Cosey up, the kettle's on

[BibiBelle]

here we go, before I head to bed

Very quiet on here I hope this means you are all having a lovely time

We were hoping to drive down to Norwich on Tuesday but the forecast is for piles and piles of snow on Monday night I am well fed up of the weather now, is it time for spring soon???

Loved Dr Who and The Royle Family (puts mine in a good light ) now just wondering whether my home made Baileys is going to be worth drinking. Might have to cough up for a bottle of the real stuff.

Still love you all drunk -again

PS I guessed that hippy was crispy's secret santa and that bibi was mine; some of your posting styles are bizarrely recognisable!

DD1 just body slammed DD2 and both are laughing outrageously. There is no hope of me getting them to close their eyes until they've exhausted themselves.

Hots, I agree it is very quiet on here. That's normal for this time of year. For some strange reason there are members of our group who venture away from the thread for reasons that are lost with me. I am here.

I can not wait until morning. I am removing all signs of Christmas from the house. I love it as soon as Halloween is gone but once the day arrives...UP AND AWAY things need to go.

DD2 can now recite every line of the Toy Story movie. She also impressed the waitress today but speaking up while I placing her drink order. Me, "She'll have a water." DD2, "No mommy. How about a lemonade?" Me, "Honey, they don't have lemonade." DD2, "Okay then how about water."

Anyone with older kids noticing that the older ones are playing more with the younger one's Christmas presents? DD1 has the idea that 'What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine.'

TS you'll find that happens a lot because they're very grown up don't you know but cannot resist the lure if toys!! DD1 is pouncing about with her new ithingy & jewellery/shoes/clothes but still laying with the playdough & Lego!

Morning all we've had a lovely Christmas & Boxing Day & today is our Anny. Dad still here and staying till at least tomorrow, it changes with every phone conversation we here him have! DH off till 2nd Jan so we'll get some time at some point!

Girls all fine, house like a bomb & raining today so possibly mild for now - will freeze to sheet ice later no doubt!! Trying to persuade DH to go car browsing today but he's not having it!!

morning i'm here

in laws visit went really well yesterday .. bil/sil didn't bothered to turn up but told the in laws they could visit them after seeing us .. pil reckons that sil will never visit our house again after her nasty text message to me..

thing that is annoying is that i am not holding any grudges towards her and my girls are missing out seeing their cousins.. also we sent our presents to their kids with the inlaws and had to text bil to make sure they liked them jesh!!

anyway dad homeward bound today, dsd and boyfriend coming for two days and we are off to dublin for new year.. busy busy busy..

hope you are all have a wonderful holiday, i am going to need a holiday to get over this one and am hoping that i do not need to spend another 8 hours in the kitchen again today!!

Lucky it sounds like we have similar IL woes. I hope yours go much better than mine. It's been 7 months since my last contact with me dbro. I only sent a card this year (no presents). SILs are a piece of work ya know. I do my very best NOT to fall into that category.

Bibi you are absolutely correct they do grow up fast. If only they're attitudes would mature as quickly. I think DD1 is finally getting to DH because he mentioned boarding school yesterday. LOL!! That child better straighten up!!

Garbage day!! We can't miss the truck today so I'm trying to get it together. It's DH's job but he's snoring.

DH back at work. truly horrendous night from the kids, they are both napping and I am avoiding everything else. Nice Christmas. turkey OK. Lovely evening last night to remember in the middle of all the other stress. Love to all. 5 weeks until our trip to England, hurrah!

Happy Anniversary bibi . I hope your Dad gives you some peace soon!

We are just off to Mum & Dads for a couple of days, lunch with friends on 29th and then to PIL's. Dad has been very ill over Xmas and didn't manage to even get dressed Xmas Day . I think the girls will either perk him up or exhaust him - maybe a bit of both!

hots i am inclined to agree that hipps was my SS and that her 'someone commissioned an SS' is a red herring

Must go, DH has finally finished packing the car.

Laters Ladies
xxxx

Afternoon. Lovely Christmas at my folks, I remarked to DH how nice it is having servants (ie my folks, they don't have servants.) Just as well because I started feeling coldy on the way over there Xmas eve and have spent yesterday pm and this am in bed with a nasty chesty cold. DH has coped v well I must say.

Thanks so much to my Secret Santa for the v cool prints, DH (who lately considers himself a bit of an arty type) equally enchanted by them.

K has been v sweet all weekend, using people's names at last and saying byebye a lot. Was lovely to see my DBro & family as they are emigrating to Oz again in 2wks! He actually has a job this time so fingers crossed things work out better for them.

