Fab Feb 2011: Walking, talking and still not sleeping.

[blizy]

I hope you don't mind me starting a new thread? Lets hope it's a lucky one for me.

[blizy]

You will be pleased I hear I didn't wet granny! She was/is lovely and we enjoyed a good old natter. Nate is a very handsome boy.

Reastie- I'm doing touristy things tomorrow, I think I'm doing a hop on/off bus tour(I can't get to grips with the underground, so shall stick to the roads instead!).

So sorry about your granny and on your behalf re: work. How are you feeling?

Just a quick post as I make the use out of my 3G connection in TGI's.

[ledkr]

Sorry reastie,its horrible,sorry you didnt get to see her.
I work Mon and Tues but can always skive go out on a visit

Im off to read the thread now,am currently torn between going to pil and staying here and not getting to see my baby all weekend. BASTARDS making it so difficult for them to come here instead. If they went on time and didnt eat like pigs we wouldnt have to travel to them.

[Emski76]

Hi all
Reastie, I'm so sorry about your Granny. I'm available Thursdays and Fridays. Would be great to meet up even if it was under such sad circumstances.

Led, am annoyed for your re your in laws. I'm not sure what I would do either.

Blizy, glad your meet up with Granny was good, piccies please!!

Reastie, that's pretty rubbish about your job isn't it? Can they really make you work more hours or sack you?! I hope its not worrying you.
Oh, and your idea of using Book People books, when I sorted out the study on Sunday I found a pack of children's books from Book People and have stored them away for future birthdays!

Hi to everyone else! Xx

[Grannyapple]

Hello lovely ladies...meet up went well & blizy is as lovely as I (& I'm sure everyone else!) expected her to be!! But huge confession....I am now a dunce AND a technophobe....forgot to take a piccie

N still a bit off...but falling over lots cos he is deliriously tired & not eating properly...feckin teeth!

Liking the book club idea reastie...might need to pinch that idea

[ledkr]

need to Nighty night is the funniest thing i have ever seen,me and dh watched it and we were crying with laughter especially at Glen and his twitch.

[ILovePonyo]

Hello peeps, just wanted to say to reastie how sorry I am about your gran. Hope she wasnt in pain and the funeral goes as well as it can for you.

ledkr whats going on with pil?Have i missed summat?!

blizy and granny glad meet up went well, how exciting! boo to no pics

Am off to watch great ormond st, don't know why I do it to myself

[debka]

Ah reastie so sorry :( Were you close to this grandma? And I think you've got the right attitude to the redundancy thing, sounds like they don't appreciate you enough. Have you turned down the other school that was head hunting you?

grannyapple and blizy glad you had a lovely time together. Poor Nate so tired, hope his teeth pop out soon.

ledkr do you have to go for the whole time? Or plan some nice things for you to do with Ella on your own this weekend?

emski your poor cousin, that's such a shock. Hope the prognosis is good. Good luck on your healthy eating plan.

I was 1lb short of my 6.5st award tonight , lost 3.5lb so shouldn't grumble really! People keep asking if I'm near my target yet, I don't really understand this as I am only just going into a size 18, and I need to lose another 4st before I am overweight not obese!! Either I carry the weight incredibly well or people are a bit deluded. I wish you all could see me and offer your honest opinions! I'll have to ask DH to take a photo soon and put it up for you all to judge!

Money's been super tight so I've been job hunting this week. I've applied for a few jobs as a carer who goes to peoples houses to put them to bed, etc, seems to be plenty of work at convenient (to me) hours. Plus it will be valuable experience for nursing degree I want to apply for. I have an interiew on Friday Just hope the training doesn't clash with Wimbledon...

[RobinSparkles]

So sorry to hear about your Grandma Reastie. Hope you are feeling ok :(. Grr at work, surely they shouldn't be able to push you out like that .

Glad you enjoyed your meet up Granny and Blizy :).

Good luck for Friday Debka! Hope you get the job :o


Nowt to report here all boring boring boring! Absolutely shattered so off to bed for an early night! :)

[Four4me]

So sad for you reastie massive hugs.

deb fingers crossed for your job interview goes well. I would at the end of the interview say "if I am successful in this job application I have to inform you that the only date I am unable to attend training is XX (Wimbledon date). I have a prior commitment and because I am such a reliable individual I wouldn't really want to rearrange!!!" also known as don't you dare set my training for this date or I'll have to cry!!!

[tadjennyp]

So sorry about your grandma reastie. Hope you can make it down for the funeral and meet up with Emski and ledkr. Crap about your job too. I can't believe they can do that. Wouldn't A Level be lots of fun though?

