Dec 08 Mums - still biffing on

[LadyThompson]

Yes, yes, it's a bit lame. I wanted to say: "Still fucking on!" but wary of causing offence....

I know 'biffing' is a bit PG Wodehouse, as well. You'll just have to humour me

[Rubena]

cross posted with that last dress Kiwi - that is really similar to the one I bought from Esprit! Mine isn't silk though, or Chloe, clearly!

[McKayz]

Wow!! That's expensive!! My brothers car cost less than that

[Beans36]

Dear God that's expensive. Wouldn't dream of spending that kind of money. But I like it more than the other one and you can tell its classy just by looking at it. If I was minted, I'd buy it! Like it more than original one.

Babes in bed. New sleep regime starts tonight!

[Indith]

Wow that is a lot of money!

It is nice though. I do like a simple wrap dress, but no way would I spend that sort of money on something that simple!

Mind you I am getting the hang of spending more money on clothes, the big wardrobe revamp is a work in progress but I am getting there, I had a mini spending spree on The White Stuff website the other day and have a lovely skirt and jumper and a couple of basic tops that I know are going to last in a way cheap ones wouldn't.

[spotofcheerfulness]

I feel most for whichever mug poor bugger bought that dress at full price. If you saw anyone else in it, you'd want to know if they'd just paid the £444 for it...

Glad you had a nice night out, Kiwi, even if the settling of the DDs didn't quite go as planned. Has it made you want to go out again in a hurry?

Nolda, I agree with the others who suggested hanging out with your DD more intensively. It sounds like you've both got into a tricky dynamic, and you need to shake things up a bit. i hope she responds positively - I can't imagine it not making your both happier!

Fair play to Beans and Jam considering no. 3. I will be vicariously enjoying the experience without having to do it myself!

That's interesting about your sleep chat, BEans - I will follow your progress with avid interest. What's the thinking behind not giving water? I can see why you wouldn't want to encourage them to wake up, but what if they're thirsty? When I wake in the night I usually have a sip of water. Maybe kids don't need it in the way adults do after a few glasses of vino

[VagolaJahooli]

I quite like by those dresses and i know the first is simple but would be good for everyday wear so maybe worth the money. The second is tree expensive though.

Lady and Invis when are you in Belgium?

Yay on the days off when dh is off rubes, result! Where will you go? Sorry your not well, I'm feeling a bit fluey, I think it is all the training. I have tomorrow off so will take it easy, except for a trip to the museum with the boys. They are loving having so much time together, I can hardly wait until they go to the same school together, they are so sweet, they love each other so much. I hope they are always this close.

More babies yay, but the idea of three is making me feel sleepy.

40E Kayz, Maarhoooosive! You will look awesome in that dress with those norks. I miss big boobs now, mine are fast dissappearing. Though was nice to wear my triangle bikini top on Sunday without looking like one of the ladies in the windows in Amsterdam.

[Obergene]

Hi Ladies,

This week I am mainly running around like a headless chicken trying to finish a big work project, fulfil my duties as DD1's class rep by buying teachers presents & hosting parents' end of term drinks and pack for our US trip which starts in 4 days. Aaagghhh stressed! I am not sure I have time for a bikini wax - who goes to California with an untended lady garden???? And I need my hair cut but the DDs have nits and I would be mortified if it was discovered, in the Barber's chair, that I have too.

Beans, Jam, my third baby conception buddies! Yay! When do you guys plan to pull the goalie? And what a lovely way for your DH to persuade you into it Beans.

Rubes, sorry you are ill. And sorry you are facing more moves with your DH's work. Good news about your current house though.

Trace, 15k is amazing. Go you! Any news on the house? I hope you get to move.

Kiwi, Cos has some lovely shift dresses at the mo. I am slightly obsessed with Cos, I love their stuff and my new (size 10!) wardrobe is very Cos heavy.

Must get back to packing. We were away in Devon this weekend so I have to unpack in order to pack. Not fun.

[Obergene]

Nolda, I meant to say that I was sorry to hear you are having trouble with your DD. I hope you can find a way to have a nice summer together. It's lively that you and your DH are closer now though.

[Rubena]

Woke feeling worse than ever. Both eyes like they have sand in them. have to do drops hourly which I struggle to get in. Might get DS on the job. Throat easing though so that's something.

