July 2010: Drool it, maul it, crawl over it - that's how our threadbabes would eat a creme egg. But why the Creme Egg?!

[CakeandRoses]

Will that do us?

/panic

She couldn't care less about stickers unfortunately and food doesn't seem to be tempting her either. I have a sneaking suspicion that bribery won't work with this girl. I'll try fave people although Bear and I are currently her favourites so not sure 'daddy will be soooo pleased' or 'let's tell grandma' will work but worth a go. (grandad's currently in her good books for buying her beauty and the beast)

Am off on date night to meet dh at leicester sq. I actually look quite fab, with my new hairdo and makeup I applied without Y'all help. Dh has been delayed sitting in traffic all day, so is unshowered, with tracky bums, old rugby shirt and work boots on. I think he might even be going commando. Oh, the romance.

So sorry you've had a bad day cake, I hope the bread turns out well.

dh sooo excited for you!

Oops. That should have been, makeup I applied without gwen's help. I have no idea how that happened.

at 'y'all help' needle. I actually nodded to that, like, yy I'm quite impressed she didn't come on here for advice i was totally proud of myself for not doing a total outfit decision-making process on here before my work meeting. i actually just ran out of time to post

hope you have a wonderful time with your bit of rough

ah, i see F's sticker obsession is actually a useful thing then chul

focaccia is baking away and smells great (as dh just said)

sorry for your day with noisyboy but naughtyboy sounds delicious again, mlic

keen to hear how the blinds work. will keep my fingers crossed

dinnertime

I wish she'd been ready before S started moving. I was caught at one point with her trying to finish weeing on the potty, a wee-filled pair of pants on the floor and a puddle near the tv with S making a beeline for L's curly-fluffy hair (his fave toy at the moment) straight through said puddle towards pant-puddle and me flapping trying to decide who to shout what at first.

Hope the bread turned out delicious cake

mlic glad you're loved up with your boys, I think my two are fab every single day. Even when I feel like I've just been run ragged, they'll do something that's so precious and gorgeous that I forgive them everything. I'm such a soft touch!

needle have a lovely evening!

chul that bread was luscious. dh and i have just eaten soo much of it. deffo making that again. we had it with spaghetti in a simple tomato and basil sauce (my sauce is bloody yumdiddly)

how's this for a mini-survey...? What can't you now do without thinking of the crew on this thread?

This is how you've poisoned my mind....

Listen to the Stone Roses: tsc

Make pizza without wondering what went wrong with mlics those times

Give F peanut butter bought from an actual shop: chul ['s amazing peanut butter-making mother]

See paneer on Indian menus: spirael

Cook anything using a gadget without wondering if wss's dh uses it too

Buy anything by the Gro company: mlic

Do the laundry without feeling guilty I haven't got round to trying chul's ecoballs

Sew shit: needle

Wear blue knickers or use public loos: memph

Go to swimming baths or wear a tankini: tsc

There's def more but i need to watch a film with dh now.

So, so funny cake I started doing this the other day and wrote out a whole list then felt bad cos I might ignore some of you so I deleted it - two days later you start one! Spooky!

Here were some of the ones I can remember:
Zumba/any kind of dancing dvd or class -stac
weddings - dh
kath kidston or 'floral naffery' stuff and lentils - cake
everytime I put pics on fb - mlic and her secret postings
swimming - tsc (sorry but I just can't forget that pg pool drama )
motorbikes and lambs - memphis
anything hair related -kk (even to the point of hearing her "step away from teh home dyes" in my head as I booked a colour appt for tomorrow)
my NZ friend on a thursday group - wss
and deffo anytime I feel remotely broody/pg - trudyla
butternut squash soup - viksam
anytime I cook/bake something I wonder if mlic, memphis, needle or cake would either like it or tell me off for it

There are loads more, I'll see tomorrow what I think of as I go through the day and come back and tell you.

