Cosey up, the kettle's on

[BibiBelle]

here we go, before I head to bed

Nice one, glad I could help :) DH has just started reading Agent Z and seems to be enjoying it.

lol crispy no sept 2011 announcements coming from me, I can assure you! In fact, I'm off to the sterilisation clinic next week to get booked in. Deffo no more babies for us

NYE was fab, really lovely with just me, dh and our friend N (he's single, for like, forever). And YES, bonus of bonuses, I played hockey today for the first time in 5 or 6 weeks. We played indoor and it was sooooo good to get my trusy old stick out again. I have missed him!

bbbb where are you off to on your jollies?

Next week you say?

Cavey - we are off to C ape Tow n for nearly 3 weeks :)

and Cavey - we have come to the very same decision adn DH is off to the clinic on the 1st Feb

lol crispy even Our Heavenly Father would struggle to make a conception that early in the calendar month...day 8 of what is normally a 42 day cycle..... If I was though, I'd be coming after you for jinxing me!!!

bbbb have fun on your jollies

Hi everyone, after a much longer offline absence than I expected! Happy New Year to all of you, especially those with babies coming, of course.

PertalinaPrudencia, just wondering did you receive a Secret Santa gift as about 10 people didn't get their Christmas cards from me and I didn't notice a message from you containing barely-concealed shrieks of delight .

Oh Santa, sorry no not yet . One of my online orders still missing too, in my boundless optimism I expect them both to arrive first thing Tuesday

BBBB hope there is good news re your little relative...

DD made up a little song today when she should have been napping , 'two stockings hanging on the mantlepiece, one fell off but it didn't bump its head, no it didn't bump anything...' She is being rather lovely, in between screaming fits...

Xmas presents all hits here too, esp. the baby . And a strange little french game where you have to decide whether each card (with pictures of objects/animals) belongs to a frog, a cow or a rabbit has been keeping her amused for a surprising amount of time.

morning all
just on quickly to check you're all behaving yourselves!

pert i'm still waiting for an online order too so perhaps mine will be here tomorrow as well Fancy popping round to play sometime?
as for singing, DS has just started making up his own songs too And he started singing post man pa t to me yday! he's only seen it once but managed to repeat most of the song The boy is obviously a musical genius!!

hi ursula happy new year to you too my lovely

crisp pmsl at your stable door comment

bbbb have you packed yet?!

cc your enthusiasm is almost convincing me to dust off my hock ey stick.... almost!

packing?? What packing? who's going where?

bbbb hope you have a lovely time

pru and hippy I hope your postmen both have to bring all your mail round in a truck tomorrow

Feeling like death warmed up today, on my third cold of the hols and this one is a bastard Tree is really moulting now too, I guess Christmas is over...

That's bad luck Hots Hope you're snuggled up under a blanket with a hot toddy cuppa...

Hips I would actually! What would suit you? Free this week apart from Weds (working) and Thurs am. And DH is at home so I can come without worrying about missing the post .

BBBB I like packing, shall I pop over to yours on the way or have you done it?! You're going to have such a brilliant time

my toe nail has just fallen off after having dropped the cot side on it last week. wah. My ILs are coming to collect me and the kids and I'm off to hospital to see if I can find a nurse to dress it for me.

PS DH has a meeting about a possible new job today

Salta, shouldn't it be left undressed? Hope you medical adventure is fun. Is the new job a good thing? If so HOORAY!!

Captain, FYI no deliveries here yet. Presents that is. I'm sure it will show up today.

Blueberry, I look forward to your pictures.

Hots, chicken soup!

I spent last night trying to convince DH he needed to take a two week summer break. He's not onboard with the idea because he thinks it will cause his employees to want to take the same. So is that wrong? Because he doesn't take two weeks (EVER) we never have a restful weekend. Weekends are always for traveling. Don't most people in the world try to take two weeks, especially when you're given more than a month of vacation days?? I will go now and slip a link on the secret thread for you to view. It's the house I'd like to rent in July. Crispy, it is 30 minutes East of you know where. Go see...

happy new year!!! back from fab two days in london after trip to dublin... girls cranky, we are shattered and need to catch up! xx

YAY! Welcome back LUCKY!!!

TS the question is who doesn't take 2 weeks off, even if you don't go anywhere!? Or maybe thats just me?? Can't believe your SS gift still hasn't arrived! I posted that 3 weeks ago!!!

loti glad you had a lovely time!

O's speech is starting to slowly become more understandable but largely he is incoherent . His eloquence will appear with patience I'm sure.

salta good luck to DH and a new job. Is it still local for you?

TS yes most people take 2 weeks at a time and in France the economy pretty much 'shuts down' in Paris in August. So what if his staff follow suit? I would have thought there would be fewer power emergencies in the summer than winter to deal with so better to have staff off then?

LOTI wow, you must be exhausted but glad you had a great time. How is the girls health now?

Decorations all down and DD1's packed lunch made for school tomorrow. Feels like things are hurtling back to normal. A bit , a bit and a bit

Okay, so I'm not crazy about wanting DH to broaden his horizons with a two week long beach trip.

Broadening his horizons would be a trip to England. And you would need 2 weeks for that, given the various hairy trucker locations. 2 birds, one stone?

We have beaches too . Being an island and all that

Yes, until you've seen the majesty of Cleethorpes beach you haven't lived TS

So remind me again, whose toddler has dropped their nap? DS has pretty much given up on his, which was fine till about two weeks ago, but the last two weeks he has been exhausted and crabby all day, spark out the second his head hits the pillow, then pinging awake at 6am or even earlier whereas before his usual wake up time was 6.30am onwards. Not sure if it's just the holiday hangover effect or if I need to do something I'm not doing...either way, we're all knackered.