AUGUST 2008 - Relax and Enjoy

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

hots how terrifying. I've only lost DS when i knew he was definitely in the house (the monkey was hiding behind his bedroom door) but that was enough to scare the bejeezus out of me. i'm so glad all's well that end's well
as for your step-dad, horrible horrible news but, if my calculations are correct, a few more months than six have gone by since dec 2007 so lets hope he proves them wrong with as much gusto as he has already

TS hurrah for K!! she looks so confident in the video! well done you for bringing up such a clever little girl

qod feeding is going amazingly. i've got enough milk to feed quads so i'm really hoping supply will settle down to her needs soon. i'm drenching her and my tops and 4 lots of breast pads daily at the moment! her little startled face when she first starts feeding is really rather sweet though

thanks crisp. seems to be ok so far. i'm having to keep out the way though. still got nil energy and walking to the toilet is a big mission (its all about 3metres away from me) so i've been upstairs for most of today. made sure i've had a couple of proper chats with mil though

DS is loving having his 'ma' and 'da' here. Particularly funny when he's looking for both of them and shouts out 'ma-da' (sounds like he's saying murder with a scottish accent!)

loti sorry, i got as far as 'white socks' in your post and switched off

TWEAKERS!! ((((HUG)))))

boredom hit me. hasn't happened a lot lately. i took time to link some property porn on the "secret site".

Actually now that I think about it... Tweakers can you get a Vitamin B shot? That would totally boost you and help your body rebuild itself.

Tweaks - are you on the spatone and OJ as well as any tabs given by the mw? no tea or anything with caffiene as it prevents iron being absorbed.

HP - {{{hugs}}}

back later for proper catchup.

tweaks I can also recommend Floradix tonic for a good all-round pick me up. Full of iron and other goodies, tastes quite nice and doesn't make you constipated.

yup, all of the above apart from floradix, will send dh out tomorrow

hmm, vit b you say? will try and sort on monday

Tweakers I love love love Vitamin B shots. As a matter of fact I might see about one for ME on Monday.

Right, I am off to bed after watching the 9/11 programme and then the Later With Jools Holland retrospective (unsurprised to see the most interesting clips missed off, humph). Night all.

Night Night Cyteen

good morning

Good night

morning,

tweakers i too would of switched off after "white socks" ..

hope you slept ok hots after your rubbish day yesterday...

ts k looked amazing and at property porn ..

cyteen i have spent the last two nights watching 9/11 tv...

off to hatton with the girlies today, god help me!!

last night i discovered Pea's projectile sick skills! there was something up with her. she was really unsettled and kept waking every 10mins. evenutually whilst we were having a little cuddle on my bed, out it all came...literally everything... every little drop of milk she's ever drunk! i was covered, she was covered, bed,duvet,pillows... covered! it woke DH up, he sat up and said 'oh, there's nothing i can do to help' and tried to go back to sleep!!! he was quickly sent out room to at least get me some muslins. He didn't mean it poor thing, he just hadn't woken up properly

hope you have a lovely day loti and that 'hatton' isn't a code word for 'sock shopping'

Oh Tweaks it's horrible when that happens, a burp stuck under all the milk. I didn't know sick could spread as far as it does until DD2 was born. At least you now know just how much she is taking in :)

Loti - have agood day out with the girls - I hope you have weather as fab as ours.

I need to make some brownies to take to lunch at a friends today and mentioned it to DD1 so she wants to help

HP hope you had a glass or 2 to help after DS's escape attempt. Sorry to hear about your Step-father's cancer, will keep them in our thoughts and prayers.

tweakers poor dd. lol at dh. did he get sent to change the sheets too???

loti have a god day.

oops this is why i don;t mention certain things to the dc. lol. i have no patience for being "helped". .

but albs, perhaps loti isn't feeling very holy today

oops thats true...the answer is an awful lot!!

Morning . Lovely lie in after Strictly. X-Factor & 71 Degrees North with a curry last night

I appear to have somehow discovered my Spring cleaning vibe and cleaned our ovens yesterday. I saw the product (Oven Pride) recommended on MN and thought i would try it and it is really rather good. I suspect our oven could do with another application though

More blackberry picking today and another batch of jam and DD1 wants to go swimming. Sun in shining so happy Sundays to you all

Oh and Tweakers, i never knew what 'projectile' really meant until DD2 came along

ha ha - oops at typo

Morning. Having an off day today: tired of the neverending dirt, clutter and shit state of our house (despite constant cleaning and tidying), tired of just being mum (cue guilt), most of all tired of grieving and missing people and not being able to do anything about it. Told DP it feels like being stuck in a job you hate and knowing you will have to do it every day without respite for the rest of your life.

I realise this is largely wedding-related, but I can't wait for it to arrive so we can get on with our lives and move forward. Did anyone else feel like this two weeks beforehand?

I honestly can't remember cyteen, however i can say it is fantastic that you are looking forward to the 'being married' bit. SO many people seem to focus on the day itself and the rest is almost a let down (bit like when all the focus is on giving birth and not the raising of a child in your family)

For sure you will miss S and your mum on your big day . Yes, they should be there with you, it is all so very unfair. COuld you take 5 minutes out and find a quiet spot to go and have a 'chat' with them? Probably not explaining myself very well, but so you can feel they have been included?

Oh, and groundhog day for the rest of it, clutter, tidying, cooking etc. All perfectly normal here. Are you managing a honeymoon? I think a break and a change of scenery sounds like a bit of a tonic you need

Cyteen - sorry you're feeling low. I wonder if your mind is working through some of the grief over who is missing the wedding now, to make space for you to spend the day itself in a less troubled way? Does that make any sense? Do you remember how you felt in the run-up to your gorgeous ds's birth when a similar set of griefs and joys were at play?

I do think those pre-wedding weeks are an odd kind of suspended time and it is a relief to get on with real life after it.

Desperate news for you Hots.

Got to go. Love to all else.

Cyteen I feel like that a WHOLE LOT. A minute here, an hour there, a few days another time...As a project oriented person it's hard to cope with a project that basically is never ending. This is probably why I have so many outside things going on for the girls and try to be involved so heavily in school volunteering. I have to find ways to get satisfaction for myself. Cleaning the house, doing the laundry, making meals....quite honestly on an every day basis that just doesn't do it for me. I do see the good of having me over see the home and children plus I understand my investment to dh and the dcs in this capacity will pay off mucho dividends down the road; thus I remain. I find my friends for support on my low days and shout glory from the rooftops on the good days.

BOO!

Moo

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