The last one out forgot to start a new thread!

[blueberryboybait]

Morning, hope you all find me!

[aDarkStarWithStrangeWays]

enya that's so nice to hear :)

Fjorgyn am snorting at the thought of you dressing down a dishy colleague. And a little at the fact that you have a dishy colleague. No window dressing in my office, unless you like straggly beards

Crisp and everyone actually, take care on the ice! It's snowing light but steady here again and the pavements are like skating rinks. Needless to say, the council haven't gritted anywhere I did an accidental street dance move this morning on the way to work.

DS seems okay after his fall, just black and blue around the forehead. He was full of the joys of life this morning, right up until the point where I dropped him off at nursery, when he went into hysterics.

This is something I meant to mention earlier in my behaviour queries: is anyone else's toddler going through a massively clingy stage? DS has always been fairly independent and happy to go to nursery, sleep in his own bed etc. Lately though he is super-clingy and cuddly; the latter is great but the former makes going to work even more of a PITA than usual as I arrive with his wails still ringing in my ears. And he insists on falling asleep in our bed. DH tries to move him most nights but he's slept in with us pretty much the whole last week.

I don't mind it really, lovely snuggles etc, but would quite like to have sex with DH before the end of the year.

[TwilightSurfer]

Hi! Should so not be on here but FJ's train postings made me want to. HELLO!!

Star so sorry about the StarStyleBUMP. Hugs to him.

Silks I am with you on the eco warrior thing THUS my purposeful cards. It's basically just a family picture...easily framed by the elder members of the family.

BBBB I missed talk of the TurDuckIn. Never had one but have heard they are very good.

Crisp I can't believe you aren't showing the DCs the pick of DD2 stuck! LOL!! I tell you her vocabulary is AMAZING. Her shouts for HELP were clear as a bell. HELP MOMMY MOMMY COME QUICK I'M STUCK HELP QUICK MOMMY MOMMY... it was actually quite comical.

Hopefully in this mad rush today I will get the SS sorted.

Over and Out!

[FjorgynAndHotWater]

Am home, hurrah! Gotta love an early finish for snow, especially as I don't have a work mobile or laptop so can't do any work


It's still snowing. Might even build a snowman this aft if I can get DD to grow a pair.

[Silkstalkings]

Star K also v clingy/cuddly in last few weeks, I thought it was to do with his ego finally arriving after 2yrs of being the family bowling ball, lugged about and ignored. It's like he's decided I'm not just the bringer of snacks and general carrier-about, I'm actually reeeeeeeally important. He holds my shoulders really firmly and has to have our heads touching when we cuddle and kicks off big time if he catches me sneaking out somewhere. Much kissing on the lips with deadly serious face too. TBH I'm kind of loving it, have been waiting about 6yrs for another clingy toddler. DS1 is v cuddly now but at this age he didn't see the point of humans (what with him being from Krypton and all).

[CrispyTheCrisp]

Thanks for your good ice thoughts star - we made it out and back in one piece with only a little sliding out from our drive to the road and then back in again. I have swept the patio and path and the end of the drive and have asked told DH to go and get some grit later

Went swimming with the girls this morning and DD2 managed to bang her head again, this time on the changing room bench . Another bruise above her other eye this time .

fjorn glad they let you home and well done for actually getting in - i hope your efforts were appreciated

No clinginess from DD2 here, maybe more a boy thing? TS DD2 shouts 'i'm stuck' all the time - this morning it was from DD1's window sill and often she can be found hanging off the basin with legs dangling

bibi hope you manage to get to work ok, have sorted childcare and had your boiler fixed!

silks i have not warned you about PIL's flashing light gate entry system to their house. Please try not to PYSL

[Silkstalkings]

Already am Crispy without even seeing it. Did your FIL invent it?

[CrispyTheCrisp]

Oh yes. I think it was modelled on a F alklands Landing craft c.1982

[blueberryboybait]

Star - yes we havethe super clingy too - I can't even go to the loo with out screaming tears and 'where are yoooooooou? even if she know where I am. She sits on me in my skin, the more of her on me the better. She was fine at nursery until Monday when we had tears for the first time in ages.

Am having a grrr with the tenants who have just moved out of my house - they have wrecked walls and left a lovely thick layer of grease all over the bottom of the house. I am trying to get some of their deposit withheld but they are disputing it, fortunately we have pictues of all the rooms and walls before they moved out.

[CaptainCaveman]

star I had to lol at your accidental street dance move

fjorgyn yay for early snowday finishes, I had one too and went in the back garden to snowball fight with my 3 boys.

