Coffee, Cake & Chat (with wine!)

[MalcolmTuckersOmniShambles]

A thread for those of us who were part of (or lurked on!) the Zombie threads.

We like coffee. We like cake. And we definitely like to chat!

Previous thread here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/other_subjects/2842166-a-whisky-whiskey-for-the-zombie

All are very much welcome! Come along and join in.

Malcolm that's a perfectly acceptable temperature indoors...DDs room was 29 degs at 7.30am....her room is on the shady side in the morning too...it's currently 31!!!! And the 33? Was actually 38 last night!!! Why do I live in a greenhouse????

Just been outside painting a fence. Come in to cool down...hotter inside 😢

Ooh, be good to get some details actually Malcolm re sleepover planning and ins and outs....I'll PM you my email address 😊

DD was ok-ish this morning. Full of snot poor thing but eyes open and face not swollen thankfully. If she stays in at school this week hopefully we'll start to turn a corner....

Right. Going to find something cold and ice cube shaped!!! Xx

Just checked DDs digital room thermometer....it's so hot it can register a temperature...which means it is 40+degs upstairs....OMFG! We are going to melt tonight ....on the plus side at least I don't need to go for a sauna anytime soon! 😱

can't register a temperature...

Ha ha, Sassy, just seen your comment about your bedroom being a sauna! Great minds and all that...! 😂

But seriously, 40 degrees?!!!!! Right, I'd better stop my moaning!

Had to collect DD2 from school just before lunchtime as her ear was really hurting her. I don't know if you remember, but she had earache six or seven weeks ago and it turned out she had an infection in her ear canal. The GP also commented at the time that she still had a perforation in her eardrum, from where her grommet (which fell out nearly a year ago) was originally. I said at the time I wasn't happy that was still there, but she said not to worry. I just had a feeling it was going to cause problems...

I managed to get her in to see the GP at 4.30. She had a look and couldn't actually see DD2's eardrum because there was so much wax in there. Which is precisely the problem that meant she had to have grommets in the first place. She also said her ear canal was inflamed again but wouldn't prescribe the antibiotic spray we had before because now she's worried that the hole in her eardrum could still be there and that could make things worse if we going spraying stuff in there!

So basically we have to manage it with Calpol etc until we get in to see her consultant, which isn't until next Wednesday. School won't give out non-prescription medicines, I don't think, and DD2 can't manage without them because once it's been two or three hours since her last dose, she's in pain again. I'm giving Nurofen in between Calpol doses to try and keep on top of it.

I think I'm going to ring school tomorrow to explain the situation and seek their advice. In any case, I think I'm best keeping her off tomorrow so I can keep an eye on her and see how she goes.

I'm just not sure where we go from here as she's already had two sets of grommets over the past few years and I seem to remember the consultant saying that if it happened again he'd have to do something more drastic. Poor DD .

Ooh Sassy, I've just remembered a tip I saw on FB for a DIY air conditioner!

Get a couple of empty 2L bottles, fill them with water and leave them to freeze. Once they've frozen, get them out, stand them in a washing up bowl and place them in front of a fan. Cold air will then be blown around and voila! An air conditioned room! I'm going to try it tomorrow, I've got four bottles freezing at the moment so I can rotate them. I'll let you know how I get on!

EDBD - hope all okay with you?

Catch you tomorrow!

They were up very late at the birthday party Malcolm! 😆

That sounds like a good tip Malcolm but don't have a fan...well broken one in the garage...so came up with my own DIY cooling system...put DD to bed with 4 ice blocks from the freezer (that would normally go into a cool box)... She thought it was hilarious! Done the trick though. Cooled her down bless her.

Your poor DD...her ear sounds awful. Glad you've got a consultant appointment. Hope that goes well and she gets it sorted out asap. No, that's standard school policy not to administer anything other than prescription drugs, so doubt they'll do Calpol for you. Could you go in during the day to give her more doses? Prior to DDs tonsillectomy I used to pop in at lunchtime to top her up with Calpol etc if she was suffering. But I appreciate with two little ones not an easy thing to sort...

Right. Sauna time Night both x

I've spent the day on the MIL Surprise Surprise thread. That woman is more batshit than my aunt! 😨

I had scrambled eggs and bacon today. 😆

Hi both! I had a bacon sarnie at work today along with a pain au chocolate EDBD when I was in for my mtg. Was supposed to leave at 1pm but ended up being 2.15pm (on my day off...grrrr)...helluva day, blinding headache and more of the same tomorrow.

If anything it's hotter here today and in my place this eve....ice blocks again at bedtime!!!

Love this weather but need to be sat round a pool, cocktail in hand, with an air conditioned apartment to go back to!

Anyway hope your days have been ok? Malcolm how has DD2 been?

Picked DS2 up, went to the park, picked DD up, back home, had spaghetti bolognese for supper, DS2's in bed, DD's playing on the tablet until 8.40 then bed. 😆🍝😴

Oooh...a spag bol emoji? How did I miss the spag bol emoji? 🍝 Just trying this one to see if works as looks different on my phone...

Oooh it works! 🍝🍝🍝👍😍

It does on mine too Sassy.

Yay for the spag bol emoji....thanks EDBD, learn something new everyday and all that 🍝

Ugh, I've had a stinking headache all day, it's finally gone but left me feeling really tired!

Kept DD2 off today to keep an eye on her, she was fine until the evening when her ear started hurting again, although she did keep saying that it felt blocked and she couldn't hear out of it at all. The school and I have come up with a plan of action whereby she gets dosed up in the morning and then, if she needs it, I'll go in at lunchtime to give her some more - but if it keeps hurting after that then I've said I'll collect her. Hoping it doesn't come to that though.

