Jan 2009, baby D0Gs and bumps galore.. lets make room for many more...

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here we are. am going to start a bet on who is next to get broody!

Cross posted Tree. That rocket looks great. Is it mega spondoolies though? I have found over the years that whatever ds2 asks for as his must have prezzie, is the one thing he never plays with. The only positive side to that is that we have a nice collection of toys for dd that have barely been played with.

He has asked for the most hideous plastic trashy armour that you can customise this year. here He wants the red and gold variety.

Ds1 is waaay cooler than that and has asked for Bigtrak.

One of ds2's major hobbies is designing robots that then get cut out and cut in his scrapbook. They all have different characteristics, names and skills.

With this is mind, I would dearly love to buy him this. Dh has vetoed it as a ridiculous amount of money for a jumped up cardboard box. But I know he would lurrrve it and I really want to buy it for him.

I have seen it for £17 elsewhere, but apparently that's still too much.

It's blooming £80!!

I love that cardboard robot, and I suggest that dh is actually and worried he will want it more than ds and end up nicking it

I rather like the armour .

DD1 has asked nana for either the biggest like-a-bike [£200] or a radio controlled car. I've said go with the car, but now I feel bad as both mum and dd are a bit glum. What to do what to do?

£80.00! Gosh that is a lot, I was thinking maybe £65 max. Has she seen one up close and personal or just in a catalogue? If she hasn't actually had a play with one, I'd be worried she wouldn't actually like it when it arrived.

The armour looks ok on t'internet, but apparently is quite thin plastic and tears easily - hence my thinking its trashy. But, its what he really wants and he's not generally very emphatic about these things so I gave in.

Could you perhaps look for a preloved like-a-bike? Or a different brand perhaps. There are loads of them out there now.

I think I'm going to be sneaky and ask dh's great aunt to buy the robot. She will approve because its eco and creative.

I have to slope off to bed now. My eyes keep closing and I'll be asleep with my head on the keyboard in a minute. Feels like today has been a hundred years long.

Night Tree x

morning

dog - hope she is ok?!

mm - hi robot sounds cool and other pressies

hi to eeryone else

Morning Tink.

How's dd1 Dog?

I am a daft soft Mummy who has had a little cry whilst packing ds1's sleepover bag. He's never been away overnight before, except for staying at my Mum's if we are away overnight ourselves. Its going to be awfully quiet around here this evening.

Aw Moose. It is a really big thing though isn't it. An independant step. Aww.
The extra large like-a-bike is really new apparently, so I can't imagine there will be any about preloved or similar. I don't know what to do.

Hi Tink

Saw on fb that dd1 is ok after 20p swallowing escapade, so that's good.

Went to town today, as a new small ToyMaster has opened. They stock the Moon in my Room and some science experiment kits I wanted for dd. Well betweem all the crap piled up on the floors, no prices on things, their no return just refund policy, and the fact that I can get it all for a few pounds cheaper online - I ended up flouncing out.
I made a huge effort to go too, just to support the town really, and use the few shops we have. Blow that. Plus I am in a cashback website so can glean the odd few ££ that way too - when I buy online. It's sad though. It's hard to get the excited Christmas shopping feeling when it's all so hard and you are always thinking 'hmm cheaper on amazon'. Yet it's lovely to do the shop, and see the stuff, and have a nice time mooching about. Not in our town. Wondy, cold, inaccesible and bleak. No atmosphere at all
I'm doing it all online, but will try go for the independants rather than amazon. Compromise.

They hardly ever xray Dog, becasue they won't act on it. Well, that's what they told me when dd1 went in at about 12-18 months. The rusty screw incident
Bless her, hope she's relaxed now and not so scared.

Lets start new Christmas thread, and we'll kick off with a list of presents and exciting/lovely/cosy plans for food/visits/etc.

Now, who can think of a nice title?

christmas hats, toddler spats, wailing all the way....

(oh my god i am having a right day with c. toddlers and pmt, not a pretty mix, and dp's away till sunday... argh.)

Sorry, no thread title inspiration here either.

We need 120, she's good at titles. Do you think she's sold up and moved house maybe?

Tree, ds1 had a moon in my room last year and I hate to say it but its pants! It eats batteries, the longest it can stay on for is half an hour and the light is too bright for the boys to fall asleep to. Ds was very disappointed with it.

Dog, glad dd is ok. They didn't xray dd the first time she went in when she broke her wrist either. The consultant said they try to avoid xrays with children these days. I read on another thread that they do tend to xray if they have any concerns about it being stuck in the throat though.

Dd has been a nightmare today, no, no flipping no to everything.

dd: "I hungry"
me: "Do you want a sandwich dd?"
dd: "No"
me: "What about an apple?"
dd: "No"
md: "Mummy's having some toast, would dd like some toast?"
dd: "NO! NO! NO!"
me: "OK, fine."

Moose dares to sit down on the sofa for the first time all morning with a couple of slices of toast.

dd "TOAST! I HUUUNNNNGGGGGRRRYYYY! Sob sob wail!"
me: AAARRRGGGGGHHHH!!!

The above conversation has been repeated at least one hundred times this morning over every little thing.

Great title Stripey - do it!

That is a good title 120 is well, I spoke to her on fb the other day, very briefly

Hi Tea, how are you doing? Good to know 120 is ok. She's been quiet for a while.

Link to new thread This link isn't for mobiles. Just in case anyone else had the same problem as me.