I knew I could count on you all, have I had a nice day?????????????? Do we mums expect too much I am wondering? Husband snorting all night with rotten cold, up at 6.30am to get a head start as I would need extra time before school to open cards and pressies, dong!!!!!!!!!!!Still shouting at trio to get up at 8am, finally all staggering downstairs sockless, all start pushing and shoving arguing over whose present I will open first. All that took three mins, then they pick up their Nintendos and leave and are not seen again until 8.50am as we leave for school. On we go to Canterbury as other half had not bought me a present so I could choose my own! On the Park and Ride bus I am given money. We split up and meet at 11am for coffee, I had bought a t shirt for DD. We split up and meet for lunch, a real treat, I am bought a toasted sandwich and a cup of tea, I have bought nothing. We leave at 2pm for school, home for tea and cake which had been made by DD with a little help from me! Then its off to their swimming lesson at 5pm, home at 6.45pm, picking up a Chinese on the way. Husband has shower, I warm food and lay table. Husband rounds up kids, then the phone rings, then rings again, my travelling girlfriends singing happy birthday, made me laugh. All now banging forks waiting for supper, we sit down at 8.pm, door bell goes, another friend with sweet present, all now fed up arounf the table. Supper then more or less abandoned, everyone grumpy, so I go to my room with my parcel from my best friend to open it on my own. Bliss. Phone her up to say thank you, we have a heart to heart fro 2 hours, kids shouted at and sent to bed, I then get on here for some moral support! But all is not bad, just had e-mail from my niece to say she has just found out today she is pregnant, her 3rd ivf attempt, so that makes up for everything!! Tomorrow will be another day!