The All New Zappata Thread

[Egg]

Just setting this up in good time so we can link to it before we lose each other...

that's a fair point, egg, phono might take one look at us on Brighton pier like this and run away... very fast

pity marmite already has a prior engagement on that night. marmite - are they very good friends? or can you get out of it

egg - will you be able to get a babysitter? dp and your dh can talk about bloke stuff while we check out the talent in the marquee

oh yeah, fred... tis your wedding, innit

Has eggboy pooed yet?

Has phono given in and talked yet?

EGGBOY HAS POOOOOOOOOED .

Hmmm, it is not likely to get someone to look after the DCs as it would be an all-nighter as a) too far from home to get back that night to relieve babysitter and b) would not want to be on duty that night after drinking myself stoooopid at Fred's evening bash . Don't worry, if your DP does go I will just get lashed with him as well! My DH and your DP would get on well tho, with their love of WWI and WWII etc!

hmm... they could discuss which episodes of "the world at war" they have only seen seventeen times, rather than the required twenty nine times

WELL DONE EGGBOY!!!!!

I have had a fab idea.

If my mum comes here to babysit, then we can all stay at her house

I'll mention it to her....

I am very at not being able to come to the zappata wedding, they are very good friends so no way of avoiding sadly and you were all really chatty last night while I was out .

Egg & Squonk - I didn't know your dhs' were into war stuff (although I did notice the picture of omaha beach at your house egg and kept meaning to comment, thats one of the reasons we are going to france for hols so we can visit the landing beaches , my dh has only watched the world at war series a couple of times.

Have just got back from swimming to find we have missed the postman with a recorded delivery by 10mins, nowhere to be seen either so can't go chasing after him. I think its the underwater photo but they have said to leave 5 hours before collecting from delivery office .

Marmite..we're only going to be a few miles away from Chelmsford, so when their food is all gone come down to mine!!! teehee

OMG, marmite's DH likes war stuff too . Scary. No wonder we all get on!

Marmite how was last night?

I am feeling like cack today. Have another cold. Am so run down with never getting more than 4 or 5 hours sleep in a row, and that is always interrupted when DH comes to bed. Babies have been in bed for 3 hours . I really ought to get them up but it has been blissful as DS1 is at nursery. DTs went for an hour and a bit earlier. They have their first full day on Monday 7 April. They are due for a feed within next 15 mins so I must get them up and changed but I hate waking them.

Have fallen in love with new teacher Mr Henderson on Neighbours. Maybe I am delusioned due to feeling so crap but he seems rather too darn handsome for a daytime soap...

Squonk, good plan asking your mum to move out . Tell her I will hoover and everything while I am there (no dusting or ironing though, so not really everything ).

Phono, has DP given in yet? Really hope things get better for you soon, even though you sound like you are coping v well I know it is not ideal for you.

Right, must get those babies out of bed. They are snotty too. DS2 of course has manflu again and is taking it badly, DD is always snotty so she takes it better.

poor snotty egg babies [aww]

fred, phono - do your other halves like to watch The World At War by any chance?

fred - how about a separate marquee with war progs on a loop, just to keep them out of mischief while we check out the cocktail waiter?

mum says she will babysit, but no mention of her moving out

egg - you are not to think about a hotel (at least not yet) I am sure that between my mum and my brother, they will be able to put us all up - you may have to kip on a couch or something, but we can deffo fit you in. (am thinking of my mum and all the kids staying at my bros, btw, and me, you and dp kipping at my mums....) I will mention it to her and see if it is in any way feasible.

am v. excited

And.... there's only a couple of months until BRRRRIIIIIGGGHHHTTTTOOOOONNNNN!!!!!

sorry, egg, completely missed that you are full of cold too

Luckily I buy twinpacks of kleenex in bulk as useful for wiping milk and snot so no need but thank you .

Thank you also incredibly much for offer of a couch etc. I will sleep anywhere . Honest, I have slept in a gutter, in a bush, under a table... OK always after some booze but let's face it, we wont be sober will we????

Think poor DD is trying for a poo... will it ever end? She is going red and looking fed up.

Feeling a bit better now I have had a cup of tea and 5 biscuits. OK so some fruit would probably be more beneficial but hey.

