Born in August 2008 & Soon To Be TWO - Let's Celebrate

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Our Toddlers' Birthdays
24JUL Alittlebitshy-H
30JUL MrsMiamla-T
31JUL DizzyDixies-D
01AUG CaptainCaveman-O
03AUG GladioliBuckets-K
04AUG VintageGardenia-E
08AUG Singaporesling-S
08AUG Pertelote-M
08AUG PoppySocks-E
08AUG HotterPotter-I aka THOR
12AUG CrispyTheCrisp- E
12AUG LuckoftheIrish-T
13AUG RedLentil-E
13AUG LWFH-T
15AUG Foghornleghorn-L
18AUG TwilightSurfer-R
22AUG No1putsbabyinthecorner-M
23AUG LittleNutTree-G
29AUG PetitFilou-T
30AUG Oopsandbabycoconut-P
30AUG Steaknife-I
01SEP Cyteen-J
04SEP Sambo303-F
13SEP Ataraxis-L
16SEP QueenofDreams-S

I was up till gone 1am doing cakey-bakey and I'm at it again already!!

oh and Cyteen, I had a retro pic n'mix for part of the buffet - it was great fun and almost started a riot over the sherbet dibdabs!!

I would do A, using the stamped postcards Dizzy recommended - should speed up those responses. For the evening folk, just get them to keep the date free til you have a better idea of daytime spaces. No evening guests will be offended to be bumped up to daytime later on.

oh my dear goodness! i've got a stall selling my cubes at next week's toddler group!!!!

oh and i've already got an advance order for a dice today! Pea had better stay where she is for long enough for me to get these orders done!!

right girls, what's my trading name going to be?

BRILLIANT!!! well done Miamla!!!

Sweet Pea Designs gets my vote

I like Sweet Pea Designs too.

Sweet Pea Designs already in use back to drawing board

miamla good luck with the stall. I really wish I had some creative skill that I could use to bring in some money

Really really pee'd off right now. I've realised I was supposed to book my 20week scan when I went in for the 12 week. (they told me when I booked in for the appointment, but I don't know why they didn't just do it right then tbh) With a grumpy seb waiting and stuff we just rushed out at the end. I know this is not their fault. Now I'm trying to get through to them to book said appointment. I've spent about 1/2 hour just listening to a rintone. FFS don't they EMPLOY anyone to answer the fecking phone? I can understand they're busy but honestly - no one could answer the phone in a 30 minute stretch? NOONE?
Now I'm panicking about how the bloody hell I'm going to get this apointment when it seems the antenatal clinic believe a phone is just meant to ring for bloody ever and should not be answered under any circumstances. Aaaaaaaaargh.

Queenie, you need to stop getting het up. It's lunch time, the clinic might not be on, they may be dealing with an emergency admittance, someone might be off sick. Step away from the phone, give it a wee while and try again later. If the appt has waited this long to be made then it can wait another wee while

oh and don't tell anyone but baking is really easy - you could easily do what I am tryingtodo doing.

you are right dizz I gave up and left a message but haven't heard anything back. I just don't know how I'm supposed to get this appointment booked when they won't answer the phone and don't return calls when you leave a message.

Miamla Crafts (And did you know that's the airport codes for Miami & Malta? MIA-MLA)

Feeling jangly today, prob due to a) worrying about DH's couple of panicky moments at new job last week, b)having no food in the house c)choir concert tomorrow that I'm in and co-organising, d)starting to dread Kurt's bedtime, e)got home 11.45pm from NCT mtg!

R woke when I moved her from the truck, where she'd fallen asleep, to the bed. Now she's wailing BUT it's naptime.

Buckets are you pmsing too. Last week amid my pmsing I dreamed DH quit his job, no notice, no nothing he just walked out. Dreams should not be stressful!!!

Queenie how many weeks are you now? I've lost count. As long as you feel healthy I'd say don't worry that the visit is delayed. I think if I had it all to do over I'd stay as far away from the docs for as long as possible.

Dizzy shush! Baking is not EASY!!

R still wailing. DD1 sitting next to me talking non-stop. "Mom, mom, mom, mommy, mommy, are you listening to me?"

