MN Little Italy 14

[Penthesileia]

Ciao, welcome!

I started a book just after DD was born, actually, maybe earlier , and every time I pick it up I have to re-read, so after 9 months I'm still on chapter 5!! I tried reading it on the train to the Boden paarty, but put it back in the bag after 5 mins as by the time I'd got there I wouldn't have read a single new sentence

had our will done this morning, so glad we finally did as it's a minefield otherwise, especially with the not being married

It was the complaining day yesterday then !!!!I did a letter ( well Dh did it ) about the consultori closing and I sent it to the director of USl 12 , any assessore that I saw said Sanitaria after their name and thought sod it and sent it to the sindaco as well ...... I am goingto have a look later and see who else I can send it to . I want to do an sms to teh paper as well - we have a page of whinges complaints that everybody reads but I need to wait for dh as I don't wantto make any mistakes. He called from Bolzano is piss*ing it down so not sure what man bonding Highly man making activities they will be doing today.
Camo well done on the will it is onething DH and I must do ... Does anyone know if I draw one up in the Uk is it legal in Italy ... Silly question it must be !!!!! Right that is this summers task !

oh, i wish i was at the biennale too. the papers are talkng about a film called Giardini by Steve McQueen about the unknown part of Venice, oh I would love to see somthing arty farty rather that the usual dirty aprons and nappies.

i love writing letters of complaints which i then don't have the guts to send...

i wonder if damon recovered from her wild night....
wanted to have a day to myself today and here i am in my pijama, surrounded by kids, rain outside, dirty house (cleaner than usual), and dp asleep upstairs....something went obvioulsy wrong in my plan...

McC, we were going to go to fulham, there's some sort of fair at the fire station, with boucy castles and free food and coffee, but it's raining so am still in pj, sat at the table folding clean washing and nappies on my lap as I'm too lazy to clear the breakfast stuff , at least I received my new sling, which would have been lovely to test at the fair

McC if it makes you feel better " I expected to have a birthday to myself today and here i was in my pijama, surrounded by kids, rain outside, dirty house (cleaner than usual), and dp asleep upstairs....something went obvioulsy wrong in my plan..."

had a row with DH after which was a shame as we had a lovely evening yesterday and lovely present but FFS it seemed a rerun of mothersday... how can I put it in his head that a lie-in and a 'mummy special relaxing day' is much more important, needed and appreciated than a ring???

It is to be on my birthday and I'm that I made DH but AIBU to pretend/expect that?????? Surely booking a restaurant and buying a prsent is the basic one can do, no?
Am I an ungrateful cow? I truly do no believe so and I'll fight my corner till the end. And I will forget Father's Day (already bought card and was planning a big surprise while on holiday)... Maybe this will hit home and see how he feels.

what do you think of LI jury?

I love writing letters of complaint and send them when I am pregnant. Otherwise I am pretty peaceful.

The pics of the Italia pavillion or maybe its the Venice one look impressive I must say no upside down paitings but beautiful glass.
Wind getting up looks like rain here and we have to get to Santa Margherita for a party ....I do not want to go as I was up at 3, 5 and permantly at 6am !!
Oh well ....Eeeeek go to wrap the present and I only have pink paper

I'm with you Pippi! All the way.

Rosa, well done for writing the letter of complaint. Yes, we are getting all battagliere on the MN little italy . I think consultori should be doubled in number, not closed!

Camo, well done with the will. I've never even thought about doing it.

Oh, thansk for the pics of the fascinator penthe. mmmmm you know what, I like it!

Am also with you Pippi, and am sympatheric as all sounds very familiar! Happy belated birthday anyway!
Well done militant Little Italy people! I love writing letters of complaint-I tend to write them when am fuming, then calm down so then don't send them. Need get to putting stamp on stage before calm down.
A tree has fallen down outside our palazzo! only a small one but still! It's so windy.
That's impressive re will Camo, I really must do one,I have no idea where ds stands with me and dp not being married, really need to sort it out!

Thing is I had to get DH to write mine as my Italian is not good enough ... NOthing I like but a good get your teeth complaint letter. EVen better when you get a standard Blah Blah , sorry for the inconvenience letter and you know they haven't read yours properly grrrr drives me mad !
We had mini aqua alta today FGS due to the wind - mini as there would have been puddles in San Marco and by along my canal it was lapping over teh edges !
I want to do a will just incase anything happens to DH and me that the dd's go to my sister I know for Italian law that everything we have gets divided between the children anyway unless stated but I don't want my SIL to have them thankfullY DH agrees ! We must get it in writing through ....
I have used green tissue paper and lots of ribbon ( blue) so its vaguely boyish - DOn't think he will care he is 3 and will just want to rip the paper off anyway !!!
Pippi my dh is incapable of a) buying mea ring for my birthday ...I am still waiting for any form of dd2 present ( even a flower) as for giving me a lie in he can do that but only until he has to dress dd1 and then its what shall I put her in ??? ( so my lie in has been approx 20 mins )... She has one casetto which is asilo clothes - open it choose and close ( put layers of jumpers/ jackets on as required)- SHe picks her pants and socks herself !!!

