March 2010 - Babies: "Climbing like an evil genius". Mummies: "Avoiding the Shred DVD"

[Arcadie]

Welcome to those with a March 2010.
Happy Easter from me....
Unwrap it quick!..

Oh, it's a new thread. I was hoping for chocolate.

happy easter and happy birthday pacific x

great news about mumatron pixie x

Happy Easter!
Lovely day up here (and I have to stay at home working - not fair!)

alles gute zum Geburtstag PD and good to see you "back"

Happy Easter to everyone and Happy Birthday to Pacific. Hope everyone has a lovely day and consumes at least their own weight in chocolate [bugrin]

Happy Easter, everyone [busmile]!!

And thank you for my birthday wishes

I hope it's OK to post this here, I thought about PMing people instead, but would anyone be interested in contributing towards a donation for Rinders' DH? They've asked for family flowers only for the funeral, but donations to the Hospice where, I assume, Richard was.

Yes, was wondering what I could do - anything. I can't imagine how Rinders is doing it. She's amazing.

Pixie and MissPO a MMM donation sounds a good idea.

I've cancelled my FB account - it was too much distraction - so MissPO I'll PM you using MM.

yes from me too missp. let me know how and how much x
just catching up on rest

Melk and everyone else I'm happy for everyone to just give whatever they feel comfortable giving. I don't mind co-ordinating it if people want to send me money (by Paypal, cheque or bank transfer)for a MMM donation, or I can give people the name and address of the Hospice if they'd rather give individually (I found it by Googling for the obituary).

Donations sound like a lovely idea. I was wondering if there was something we could do the other day.

Will do it direct to the hospice, have found their donations page online :)

That's handy Fliss, good find. Maybe it's just as easy to do it individually then?

Oh, great idea, MissPenteuth. I'll donate to the hospice as well. In theory I'd be quite keen to participate in the Blanket for Rinders, but in reality I can barely find the time to stitch a button back on ... .

We had a lovely Easter (and birthday - with lots of champagne ). Tomorrow my parents will travel back to their home, that they last saw in early February before they set off on their epic trip of the States. It was lovely to see them this long (although of course I'd much rather my dad had NOT had pneumonia), but OMG I am soooo ready to have my own house back to myself.

So, tomorrow normal school run etc - for only 3 days mind . Bless the Royal couple

How is your Dad doing Pacific?

If anyone wants to contribute to a MMM donation, PM/FB me to let me know how much and whether you want your RL name or MN name included. The funeral is this Thursday, so I'll probably send it on Wednesday.

JustGiving page for online donations is here if anyone wants to donate individually.

He is much better, thanks, MissP. He really gave us all a fright. He still has some pain at the site of the infection if he takes a deep breath in, but feels ready to fly. I think it will take him another month or 2 to get over this though, and he is the World's Worst Patient. Bar none. Bless my poor mother. He tends to go through life with his head firmly in the sand (guess where I have my amazing ability of living with denial from ?? ) and my mother tends to overanalyse, and worry and is World Champion in the 'What if...?' stakes. She Frests. They drive each other bonkers - and have done for 47 years, so they must be doing something right .

Is Isobel back to rude health? And you and DH?

The whole thread has had a terrible run of ill health (minor and serious ), bad news and loss.
Surely, surely we are due some calm waters, no?

bit odd (sort of catching up whilst doing a lot of other things)...but:
It's rinders birthday next monday.
I know it'll take a little bit of organising.. but what think you ladies to us MMMers sending her something? I think I can work out how to get it to her....
question is what? and who's in?
I could do with knowing asap because my contact won't be available by the end of the week [cryptic]

pacific hope your dad clears this pneumonia. horrible stuff. aren't they a pita when they are rubbish patients?! you are doing a great job

PACIFIC!!!!! We missed you. Glad to hear your Dad is on the mend, and that you had a nice holiday, and stuff.

MissP, what a nice idea and how nice of you to co-ordinate. I'll donate directly though (less complicated and therefore I'm less likely to mess it up!).

Sariska, ang, definitely up for more coffee and cake. I'll message you through FB and hopefully we can sort. Anyone else in central London and want to join us? We need a MMMM (UK or southern edition) again, surely?

Pixie, poor DD and poor you - I hope you and she get a break soon. at the twins' growth rate - Alex can wear 18-24 month clothes but that's to accommodate his vast tummy .

Manda, I have PM'd you now so please let me know if you get it [luddite emoticon].