Ice bottles in front of a fan was okay, but only if you directed it only at you. It didn't cool the whole room down like I hoped, but it was nice to stand in front of when I got too hot!

Kept all windows and blinds shut today, as advised, then opened them around 7pm once it started to cool down. The family room (where I spent pretty much most of my time) is lovely and cool now, but was hideous earlier. I'm hoping that if I repeat it tomorrow, because the room cooled down this evening, it won't get as hot by the end of the day tomorrow because I'm starting with a lower base temperature - does that make sense?! Trouble is, it faces west and so gets full sun from around 4pm onwards. I did feel a bit like a hobbit in a burrow today, shut away in the dark (yes, EDBD, I realise that hobbit burrows are actually light and airy and more cosy than dark, but that doesn't quite sum up how I felt today! 😂) but I do think it made things cooler (although that's relative!).

Ah well, I shouldn't complain .

Let's hope we all manage to cool down enough to get some sleep!

Night all.

Morning! I'm having a big breakfast sandwich today. 😆🍞

Morning!

Big breakfast sandwich? Yum! 🥖🥓🍳🌭

Hope everyone is surviving the heat! The house does seem cooler today, compared to yesterday even though the temperature outside is hotter, so I think Operation Cave was a success! Just been round checking everything is shut at the front of the house, which gets the sun up until early afternoon, whilst making sure that everything is open at the back of the house, which is currently in the shade - then later, I'll reverse it.

Got no plans for today, other than staying in and hiding from the heat!

DH was complaining that his office was so cold yesterday (A/C) that one of the ladies he worked with had to put on a cardigan! This did NOT go down well on a day where I had spent my time sweltering in a house where the coolest temp was 28 degrees and the family room (where I am with the babies as it has all their toys, etc and is babyproofed) was registering 32 degrees! I told him I hope it breaks! 😈

Hope you both have a good day!

Picked DS2 up, had king prawn spaghetti with tomato and chilli for supper, picked DD up, she'd had a packed supper there, all in bed. 😆🍤🍝🍅🍞🍫😴

Hi both. Sorry for being quiet. Been ill and feeling sorry for myself. Finally (I think) turning a corner so back up and running a bit more...anyway too busy across all areas of my life and lack of sleep meant immune crashed big time. Had blinding headache for past few days and today been no exception, but cleared finally. Hooray!

Sooo busy at work. But Friday tomorrow and heat subsided thank goodness...and relax. Hope you're both ok? xx

*immune system!

Evening! I have never been happier to wake up to a grey, overcast sky than I was this morning!!! ☁️☁️☁️

Currently 23 degrees in my bedroom - positively arctic!

Really glad you're feeling better, Sassy, I was worried about you.

Hope all well with you too, EDBD?

Manic day here involving trying to fit in haircuts after school before DD2 went back for Movie Night (another Friends event, Sassy!) then feeding children, bed etc. Luckily a friend collected DD2 for me as I took her two DCs earlier.

DH and DS1 have got a really busy weekend coming up, lots of University open days. Tomorrow is Warwick, Saturday is Birmingham and then Monday is Durham, but they're driving up there on Sunday. Luckily Warwick and Birmingham are only about an hour or so from us, so those are day trips.

I'm excited for DS1, but also sad at the thought of him leaving. I know this time next year will be here before we know it...

Anyway, hope you both have a good night, see you tomorrow!

Morning! Not time to get up yet. 😆

Yesterday I picked DS2 up, went to the park, picked DD up, went to the Sainsbury's café, DS2 had chicken nuggets, chips and peas, DD had a chicken and bacon panini, I had fish and chips, DS2 had triple chocolate fudge cake for pudding, DD had an ultimate chocolate muffin, they were in bed by 9. 🍗🍟🍞🐟🍫🍰

Had a crazily rushed breakfast today, a pot of tea and porridge with golden syrup, picked the DC up, DD's at my aunt's for the weekend, had shepherd's pie for supper, all in bed now. 😴

Evening! Busy day here too, took the youngest two to Waterbabies in the morning, then afterwards it's always a rush to get them fed and in for their naps so that they manage to get a decent bit of sleep before we have to do the school run. I always end up having to wake them up and then they're ALWAYS really grumpy on a Friday afternoon! But they do love the swimming though, so it's worth it!

DS1 was at Warwick uni open day today. He really enjoyed it, he's got a lot to think about!

Anyway, I'm off to bed - catch you tomorrow!

Morning!

Hope you're both okay?

DH and DS1 have left for Birmingham Uni, I've just taken DD1 to ballet and will need to go and collect her in about an hour.

Last night it was so funny, the lady who we liftshare with for DD2's ballet turned up an hour early! DD2 was just about to eat her dinner and for a few horrible minutes I was convinced I'd got the times wrong and had completely mucked things up! It was really funny when we both realised what had happened!

I can't remember if I've said, but DS2 started properly walking last Sunday. This week he's got more and more confident and now is toddling about all over the place. I'm mostly happy because it will make life so much easier if I don't have to carry him everywhere, but also very slightly sad that I won't ever have a crawling baby again - then I remember how hard it was dealing with a newborn and a toddler and I'm very glad I'll never have to do it again! 😆 It's crazy now for me to think that DS2 is now the same age as DD3 was last year when DS2 was born. I can't imagine it!

Right, I hope you both have lovely and relaxing Saturdays! Catch you later x