Exciting about your job interview debka, best of luck!

Yuck to the vomit American, hope the smell clears soon.

Yay to granny and blizy's meet-up.

Great news on booking Archie's christening, four4. I bet it will be lovely. Same for wiggles' Sofia's party. Hope you all have a lovely time.

Good luck to Emski's cousin. I hope they can get on with the treatment asap.

Hope you manage to have a nice weekend with or without your PILs ledkr.

Have picked Anna up from her last day at school. She's not back till September 7th! Wish me luck.

Hope the babies dcs sleep well.

[Four4me]

My god tad that is a Long summer break. The boys have five and a half weeks left at school and are back on sept 4th which will be long enough (and expensive enough) for me!!!! When are you coming over here?
Super organised this morning all ready for school run with five mins to mn!! Cue Arch having a dirty nappy, someone getting a nosebleed or something!

He has hidden one of Imogen's wellies somewhere, I have been searching for it for a couple of days. Have a feeling it has gone 'click click' (Archie's words for) in the bloody bin. He loves putting things in there!!! Bin men came yesterday so Imogen will have to hop!!!!!!

Happy Wednesdays ladies xx

[hubbard86]

Hi all thanks for your messages of support. I am getting there I'm just finding it really hard. Thomas seems to have a meltdown about once an hour and freya doesn't actually llook that bothered occasionally she'll sit by the front door and say dada but she is easily distracted.

Reastie so sorry about your grandma xx
Emski I hope your cousin starts to improve soon so they can start treatment.

Just found out a girl I know has an inoperable tumour on her spine. This poor girl has been through the ringer loosing her little girl last year and now this she's only 19 but is so incredibly strong.

[wigglesrock]

reastie Sorry about your grandma xx Hope work sorts itself out

Tadjennyp S and O have about 10 days of school left before they are off until 3 September [yikes] O is starting nice and early as well and they will have all the P1s in full-time hours by the end of September so that'll make things a lot easier.

americanexpat one last throw of the "be gone vomit" dice - fasten a j-cloth with washing up liquid onto a wire coat hanger and have a good hoke about down the back of radiator.

Four4Me Anna is murder for throwing things in the bin, I seem to constantly fish cutlery out of it

Spent most of yesterday evening queueing to get Olivias name down for afterschools, her and Sofia will have different finishing times (2pm and 3pm) so am hoping to get Olivia in the afterschools programme for two days a week to save on the running about. Its really cheap so of course it was madness down at the school - the words piss up and brewery spring to mind!

[americanexpat]

wiggles - wire coat hanger? Didn't they stop making those in the 80's? I've put about half a bottle of Mr Muscle down the back and it seems to have faded significantly (or maybe just dried) but I'll try the cloth-on-a-stick approach if it still pongs tonight. God help the next person who decides to redecorate the kitchen.

reastie - I'm so sorry about your grandmother. It has been relentless for you lately. How are you feeling overall? at your school, you have a positive outlook on it though.

debka - I think they see you're much smaller than you were and equate that to thin (hope you know what I mean). Good luck with the interview.

hubbard - Poor Thomas. I hope your ex comes to his senses soon and is part of their lives.

tad - I loved those long summer holidays. [thinks wistfully of romping around the neighbourhood with nothing to do for 3 months]

[americanexpat]

wiggles - I should clarify that DH will be the one doing the cloth-on-a-stick manoeuvre. I don't clean adult vomit unless there are extenuating circumstances.

[Emski76]

Wow Tad that a looonnnnngggg summer holiday!! Do you enjoy having the kids around more?

Loving all the advice for Americans sick smelling radiator!!

Hubbard, good to hear from you. Its so sad to hear about poor Tom and Freya wondering where daddy is, but sounds like your beoing strong. And that is super sad about your friend.

Deb, yes we would love a piccie of the slimmer lined you!!

Four4, hope you find the welly!! We have lost dh;'s beard trimmer abnd believe Noah may have put it in thew bin!! Its a real pain because we use it to cut Noah's hair!! We prefer him with the skinhead look!!

Off to eat my 'yummy' lunch of soup and rivita!! Altho someone opened a box of biccies in here this morning and I may just have to munch one (some) for my dessert

[Four4me]

Ha ha em Noah is obviously not keen on the short haired look!!!!! Enjoy your lunch and sneaky biccy

[reastie]

Hi all,

ledkr and ems funeral is at end of next week, am sorting out today/tomorrow what we are doing staying/family commitment wise. It looks like it may all be a bit of a hurried relative frenzy visit (my Grandad has only ever seen Alice on 2 occasions so wants lots of cuddles) so shall see how long we will stay etc.

