August 2008 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

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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

ssssh, i'm not in labour! silly girl! i'm not due for another couple of weeks!

Survived pick up but FFS I pulled into the line at 3:16 and she didn't get in the car until 3:22 which is exactly what time she got in the car on Wednesday but was in the office at that time on Thursday and they claimed I was late picking her up. WTH!!!

Just so you'll know all this is because I have anxiety issues with being TRAPPED. Once in the car pickup line YOU ARE STUCK and it's SIX maybe SEVEN lanes with 20 or more cars to each lane. If I arrive at 1:45 I can score a 1st row spot which doesn't stress me because I can physically LEAVE the spot if I want. It's just crap because then I have to wait until 3:10 when the madness of kids getting into cars begins. By myself, that would be fine but with Reese in 100* heat, it's not fine. Today caused me mild panic but I came to terms which I'm proud of BUT... GRRRRRRR!!!

Dump complete. Please don't bother with suggestions I'm working it all out by trial and error. I will find the best way of dealing with this. I am DETERMINED!!!

Tweakers I am so glad the pool is up. I can't wait for your beautiful birth.

Longway those are such awesome words!!

Reese is stuck. brb

TS, i know you don't want suggestions but personally, i'd park round the corner from the school and walk the last bit
well done on staying calm though

how on earth do the children all find the correct car? 7 x 20 cars is an awful lot of cars!

TS that sounds pretty nightmarish! I second tweakers park round the corner suggestion.

DP just put S back to bed (again) doesn't help that neighbours have LOUD music playing. Suspect it's because of ramadan? they have about 50 guests round atm and blasting loud music.

Tweaks It's CRAZY. Kids are suppose to watch for their vehicle and when the newest row of vehicles pulls to the front & stops the teacher in charge blows a whistle. The kids sprint to the cars like an Olympic race. If all your riders aren't in your car or ready for pick up you have to sit sometimes 2 cycles of vehicles or be asked to pull out of pick up and start over.

Funny you mention parking round the corner. I did park at the church across the street today and wait. A friend saw me and stopped to chat about school stuff. So it was a win-win.

It's just a crazy process and I feel isolated with me fear about it. I hope that confronting sorta head on like this is helping. I'm considering digging out my Xanax though. It's just that unnerving to me.

But I'm doing it with a !

LOL! The "next door or across the street" part is almost a 90 degree angle and 3 football fields long. Slightly a hike but I've done it....once.

i think i'd prefer the hike over sitting in a hot car with R for ages

the whole system does sound absolutely crazy though!

i'm impressed you're keeping a on your face!

I ♥ the fact Pea might be born into a world filled with laughter. Tweakers you and DH need to keep that up. What an incredible birth story that would make!! I had a belly laugh and out she popped! LOL!

♥ = love

I ♥ you TS

i was crying because i was laughing so much! Had to leave the room and do some controlled breathing. I'm just pleased my pelvic floor stood up to the job!

ladies, come on... i was last on and first up... something's going seriously wrong here! I can't be expected to lock up and get breakfast on

Im here.

tis a miserable day here .. no idea what to do with the little tikes.. "h" has asked me to go to an evening wedding reception with him tonight.. wasn't sure whether or not to go but kinda of feeling like i serious need some child free hours!!!

I'm here but on my way out to work.

Can offer fresh hot brownies, lemoncurd cake, flapjacks bacon rolls, sauages rolls, hot coffee and tea. Enjoy

No Pea allowed to arrive until I am home from the shop!

Am here but only due to pesky bladder, didn't get to bed till 2am as work was mental. Going back to bed...

loti do you know other people at the reception or will you be stuck talking to h?

oops no signs of any labouring movements today so i reckon you're safe! Especially if you bribe me with lemoncurd cake, flapjacks and bacon rolls!

dizz you'd better be sleeping and not lurking

i'm here but still in bed. R is calling from her room, "Mommy watch Toy Story!" i think she's said that sentence 50 times since 6:30. she can wait; i'm not getting out of bed yet.

dd1 is loving school. she's had nothing but incredible things to report each day. i'm room mom again with another friend who i was co-room mom with last year. we've already got our preliminary list of things and contacted almost all the parents of the class to introduce ourselves. this is amazing as we've only had 3 days of school so far this year. i'll need cakey bakey advice later on as we have a milk/egg allergy in the class. i don't want that to mean no cupcakes!

lucky there's no reason why you can't begin cultivating a friendship with h; he will after all be a part of your life for every. it's a win-win for you.

oops have fun at work.

dizzy know you are in good mental company here.

tweakers a day of rest/no action is good. you are only a few days away from an awesome date. my bet is now on the 18th.

i'm doing my best to have a day of rest/no action but DH had a lie-in til 12.30. He was v appreciative though and has accepted that it was probably his last.
But he's now having a moan about doing lunch
I'm issuing instructions from the comfort of the sofa

TS well done on being room mom again, you must have done something right last year!

TS i keep forgetting the size difference between UK and US...so I appreciate what you say about parking 'round the corner' not being an option

only 9 days til holiday

tweakers Am of your dh's lie in! What's your actual due date?

hmm, i'm a little of it too! due date isn't until 29th...

oh and TS thanks for trying to get me a foot massage...no sign of it happening though!

tweakers glad to hear Pea hasn't put in an appearance just yet - hope she at least lets you get your dinner down

Just a brief msg from the PIL's house, where we are having a big family weekend :) PIL took us all to Legoland today, of course it pissed down in biblical fashion and the place was swarming with wasps, so for me it was a bit like going for a day out in a swamp populated by snipers. But fun was had by all - DS is loving time spent with his cousins, and he had the best time watching all the trains and buses navigating miniature versions of London etc.

Think he is coming down with chickenpox though, or some other nasty viral thing. When we got to Legoland I took his temp and it was 39.9 :( and he is speckled with raised spots here and there. So CC I will have to see how he is on Tuesday :( but he was v cheerful after a dose of pink medicine today, so hopefully we will make it after all.

Aw no, I hope J is better Cyteen , glad you had 'fun' at legoland - did J enjoy it?

He did, after a suspicious start - not into any of the rides or owt (he cried when DP took him on the Duplo train), but he was utterly enchanted with Miniland.

Temp is 39.5 again now and he is wearing a sad face :( Poor thing, it's rubbish trying to get to sleep when you feel ill.

Well I'm sending lots of get well prayers to J . Thank the Lord for Calpol

So loti did you go to the wedding reception? If so, I hope you are having fun!