December 2011: Smiles and giggles and coffee and truffles.....

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Voila, a new positive thinking thread for us!

Onward and upward, ladies. Do come on and post if you're a lurker or want to join our merry band, all welcome!!

Bah humbug Mother's day... My lovely DDs made me a card each. DS can't decide which of my boobs he likes best so is repeatedly trying them out to try to come to a conclusion.
DH went to the garden centre... And came back with a fence.

Pluto I try and keep up with the thread without wasting spending too much time, but find I have little to say. BabyYBR is one of the best behaved of the breed I think. Her Op is due at the end on next week ? I'll try to remember to mention it the day before. I'm sure DH & I will find it traumatic but she should be fine (apart from fasting which she'll neither understand nor remember).
I did see your comment, thanks; Keeping it to embarrass her with in the future. (Must look out the one of her in the mandolin case ?)

mopsy, Tyel I'm envious ? I wish I could do languages and bring the LO one up to be multi-lingual. Unfortunately both DH and I are poor at languages. We know a little BSL which we plan to use with her but the rest is odd mis-remembered phrases from school french.

Mmm ?litre of mustard yellow paint? made me laugh. Precisely! (although on average I think we have less and every-other day.) And we too find that the cloth nappies are more reliable about containing stuff than disposables.

Tomorrow morning we're off for a few days at my parents-in-law - LO's first nights away from home. The packing list is horrendus. That also means I won't bother have internet access the next few days.

Hello! If I had less grumpy tired children I would be having a lovely day! DP provided sausage sandwiches and coffee this morning, flowers, chocolate, wine and a lovely necklace chosen by the DDs and DP is cooking something from Nigel Slater for dinner.

The science fair yesterday was great, we saw Bang Goes The Theory Live and Gastronauts live too. We also had lots of fun in the F1 for schools bit and we are going to set up our own Home ed team to compete next year!

I have had a trying day. It will be over soon:)

Hope all having a nice day and those with grumpy pants kids that they've cheered up somewhat! Minimopsy has been cooing away like mad. Sooooo cute!

Help

What can i buy twin boys for their 1st birthday?

I have no idea what to get and my sister is not giving me any hints

Hey all, sorry to those who are having difficult days. Hey ho, get thee a martini and a creme egg and everything will feel much better.
We've had a good day. Visited PIL quickly (we arrived just as they were setting out for bingo ), then SIL's, then nipped into the Trafford Centre. I bought the Swarovski perfume for mum as a Mothers Day/making up for lack of Birthday present, and was overjoyed that Selfridges were offering freebies with it and engraving the bottles too. The silver Swarovski bottle holder is gorgeous, and so is the perfume. I went to Estee Lauder for moisturising creams and got freebies from them too, and the nice lady said, "and when can i book you in for your free makeover?" I wasn't aware I was looking rough, but I'm booked in for Friday. And why not?
So then onto my mum's for an hour or so, which was lovely. Now home and LO is overtired and really grouchy. Poor thing.
BTW love the Funky Giraffe bibs. He's soaking the top part thru, but the fleece backing is staying completely dry. He's onto no. 5 today...

Sounds lovely Oi. we are having steak for dinner and made chocolate melt in the middle puds from the nigella book. They're ready to go in the oven later. Nom non nom!!!

But in much more important and exciting news... Minimopsy laughed for the first time today. OH MY BOB! It is the cutest sound EVER. Times a million!

Times a zillion.

DSM: how about two of these?

size 2T is aged 1-2 years. They're not v cheap but look good quality and if she doesn't like thrm she should drop more hints next year!

mopsy little laughs are so cute! I've only had a slight chuckle, DH had her in stitches on Friday when I was downstairs with DS and speech therapist but she won't do it again.

My sister didn't get anything from her DP 18mo daughter for mothers day, not even a card :(. She didn't mention it but mum told me after she'd gone, it was obvious she was really upset about something though. Needless to say he remembered his own mother. I know it's not my business but I genuinely have no idea what she sees in him, I'd have sent her a bloody card myself if I'd have known. She's a great mum and deserves some appreciation for it

I didn't get anything for mothers day but we specifically discussed it beforehand. I didn't want anything until she is big enough to help make it herself. But that's just me and we talked about it so it's fIne.

My grumpy childrn proceeded to get grumpier and more unpleasant until I cried, when they became very sorry. I have gone to bed with Miri now to read for a few hours as I need some space.

I actively avoided the Mothering Sunday festival at church, I'm stubborn, contrary and dislike "compulsory" hallmark festivals[1]. Like Mopsy, I'd appreciate it when she choses to make something herself, but some wilting flowers that the Junior Church Leaders have put together (not even the children) are not my cup of tea. I've been avoiding it for years since they've always felt the need to give them to every (adult) female present which would make me weep lots on the years since miscarriages.

