D'ya ever wonder how long the sun will last...?

[Sokmonsta]

Morning! Since its a sunny day here I thought I'd say sunny hellos. Unless of course anyone else has beat me to it and I've missed the new thread.

I can`t stop thinking about her, I know what its like, its hell. I can only say I am glad for them they have their faith, they have amazing support. But...............its not bloody fair, its not.

Morning girls xx

Goodmorning........hate Thurs, fed up with dcs and dk need to get out!!

I'll be glad when it is the weekend. Two of the kids' friends round for tea today one of whom is a type 1 diabetic which has been worrying me slightly!

It has been all go this week - mon DH was out, tues boys brigade, wed girls brigade, tonight play dates, tomo Jack has a disco and dts @ cubs. I will be glad when it is Sat!

I keep thinking of Estar too. Like you Trips, I am glad she has the huge support and comfort of her faith, though I do wonder how on earth she keeps it in the face of such trials. I have pics of my boys scrolling through on the background and I see them hugging each other now at the age that D was when he died, and it is so sad.

Bubby, dd broke her phone ages ago, never got round to fixing it, she has had to make do with a cheapy non smart phone since. How are the house repairs coming along?

Hope the chat goes well, Soks x

Mama, sorry I missed the boys birthday! Belated happy birthday wishes! Hope they were more settled yesterday.

Went up to my brothers this morning and my other brother (I have 4) turned up so it was a nice chat. Got home at 1.20pm to a grumpy dk who is now in my kitchen jam making as I reused to do it! Why is he annoying me so much today? I feel yet don`t know why.

Chops - Thanks! :) Looks like busy week you've had. Thank God for weekends right? Haha

Trips - I think you're allowed to feel like that somedays. Thankfully I can blame hormones even though DH knows that's not true!

Today has been hectic and I was two seconds away from punching the midwife at the hospital! Ivan made me go to the hospital to get another note saying I can fly just in case I run into any trouble as I am nearing 30 weeks and the airport can be picky. I had an ultrasound, blood tests and everything was fine but the midwife was a stern cow and at first refused to sign it as I was too far along, it took me getting the head midwife, loads of tears, swearing at the stupid woman and demanding they phone my consultant in the UK for them to finally sign off and allow me to fly. I love Russia but I'm going home and I am not giving birth here! My appointment was at 10am, I didn't leave until 3pm. So, all that relaxing I've had for the past 4 weeks has flown out the window. I'm wound up and still annoyed. I've everything packed, and everything that needed shipping has been taken to shipping company. I just need the twins to go back to sleep so we can all be well rested for our flight tomorrow morning... God that was a rant!

Wow, that does sound stressful mama! Glad you got it all sorted in the end though.

Maybe you need a little break from him trips? Nice lunch out or something?

the playdates have been fed and I'm now clock watching til they go home!

I was thinking more a gap year myself..............went to bed a 7.30pm just to get away from everybody. So good to be able to rant on here and tap hell out of the keyboard!

Ooh now that sounds like a plan. Backpacking? Where shall we go?

Playdates have gone, and all have survived, now cracking open the wine!

Ok Chops, lets drop by Shabs and pick her up, where shall we start? I fancy abit of flower power so I am starting us of with three nights in SF, we`ll eat at Mamas on Geary St, Pier 39 for b/fast and ake the trolley to China Town for peking duck. Your turn next. Shabs start thinking.

having keyboard problems keeps missing letters .........why?

I here Russia is a good place to backpack .

V. Stressful but I'm back in a relaxed state... for now. Need to get a few hours sleep before O have to get up for airport. Twins are sleeping soundly so that's good!

Night everyone next time I reply I'll be back home in London :)

safe journey Mama :)

Evening ladies.

Talk didn't happen today. Plans changed as mum had to take youngest niece to gp just as I was getting there. Ended up having to give all the kids tea and get my dad home early to look after them as I had to go to rainbows and mum had to stay at gp while they put niece on a nebuliser. Rang when I got in to see how they'd got on and dad answered to say mum had to take niece to hospital not long after I left, sister had now gone over and they were still there. He'd got the two eldest with him and was expecting mum to have come home once sister had arrived but she hadn't, obviously he couldn't get hold of them and he hadn't heard anything. So, being well practised at hospital visits, I'm trying to reassure him that perhaps they are waiting to see if niece was being admitted and making plans from there. He was going to ring or text when mum got home but still not heard anything.

I know at this time of night they will simply admit niece even if it's just to keep an eye on her. But of course I'm left feeling shit as even though I've not said anything, and my niece being ill cannot be helped, I'm feeling mean for once again wanting to bring up the feelings of inequality and of course it's a time when my sister and her eldest two will need my parents to be on hand for childcare, emotional support and so on.

I often wonder whether I should ever say anything because nothing ever really changes. But it just eats away at me if I don't.

I've also been asked by sister to be godmother to youngest niece. I'm already god mum to eldest two. So it shows her trust in me as her big sister. Gah! Can't pick your family.

Morning girls xx

aww soks, hope your niece is ok now and you get chance to talk things through soon. Don't feel shit about it, it's perfectly natural and reasonable to feel that way. xx

Right so, in the mustang, wind the roof down and head down to Monterey. Lunch at the Monterey cookhouse, wood fired pizzas, oak fired steaks or grilled oysters, with an amazing selection of local beers or wines. Then a slow amble down the big sur coast line before a wander round the redwoods and watch the amazing californian sun set over McWay falls as the water tumbles onto the sand.

Wow that was an amazing meal last night! Still laughing at Shabs downing her first oyster! Wonder where the road is gonna take us today, must buy myself a hat, real cowgirl style!

Howdee folks :)

Oysters are lovely, they taste of the sea. Never had them cooked though. I want cowboy boots. Tuck my jeans in, white shirt and let my hair down - I'm all set!

thats what my face looks like right now........

ok fair do..........your choice of fine dining tonight Shabs, try and find us a fun diner!

do Pickled Onion Monster munch & a big bottle of Diamond White cider count Trips????