D'y ever wonder if FrumpyGrumpy's holidays will EVER end?

[MarsLady]

Evenin ladies!

Have been fielding the troops and tidying up as dh is home on THURSDAY!!!!

I have the midwife tomorrow (with all 6 children in tow) and then will be cleaning like a loon.

Thursday will not be all fun though DD has to go in to hospital and have 7 teeth out! A G/A too Hoping we will be home in the early eveing in time to see dh get i the door

Trips sorry they are messing H around, keep badgering and hopefully theu will sort it all out.

Rubes lovely to see you! What happened while you were away?

Ooogs how are you? Do you think the rest is going to help? You need a break my sweet, drop the children off with anyone and go off for a while. My sister is an excellent babysitter and although she does not drive would happily stay over if you managed a break for a night somewhere, I leave her with all of mine. Once i went to Mexico for 10 days and left her with 4 She is very capable. Just ask for her number via text

Shabs how is Em doing?

CM i know what you have been up to (she has been corrupting us on th May postnatal thread ladies) behaviour from such a small person

Arrrghhh bathtime, nooooooooooooo.

trips sorry no words to say for you

shabs - you ok? hows beth and Em?

hello charleymouse

LG&T - I'm just exhausted - how do you do it????? It must get better when ds1 goes to school. Dr has signed me off for 4 weeks - so tomorrow a whole day no dh or dcs [bliss]

Hello ladies. Right i need help, Jamie on of my dt's has taken to lying about everything at the moment from who has turned the tv up to who has thrown toilet roll all over, What can i do to stop it and how do i deal with him when he does it???

gruesome... when it comes to lying I tend to repeat back what my child (because yes I have one of those) said and then say, "Is that so?" If that doesn't work I ignore what the child says and only respond when I know (or have an inkling) that the truth is being spoken.

I hate that lying stage which so far only one child has evidenced!

Charleymouse it is so good to have you back!

Trips [gasket blowing ]

thanks mars i'll have to try that, he is the only one out of the four that has done it and i dont know why he has started. have been trying not to tell him off when he tells mr the truth and tell him off when he lies. I have tried explaining that when he lies he getxss in to more trouble but it seems to be going in one ear and out the other!!

Trips i hope that all goes well for dh you are having a crap time of it.

Shabs, you poor darling have a good moan at us thats what friends are for, we all love you and hate to hear you so down..

Welcome back Ruby, hope you had an ace time xxxx

No change in Beth.
Doing little job from home labelling bottles boring, boring, but extra pennies.
DS says 'Mum will you do all our ironing tomorrow Ems not up to it yet.'
DS says 'Oh yes Mum, I have to go in work on Thursday can you be up at our house at 8.30am to sit with Ems for a little while so HER MUM CAN HAVE A FECKIN LIE IN, CAUSE SHE IS TIRED and then she will come down and help with Lew.
DH still saying 'have you seen my shoes, socks, clothes, wallet, keys, etc etc 'cant find anything since we moved.'

'It was always sit down Shirley Valentine, go away Shirley Valentine and one day Shirley Valentine just wasn't there any more......'

Oh yes, I forgot, two lovely lovely friends who we met in Faliraki about 5 years ago and have been on hols with since are coming to mine for their tea tomorrow [knackered emoticon] I love them to bits but I really wish they weren't coming. They leave me depressed with their ultra skinnyness, single status, 30 something, lovely clothes, unwrinkled faces

OMG I am a moaning old bag!!

Dear Wall............I am looking at you now, wondering why I am being tested like my friends Shabs to the limit, we have already been put through so much. Give us a break wall, we surely do not deserve all this stress.....thank you wall for listening

Hugs for Shabby and Trips. xx
This will make you smile...... Thomas learnt how to blow raspberries at the weekend. He does it with a mouthful of food too so as I wear specs I said to DH I will feed Isaac for a while until the phase has passed. This morning I got a porridge face pack thanks to Isaac. DT's really do do that ESP stuff don't they?