Oh, and S hasn't woken up before about 2am for weeks so dh and I decide to tempt fate again and he wakes up screaming - bloody typical. Off to bed now, sadly unfulfilled...bet you're all glad you know that

ooh this is a good survey! i'm crap at thinking of things off hand though but you all pop into my mind on a regular basis!
anything bikini related or man u related-tsc. everytime i think of that story i can't stop laughing and have to tell people!
when a zumba leaflet came in the door-stac
everytime i'm out jogging-chulita. wondering how the hell she does it with a double buggy
anything with a rose print, paisley print or cath kitson print or anytime i'm thinking of decorating-cake
when my friend was looking for a 50's style dress for that hairshow in amsterdam and we were searching the whole internet for it-needle
weddings-dh
motorbikes and bouncy castles and fun stuff to do for EW's birthday party and actually anything to do with E's development-memphis. they were born on the same day! and i seen a bloody cool motorbike in turkey and got pictures on it and was thinking of memphis!
everytime i think i've got it hard with E and i couldn't be arsed to put away clothes or clean-mlic
everytime i see my friends name in new zealand pop up on facebook-wss. also when i was on the flight to turkey thinking how did she manage bags buggy and all that jazz by herself!
there's loads more including when i put certain clothes on E i think oh such and such would like that!
also anything baking related which i never would have considered and i'm contemplating starting i think of you all.
and my aunt was knitting E a cardigan and i done a few lines and i thought of needle
When i think about going to KOL tomorrow i think of cake
There's loads more but can't think now!!

oh and i'm very happy that i've made you all think about your hair more!! good luck tomorrow chul! and mlic just go for it with the new style!
needle enjoy your night that sounds so lovely getting all done up for dh! feels nice to be all glammed up and not just mummy for a night!
Chul i don't think he wants a little brother or sister!

Baking and ironing - mlic

Hairdos and ireland - kk

Flower prints and decorating - cakes

Getting back at people and daredevil stuff - memphis

Jogging with buggy and recipes - chu

Thread titles and our dd's born on the same day - spireal

Straight talking, shitty balls and no knickers - tsc

Babies and making me broody - trudyla and viks

NZ or during the night (here) - wss

Ttc - viks as we both had a similar experience

Being on the go constantly and weddings - dh

Babies that are shit sleepers - mlic, chulita, dh, melissa, viksam, cake ah feck I would be quicker naming babies that do sleep.

Have I forgot anyone? Was laughing at tsc being known for shitty balls and the pool incident then realised I've went on loads about trying to lose weight .

lol, i like this survey!

Whenever I have a moan about feminism or women in general i think how disgusted Cake and TSC would be with me
If I have a good housewife moment I think of MLIC
On days when I think about how much weight I'd like to lose: DH (grrrr)
If I'm baking bread I wonder whether Chulita would be impressed or scoff at my feble efforts.
I will now hear KK's voice (as I imagine it) every time I try to do my hair.
Take a pregnancy test Trudy and Viksam
See a sexy girl on a motorcycle Memphis
Make up rhymes for Gywnnie Spirael

I'm so sorry to anyone I've missed!

DH and I went to see Thor. Let's not talk about it.

Forgot

Needles - dress making, 50's style and tea rooms

Nixster - pcos

To be honest I think of the thread and your thoughts more than I realise. When R's bum errupted I told dp my friend memphis (insert rl name) ds had the same thing. Funny how much a big part of my life you have all become. Don't want to go soppy but as cakes says I really like you lot

Stac- that's so true. I refer to you guys all the time, far more than I do real mums I know. I honestly think I would have found motherhood so much harder without you all to reassure me that I'm not screwing it up all the time.

I haven't seen Nixster for ages, does anyone know if she's ok?

TSC That's a whole other survey in itself- who do we all picture for each other?! (Possibly treading dangerous ground!)

Saw nixter on fb meant to send her a message but forgot, must see how she is and her new car.

Think I'm a mixture of dawn french with either billy connelly or lorraine kellys voice!

Tsc I didn't imagine you having a broad manc accent but sometimes have visions of you talking like liam gallagher saying mad fer it

Needles I kind of imagine you like the chef gizzy erskin(?? 50's stylee) She does a programme called eat yourself thin but don't imagine you being cockney