Beans how did the sleeping go? DD use to wake routinely once just before I went to bed and we gave her milk, then once around 2-3am and screamed for milk but we ignored and that stopped so I should probably ignore the 11pm-ish one but guess I give in cause usually still up. Might do that tonight. She also changed for the better when we took her out of the cot.

Hi Vag, yes its a good result - only prob they've got me working right on the only other weekend I had plans! (hard to please aren't I ) but dunno, we will either go to Aust - to my DB's (it's his 40th but has no plans) (although last month I have slightly fallen out with parents over our original plan so prob wouldn't venture to their area) or perhaps go back to California with the fam of dh's who are over here for the Olympics as they go back the day our leave starts. That said, might struggle to get on a flight at the end of Olympics! Better check that.

Looking forward to following the #3-ers, but not sure if I'm feeling nauseous, tired, or relieved that it's not me! Good luck to all TTC though x

Obe you sound busy - Ah bugger, I went sick on my last trip and forgot to put a form in for you Obe - oh well hopefully you'll have the fabulous normal service anyway

[KiwiPanda]

Oh Rubs I do hope you feel better soon. Take lots of zinc (DH's cure for virtually everything. If I said "Oh my arm's fallen off" he'd say "Try zinc!")

I want to go shopping and try on dresses. I think it's because I haven't really bought anything to wear (except running gear) since before I was pregnant with DD2 and everything in my wardrobe is either a bit big, a bit covered in baby sick or lightly decorated in stickers and crayola I think I'm also pining for a day by myself where I CAN actually try on things wihtout doing it in 0.000003 seconds while simultaneously feeding DD2 a banana to keep her happy ...

[Rubena]

Thanks Kiwi. Will rummage for zinc. I know what you mean. (Not the part about only buying running gear) but my alternative to that scenario is shop online and then I spend my life doing returns as either it doesn't fit or I hate it. I guess fortunately I get to shop when I go to work (well not my next trip as I don't need a Sari)

[spotofcheerfulness]

B slept through! For the fourth time in his 19 month old life! . Maybe because he actually ate a square meal before going to bed, for once...

Oh Rubes, you poor sausage . Can I come over and decrust your eyes? (I have a disgusting love of scabs and goo and crust and stuff like that). Glad the throat's getting better.

One thing I've really found helped my itchy eyes and cough this summer was Beconase nasal spray. I kept thinking I had a cold, then hay fever, but neither Lemsip or antihistamines would touch it. Then I got on the Beconase and it's really worked.

Obes, you may have to do some DIY lady garden tending. Hopefully though, you won't have to suffer your child staring at you, as B did this morning, pointing and laughing at "mummy's willy" .

[Indith]

Rubes you poor thing, hope you feel better soon.

I miss shopping too, I'd love to be able to go without children, when I actually have some money to spend, somewhere there are actual shops with nice things in them. Here in Durham we have New Look, Topshop, BHS and FatFace. FatFace is ok but not the rest. Oh we also have Country Casuals and Viyella (sp?) for when I turn into a 65 year old country lady. The rest is a mix of superdry type or super expensive but not is a classy way type. Does my head in. Newcastle isn't much better either really. I end up shopping online in batches.

My shopping line just snapped. 2 loads on the floor. I could cry. I was just about to hang my whites in the sun too. Best get the stepladder out and see if I can cobble it together. I've just been to the bloody shopping centre too, why could it not have snapped before then I've have got a new one!

[Rubena]

I've got the kids in bed with me. One with ipad, one with iphone and I have laptop Thanks Spot but no. I'm a state. Nobody wants to get this, ever. DS has had it but I don't think there's much I can do to shield dd.

[Beans36]

Spot, loving the mummy's willy chat. Clearly long on testosterone in your house. It's different here - v short on it.. DD1 asked DH: What's that sticking out of your fanny? Man how I laughed!

Poor Rubes. You sound miserable. Anyone you can call on to help out?

Just been for my weekly 7k run. Not sure what I'll do in the holidays. Think we'll do evenings instead. Or early mornings!

Need water x

[Beans36]

PS Obes have just looked on Cos website and their model looks terrible! I'm sure the clothes are nice, but they look ill-fitting on her!

