cracking up here

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dd1 (3) is cracking me up - shes got a rotten cold and doesnt know what to do with herself. she was at playgroup this morning, no bother, i picked her up and she fell asleep on the bus home (10mins!). when we got in i put her on the couch thinking she would go back to sleep while i went upstairs and put dd2 in her cot for her nap (shes sleeping)

dd1 didnt go to sleep and ever since then shes been following me around the house, throwing herself about, moaning and asking for stupid things (like going into the kitchen and picking up salt cellar and saying "can i have this for lunch?" when i say no she will fling herself on the floor and cry.

i KNOW shes feeling crap, i gave her calpol, sat and cosied in with her on the couch, tried doing puzzles with her, nothing is making her happy or feel better, maybe if she had a nap she would feel better but shes resisting. shes bored. shes hot. shes driving me nuts. dd2 will wake soon and ill have 2 nose-streaming coughing, girny dd's

take them out for a long walk!

give her a bubble bath nd do some water play

oh dear. will she watch a cartoon with you and hopefully nod off?

or maybe some calming music

Its exactly the same here NP.

DS1 (2) is full of cold, but slept in the car as soon as we get home he wakes up wants carrying everywhere, wants to cuddle, and is hot temp. Given him calpol and put him in bed. DS2 (7m) is also crying, pooing and wanting to BF.

I feel sorry for both of them I really do, but I can't split myself in two!! How did my mum do this for my brother and me and make it look so dammn easy?! And she had the house work done aswell. [puzzled face]

when dd1 is resisting a nap, I put her on the sofa in front of the tv, sort of lying down, and once she is quiet and watching something, the eyelids start closing. Little Bill works for some reason!

I have 2 ill ones as well, dd2 has had me up most nights for the past few weeks and I am at the end of my tether.

Sympathies.

x

think i might go for a walk but that will consist of dd1 whinging about having to walk a certain distance. then a tantrum when we come within 100 miles of a shop and i wont buy her a sweetie (she got a sweetie after playgroup)

sorry just having a bad day and wish i had someone to visit at the end of the walk

yes thats usually how it goes here OO, i put her down in front of finding nemo and she drops off. but not today, think she is finding it hard with her cold, oh i dont know, its a mystery

and dh wont be home from work today til 745pm

sorry just having a shit day

NP you sound really down.. where are you? WEould you like me to CAT you with my phone number and we'll have a chat? If it would help you?

I've got no one around here, not family, and my DH didn't use to get in til nearly 7.00 at his old job so I understand how you feel.

If you think it'd help let me know, either that or just tell me to go away!

no im ok, really, im just having a bad moment.

im in rural scotland so its not very good weather wise, very very cold and i wish it was summer (oh how i wish it was summer)

dd2 is still sleeping which is good, dd1 and i have decided to go and make a pot of soup, then i might (MIGHT) go for a walk

thanks so much for being kind xxxxxxxx

do you have msn?

the other problem is im completely skint which limits the things we can do

where are you mumatuks? do you get lonely too?

bubble bath really good idea

or a walk with sweets (they wont kill her)

glad its just a bad moment...did just have a funny thoughtif I had phoned you I don't know if we'd have understood each others accents, mine's Yorkshire, with a few southern bits thrown in from being down here for 5 years!

I do have MSN but need to update it as I haven't signed in for a while.

Have fun making soup, and I wish it was summer too.. don't we all!

sorry my message reads wrong.. i meant i'm glad its just a bad moment and not like it all the time.. oh cripes I'm sorry!

|Yes I do get lonely, MN is a big lifeline for me, only just found it last Aug, so glad I did!

i suppose so enid

mumatuks, i love yorkshire, go there for hols when we can. i once went out with a yorkshire man for the sole reason of his accent

lol at the Yorkshire man and his accent!

I really miss home, I mean its ok down here but nothing beats being near your family!

I've never been to Scotland but would love to go someday.

Please don't let me stop you making soup, I'm having a breather now ds1 is asleep and babytuks has just fallen asleep!

thanks again folks, feel a bit better now. made a massive pot of lentil soup and me and the dd's have scoffed the lot

Glad you're better.

BTW sorted out my msn, I am mumatuks at hotmail dot co dot uk.

Where are you NP?

I know what you mean about it being freezing here - I don't think it got above zero here today. (The Highlands)

hi mistymoo, im in angus! cant see out the window for freezing fog..

youre not near the ski slopes are you? are any open?

mumatuks, i missed your post, will add you to my msn if thats ok and we can have a chat later x

Thanks NP..MSN sounds great but may not be around tonight, my bed is calling! I know, I know its friday night, 8.30 and all I can think of is sleep! Wuss!