Do y` ever wonder what it would be like to give birth on the shag pile?

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Do y`?

tkb jsut saw that you ventured to the cinema too we have now been 3 times and the cost is crazy I smuggle sweets in my bag today though was kidsclub special - £1.50 for each child and a free adult for each paying child - £3 for all 4 of us, bargain It was a Vue cinema so if you have one anywhere near I'd recommend it

Quiet tonight ladies?? Rubester did your DS find his way back from deepest darkest Bolton? My DH is still sulking

just popping in and have managed to upload new photos!!

dingdong, our nearest vue is a bit too far. There is a lovely independent, one-screen cinema not too far away which does a kids' club every saturday with arts and crafts first and then the film. Might give that one a try next time.

We've had a lovely day today. Took the girls on their first proper outing into London on the train and tube. We went to Covent Garden and had a brief wander round before going to the Transport Museum which was really great. The girls loved going on all the old trains and buses. DTs then had a nap in their buggies (took two singles instead of one big double) while we went to Pizza Express (snap dingdong , think we've had similar weekends!!). I'd taken a GF pizza base for DD1 so we all had tea there. It was a brilliant day, one of my best with the children I can remember .

I've booked tickets to take the girls to see Angelina Ballerina at Sadlers Wells in a couple of weeks. It's on a weekday, so I'll be braving the train/tube on my own. DH thinks I'm mad to attempt it, but I reckon we'll be ok .

Rubester - good to hear from you. WOW he must be very good. My neighbours son is playing for Rochdale, he is just 16 so he is doing well. He was with the acadamy at Bolton Wanderers but Rochdale signed him.

Tomster used to go to wrestling club every week and was getting very good at it. They do the proper Olympic style wrestling. One of the young kids there is a nutter and was trying to hurt all the other lads by wrestling like on TV but doing flying kicks etc. After he had done that for about the 20th time - the mighty Tomster stood up in the middle of about 40 boys and said....'I have come here to get fit and to enjoy myself I am not going to be threatened by an empty head like him.' He also told their bully of a coach to stop having a go at the boys who were overweight when the coach himself has a big gut!!!!!!! THATS MY BOY!!

Dont think we are going to Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club again!

Forgot to say ooogs, love the new pics - that was some cake .

ooogs - adorable photo's. Really lovley.

tkb - as if I had time to give up mumsnet to make cake maybe I'll have time next year

He's a nutter Rubester - I think it is genetic!!

Proper Olympic wrestling is so hard....they warm up for at least 30 minutes - several of the senior wrestlers have actually thrown up during the warm up. Then they practice moves - mostly based on strength and attack. Then they wrestle properly - I hate that part - I used to get so upset when Tom didn't win and want to belt the kids myself. I think he is too intelligent to do sports like that - he said he didn't understand boxing, how you could hit someone you didn't even know!! He loves pool and snooker!!

Amir Kahn (who lives about a mile away from us) visited Toms school when he won his silver medal in the Olympics. Tom said then to him, 'How can you hit someone who you aren't even angry with?'

Tomster (as a baby) was very skinny. He was always under weight etc - in fact I stopped going to the weighing clinic at one point cause they kept telling me what I was doing wrong with my FOURTH child!!

A couple of years ago he put a lot of weight on - now he is still the same weight but has finally started to grow taller. He is quite shy about his weight and was really trying to get slim and fit. We had a good talk about it and I said how special he was to me and the rest of the family. I told him how he had given us all a reason to carry on living after our sadness. Me and him are trying to get healthy (Im very overweight). My heart bleeds for him though. I dont give a shite damm what people think about me but that has come with age. He is just a little lad who is ace. On holidays we swim at least 100 lengths a day, and even here at home he is never still. Would love him to grow like mad and look slimmer. I hate this society we live in that judges on appearances. I would have Gareth and Matthew back in a breath even if they both weighed 30 stone!!

Sorry about that rant Rubester - this world we live in is very odd.

Night Rubes - see you in the morning

Think I have missed you al, I am tired but do not want to go to bed just yet, feel I need to have some time on my own. SIL and BIL arrived at 5pm yesterday and left at 3.30pm today, I am exhausted, we went to a 50th wedding a/v party last night and were up until 2am, I know we could hace cancelled under the circumstances but we both want to just try and carry on as normal, whilst we can. I worked all day yesterday, doing beds etc, made a beef casserole with red wine and prunes, braised red cabbage, tarte tatin etc for lunch today for them. They didnt get up until 10.30am, didnt want b/fast as they were hung over, then wanted a sandwich at 1pm, so I said well I have made a Sunday lunch and thought wed eat around 2pm. BIL asked what I had made, and said, "oh now, beef with prunes, I dont do that, yuk". How very rude! So it was sandwiches and they left. I then had three beds to strip and felt like crying with exhaustion by 6pm! Kids have been ok today, only Rebecca has mentioned Daddys cancer, tomorrow I must see the head at school, so they can keep an eye for me, poor little things, breaks my heart that they have to go through this. Yesterday I phoned center parcs in Holland as we have a 4 night break booked for the 26th May and asked if it were possible to bring it forward during the kids Easter hols, explaining about Harry. They were super, could not offer us the same v.i.p villa as they were all booked, but could offer a deluxe still with private sauna, and we would get a refund of 72 euros. He then said would we like to book the b/fast package in the restaurant, so that I would not have to cook, so I said yes please, deduct it from the 72 euros. He said no, they would like to give it to us, and then threw in 5 bikes! How kind is that, I could have cried. So Harry will be able to cycle and use the pools etc, which of course even if he felt ok to go at the end of May he would not be able to do. I have been on onlyjokings thread just now, and it felt so weird seeing my name there now for the same reason as ojs, felt shocked somehow that those messages were for me, it all seems unreal. Do you think I should have my own thread, I do not want to hijack theirs? I also don`t want to sadden this thread. Ells bells.......elp!

Trips I am here love. Just let me read your post.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Right - up to date - hiya darling.

How wonderful were the centre parks in Holland - it makes your heart sing when people are like that. WOW. I think your Guardian angel had something to do with that.

Do BIL and SIL know about H. If so he was being an arse - send me some of the lovley roast dinner - I can eat two spuds more than a pig. AND it sounds wonderful.

You are knackered my darling - my mum is right Ive got a mouth like a sewer! Mentally and physically done in!

What can I do to help you love? I feel useless xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Think I have missed you my darling. Will stay on until D gets in. Sagapo.

Hi Shabs, sooooooooo wish you were here right now in my little alcove with me xxx
Yes they knew on Frid, but still came! Did not even say anything like we are here if you need us! Of course they will be in one of their many timeshares when he has the op, they left me their mobile number if I want to ring them!! Poor H, I asked him today how he felt, not meaning physically because apart from going to the loo alot he is fine. but he just looked at me and said," scared for you and the kids". Oh Shabs I just wanted to bawl. It all seems so unreal, like it isn`t us, crazy? Now tomorrow I have my hospital appt, kids have been really good today.

We must be at least 200 miles apart trips. Why dont I drive? Why cant I suprise you and suddenly turn up? Why cant I be of any use to you? How many times have you dragged me out of my pit of misery? I think it will probably be much more than 200 miles - but I was useless at Geography and Maths at school. Now History and English lit and I am the girl you need. Listen to me....girl????....more like a sundried tomato!!

Yeeeeaaaahhh trips I havent missed you. The one thing I am so grateful for is the fact that you have remembered how much you love Harry. We have both needed a knight in shining armour but yours is there with you, and, I think, always has been.

How can I help?

If it is of any help I am in my little alcove as well! Squashing ants as we speak!! Ants love our house! I hate ants!xx