Pippi, yeah, be a rebel!

gio, yes, do it, as you need to specify that in case you're not here, then he'll have DS for example (automatic if you're married). so many things came out I'd never thought about, really worth doing as otherwise it'd cost ££££s in legal fees.

Oh, I've wrote so many complaint letters but I always chicken out and don't send them.

Rosa, I'm still waiting for a present for DS, never mind about DD... nothing, not even a flower I got - he never realised he had to

lol at rosa's dh at a loss as to what she should wear! So typical

My mother is the queen of letters of complaints. She usually write to ATM, Milan transport agency

with she I meant minirosa

well i really thought your dh would pull out all the stops after the mother's day fracas.

i would not take revenge and forget dad's day,it is nice for the kids too, and as much as you feel like never making anything special for him, it is not worth it, he might even learn from you what you expect on special days....

this year i asked dp what he wanted to do for his birthday and as i was very pregnant and exhausted he told me the present he wanted which i got. on the day i gave him the present. in the early evening he went and bought a cake,nicer than usual bottle of wine and party hats and some balloons saying all grumpily that he did want a bit of a do, thank you very much. . i had prepared absolutely nothing as i thought he didn't care.

did you two do actually anything for your birthday? a special meal in/out or something else? i tend to spell out to dp what i want, i am normally happy with a nicer than usual meal (i cook it, he is a terrible cook) and a dvd, or if energetic and can find a babysitter a meal in a restaurant....

dp did the dishwasher! hurrah!!!!

what is the ring like?

Oh Pippi I feel for you. I would love a lie-in too... I'm thinking up a plan of attack for this summer: no excuses from DH... DD woke up at 5.50am today, the little monkey!

Is it a nice ring, though?

DD's birthday party went off really well. Poor DH (here's his "reward" for not being able to look after the ciccia) had to do virtually all the food preparation, serving, and topping up of drinks. Plus he cooked dinner, bless him.

Amazingly - it didn't rain, and was even sunny! I couldn't believe it, after the horrible forecasts.

I feel like a real Mummy now - hosted my child's first birthday party!!!

Ouch at 5.50 penthe! Happy to hear dd's first party went well

If it's of any consolation, the only time dh got me a ring (or any piece of jewellery) was after dd's birth, and that;s just because mil bullied him into doing so .

Dd has 39.5 temp . She's been well all day, we went to friends for dinner and all of a sudden she was hot and knackered

How sweet Penthe, you sound like a real lady of the manor...Can you say where your dh is from? Am trying to imagine what regional cooking he makes..

Tried and failed to watch a dvd with dp, the player is broken, che palle. My poor attempt at doing something else beside being a slave to the kids, house and garden failed.

Damon do you fancy a day without the dps and dcs? Do you remember we had planned an escape..Dp is quite happy to look after the kids, won't manage any housework at all, but hell, I won;t monn at him. It's funny becasue whenever i leave him the kids i explain to him what there is/or isn't to eat, what is the current routine for dd, etc, BUT he never follows what I tell him..boh! Don't care though, as long as i can get away. Infact the last couple of months i dream more and more of getting away from it all.

Poor wee DD, franca. Do you think she's coming down with something, or is it more fatigue-related, do you think? Hope she's ok.

Sudden virus?

And what this thng of getting presents from partner when the baby arrives? I didnt' even expect it!!!!! Feel I have missed out. But I certainly never got him anything following the births, equality and all that.

I don't mind not having a lie in, i love mornings with the kids, and they are not early risers. But if they were up early regularly, noooo way, I would turn into a bad moody cow, worse than now.

Dunno. Lots of nasty bugs doing the rounds (I saw a friend of mine today, he's been in bed for days and is on antibiotics!).

Buying jewellery for puerpere is quite common, at least on MN . I don't know tbh, I think it was sweet of pil to force him to get me a little something. Otherwise we don't celebrate occasions like mothers day or fathers day or don't make a fuss about (our) birthdays.

Mind you, dh was over the moon as I got him the model of a brain for his birthday . He is that weird.

ds is already making a card for dp as he saw on the calerndar that dad day is coming up, how sweet is that!

must have missed out on the jewellery threads, should concentrate on those rather than the ones about breastfeeding till 5 or whatever.

from monday i am going to take steps to improve my life. just the thought though makes me feel tired and makes me want to buy nutella.