Trips - there aren't any major probs at this end just days full of 'stuff'. I have to bite my tongue constantly because PND is truly awful but I want to shout 'HOW THE HELL DO YOU THINK I COPED WITH TWINS, ONE OF WHICH WAS VERY ILL, DH WORKED REGULAR NIGHTS. I HAD NEVER CHANGED A BABYS NAPPIES, NEVER FED A BABY AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ON EARTH TO DO.'

Then I think, pack it in Shabbs, stop being a menopausal dragon. Just feels like Ems mum gets all the lovely stuff - cuddling, driving them around, telling Ems she doesn't need a man in her life grrrrrrrrrr and I get the poo. OMG OMG how sorry do I feel for myself tonight

I can understand that Shabss, and I hate to say it but I think it is always different when its your dil and not your daughter. I know when I had Matthew I would think nothing of walking an hour to see my mum and dad, but didnt do the same for Harrys mum, and looking back it wasnt fair of me. I think she just needs her mum right now, but be patient, it will all come around, it will. What a rotten day though, my stomach is still in knots, really fed up with my life atm, sstill it has been worse for you and for me hasnt it? We soooooo deserve that holiday you and I !! xxx

Any news of Tigger?

SHABBY - I think it is a girl thing maybe? I know if my mum was still alive I would have possibly favoured her over my MIL. But then maybe I am just saying that as I will never have the chance of seeing my mum holding my boys and feel slightly resentful that MIL has ? I think you are a fantastic YaYa ( my boys Nana is now abroad) but perhaps you need to say to DS and Em's Mum how you feel? Perhaps she hasn't realised that she is getting all the good bits and you are getting the crappy stuff.
I am totally in awe of you two ladies, you have major crapola going on, have had major crapola, and still you put on a happy face and keep everyone happy. (I'll shut up now as I have been rambling)

Your day sounds so horrible Trips - really awful. Hope tomorrow is better.

You are very right about Ems - it is difficult when it is a DIL.

Tigger is bouncing all over Facebook!! I miss her like mad.

Thank you Merley - Dan knows how I feel - he reads me like a book He keeps apologising for asking me to do stuff. Although I did offer because I just want to help. Never worry about rambling - I always appreciate your words.

Tell her to bounce right back here, she always livens things up! Come on Shabs we have been slacking, spin radio Ga Ga for me, something soothing.............there is going to be a row in a minute, both boys still talking and H in bed as he has to get up early........again1

Merly, you speak wise words..........please get over here and speak some to these boys before I throttle them!

Thought this was appropriate!

Shabs my love, I think you should speak up about how you feel, maybe in a few weeks when the ad's have had time to really kick in. My only gripe with my MIL was that she never showed interest in my DCs. She left it all to my mother, I know this is not what you're doing but could Em be perceiving it this way?
If you speak to her mother there'll be no doubts and once you've got her mum on side she can ease them in your direction too.

I think you are a wonderful person with much love to give and it's such a shame to me that you're not being snapped up. I'd be tearing your door down if it was me.

Pixie - Hiya love. Cant talk to Ems mum at the moment - feel too angry with her and have to keep my mouth shut!! She was openly encouraging Ems to live at her home - not just visit! In front of Dan she said, and I quote 'Come home to live with us Ems, you dont need Danny or any man in your life - we will look after you.' My firstborn came here and sobbed for hours.

I think Im best just doing what is asked of me and coming on here to moan

It will all be well Pixie - I have no doubt about that at all. I am just feeling a bit low and miserable xxxxxx

Think also that the house move has finally hit me, we are broke, cant even remember our holidays, and it is STILL raining here

Oh I love that song, I was just 18 when that came out, going out with my first boyfriend, seems many many moons ago..........
Shabs did you get chance to see the videos yet, there is no hurry for them back.

Umpah, Yamas, everybody join in!

Shabs other than listen what can we do to cheer you up? Now I know with Trips it's chocnuts every time (I'm working on them), but how about you? What can I post to put a smile on your face?

I think you need a trip down here! I'm going to have spare bed from 25th aug (my mum going to london for a week) if you fancy it. I've a lonely 4mth-er to share.