Good plan on the separate war marquee. We need WWII in Colour, various progs on Omaha Beach etc, maybe some Band of Brothers. Fred please specify at least TWO attractive waiters.

not planning on being particularly sober, no

I have found the war tent!!!!

You know what, I think DH would have LOVED a marquee like that Squonk .

Well, 2 out of 3 are asleep. DS1 is TRYING FOR A DAMN POO. I hate to send him to bed when he is trying, but I also can't wait four more days before sending him to bed. Am giving him a bit of space up there but will just have to put him to bed if it doesn't happen soon. Have dosed his milk with lactulose tonight. Forgot I had put it in his juice as well so he has had a double dose . Hope we don't get an explosion in the night.

Better see if he is ok.

Hello ladies,

Last night was ok, but it was obvious everyone was feeling very self conscious and tip-toeing around emotions. dh admitted on the way home that he was struggling to deal with Eris's death and that he can't look at her picture on the wall atm.

Had a nice afternoon with SIL. Took her out for lunch then we came home and talked/cried about Eris. She showed me her dress and a few other bits. I am going to make her a pillow for the casket (we decided the word coffin is not allowed). I am feeling very sad again and am skiving off rosemary conley again .

Egg - sorry you are feeling crap again. I prescribe a double dose of OJ, echinacea, veuve and choc muffin (but not all at once!). Hope ds1 manages a poo soon.

Squonk - love that tent

oh marmite! at least dh has admitted that he does have feelings after all! It must have been rough for him pretending to be strong.

When is the funeral?

I think dd2 is having a growth spurt - today she has eaten:

3 bowls of cereal with banana, strawberries and grapes in
packet of crisps
chocolate biscuit
tuna mayo & cucumber sandwich
sausage roll
packet of crisps
6 chocolate fingers
banana
chicken leg, chips, carrots, courgette & gravy
second helping of chips with tomato sauce
6 more chocolate fingers
about four pints of milk
and she's just asked for a sandwich in bed!

we still don't know about the funeral, SILs dp has to ring FD tomorrow to see there is any news.

at all that food, I have just eaten too much yummy bread with my soup and now feel a bit yuck. dh is just getting me a large glass of wine as I was awake until 03:30am again this morning!

Squonk that is more food than my dd3 has eaten this week!!!
She has really lost her appetite again whilst her tonsils are swollen (again!!).
I think she's live of milk still if she could.

PS LOVE LOVE LOVE the War Tent

morning everyone

marmite - how are you feeling today? did you sleep any better last night?

fred - how about you? how's dd3 doing? Have they talked about taking her tonsils out? she seems to have problems with them every other week [sympathetic hug for babyfred]

not done breakfast for littlies yet, so we'll see if dd2's massive appetite continues...

fairly good night for me, dd crying at around 1am but settled easily and I managed to get back to sleep within an hour.

Feeling ok as well this morning, despite the extremely crappy weather here, definately not walking to music class later.

it's not so bad when you can settle them reasonably easily.

Mine are both sleeping through (more often than not anyway) so I'm mostly getting uninterrupted nights.

You remember the neighbours of mine that died within a couple of weeks of each other? Dd1's best friend and her family are moving into the house!

So she will have a friend literally on the doorstep, so that's good (I think )

Hi Phono

Thanks dor the sympathy for dd3 - she was given AB's this time too but they don't seem to help

I know what you mean about not wanting to just start talking to your DP or he'll think he just had a quiet week and then everything was okay again. Can you not scare him a bit and start telling him that you feel like a single parents and you'r ewondering how it would be much different to what you have now?
Tell him how let down you feel and that you ae weighing up whether you can see a furuture together if this is the way he will continue to act...?

Eg - I hope DS1 did a poo. DD3 has had this problem ever since she was potty trained..she says she doesn't like doing poos now cos they hurt...
Squonk - that wll be great for dd1 UNTIL they fall out then it will be crappy Lets hope they don't fall out much!!!

phono - I second fred's (wise) advice. If he can begin to understand how you feel, then he might be able to change things in himself.

fred - how is dd3 at the moment? poor baby. Do you give her ice cream when her tonsils play up?

oh, why won't dp go back to wooooooooork?????