BTW I invented the Roastie Toastie on Boxing Day - leftover turkey, bread sauce, cranberry sauce, sprouts, parsnips and vintage cheddar, cheap white bread and a sandwich toaster required. NY resolution is to do more roasts so I can have one again

Glad you all had nice Christmases respectively

salta I had a night from hell with ds2 last night, he finally went to sleep at midnight . No idea what he was up to !

Just been to rescue dneice from her dads - he lives a couple of miles from us - as he's had her stay for 2 nighs but only managed one. Dsis got fed up when dneice told her today that daddy had lay in bed til 11 so she hadn't had any breakfast, and then shouted at her for having an accident in her pants. He then sent a text to dsis to say she's no longer welcome at his house, and he was going to phone the police to get them to come and collect his daughter. when I got there to pick her up, he just said "i'll be out in a bit" then shut the door and left me in the rain for 5 mins! When he came back to the door with dneice and her stuff, he said "bye" and slammed the door shut. Nice guy eh? So now I have dneice here, and my dsis and mum have just arrived, so me and dh are going to the pub! Gotta do it whilst you can

Hugs cece what a nightmare. She is in good hands with you tho [hugs]

Evening all

Another peaceful days here - Who is betting I need to kill DH before we go on holiday?

CC - how sad for your DN, she really has had it tough poor little girl but with an aunt like you she will always know someone has her back.

Silk - Christmas sounds fantastic, esp. the not having to do anything.

LOTI - hope you sitting with your feet up and DH is waiting on you now. SIL is being very childish and needs to sort herself out!

Bibi - Happy Anniversary lovely one, I hope you and DH are celebrating with some pink fizz tonight.

Crispy - Fingers crossed your girls perk you dad up and he is on the mend quickly.

Hotsie - thanks for the choccies, they are currently being alternated with Ferrero Rocher.

Captain that ROYALLY SUCKS! You are an incredible lady for stepping up for your DN.

Roasted a chicken. Tasted good. Broccoli didn't quite turn out as I'd liked it. Stuffing was divine (shhh...it was box). Created PINK cakes/cupcakes/other...for some reason I had enough batter for 20 cakes so I just kept filling baking trays. The kids like it.

Christmas stuff is OUT OF SITE (almost...there's still a bit of organizing left for some of the ornaments on my bed).

Did some more work on Spring Break vaca. Cancelled swimming with the d olphins. DH was less than enthused about that part of the trip which puts me in a pissy mood. I didn't want to roll the dice and have cold weather that day thus fueling the state of affairs. Best kill the fight before we have the fight. That means $$$ back in the account (thousand +). HOORAY for ME!! We'll just spend extra days in the Dizzy World. Anybody want to meet up in that location in March.

DD2 is NOT eating anything hardly. She's always been a good eater now . Anyone else reporting the same?

CC He was going to call the police because he was bored of his DD? Bibi Does that happen a lot? Can I book my 3 in please?

Still really coldy here, am gutted as could have earned £50-60 with no childcare costs but can't actually look at a laptop screen for more than 5mins because it makes my face hurt.

So what's the best toy been so far? DS2 really enjoying his Night Garden mini figures. DD has a Club Penguin codebook. DS1 got various ultra specific Transformer / Megazord toys.

12 hours of bonhomie from FIL and so the baleful glares have started. Honestly, you could set your watch by him.

CeCe, you are a wonderful aunt. Your dn is so lucky to have you.

just have a quick cuppa and thought i would pop on to say hi!

today and tonight will be the last night of entertainment [phew].. told dh i am not cooking at all tomorrow ..

then off to dublin on thursday til sat and wait for it.. dh's present to me is a 2 nights stay in london .. so cannot wait for that!

red you have my sympathies [hugs]

silks really hope you feel better soon [hugs]

TS hello lady

hope everyone else is well and enjoying the festive period

cece I hope that cunt of a sperm donor 'father' falls down a manhole and snaps his cock off.

Hello everyone, back from our Christmas travels which were largely successful. Nan was delighted to have two full days of DS (and us) staying at her house. Christmas Day mostly great: took DS to chase the squirrels in Greenwich Park (very icy and full of desperado pigeons that kept trying to nick our nuts), then dinner and presents at my dad's. Told dad and stepmum about the new baby; response...nothing. No congratulations, no excitement, no interest whatsoever. I think my dad is depressed atm but still.

Popped into my ex's parents house on the way back and had a wonderful Christmas flashback. Twas just like the Christmases I spent there when I was younger, except that I was there with my husband and son and my ex was there with his wife and 1 day old baby daughter (ahhhhhhhhhh). The baby is just beautiful, and I was in awe of Mrs Ex for looking great and making it out of the house/holding proper conversations one day post-birth. So that was nice.

Boxing Day with ILs was top. Lots of lovely food, presents, fun, major minor booze jealousy on my part, then a quiet night in for me while everyone else partied round at BIL and SIL's house.