Thanks for your advice re DH dizzy. He does worry easily and I think I do tend to forget about him a bit. I guess it's hard when he talks about he feels as it means that I can't hide how I feel if that makes sense? Changing the subject, every time you talk about your wedding, I love it even more! Christmas carols, retro pic 'n' mix, asking the guests for song suggestions... I wish I knew you when I was planning my wedding so that I could have stolen been inspired by your ideas!

Hi queen, just to say that I had to change my 12wk scan appt the other day and the scan dept is only open from 9.30am - 12.15pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm, so dizzy has a good point. I phoned back when they were open, but it rang and rang, so I left a message on the answering machine and didn't hear back until the next day. But they were really, really helpful when the called back and were really accommodating - not what I expected at all after previous dealings with NHS receptionists! I know it's obviously not the same hospital but thought it might help to know.

Yay miamla, it's really exciting to hear about your stall. I'm rubbish on suggesting names so I'll just help when it comes to voting for the best one suggested by someone else!

Argh - have ended up putting S to bed without full dinner. He kept on spitting his food out on the floor (it wasn't too hot, I blew it and checked) He would eat some, then suddenly the next few bits would get spat on the floor and so on. Got fed up of that and the whingeing and put him to bed. I figure he's had a bit to eat, but I'm not putting up with that. Especially as the carpet is cream, and he had bolognese for dinner.

I feel so very stressed today. It's probably hormones or something, but I just want to have a soak in the bath then go to bed with a book.

my wedding was fab, thanks LNT!!

Queenie - glad you're not letting it wind you up. I work in a place where the phone rings constantly and its not easy letting it ring out when there is something more urgent to be dealing with. Try again tomorrow. If S is at the spitting stage pop and old sheet under him and let him get on with it - I find D eats more when I'm not paying her any attention at all. Once finished whip up the sheet. shake out the back and wash if need be

Home from work and L is still shouting. Am so fecking tired and I don't want to be going up to sort her out and yet it seems to be that is going to be doing it Am off to make rice crispie cake as thought I had LOADS of time and then remembered I have the farm shop delivery to do as well

DH is fucking sulking. why? because i left an empty toilet roll in the toilet and didn't take it out with me to put in the bin. actually, it wasn't the leaving it in there that is the problem, its because i didn't just say 'ok', instead, I pointed out that actually he'd left two in the toilet upstairs and that he shouldn't criticise others until he did the right thing himself. You can imagine how well that went down. god it all sounds so fucking petty! so tonight, i made him dinner, he tried to eat it in a different room to me (having come out from his shed 10mins after i told him) and then just walked off without a 'thank you'. He's back in his shed now where he's been all day so he has been ignoring DS as well as me
aRGH fuckity bollocky wank
i just want a hug

{{{HUGS}}} Miamla

off to clear up poo explosion.

sounds like he is a bit depressed miamla. being home full time, in the beginning, is difficult once the novelty wears off. when does he start his new job?

dizzy i imagine it's time to clearly mark the sugar jar and the salt jar because you are nearing the fog-head stage where things get mixed in the exhaustion.

R only just crashed for her midday nap. i walked into the living room and found her laid out on the floor in a murder mystery pose completely with drool. after photographing for dh i moved her to her bed. she didn't even whimper. now fingers are crossed she's pleasant later on where BED TIME is concerned.

Testing testing 123

thanks oops

oh TS, will you put the photo on fb? please? i could do with a smile!

he could be i guess, actually he was last time he was at home (with a complicated broken ankle). He's got a big project he's working on though that he's choosing to do and from what i can gather is enjoying. starts new job on 26th july

so, do i go out to shed to say goodnight? already feeling rejected from the dinner thing and not sure i can face him ignoring me again. i hate it when he sulks

Don't go out to him, fuck that! If he wants to sulk that's his business. Go to bed and enjoy having it all to yourself

thanks for making me smile cyteen!

right, bed time for me (and no, i'm not going via the shed)
night all

So tell me the world ISN'T small.

Flipping through a FB friends photos today I noticed a location that sounded familiar. I pulled up Google Map and plotted it. What did I learn? My FB friend is in the same town as Crispy!! Mind you she lives here in my town but is a transplant from THERE, having moved here as a teen & attending my same prep school (but several years behind me if I remember correctly). We are friends because of our alma mater and our friendship circles converge at numerous points but I actually not seen her in over 20 years.

Wild!