AUGUST 2008 - Relax and Enjoy

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

Glad meetup went well, am so . I did 3hrs delightful work for puppeteer client this morning and rather than spending the afternoon working on my own marketing, I went and got my hair cut. Swissssssssssh (not v different).

Took DS1 to first ever karate lesson today, he loved it and did really well. Is the longest I have ever seen him listening and following instructions (half an hour!) so even though it's £30pcm, I think we should do it.

Bad mummy moment was yelling at DD because of her poo problem. Honestly, her poo smells like old people's poo (old folks with poor diet) and it takes her at least 3 goes throughout the day to get it all out, 2+ prs of pants and then there are still dried nuggets in her bed occasionally. Back to the fruit&veg challenge.

GB will she drink smoothies? A way to get fruit fibre and fluids into her.

Hots - why would I mind if you drink a bottle of wine?

Oh buckets, how tough for both of you, I hope that you and your DD can sort this out I'm sure that you will, but guess that the process is a bit difficult.

Just coming on to say that we had such a lovely day. As well as the gorgeous hotter and cyteen clans and a surprisingly lovely Leicester we also had some very nice train journies too.

Re: off the beaten track.
Interesting

I'm not fussed either way - I don't mind what we say being public, but equally not being googleable and getting deleted has some benefits

I suppose I tend to self-edit my online blurtings to the extent that whatever I post is pretty MOR, but can see why others might feel differently. Tbh though no one finds Post-natal at all interesting apart from those with a vested interest in it so maybe not worth worrying about.

LOL @ 'surprisingly lovely Leicester'

Buckets did you keep your sexeh fringe? I do hope so.

evening all, give me a minute to catch up before I head to bed

cyteen - am so pleased you liked your basket and I'm so that Hots got to see your dress

Yep Cyteen, fringe now actually a bit more professional looking. Oh and I did the classic error of asking for a cut and blow job in the first hairdresser I tried! Luckily they weren't free so I went next door and pretended it never happened. He decided to diffuse my hair and was raving about the curl but I said it looked like the perm I had in 1990 so he brushed it all out. Have never had the guts to stand up to a hairdresser before but he'd clearly been indulging himself there and was fine about undoing it. And it's hard to be scared of a gay Rolf Harris.

well done you Buckets - I've had the same hedgegrow hairdo for about 7yrs due to my inability to face up to a hairdresser I'm so far past a hair do I've no longer got roots I've got tips

DH away to the pub with his colleagues so watching the final of the british bake off rather than actually doing some myself!

so, what can I tell you that has been happening in the land of Dizzy other than cakes?!

Work is shite. just when I thought they weren't too bad, I was lured back in to a false sense of security and shat on again when will I ever learn?!?

I had bloods done at the nurse yesterday so fingers crossed some results next week. I've to get minor surgery to remove a lump on my hand but that is something I can get done within the surgery. DH has been referred to plastics for a lump he has close to his eye and has been referred for counselling for the snip. He also has to have it under general when did that happen??

D has a massive lump on her forehead where the girls knocked her into the corner of the doorpost - the bruise is shocking and now proceeding down her face to give her black eyes - the GP has checked it all out and agrees its a doozer of a bang but shouldn't do any lasting damage - thank goodness for a fringe

E is a bit out of sorts at the moment. I can't decide if she is tired from being back at school and needing the Oct hols or if something is wrong. It is worrying because she is such a lovely happy child and I can't seem to get out of her what is wrong She is tired, complaining of a sore stomach, moping about and saying that she missed my mum Dh and I have both tried to chat to her about it and she claims there is nothing so we'll just need to ride it out for now.

L is still hysterical and named a family of bugs today whilst she was outside with DH cutting the hedge - I can't think of what they're called - the ones that you find under all the stones in the garden that look like tiny armadillos

we have the financial advisor coming tomorrow as we desperately need to sort out the bills and make sure that I'm not baking constantly for no profit at all. That should be an interesting meeting at 10am with D in tow

It's DH's birthday on Thurs so I've bought him tickets to take E to see a children's comedian at the local Theatre. She really enjoyed their day together and I think it is so important to make sure that quality time doesn't fall away.

right enough wittering from me

lovely update dizzy and your dh shares a special birthday with my dd1 who will be 5 on Thursday!!!

Where the feck does time go??

god knows loti but he is certainly feeling his age what is the birthday gal getting?

a camera dizz, she spends her entire time on my iphone taking pics, arranging her toys and taking more pics ..

really hope you get your hand sorted/dh gets his eye/ and d recovers from her bump..

poor E hope she returns to her happy self soon and as every l sounds as funny as always i think T is heading in that directions she is so funny and cheeky already

i believe 'woodlice' is the word you're looking for dizz

Ah dizz really don't know what to say. Really hope you guys sort all the niggles/money problems et al.

S made me laugh today. I was lolling on the bed while he amused himself, and he started whimpering (was sitting right next to the bed with no nappy on) so I took a look and it took a few seconds staring to register what I was seeing. He'd managed to trap his foreskin between two pages of a board book. He was also holding said pages shut so the offended item was being squeezed and stretched. I have to admit I laughed but I did rescue him and he then started laughing with me

ah lovely Loti - DD1 loves her camera and that's what L is getting for her christmas.

thank you for good wishes - arnica all round here

Tweakers - you are exactly right! She had a family of woodlice and apparently worried DH at one point by announcing that they were tickly on her tongue she assured me though that she wasn't eating them - I'm not convinced!!

sorry, meant to catch up and surprise you all with a profound message. given that it has taken three attempts to write 'profound' think i'd best go to bed!

thinking of you all, hope those who need hugs get them in RL

give P a huge sniff from me Tweaks

Have put a few pictures of today on facebook

well done hots

Morning VG what are you doing up so early?

Cyteen glad you like the goodies!

Dizzy sorry to hear of work woes and dd1's too. DH had a small lump removed from under his eye a few years ago. The biggest problem he had was getting someone to pull the stitches it took 2 nurses and 2 doctors and the on call eye surgeon! You can't see anything now either either that or it's dissolved into a smile line wrinkle

A little delicate this morning after the preschool AGM and pub visit

Glad the meet went well yesterday , sorry to hear of dizz & Buckets & oops DD1's being unhappy/unwell . Hope things can improve soon for you all

Re googleable/saveable, i guess i am coming from the point that if i talk about the DD's they are real little people and could at a later time come and read stuff about themselves (as could potentially their friends). As babies it didn't seem to matter so much . I like the idea of it going after 30days, but then most of my life is so dull i have no need to go back and search about it

Off to the gym soon , DD2's swimming lesson and then either zoo/arboretum with friends for a picnic and a play

Morning - who had the double strength coffee??

Well last night was the worst one so far EVER!! DD1 woke at 1 am having slept enough apparently. DD2 was rough all evening I took her to bed at 10 and by 11 the coupy wheezing and choking and coughting started I have slept from 5.48 to 7. DD2 is getting no better and the GP is taking her time to ring back all the while I am carring a wheezey seal around the house with all the windows open. If she doesn't hurry up we are off to A&E.

Will catch up in a while.

dizzy ... I do often think of you all. I hope that all goes well with meeting/family/woodlouse additions to family gatherings etc ...

Oh oops how awful (and knackering) hope both are feeling fine, and sleepy soon so you can all have a big snooze

It's lovely here so we are off for a walk round Newmillerdam in the autumn sunshine

Love you all x