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

[MarsLady]

Don't do the party FG I'm 100% behind you on that one - I just can't cope with these things... Now I'M feeling the guilt for even thinking that . So have the party at someone else's house. While you go and get your nails done he he.

Thanks ag Thats one for no 'do'. I'm counting girls..........

We're home . All done with no complications. DD was an absolute star - skipped all the way to the operating theatre holding mine and DH's hands. Then I left them at the door, barely fighting back the tears till they were out of sight. I went back once she was in recovery and cuddled her when she came round. Then once we were back on the ward watching cbeebies and she'd had a drink, she perked right up and had a lovely time - painting (paper as well as herself, the bed, the table etc ), sticking, reading, drawing and watching telly. The nurses were lovely. And we were discharged about 3. So glad it's all over - it was nothing really in the larger scheme of things but that doesn't matter when it's your little girl. I met a mum on the ward who I know from DD1's school who was in with her 4 month old DS who isn't gaining weight - he was having all sorts of tests, including the sweat test for cystic fibrosis .

Anyway, FG - I'm with AG...no party except for what you have planned. The first 2-3 years or so, I have made sure to include the grandparents etc in the girls' birthday celebrations but now I have their party for their friends and the relations can drop in at other times convenient to us and them! Can you take your DCs to your gran's house for a private party ?

It took me a long time to type all that - lots of interruptions . 2 votes for you now FG .

I would invite just Gran - my Grandma Elsie died about 6 years ago and she was so fantastic - yep just Gran

FG - as the others have said, totally agree...

ps FG have emailed you.

I am glad to hear your views. Thanks girls. I think I'm veering to keeping it just us (as much as we can with various other pop ins). I do feel sad for my gran but I can't have her up on her own, I'd need my parents too. She's adorable but she can need as much care as another child at times! Maybe my parents could bring her up after work.......

TKB, so glad all went well. There is something about children and hospitals that just makes your heart shake. The two just shouldn't go together. And so I am glad all is well and that it was as good as can be.

Right, HM, I have two in the bath so I will nip round to my email now.......reply when I can.......

Mars, did I ever thank you for the thread title????? Love seeing my name up in lights like that

fg - what do they dts want to do (stuff them do as you please) its so true we (as parents) do the good and the bad and spend too much time trying to please everyone else

ag - fab photos

Oh Momma! He's just back! He's like my DP!

Here hen, come on out of the glass house, you'll roast in there

Decision made. I'm gonna pray for sunny dry weather and hire the wee bouncy castle!!!!!! Yeah! I'm going to accommodate everyone else as best I can but I'm taking the main part of the day for me. For me to enjoy my kids and let them have a smiley mum. They will adore the bouncy castle (we got one last year too only with heaps more people ), they keep mentioning having nursery friends "to my party" but in all honesty they have neither of them made a particular friend, there is just a bunch of kids who all play in and out. And I don't really know any of the parents. And that would be complicated.......

estar meant to say, my DTs go to a private nursery 3 semi-days a week (I pay til 6pm but I collect at 3pm when I get DD1 from school or before). One DT doesn't mind it, one hates it. My guilt means I make the days there as short as possible. They are not booked into the school nursery and so, no, no school for them until next August when they start Primary 1.

Momma, have fun at the film! Hope its good! Tell all later....

I'm off for a fish finger sarnie and bed. Still got the dull head thing......I'm sure its my damn period. Same ol crap. No more than 3 weeks between them, heavy, with just a few days of feeling ok after one. Then it all starts again, sore outbreak of spots, sore head, zzzzzzzzzzz.

I AM BORING MYSELF!!!!

Night all xxxx.

night night FG. I love fish finger sandwiches, with vinegar on them.

Evening me lovlies - bet I have missed you all.

Trips are you around?

Hiya Momma - is that film set in Greece?

Morning girls.....some things never change do they? Up before the lark as usual. Putting my boys photo's up as soon as I can today - then this house will be our home!!

Meeting with ex landlord this afternoon, housing association fella coming at 8am to check the gas and actually put it on for us! Been bad mix ups with the gas for 2 days but hopefully this morning it will be sorted.

Tommys birthday tomorrow - poor kid it has been overlooked this week.

Do you know which island it is filmed on Momma? Even Faliraki is beautiful - very commercialised on the main roads but stunning everywhere else.