AUGUST 2008 - Relax and Enjoy

[TwilightSurfer]

LOL! I didn't want to put any pressure on "you know who."

that's a lovely memory for you to have tweakers.

morning everyone

hiya TS

Morning Everyone

Tweaky - hope she settled down and you managed some sleep.

TS - take some piccies of you cupcakes so I can drool over them :)

DD2still sleeping and DD1 awake at 6.15[yawn]

Morning oops/tweaky...

dd2 restless quite a bit last night [yawn].. both up and about for the last hour causing mayhem and grief ..

sock shopping {cannot find white socks for dd1 to save my life!} and swimming this afo for me and the dds.. have a good day y'all

Loti - Our Morrisons and Tesco both had white socks in this week.

Thanks oops, trying the big tescos today!! had been avoiding it as it is toy heaven for the dds and never come out empty handed but needs must

Hello tweakers, lovely that you know when Pea was conceived . Despite holidays around the time when both of ours were, they were both at home

Tips for keeping awake:

Strip her off (always felt this was rather cruel in the middle of the night, especially for DD1 born in Nov )
Tickle her (preferably unclad) toes whilst feeding
Tickle her hands, so she squeezes your finger
And finally, the one which worked for DD1 was to mop her brow with a cold cloth. Yes seriously, it sounds rather Princess like but did work! In the night, i had a LeCreuset small lidded pot with 2 pieces of damp kitchen roll (pref Bounty as this does not disintegrate) folded into a strip. The pot keeps them cold and you can rotate on the forehead, place back in the pot and use again.

LOTI I agree with supermarkets (Sainsbos has them) and you could try M&S?

Morning oops, hope you get a chance to rest today

TS glad you had a better day yesterday, and yes to pics of cakes please

5.20am here, thanks Thor tried to get him back to sleep for an hour, failed, then let them play and managed to doze a bit. Have come downstairs to watch a film so they are tucked on sofa eating banana bread and I'm heading for the beanbag

Laters...

Flushed away watched by DC, extra snooze on the beanbag had by me and it's even stpped raining and the sun's shining

Ooh a forest [brave][or exhibitionist]

hots we were very subtle

thanks crisp

good luck with your sock hunt loti

hiya oops

pil are on their way but i'm v calm Mainly because they're not staying with us!! they've booked a hotel for the first time ever!!!

Good luck tweaky

two very grumpy children today taking it in turns to whinge and play up

Sock shopping yet to be done and no swimming yet! May just go and hide somewhere

tweakers once they start staying in the hotel your life is better. mine never stay with anymore. darn!

taking k to her first riding lesson. it looks like rain. i hope they have an indoor riding area.

don't worry....i will take pics of any baking i do. proof is always required!

hp WHY DOES YOUR HEAD HURT?

Thanks for the yell TS but my head is fine!

Leg killing though, earlier this morning I thought DS was still upstairs with DH but he wasn't, and the gate was open went legging up the road still in pyjamas but no sign of him felt absolutely sick, ran back to get some clothes on and DH ran out, found him near the main road end of the street coming out of someone's garden, thank fuck he is OK but it was very very scary.

Then my mum and step dad came over and step dad's cancer has come back they were one day from completing on a deal to buy some land in France to build a house which has been their dream for 15 years but has had to be cancelled as doctors have said 6 months if the drugs don't work this time or maybe 8-12 if the do. Trying to keep positive as they told him 6 months in December 2007 but he is still here, so please send as many good vibes as you can to a gobby welshman who we all love so much

Sorry about that

TS I hope K has a brilliant time riding I loved it as a child and wish we had enough cash to do it again.

Loti have fun whatever you do today

Tweaky yay! for hotel-staying PIL

hugs hots really hope your step dad has as long as possible.

Glad ds is ok reckon wine o clock should come v early for you today xxx

Thanks Loti

right,

got grey knee high socks too big, ankle white socks too small, navy socks bleugh!!!! vests will probably out grow in 2 weeks, pants too big so will probably fall down.. did well on my shopping didn't i???

Hope horse riding is lots of fun for K TS XXX

Morning all :)

hots so sorry about your stepdad. Good vibes going his way. My A level history teacher's sister was given 6 weeks to live when diagnosed with bone cancer. She lived 3 years. Apparently she said it was the longest six weeks of her life. Still sad as she was only 35 when she passed away though.

tweakers that's fab about the Pea love :) brings a little tear to my eye Is feeding going ok? (drowning aside, obviously)

Not much going on today. We were supposed to be going up to London for DP's nanna's birthday but she's ill so it's been cancelled. MIL is doing a roast so we're heading up to hers in a bit

hots {{{hugs}}}. What terrible news, and to put such a blow on life plans too . Much strength to you all

TS Hope K has fun. I can still remember my riding lessons. Loved it

LOTI shopping trips IME either go brilliantly or everything is wrong. Sorry yours was the latter. Did DD1 enjoy school yesterday?

Tweakers Hope the visit goes ok and not too stressful

Strictly on soon, so will see you later.....

Thanks guys, it is a real fucker but he is being so positive and insisting there's no point moping (v true) that hopefully we can just enjoy what time he has left and maybe that stubborn streak he has will surprise the doctors again. Queenie 35, that's just wrong

HP you've had a CRAP DAY! How horrible about the scare and your Mom's DH's cancer. What a mess. (((((HUG))))))

I want to thank you all for the happy thoughts that pushed the clouds aside and allowed K to have a MAGNIFICENT first riding lesson. I was close to tears watching her have such a fun time. It was AMAZING!!! She loves it and wants to go again.

pictures and videos on FB of course.

Well done on riding success Minisurfer, how very :) I checked out her circling video on FB - she looks cool as a cucumber! You must be well proud.

hots I'm so sorry mate :( Cancer is a fucking evil bastard. All my best vibes and good wishes are heading your family's way xxx Plus of course a loving restraining bear hug for your little escapologist The tinker. Has your heart rate come down to normal yet?

I am eating alone. Does that mean I have an eating problem? Cornbread Muffins drowned in CHILI with sweet iced tea. YUM! YUM! YUM!

Moved on to slathering the muffins in butter as my dessert. I am in heaven.