Fab Feb 2009 - pass mummy the gin, its potty time!

[dinkystinky]

New thread as the old one got filled up - hope you all find it ok!

Hi.
Not been on for a while as sent my laptop off to get fixed.
MrsY, M sounds like a real joy, she clearly has her mothers strength.
Dinky, work sounds just awful! Hope it eases up soon.$
MOS good luck with the knitting, you'll be fine. My favourite part of knitting is casting on.
Idbi glad the girls are doing better. Sorry to hear you've had a tough year but glad it's all getting better.
Thom, completely missed the extended breastfeeding thing. Have been hearing lots of talk about it but haven't read anything myself.

Everything's ok here, same old.

hello all, hope everyone is enjoying the sun (except poor dinky who appears to have been kidnapped by her boss) I hope that your workload and hours reduce soon, you can't carry on like that long term.

SM cool, when I start my next square I'll pop over to you and get you to cast on.

MrsY was so lovely to meet you on wednesday and thanks so much for my personal knitting lesson.

All good here. Just trying to get the garden sorted ready for summer. Its been a bit neglected over the months/years so needs a bit of hard work. Fingers crossed for a lovely weekend so we can be out in the garden.

I am decorating Lukes bedroom in preparation for the new single bed arriving on 16th June! He is currently sleeping on the single mattress on our bedroom floor. He looks so small on it compared to the cotbed one!

Lovely weather, makes life so much easier with school runs, washing, wearing the children out etc... Hope it lasts as we are off further into Cornwall with the caravan at half term.

Mos - bet the pool is coming into its own in this heat!

Hi ladies.
Bit hot, hey?
I don't really enjoy this weather, but won't moan!

Just tried to log on to our fb page as wanted to double check on someone's nn and it seems I'm not on there anymore! Who deleted me? And can someone invite me back please?

ooh, will have a look SM, not sure how to invite anyone though but I'll try.

Am loving the weather, all out in the garden, fabulous

It's a private group, so we wouldn't be able to see it if we weren't members

When Facebook 'upgraded' their groups they deleted all that were inactive. They gave you the option to remain a member at the time but it was opt-in. I think I can reinvite anyone who wants in but it is a bit of a pretty empty place. @@@@@tumbleweed@@@@@

OK, I have reinvited you, MOS and you, SM, and everyone else who popped up easily when I went through my friends list. I'm sure I've missed out a fair few so I've made you to admins so you can play too.

FB Group is up to 35 members - I think there were about 40 at its height. I think I have invited everyone I can, the lovely onwardandupward deserted us ages ago and a couple of members I invited have unfriended me since and I can only invite friends.

at someone unfriending Swampy!

They were probably getting freaked out by your monster breads Swampy!

Still here - still stuck at work all hours. Getting vvvvvvvvv bored of it now as are DH and DS1 and Danny. Ho hum. On plus side, Danny's potty training is coming on in leaps and bounds..

LOL at dinky, I can understand that. As someone who has been recently told to cut down on carbs and try to cut out white bread, those pictures do feel like rubbing my nose in it!

ooogs yes, finally got to use it for the first time at the weekend but apparently it will be back to normal/shite weather tomorrow

My unfriending looooong predates the Monster. It was probably one of my previous obsessions, like washable nappies wot dunit.

Hurrah - evil deal from hell now signed! My life is mine once more. Hope everyone is good out there and enjoying the sun while it lasts.

Swampy - remember to post your book on at end of this week for the clun. Look at clun thread for instructions as you have a new postee.

I think you'll find you mean 'books', dinky.

Trying to start a book stall Swampy ? Better post them on this time so you dont drown under the clun books...

Hi everyone. How are we all?
Everything fine here, just fed up of being so skint.
Dp's back at work today after 5 days off and I am very relieved. Drives me insane when he is here, I realise just how much I do and how unhappy I really am.
Oh well.

Got my confirmation letter about my job today so finally know what the salary is, better than I thought it'd be, so quite happy with that!

Anyway, just wanted to pop on and say hi

Hi all.

Keep going to the 2011 thread - how rude of them to pretend to be fab.

Sorry to hear you're not enjoying DP's time, SM. That sucks. Glad your salary is better than you thought, by far the best way to be!

MrsY he just gets in the way, he's always where I need to be and he winds the kids up.
He spends so little time with us that he doesn't know how I deal with them, what behaviours I ignore etc and how they expect to be responded to when I'm there, if that makes sense.
How are you?

SM you do realise you are describing most men don't you? I think that is why so many women become lesbians!
Good news about your job though. I've just applied for a rather unusual job, still in the legal profession but for a council. Watch this space. Was a bit miffed to get rejected for a job recently having got through the first 3 hoops of their long recruitment process and am 99% its because I lived in the ME

MrsY yes, bloody rude of them, I was just tempted to pop over and tell them to get minds of their own.

dinky if you are unchained from your desk do you fancy starting up that new thread we talked about a little while ago?

supposed to be going to a wedding reception in an hour or so up London way. Could REALLY do without M25 on a Friday evening. Apparently there is a 2 1/2 hour delay between one junction. Deep joy!

On the brightside, DC1 back from Uni tomorrow. DH due to be leaving to drive down to get him at around 6am whilst I stay at home with G & H. To be honest, I think I'd prefer doing the driving

Hope everyone is doing ok.

That sucks MOS, god luck with the other one, sounds intreging - sorry, that's totally not how to spell that. How lovely to have your eldest back tomorrow - everyone under one roof!

J has just got home and is feeling as rough as I am, so tonight is going to be interesting...

Meant o say, hurrah dinky on having your life back. Exciting news!

SM, luckily, J and I are usually on the same page in terms of what to respind to or ignore, but he wants to spend his time off either relaxing (which means watching films and playing xbox) or tidying up, so we don't ever do anything as a family which I find so frustrating.

MrsY my DH thinks that weekends are for doing chores rather than family time - usually it means that I take the kids out for the day whilst he does some DIY or pithers around in the garden. He can't see why I would like all of us to go out for a day - together! Apparently I can't complain because he is fixing stuff

SM good news about your salary

Hello all - was away for half term in Mallorca and have returned to a v cold and rainy UK. Hope you enjoyed the long bank holiday despite the horrid weather. Soudns good news on the salary front SM - must have been a lovely surprise. Mrsy - hope you and J are now fully recovered from the lurgy.

So new thread titles... "Fab Feb 2009 - come rain, wind or shine, we're here for each other with copious amounts of wine"?

Like the new thread title. Fab as always