[1] Except Mothering Sunday has a proper origin, Fathers day, Grandparents day etc are completely made up.

Oh dear MsB, hope you get a cleared head and feel better when you've had a bit of a break. It's amazing how even half an hour can work wonders.

How lovely, and am trying not to be ref mini-mopsy laughing! The odd chuckle here, mainly whilst asleep, and can't wait for it. Bet you'll be tickling her non-stop for a repeat performance.

Is the day any less trying at the moment LMF?

We've done a few long trips away from home now YBR- is there anything that your PILs can get in so you don't have to take them? We've just taken the total essentials- onesies, dummy, blanky x2 and white noise box, pram/carseat- and then our parents have got in a chair, cot, nappies/wipes/bags, and even a playmat in my Mum's case. Saved us a load of hassle.

Duck for dinner, but need to bathe and put down DS first, and then pray he sleeps as well as he did last evening/night!

It looks like my dh Grandmother who is 94 years old has stopped eating. Hope is named after her. So its not going to be a great week here (sad).

Discussing mothers day and deciding not to worry about it when they're tiny is fine, but she was really upset by it so had obviously not had that conversation. She's old enough to have done a scribble in a card though. I hope I didn't offend anyone but I'd have been gutted.

msb sorry they were grumpy, hope you get some peace!

Sorry air

My older boy didn't calm down until we set down for dinner. He is becoming harder and harder to deal with as time goes by. I'm thinking about asking the health visitor for a referral to the behaviour team, as we can't go on like this. Part of me is wondering if he has some from of hyperactivity as he just cannot stop fidgetting, bouncing and making noise unless he is asleep. He's an angry soul at times too, but very loving also.

Sorry. Probably more than you were expecting.

I broke my Lenten pact and we had Chinese for dinner. Had been too much of a day to end it cooking. Two older ones in bed now and after ive put another load of laundry to wash I'm having a wash and heading to bed to fail to sleep:)

The kids had both made me cards, one at school and the other when she raided a friend's craft stash. Another friend got me a card from the octopus:)

Oh Air you posted as I was typing. Hoping she begins eating again soon :(

Having a lovely day here , woke up to a lovely hot candlelit bubble bath followed by breakfast pancakes nom nom . Then dh and dd1 went to church where the kids made little pouches of pot pourri tied with ribbon for the mothers, she was so proud coming home with it then dh took both dds off out on his own for the first time whilst I had two blissful hours to watch the match in peace and even better he arrived home with them both in one piece
He cooked a yummy dinner (lamb shanks,roast veg) and I'm off up in bed now feeding holly to sleep.

Oh and it's an extra bank holiday here tomorrow as paddy's day fell on a Saturday

Baby chuckles are the best , holly had her first big hearty laughing session a couple of weeks ago and now I spend my days playing the fool trying to elicit a couple of giggles

Sorry air only saw your post after I posted . My granda lived with us for 15 years after he had a bad stroke and we went through tough times with him not wanting to get out of bed , not eating . He went on antidepressants and that did help a lot . Anyway I hope she changes her mind without too much turmoil xx

I can never understand why we don't make more of an effort to rival the Irish when it comes to St George's Day?

lmf if it's that bad I'd say go for it, you don't get any prizes for sticking it out when help could be available. Have school mentioned it?

Fingers crossed for DH's grandmother air.
Hope you're feeling better msb. and dsm, I hope Darcie has gone to bed and left you in peace to chill out.
We had chorizo sausage casserole-type thing n rice for tea. It was fit.
(food can be described as fit, only when it truly is delicious, in my book.)
Ali is a real chuckler! He laughs loads. I'd like to say that I've never met such a smiley, chucklier (!) baby before, but I haven't really known many. And i'm biased. My dad says the same, but he's biased too. He said today that whenever he's feeling down, he thinks of Alistair's smile and it picks him back up again.
(am a stupidly proud mummy of my pfb, I know, I can't help it.)
seven I'm outraged for your sister. My niece almost went without a card also -and the card he finally bought said Happy Mothers Day on it, but not "mummy" or "mum" or anything. Please remind your sister that Mother's Day comes before Father's day, and as ybr points out, Father's Day doesn't even really exist!
Lots of love to all you lovely mothers!
And well done to us all! We've all had tough moments, and the thing that binds us (apart from this thread) is that we have all strived to do our best for our little ones. Xxx

If I don't get to the bottom of it soon something is going to snap, and my sanity is much abused already >_<

Right ladies and babies, I'm throwing some pompommy moves at you all then I am heading to my bed. I have washed dishes, filled tumbler and washer and have had five minutes with my much neglected but ever loving fatcat. I am going to go to bed to try to remember what I'm spending the last of my tax credits windfall on. New table and chairs for the kitchen from the recycle place I think. I have really made it stretch, but it's running out:)