Another fellow bin lover here - we think Alice put her shoe in the bin a few weeks ago as it's still missing and we've had to buy her a new pair at great expense

american wish I hadn't read all these smelly comments while reading my lunch, yuck!

What's all this talk of summer holidays - I still have over a month left of term

wiggles I can imagine the queues and fights for cheap childcare

hubbard hang on in there xxx

deb good luck at the interview - I second what four4 said - just say you have a prior commitment. I think you'd be just the sort of person they'd snap up and would look good re: nursing hope you don't have to wipe any bums though although I guess you're used to that

Thanks for comments re: work - I don't think it will go that far and if it does then that's life . Re: grandma she's my step gm although since my actual gm died when I was tiny she's all I've ever known and as good as a 'proper' gm IYKWIM. Anyway, DM told me today they went through the will and she'd written specific things of hers to go to her dgc, but only her actual biological gc not DSis and I, I was a bit as I always though of her as a proper gm (I'm not bothered by not getting something as in of value just a bit bothered that she hadn't thought of a token she thought I might like for sentimental reasons IYKWIM). Also, the step rellies are writing an announcement to go in the paper and it says 'gm bla di bla leaves behind loved gc x x and x' but just her biological gc not DSis and I, I feel a bit left out on everything, but maybe this is to be expected with step rellies it's just I have no experience

[RobinSparkles]

Reastie that's really sad that only the biological GCs were mentioned in the will. I know that possessions don't matter but I personally would feel quite hurt that I hadn't been thought of, I think. I wouldn't care that I didn't get anything but I would feel upset and undervalued.

Hubbard that poor girl :(. Hope you're ok.

4for I was laughing at "Imogen will just have to hop!!!" Poor Imogen :)

Tad how long?!? How the hell will you cope?
what will you do for 12 weeks? I feel like blowing my brains out at the thought of 6! :o

[Four4me]

Poor Imogen ha ha, she encourages him!!! In fact she was at this exact age when Archie was born and did more than her fair share of magpieing (new word there!) when I was stuck on the sofa feeding a newborn!!!!!

Hugs to reastie it all sound upsetting.

Glad you are ok hubbard that girl you are talking about sounds to be really having a rough time. Poor love.

[blizy]

Reastie- hugs, I know how I feels when step family leave you out. X

at all the babies with the fascination for the bin!

at the thought of American and a wire coat hanger.

Wiggles- how are you feeling about Olivia starting school?

Had a nice day in London, I mange the tube . I went to the palace, seen changing of the guard. Went to Westminster and downing st. Walked along south bank to tower bridge and tower of London. I really enjoyed pottering. About on my own. Back into London tomorrow with Dh

Debka- you have done massive well to lose all that weight. You are the same size as me now. I am on a mission to lose 4 stone, I have managed to lose 10lbs so far.

Hope everyone had a good day.

Sorry I haven't had the chance to properly catch up, I'm just using 3G an the connection is patchy.

[ledkr]

Oooo Id love 3 months,if i didnt have to work. Im happier with no routines and time scales.

I have decided not to go to London with dh. D was a monkey today and emptied a bag of pasta all over the floor just as I was getting ready for a final meeting with my Auntie before they go off to nz again for years.She kept poohing too and was just into everything.

I felt so fed up and when dh rang I just said I wasnt going as i am working Thurs and Fri and do not fancy spending my 2 days off sat in a car or stiffly on pil settee and eating tiny portions at mealtimes and drinking one tiny glass of wine and being on my best behaviour,coping with Ella acting up cos shes wel jel and dh pretending he is like them all stuffy and stern and mil trying to persuade us to join them on holiday at the sports complex in the summer and them faffing about eating and showering and then its too late to go anywhere and fil being all anal about mealtimes phew!

Instead I shall watch my daughter dance on the Saturday then onto the pics followed by dinner and back home for a good kip. Then on Sunday we shall have a leisurly bike ride into town to attend the food and drink show and the science festival then cycle home for a further good nights sleep.

AIBU??

[ledkr]

Oi Deb are you serious or just fishing for compliments? UM HELLO??? You have lost so much weight in a short time and are a size 18 do you hear me,a size 18!!!!! I am a size 16 and I am certainly not obeses. Good God woman give yourself some credit,I cant even shift a few pounds i am so crap,i just think it will go naturally

Are you still running,im off to gym in a bit,am frustrated though cos should be on week 4 but its been over a week since week 3 so im going to do week 3 again.

[blizy]

Ohh ledkr- your weekend sounds fab! Defo YANBU, god the inlaws sound like a hoot!

[Four4me]

ledkr yanbu, will dh take Dilly with him?