You've reminded me again that I must do SS!

Good work on the composing front silks, what a clever gal you are . Let us know if you need some hairy backing singers?

evening all. Much snow your ways? Got about 10cm here

[Silkstalkings]

We've been promised 15cm overnight, no sign yet though. Of course this is the week my kitchen scales have died so no fun day in baking. Crispy That's why I haven't called your MIL yet, don't want to make appointments I can't keep!

[HippyHippopotamus]

here you go silks

hi to the rest of you, sorry not to write more

[Silkstalkings]

Feckin genius Hippo, cheers.

[Silkstalkings]

Oh and has anyone with BT Vision ever had a problem after programming the remote control to change the tv volume? Can't access Ondemand or TV guide now.

[HippyHippopotamus]

you're very welcome

can't help with BT though!

dd's just very reluctantly had her first bottle!

[CrispyTheCrisp]

DH has very proudly just shown me his hot water system for Patsy. He is turning into his father

[TwilightSurfer]

I SURVIVED! Now hours of meeting notes to write up and send out. So so so sosos so wish I could have our sitter more. The girls LOVE her.

Please keep all your snow. I've had enough of the cold already. Beach anyone?

Crisp I almost laugh-spit all over my laptop with, "DH has very proudly just shown me his hot water system..."

[Silkstalkings]

Yay family day off! DS's school is closed but bizarrely the juniors which is right next door is open. However snow outside is too deep to push a pushchair through (and nobody needs to know that DH is stuck home today too rendering pushchair non-essential.)
So impressed with Abel&Cole veg box being on my doorstep by 7.30 though. With free bottle of wine too because I hadn't ordered from them in months (good trick that.)

[aBrightStarWithFestiveWays]

Silk you have officially won the day :)

Just checking in with my Christmas nickname. Very reassuring to hear that other Aug08 smallies are going through the clingy phase. DS did manage to spend all night in his own bed last night though, thanks to the iron will of Daddy. I'm doing bedtime tonight and am much more of a pushover...must resist the sadface.

[FjorgynAndHotWater]

Hurrah for your snow day silky, I am stuck back at work today as our predicted evening blizzard never materialised so DH is stuck at home with two hyper DC who only like playing in the snow for 5 minutes before it gets too cold . In the five minutes we spent outside yesterday afternoon I still managed to lose my digital camera in the snow when it fell out of my pocket I raked the snow for ages trying to fid it, to no avail, so hoping that it's frost as well as waterproof and will turn up if the snow ever melts...

Yay for DS sleeping in his own bed star, and like your new name . am thinking of mine but it's not time to put it on yet in denial about fast approach of festive season

[TwilightSurfer]

Silky, you are really sporting the ACE attitude. Enjoy you awesome day!

Star, R slept in her own bed last night for the first time in a week. She actually fell asleep on the couch in the living room where we were both nose-to-screen on our laptops ignoring her. DH carried her to her bed only after she was good and out. I haven't the will to fight the sad face either.

FJ, I feel for your DH's sanity. I am already dreading the first snow day when there's TWO kids bouncing off the walls wanting to play but not wanting to play long in the snow. Sorry about the camera. It will turn up.

Look hungover. Worked very late on notes and feel queasy having send them to all the people in the project group. I keep asking myself, "have I really been put in the project manager seat?"...maybe I misunderstood???

[aBrightStarWithFestiveWays]

FjorgynandBaileys?

[CrispyTheCrisp]

Afternoon

I have spent all morning at DD1's preschool helping out. She was SO excited bless her

Arranged a visit to the other school today so hopefully we can make our minds up soon.

No snow here and the gritting has worked on the drive

Loving the name star. I shall contemplate mine later

Hurrah for the wine and veg combo Silks jammy cow

[enyahadenough]

I need to change my name too crisp as when I changed it I wasn't a happy bunny but I am now

no snow here think we must the only place that has completely missed it!!

Dd1 at school but keeps complaining of a headache and had slight temp again last night. She is having such a run of bad luck atm

silks hope you enjoy your duvet day!!!

[Silkstalkings]

See, the key to snow days is to live on the same block as your kids' friends. DH walked DD to her pal's house at 10am, not seen her since. Even if a friend comes to play at your house it's fine, they're too busy to get in your way. We did the 5mins of snow play first thing so now they're all been-there-done-that.

[BibiBelle]

silky been bigging you up to an artist friend of mine who is considering getting some help

hello all - day from hell here