Scooby, what the others said. DD nearly blew our relationship apart and really the only thing that saved us was me going back to work getting some of my own identity back. Then we were able to go about rebuilding us as a couple, but it took a long time. The tiredness really doesn't help and trying to juggle everything and please everyone who wants a piece of you, then feeling underappreciated and wondering why you put yourself at the bottom of the list all the time - really really hard. The only thing that makes our relationship continue to work is talking openly and honestly (and preferably before I get in a massive strop with him), but sometimes even that's hard when all you want to do is scream at someone and/or go to bed. I guess for you it's even harder - my DH is at home in the evenings, you and yours are on shifts. It can work out, we're still together (just about) and have had another child [clings on to the nearest piece of wood to prevent jinxing the whole thing] but we both had to make the effort just when we felt like it was the last thing we wanted to do. And I think it is a boy thing not to realise that by not tidying up after themselves they make your life more difficult. Somehow it doesn't matter when there's only 2 of you, but it really matters when you're picking up after one destructive messy person and don't need to be picking up after two.

In Cornwall. On holiday. Bliss.

Great idea, Melk. I'm in. Just let me know how (Pay Pal?) What were you thinking for a gift?

Will also donate to the hospice via the Justgiving page.

Glad your dad is well enough to have gone home, PD. And glad to hear you're looking forward to Friday's wedding. One of my best friends is German and, if I am to believe her, half of Germany (the Bild reading half??) is mad for the British Royal family .

Hope everyone had a good BH weekend. We were up north at my mother's house and it was sunny sunny sunny . The DC had fun racing around with their cousins who were also staying and, miracle of miracle, slept all the way home last night.

Cornwall, Bluey - how lovely. Enjoy!

Ah, I see you were asking for ideas, Melk. Spa / facial / massage vouchers? Although that presents childcare issue for her.

South/London MMMM: yes, all welcome for coffee and cakes at Fleet St Starbucks. But we could also aim at a pub venue one evening.

Melk sounds good as a plan. I have your address so could send you a cheque! Will you have to post the item? If not - urm... things that make me happy are perfume and chocs. I'm just not as sophisticated as Sariska evidently.

sariska What London MMMM??? there's another meetup? When? When?

Hello ladies

MissP thanks for telling us how we can donate - I'll also give via the justgiving site for the hospice.

Melk I'd also like to contribute to a present, though am fresh out of ideas...

Pacific glad to hear your dad is on the mend, must have been so stressful for him and your mum and your whole clan. Also glad you had a good holiday! And happy belated birthday!

Scooby sorry to hear you're suffering yet more stress. Nothing to add re advice on your relationship other than I always try to think of the long-term, big picture...as in I'd try to think of 3 years, 5 years down the road rather than just focusing on the here and now. Helps me to recognise what's really important to me/us. I'd also echo everyone who says communicate communicate communicate. I adore my DH, we have a tremendous relationship and have been through a lot over the years. But I really think it's only because we work at it and that I have forced him to be tidier.

Bluey enjoy cornwall - you deserve it after the marathon!

Hope everyone else is well. Had a great long weekend - such glorious weather! so much chocolate! - and tonight it ended with DS getting into the bathroom and having lots of fun, that involved tipping over the dirty nappy bucket (thankfully not too full but still [phew]), pulling lots of toilet roll around, before dunking the remains of the roll into the toilet bowl and then leaving it in the bath. And his piece de la resistance was then depositing the telephone into the toilet bowl (which thankfully wasn't full of poo!). He loves the landline, carries it around a lot (chatting into it ). He also loves the toilet bowl so I guess it was inevitable he'd introduce them at some point. At least our iphones didn't end up in the jacks so it could have been worse [philosophical]. This happened technically on DH's watch (he was cooking in the kitchen right next door) though since I was snoozing on the couch (still vaguely hungover after a very boozy lunch yesterday ) I feel like it's a joint thing. Good reminder to keep the bathroom door firmly shut!

We're off to France for the royal wedding weekend - I can safely satisfy my republican tendencies in the mother of all republics while escaping the royal wedding madness that seems to have descended on this otherwise sane country . Though am happy to accept the extra day off, especially as England has the fewest bank holidays in Europe so I think it's only good manners we get it!

I've been far more interested in applying for Olympics tickets - only one day left to apply for anyone who's interested. But twas such a complicated process that it makes the AV referendum seem like child's play!

OK, have to go and get ready for getting back to work reality tomorrow.

Night all.

at the idea of me being sophisticated.

London MMMM is a suggested one only at the moment. If no-one else is interested it will be me and Bluey sneakily extending our lunch hour over cakes. (Cakes make me very happy - and Bluey must need some post-marathon calorie replenishment.)

Hi melk yes I would like to contribute to a present. Maybe a tree (or is that boring). How will I contribute? missP will have a look at the justgiving site.

DD is hilarious as ever, and she's such a whirlwind that i swear it's impossible to find time to post. As it is just keeping up with reading the thread keeps me up late.

We're having a streetparty on Friday. To me, this is just so wonderfully English and I can't wait. Although I am in no way royalist so will be making a cake with icing saying "let them eat cake" (stole the idea from elsewhere on here).