugs from digital photo frames, no sign of those of course! The sun has just come out, would like to go out somewhere nice.................but no money and too tired!

[bubby64]

Hi all,Chops DH usually complains of my snoring, I take pain killers which knock me out, so dont care I was woken at 06.05 by on call phone, just sat and read in bed after that.
Morning Shabs
Trips it was grey here, but now sun has come out. Huge pile of washing to get through as havent had time to do much over the week, plus got to go on a big food shop. On Call again this weekend, but, hopefully, as I was in the office yesterday I have forstalled a lot of the problems before they got to be urgent.
Boys did their rooms last weekend, and, at the moment, they are fairly clear, I know it wont last long though.
Boys went to a golf range with Young Farmers last night- J upset as he said "he sucks at golf", he wants to be good at everything sporty, but this was the 1st time he has tried it! M just said it was "fun" abd wasnt really bothered if he was good or not. They have a formal Ball coming up in November yikes! what do I dress them in?? Girls are easy - a party/evening dress, but do we have to go as far as hiring suits, or can I just send them in decent shirts, ties ans school black trousers at their age, thoughts anyone?
Bagpuss - happy birthday to bagpuss junior.

[Chopstheduck]

I'd go for shirts and trousers and maybe optional ties. I think boys at that age don't like to make half the effort tht girls do. Dd insists on full prom dress for ANY occasion. They had a Halloween ball yesterday, she wore and purple and black party frock, and back combed hair and makeup to look like a zombie. She looked rather good actually! On the other hand, there were boys there in jeans and even one in a onsie!!


Trips, Rheannon and Jack do girls/boys brigade. They do parade once a month. Jack is hoping to join the band part when he is eligible at Easter and learn the bass drum. The boys do scouts instead but can't do the parades unfortunately, dh doesn't really want them going to church services. There isn't actually a lot around here tbh. Dd wanted to join the air corps but it closed down :(

[Sokmonsta]

Good grief you guys move fast lol. Will catch up properly later. Currently offloading a shed load of pictures onto bt vault to clear laptop for inlaws.

Hope everyone with poorly bubbas is now through the worst. I can sympathise with crappy work. Mine are aiming at constructive dismissal. I'm not going back but not giving them the satisfaction of just rolling over this time

Trips - you can borrow dh if you like. We have an agreement. I do babies and small people. He manages their teens. We both have experience in those areas so defer to greater knowledge. I'm dreading 2 teenage girls and two teenage boys.

House is slightly less of a tip. Washing basket is no longer overflowing and (shhhhhh) nearly empty

Have to admit that once again, children were elsewhere. Nana and grandad had the bigs and twins were at nanny and Grandad's last night. Dh arranged so I could get some much needed respite. We've had a lumpy week which finished in a trip to gp, moderate to severe pnd and a lovely box of pills. Am hoping to feel human sometime soon.

[triplets]

Welcome back sox, poor you...........take every advantage of getting some rest. Its lovely to have you join us, we are very friendly, funny and life savers...........I dont know what Id do without my mates on here................talking of which.....Rubester, where the hell are you?? Also bout time FG put in an appearance, does she not realize how much we miss her??

[triplets]

Can I just ask, if you could afford it would you go away for Christmas and if so where?

[shabbatheGreek]

Trips - IF I could go away for Xmas if would be the Canary Islands - especially Teneriffe xx

[Chopstheduck]

Morning girls x


aww, Sokmonsta, hope the pills kick in soon and you start feel more like yourself again. I had pnd with my first, it is horrid.


Hell, yeah, trips! We flew on Xmas day in 2009 I think it was. Went to Florida, and came back with a sun tan. Was lovely too, all the parks were all christmassy. I'm not sure where I would go if I had the choice. Somewhere alpine would be tempting, maybe Switzerland, or Austria. Or if I wanted sun, maybe Dubai?
We just did Xmas day a few days early that year (even rigged the calendars), and the kids got Florida tickets in their stockings. I think as the kids get older, and we don't really have to do the whole Father Christmas thing, it would get increasingly tempting to go away more!

[shabbatheGreek]

Morning girls xx

Sok - my lovely DIL had severe PND for about 10 months. It was only her AD that 'kept her going.' Sadly, very sadly, it has totally put her off having any more children. She was so poorly. I hope you soon start to feel better xx

[triplets]

Good evening girls............my day has been 50/50.
Boys have been great.
Dk and dd not so.
and no sign of my darling Ollie boy :-(
and I could just eat some choccy nuts and I haven`t got any
and thats about it really.
Night night xx

[Chopstheduck]

Aww trips, you can share my valor choccie almond bar if u like!


It's a late footy game tonight (American footy) so I've just finished dinner. Calimari with chilli folllowed Venison steak with sherry mushroom sauce and homemade garlic and parsley chips. Yum!



I gonna be soooo sleepy 2n. This bottle of my fav Spanish white sitting here won't help neither!

[Chopstheduck]

Tips?? tops!

[triplets]

Tips is probably right!!
Can I have the recipe for your chips, sounds divine!
Now I must go to sleep!

[shabbatheGreek]

Morning girls xx

[Chopstheduck]

Morning girls x

I can't wait til school run time. Jack is off his head and insisting shay is a jammy donut and trying to eat him. I suppose it's an improvement on the tears, but we've already had one accident on the stairs!