[Rubena]

I thought the same Beans. She's also got a look on her face like she's been made to do the photo shoot hungover. But I guess that's what they're going for.
Yes MIL came over Sunday and to be honest I just added anxiety to my list of ailments.

[urbanewarrior]

Sorry to hear you're not well rubes. Sounds dreadful.

Ikea was quite the experience. Mainly because I left having only purchased 1 item prob because I spent 70% of time there arguing with the manger. Too boring. I am currently in one of those old school service stations on the m6, having just eaten a burger king (it's that old school) for the first time in about 8 years. Was actually quite nice and in one of those bridge over the actual motorway cafes. Reminds me of motorway trips in my mis-spent youth. Nostalgia in service stations - a new low in my capacity to be sentimental about every frickin thing. Although possibly trumped by ds who on discovering that I was going to be away last night getting our new car burst into tears at the thought of not seeing our old car again. He didn't give a toss about me being away . And yay for the ttc%233s. Is bliss (if you have v low expectations and standards I expect). 15k trace? I take back what I said about running together

Right. Back on the road.

[urbanewarrior]

Oh oh kiwi I heart the first dress. You would get a tonne of wear out of it I bet and DVf lasts beautifully. My chum has one she's had for years and worn to death and still looks v fantastic. Chloe one is meh. And stupid price. And obes I too love cos - most of work clothes come from there but then I favour an odd cut in a neutral colour

[urbanewarrior]

233? Err meant to be number 3 but hash tag gone a bit odd sorry. Don't think any of you are quite that mad...

[McKayz]

I need a cry

DD was awake almost all night so I am shattered. Then I twisted my ankle again this morning and had to sit on a wall in York for almost an hour as I couldn't put weight on it. Then the bloody car failed it's MOT. We can't afford to fix it or buy a new one. DH is going to see if we can part exchange it for a cheap crappy thing until we get his bonus in January.

[KiwiPanda]

Urbs Glad you agree! I still love it too, am still umming and erring. I heart DvF - my wedding dress was one of hers. That makes me sound posh doesn't it? It wasn't actually a wedding dress, it cost less than the full price pre-sale of that one I linked to! - it was just a lovely dress. We got married abroad in civil ceremony so it was perfect. I still have it of course but it's definitely a very special occasion dress.

Not a huge fan of COS (as they insist on capitalising it in their press releases) - the cuts always look a bit wrong on me. Clearly I need to spend more time taking drugs and partying so I look more like their model.

Poor Kayz being exhausted SUCKS. Everything will be better tomorrow when you have had a bit of sleep, fingers crossed. If someone can invent a teleporter in the next few hours I shall send you some of the homemade hot cross buns I've been making today* (with the assistance of DD2, who aided by emptying out the cupboard with all the spices in it onto the floor

• DIsclaimer: never made them before, they might be disgusting...

[Beans36]

Oh Kayz, poor you. Big love.

Just been to local garden centre because it has free access to animals that the girls can pet. Who should be signing books, but Alan Titchmarsh. What a really nice man! Photo on FB

[JamInMyWellies]

Morning all.

Kayz hope you had a better night last night.

Beans love the photo of you with titch. DH would be wel jel.

Obes I skimm read and in my head your vag wax got all mixed up with your haircut and nits into the most awful sentence on my head. . Have a super holiday!

Indith hows the building work going are you nearly done? Our 3rd baby conundrum would kinda force us into doing our extension.

Did I see a fleeting post by Trace the other day?

Vag most impressed by your running and swimming.

Went to see Madonna last night. What a disappointment. Have seen her previously and she was fab. But her set list was pants and she had messed around with a few of her old hits making them unrecognisable and rubbish. At least DH and I got a night out.

Right spose I had best get the boys ready for school. The most expensive curtains in the world are being delivered today. I hope I like them otherwise it's a very costly mistake.

[Beans36]

Ooh Jam, can you link to the material???
Such a shame Madonna was rubbish. Maybe she's getting a bit old and trying too hard to be cool, instead of sticking with the songs we all know and love?

DD2 up in the night. I did as instructed and just went in and settled her, no water even though she asked. She settled quickly and didn't wake up again. Maybe it's the start of new her. She'd slept through the two nights before!

Trace- any news on your house sale?

Rubes -how are you feeling today? X