d'y ever wonder when u will feel human again?

[Meeely2]

hows that girls?

i have ordered a bacon and egg cob for breakfast but it still hasn't arrived.....i'm flagging - no wine tonite as driving 200 miles with dt's tomorrow morning

You ordered a roll? You are either sitting in a cafe, a b&b, a posh hotel or have a chef

Or the man round the corner cooks one and hand delivers it in return for a flash.

we have cob shops that deliver to our buisness park

Ah, you are at work!

Girls, I started this thread. Not sure where I stand Any advice on the thread or the content?

I think its sorted strange.

er.....lots of good advice there!

tkb, wow! I adore hearing the minutiae so no worries there If you'd like my input I'd say that she, or anyone who calls themselves friends, should be bending over backwards to take your darling bairns and leave you in peace to get ready on your wedding morning. Don't phone, she will.

YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!

TK............. great news about OH's job.

If you need a "mother of the bride" to do the staying over and helping get ready etc.... I'm free!

The DTs have had their MMR due letter. Now I'm happy for them to have it (the others did) BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those of you who did... (are there any?) did you take the DTs to separate appointments or together? Might start a thread so that those multiple mums who haven't come here can answer as well.

Mars, I had the wierdest experience last time I took dts for their injections. I took them by myself, desperately hoping that there would be plenty of hands in the form of HVs, student nurses, etc. Thankfully, there were three of them in there but I still wasn't sure how I was going to comfort one who had just had it at the same time as pinning down the next one who would have just viewed it happening to his brother......
So, I sat nervously with dt2 astride my knee, as he is the tougher one, braced myself, and as the two needles went into either thigh he gave me a mild look of surprise then curiously looked to see what they were doing....and that was it! All the nurses looked at each other and said 'that's not happened yet today!' So, thankful for whatever divine intervention I had encountered that day I swapped him for dt1 thinking 'great, now I only have one to calm down later' - and the same thing happened again! Neither of them reacted at all, not in the least!

Now, call it fluke or miracle, I don't know, but maybe it has something to do with them being kicked and battered constantly since before they were born (I mean by each other, not ME! ). So, just so you know, it may not be as bad you imagine.

One of my closest friends has offered to come over and be girly with me for the morning and help get the girls ready too. And another friend is a professional make-up artist so is already booked to do my hair and make-up (although she'll have to bring her new baby with her ).

Mars I had the DTs' MMR done at the same time. At our surgery each room has a box of toys so whilst one played on the floor, the other sat on my lap and read a story while the nurse jabbed her . Neither one flinched a bit, and we were finished in 5 minutes! I had to drag them both away from the toys - they like going to the doctors .

Mars, up here they get MMR around 18 months and a booster pre-school. In my haze of the DTs 18 months, I believe they have already have had it (I had to check the red book!!!!) and I believe my mum came with me. I figured if they were going to be off colour afterwards then I'd rather they did it at the same time. They were fine.

DD1 had hers very, very late as it was around the time of the huge Andrew Wakefield paper.......she is well overdue the booster but I'm now concerned about her reaction to anything foreign following her Stevens-Johnston Syndrome experience.......zzzzzz......

In short, go for it, go for it all together in one as it were. Bribery wins through everytime. Do chocolate. Do Chuppa Chupp lollies. Do anything. Just make it easy on everyone.

TKB, you have your girls, you have company, you have hair and make up sorted, you have the dress, the man, the family, the day, the ceremony, the reception. I would join Mars with your little ones (in a very separate room with toys, books, bubbles etc) if they would have us (yes, including the baby of the make up woman, if she attends to my undereye circles in a private moment). I mean it. I don't do meet ups but I do do assisting in times of emergency and importance and this is now. When is it? Would it be helpful?

LG&T, I just read that link your friend sent and it made me cry with laughter. It is the funniest thing ever, made so much funnier by the fact that it was just a simple post on Ebay!

Showing my ignorance here, but for ages I've been wondering what the 'O' in OH stands for, because I can't think what it could be. I keep thinking of unflattering things like 'old', 'obnoxious' and 'ordinary' but I'm sure I'm wrong .

PMSL Estar............sorry... it means Other as in Other Half!

I think I may have to come as well TK to make sure that said makeup artist doesn't overdo it! And of course to hoover up the Champers................ Did I say that out loud??????????????

I think FG should come. Even I would do the playing with small children (ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww) to meet FG!

does my infamous reputation precede me?

LG&T, I missed your birthday. I didn't sing you the song semi naked Can I make amends?

Happeeee belated Birthday to yoooooo
You live in a zooooo
Your humour is intact
And we all love you toooo

Hello everyone, I'm BACK!

Where's the cake?

I am absolutely exhausted. We did take it a bit easier for the first week, but then we thought about all the things we wanted to do and were rushing around like mad for the second week. We did tours around the vineyards and brodegas (wineries), tours of chocolate factories, bought cheese, interspaced with trips to parks and zoos for the kids. DP is on the other laptop eyeing up for next years!

meeley, I'm gonna text you once I find the bits of my phone and reassemble it! You've got to get him to counselling somehow though - find his stash and dope him up with it then drag him down there! {{{hugs}}}

buonasera signorine

rome was lovely, but my god it was hot - 40 degrees when we left yesterday pm hence lots of sleeping. drinking, swimming, a little sightseeing and an Armani watch for my birthday DTs were great and loved their first plane trip, less keen on looking at fallen down buildings in the raging heat but the icecreams kept them going! Happy birthdays to LG&T and HM and hello to all

Welcome back travellers!

FG when I read your lovely words the other night I nearly cried, I was so touched. And every time I have sat down and started typing a reply, something has interrupted me - either MIL, OH or last night, it was my mum calling, which completely threw me. She had a feeble excuse for what she had said, which I made quite clear didn't quite do the trick, but was also clear that I wasn't going to bear a grudge or anything. We then managed to have another fairly heated discussion about the wedding, but I imagine there's going to be quite a few of those over the coming months, so I'm just going to have to and bear it (particularly as she's very generously offered to pay for the reception!)

To be honest I'd far rather we just didn't invite any family at all, just our friends - OH's family isn't any easier - but then we'd just be cut off forever (which is sometimes tempting!).

So much as I appreciate your lovely offers, I think we will be fine (but I will certainly bear it in mind, if I may - I do love the idea of having all my MN pals here for the party and if FG's coming then everyone else is going to want to as well ).

I have to say the weather this weekend has improved my mood no end, as has having my hair done yesterday and booking our reception yesterday afternoon!

Sorry to ramble on. Welcome back to Chopster and muckingfuddle (I do love your name ). Glad you had lovely holidays. Only one more week and it's back to school...not that I'm counting the days or anything .

say hi ladies ooh and a bit of loving advice

tkb, thats lovely of you to say, pleasure my love, shout if you need......I have made a beyoootifoool hat

I made carrot and corriander soup today. It was ok. I made tablet too. It is divine. I can't leave it alone and I need to lose 5/6 lbs not add them on!!!! Help me someone!

I am definitely doing that sticking photos on the fridge thing. Slim mama and muffin top mama. I am not overweight but I have a hardy muffin top that is pouring over the top of everything I own and my boobs are bulging out of every top. Its not a good look.

My DTs had a hilarious chat to each other the other day. DT2 said he'd seen a penguin on our front grass (in a show off voice) and DT1 said she couldn't see it. She was getting quite loud with her protests so I had to intervene and say it wasn't a penguin it was a magpie. DT2 said "its not a penguin DT1, its a magpie. DT1 said "I can't see the piepie and you're making me upset"