DS was absolutely wonderful the whole time, and it was so nice to see him playing with his cousins.

Today the great clear-out of old crap has begun. Next year, the great life clear-out begins.

xx

That's not a great reaction from the family, Star. And harder when Si isn't around to be delighted for you.

We're all ecstatic for you though. It's going to be a great year for you. Life clearouts can go very well we've found, even if they're freaky at the time.

Also that line sums up that horrible man very nicely.

star you made me laugh out loud, I too hope he snaps his cock off! DN seemed happy enough, when I asked her if daddy was ok, she just replied "he's in a bad mood" then proceeded to thank me for her christmas presents. She's such a sweetheart, and doesn't deserve the tosser she has for a father. He failed to give her any tea as well as breakfast, and she had to climb on the kitchen worksurface to get a drink as he was too busy sleeping! Complete twat head.

Anyway, crispy i hope your dad is feeling better?

loti emjoy your trip(s)!

bb hope your anny was a good un?

red thanks for your kind words

Back to work tomorrow hooray , peace and quiet for a few short hours!!

Makes me so sad for your DSis too Cece, to think she felt she deserved no better than him. Is she going to get him to sign off legal wossname while he's in this mood? Just in case he gets daft ideas in future.

Star I think that's so lovely that you are friends with ex's family, I bet they've always thought of you as one of their own anyway.

Great, now I'm feeling sick. Friend is having afternoon drinks tmrw, really hoping to be well enough for that. What a genius idea eh? First day DPs are back at work, what shall we do? Get loads of mums together and let the kids entertain each other.

Blimey cece, that seriously takes the biscuit . So glad she has you and her lovely cousins to come to

Dad v v poorly, barely moved, but Dsis and i have diagnosed that we think he may have a urine infection making him confused and listless, so i am calling the GP and the respiratory clinic and see what i can demand ask for

Have a nice break from cooking LOTI. I should sit back and eat choccies like bbbb

silks sounds like a fab day - hope you are well enough to enjoy it. We are off to New F orest gadget land.............

Sorry to hear your dad is so poorly crisp really hope you get him sorted v quickly [hugs]xx

sorry you are still feeling rough silks hoping u feel better tom xx

star ignore your dad you Xmas break sounded lovely xx

Oh Crispy, how terrible for your father. It's true that would make him very poorly. Would he sip a cranberry tea? I realize that's not a "real" tea but might help flush things. Lots of good vibes coming your way for him!

Silky, I hope you too are feeling better in the morning. Chicken soup is what you need. Good vibes to you as well.

Star, I'll second that I am over the moon for you with happiness about your pregnancy.

Hi all sounds like you all had lovely Christmases.

Star sorry that your Dad was not more excited.

Cece that man is truly unbelievable.

Loti yay for London trip - what have you got planned ?

Bibi hope you enjoyed your anniversary

Crispy I hope your Dad manages to get seen by someone. Urinary infections are horrible at any age.

Hippy you'd be pleased with DS he got one of these for Christmas www.amazon.co.uk/Alex-String-Beep-Wooden-Stringing/dp/B001414D4I and now tells me he's going to do some sewing and takes himself off and sits on the sofa happily sewing away . I'm going to find him some other things to 'sew' with from around the house/garden I think.

Red I am certainly feeling the strain after nearly 6 weeks of MIL - I am hiding at work all day today (to be fair I do actually need to as I have a lot to do). I never thought I'd say it as you think that someone who looks after my DNephew for 3 days a week would be kind of used to it but I think it's actually easier when my parents are with us - at least Mum always gets up in the morning and offers to take DS out when she sees I can do with a break and if I hear - 'Merlion you'll have to stop doing this/that/the other I think I might scream. DH thinks I'm being miserable and anti-social - no I just resent a little bit that I've spent the last 2 Christmases with MIL (because she was delayed last year due to snow) and all she can talk about is her home town and all her friends/relatives there and how they do things at Christmas there. If she'd rather spend Christmas there then I would have loved to have Christmas just the 3 of us before we become 4.

Sorry - rant over. As you were ladies.

Merlion, (((HUG))) yours was not a rant only a release. You deserve that. Reading others is a gift. Your own mother obviously has it. In my opinion () most people in the world do not. I think it's those of us with "the gift" ourselves that become most frustrated with others who are lacking it. I try to remind myself of this. Sometimes it works. Sometimes I just think WHAT AN IDIOT DO YOU NOT SEE I COULD USE A HAND HERE! Okay, sometimes I don't just think that I say it....out loud.

I have spared you all my ramblings. I just deleted a monolog that had the words sages and mystics in it. It was all very good and kind and wonderful but I fear I would be totally embarrassed in the morning (my morning).

Too much caffeine and the movie E at P ray L ove has me gushing with wisdomisms. LOL!!

Night folks!