Garlic Chips

Peel and thickly chip potatoes, leave to soak in a bowl of cold water with a squeeze of lemon juice for a couple of hours.

Heat oil til very hot, dry chips until potato is soft and just about cooked. Remove from oil, let oil come back up to heat, then fry for a second time until crisp and nicely golden.

Finely chop 2-3 cloves of garlic. Melt decent butter (I use Isigny St Mére, would be horrid with anchor) in a small pan, add garlic, fry over medium/low for couple of minutes til garlic aromatic. Add tbsp dried parsely (dried sticks better).

Pour butter into a warmed bowl, and toss chips in it, until chips well coated in garlic.

Not one for diets!

[Chopstheduck]

Oh and add sea salt and pepper when tossing. I always use unsalted butter.

[bubby64]

Morning Girlies - I need yet more advice here. Had a HUGE row with J over him "finding" or "borrowing" money, and then keeping it. I gave him £3 on friday for school dinner, and M a £10 note as I had no change, and asked M to give back the £7 change. J then told M he had "forgotten" his money (I know he hadnt, as I saw him put it in his bag as he went out the door) and could he have the change to get himself a lunch. When I asked for change back, and M said J had got what was left of it, J denied all knowledge. They were also given a £10 note on Friday evening, again as I hadn't change (needed 2.50 each), and I hadn't had the change back from that either, J said he spent all the extra on addittional baskets of golf balls (£7.50 = 150 golf balls in less than 1hr30mins, which would have to be hit at a rate of 1 ball every 50 seconds-I dont think so!) totalling it up, J has had an extra £12 from me that he shouldnt have had in the past day, and I found out that morning he had been spending quite a lot in the village shop, buying sweets/drinnks/snacks, and he also hd some in his wallet. He said he had 'saved up' or 'won' on betting on dares at school..
I know he had already spent his pocket money, so I went balistic, as he has already been told about "finding" money around the house (DH has a habit of emptying out his pockets in the bathroom/bedroom and leaving the change on the side), and said this is really stealing, as he knows who the money belongs too. I have stopped xbox use again, as well as stopping pocket money, but DH said stopping that will only encorage him to steal more!
any thoughts on this girls?

[triplets]

Oh Bubby a tricky one,I think though I would be stopping pocket money, so that any further spending would be proof! I am having a sort of similar problem with Rebecca. They all get £5 a week pocket money. James hardly ever spends his so atm he has £40. Thomas tends to spend his thoughout the week. Rebecca goes out every w/end with the girls, often via trains, so her p/m goes no where an she asks for more. Last w/end she had an extra £5 to go to Canterbury, then she wangled a £2.20 comic, then last night she was asked to the cinema with friends and needed another £7.50p! The boys are starting to kick up and I cant afford it. So have told her she is grounded this w/end, no trips out etc, also suggested she could do a few jobs to pay me back................that didnt go down at all well! I know a £5 isn`t much these days, my Mum used to give them extra each week, sadly she has gone :(

[Chopstheduck]

Morning girls x


I'd be stopping any money too, Bubby. It sounds like he is just being a bit greedy, something I could imagine dd doing! I keep her money in a bank account and she has to ask before going to the shop or she would waste all her money on sweets and things. I'd give the money to M when they need money together for a bit, and just ban J from all cash handling for a bit.

When I used to have to give mine cash for school dinners, I kept an ice cream container where I would throw in all my change to keep it tiding over for the £2s here and there, so I could give them the right money. I got into the habit of geting cash out, and using notes when paying for stuff to keep the change topped up.

Trips, if dd doesn't help around the house, no money, simples! Yesterday she hoovered upstairs, emptied the dishwasher and put a basket of laundry away. I just wish she would put as much effort into her school work and bedroom!

We don't really do regular chores, but everyone mucks in. It's strange, they will all happily hoover, or dust, do laundry related jobs, gardening or cook. They moan a little about the dishwasher, but they cannot tidy their room with without WWIII and it always seems to be me that ends up cleaning out THEIR rabbits!

[Chopstheduck]

I say THEIR rabbits, they should be MY rabbits now. I look after them. And they've got sooo tame now! They run around the garden all day, and I can't step outside the door without tripping over three balls of fluff. When I try to hang out washing, they climb on the basket, and climb my legs. They nose into everything I do out there!

[shabbatheGreek]

Morning girls xx

Tom doesn't get set pocket money. He just robs me blind for 'stuff he NEEDS' - anything to do with PS3. Drives me round the piggin' bend - I have started saying 'Nope....cant afford it...Xmas is coming up!!'

He does very little around the house. Tidied his room on Sunday

[shabbatheGreek]

Might I add....he moved 'stuff' around in his room.....the 'massive job' did not include hoovering, polishing or putting rubbish in the bin!!! He also 'tidied' his room to put off doing homework

[Chopstheduck]

I made a big pile of stuff laying around in the boys room Friday evening. Should have taken maybe an hour tops to clean up? That took them til lunchtime. Then by Sunday it looked like a bomb had hit it again. Nobody wanted to take responsibility or clear it up, so cue me having a screaming fit at them, and banning them from video games for two days.


I've even posted pics of dd's room onto her facebook page in an attempt to embarrass her into tidying it up, with absolutely no effect!