Sept 05 - onwards and upwards!!!

[HeyBaby]

Thought this title was appropriate given that (hopefully) things will be looking up for everyone!

Hope all well. Having a bit of a rough day today - just feel like throwing in the towel. dd is lovely but....but I'mjust not in the mood, feel tense and short-tempered and hate being mean to her. Tom also lovely and good-natured, but I'm just willing him to sleep. Can hear him on the monitor gurgling to himself and just dreading having to get him up and then dd waking from her nap as well.
Should count my blessings really as generally they are pretty well in sync in the afternoon and I usually get about an hour to myself, but it's just not happening today. Have scalded myself on the kettle, have got nothing constructive done, have chivvied and harried poor dd and bitten her head off and have just bunged Tom in his cot. Even got flowers delivered from dh earlier and bit the head off the poor delivery guy for waking Tom up (was trying to get him to nap on me). Only 2.5 hours to go though until dh home so will limp on until then and then just collapse. Am so jealous of him being at work today.

Hi all - hope all of you down in the dumps feeling better.

Had planned lovely meal tonight with DH - the plan was that i'd do the main course and he'd do starter and pud ( a cunning trick to get him to cook!) BUT am fed up with plumber in house and Dh at home for half term annoying me already and making life harder than when I'm on my own with the boys, so I just can't be bothered ( how awful is that!1) Plus he hasn't even got me a card and to be honest i don't care.

So we shall have a take away from

this yummy restaurant near us

What would you all choose??!! I'm thinking stuff the budget and have Goan king prawns.

I'll have the virtual Hara Bhara Kebab thanks sarahhal!

Hope things seem brighter Pooka.

And Wabitt - I tried to write a similar type of letter once (in my youth) got frustrated that I couldn't word it correctly so wrote Alanis Morriestte(sp) lyrics on the bathroom mirror in lipstick as I moved out 'There was a slap in the face, how quickly I was replaced and are you thinking of me when you xxxx her' - as usuall I failed miserably to maintain the moral high ground!!! Thinking of you - I know you'll do exactly whats right for your situation.

He he jaamy - got the £4.50 Tescos roses from dh!!! no card - but roses are nice!!

Oh Milward - best wishes to dd1 xxx

My hours are 18:45 - 23:45 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday then I do 11:00 - 20:00 on Saturday. When you are up at least once in the night with either a baby or a 4yr old with a wet bed and have to be up again at 6 to supervise the kids etc. It means I won't be getting much sleep for a while!!!!

Take care Mummyhill. Is it very busy where you work - do you get any chance to sit down with a cup of tea?

Thanks xxx - dd1 is being brave - much more than me.

Sarahhal - love indian cooking - great menu! fab restaurant - lucky you!

mummyhill - hope your hours will be ok xxx

I am a checkout operator for one of the major supermarket chains. So yes it is busy. I get a fifteen minute break durring an evening shift and I get a half hour lunch with a fifteen min tea break on a sat.

I have physio today, didn't realise when I booked it that it was half term so I have to take the children with me. That should be fun.

Best wishes Mummy Hill.

We are playing Restaurants here - have made an open/closed sign - a menu and layed the table - now the food!

Swimming lesson was good - ds really getting the hang of it.

Milward - it's such an anxious time knowing a child has to go into hospital... Thinking of you and hoping your dd1 will breeze through this like only children can {{{Hugs}}}

Simply Red - what's on the menu then...? Have fun!

I've started a thread in Relationships about my situation... some of the feedback is very fair - it's helping me to build a sense of expectation from him - he's proven that he can't handle an unconventional adult relationship (living apart) so I'm justified in not continuing the relationship unless he's willing to commit to reassuring me and building our future together.

It's so difficult even to contemplate not resuming our relationship when I feel so much love for him... but thanks Mummyhill - I know I'm strong too at heart.

Thankyou all for such support - I don't know what I'd have done in the wee small hours without being able to splurge out my feelings on here without fear of you all groaning with irritation at my preoccupation with the subject!

I'm happier today anyway... It's not Valentines Day anymore

Hello again!

Our cars given up the ghost! - Needs a new head gaskett (sp?) expensive apparently! all we need. Have borrowed my Mums car - as we live out of town. urrrrrrrrrrr ur!

SR... Head Gasket not really that big a job - the gasket is the thin seal between the head (top) and the block (middle) of your engine. Nothing metal has gone - only thing to worry about is if the gasket going is a symptom of something more serious.(ie warped head that needs skimming to make it sit on the block properly) I take it you've got oil drips under your car and it's misfiring?

Ring round garages and see what quotes you get before you decide to wave goodbye to the car. x

Thankyou everyone for your lovely messages xxx

Probably are two t's in Gaskett come to think of it!

I'm off to bed soon - I'm minding a friends 11 year old whilst said friend goes on a blind date... She's lovely but either very brave or very foolish - don't think I could do that.

Hello All xxx Anyone use reusable nappies? Wondering what to go for here.

No not yet - been thinking about reusables too Milward.

Understand how bad disposables are and will clog land fill for ever! but I remember my Mum scrapping and soaking and washing my brothers nappies the time it took and the yuck!

Interested though - I may think about it next week - once I have my head back! to much demand on my time this week! (I wonder why!) (eye spinning/crazy emoticon)

Got a cracked Cylinder Wabbitt! will be 2 weeks until we get the car back - dh's mate has to fit as in and order the parts! I don't like our car -I got me a Chysler its as big as a whale and its about to set sail!

I use reusables SR. Haven't much time to write now but if there's anything specific you'd like to know just ask away.

BTW - we don't scrape and soak. When dd1 was on solids we used a biodegradable disposable liner and flushed it down the loo with any solid poos. Or else used fleece liners. The poo rolls clean off!

We wash ours with a cold Pre-wash with Napisan added (that's all I found to work Wabbit) and then wash them on 60 degrees with a little non-bio detergent added.

We use Tots Bots, Pre-folds and Mother ease fitted. It's strangely addictive once you start.

I use washables - and really get on well with TotBots - using the liners Beatie mentioned too - actually I can hear very interesting nappy ation as I type so will have to go...

TotsBots seem not to leak round his chicken-legs like Cotton Bottoms do... I think the Cotton Bottoms work better with chubbier Babes - my sister swears by them xxx

car in real strife then! - I like the chrysler PT I think it is... swanky looking!

Were you singing SR???

I am determined to sort out my webcam/audio link/speakers some time soon. It is currently driving me up the wall.

Hello!

Urrr headache - tense nervous headache! - Almost end of half term! And my friends 15 month old is in hospital - she had the nasty sickness bug so bad - she is on a drip- bless her heart. Would go and visit but parents only as the hospital is bugged up too!

Hello -

Why why why - are we not the caring fairer sex? Why do some MN threads turn SO horrid - it really makes wonder if they are infiltrated by men or ailens! Mn is in the main great - you ladies are great. Well thats it off my chest - off to have my tea!

Oh this winter tummy bug's got alot to answer for MNer Alexsmum was on-line last night her 2yo has just come out of hosp for gastroenteritis and was on a drip So worrying for everyone close xxx

Oooh SR - what went on earlier??? Noops been on MSN all afternoon and evening so I've not been MNing... Give us the goss!!!!

Have been keeping myself so busy today there's no way I won't sleep tonight!

Have done garden and all my recycling and just the last of the ironing to do

Amazing what 'tense - nervous - headache' can bring about!!!