Evening all
Thank you all for your kind words, I appreciate it so much. I was having a real meltdown last week, precipitated by PMT I think but then my period arrived and my mood if anything got worse. Poor DH bore the brunt of it but I also cried down the phone to my mum, on my sister's shoulder in the street and when our neighbour, who is decorating for us, asked how I was I burst into tears then too. He was only being polite poor man. Maybe getting Gran's funeral out of the way helped but I feel so much better now. Having a small sherry while DH does the weekly shop.
Both our DDs go to bed between 6.30 and 7pm. They are going at the same time as they share a room (well that is the plan, DD1 is getting out of bed and climbing into DD2's cot and there doesn't seem to be much we can do to stop her - even taking away her snuggly doesn't work - honestly she will drive me to drink ), but I think really DD2 would go at 6ish and DD1 at 7ish if we were following their natural rhythms. DD1 does have a daytime nap sometimes and we put her to bed at the same time anyway. I need my evenings. She will sometimes potter away like IC's DD for a while. They do tend to sleep 12ish hours if put to bed normal time, but if we put them to bed late they sleep less and get up normal time i.e. between 6.30 and 7.30. Why IS that? So frustrating.
Lots of get well vibes being sent to all the poorly LOs, and to you too PA and IC. Very bad luck on the house deposit PA. That sounds incredibly unfair.
Mous what is your French lesson, do you teach?
Survival so 
to hear that you lost your BF through her lack of empathy for your situation. While I hope I'd have never dropped a friend, I do remember my pre-children views on others' children and shudder. I was so judgemental. I hope you're really enjoying half term with your boys.
NK love your 7.44 lie-in 
Just the ticket the day before the clocks went back, eh?
bc I hope for your sake that DS' keyworker doesn't leave the nursery. Surely even with a record deal he won't have enough not to work straight away? How did the DCs enjoy Tate Modern? Did you go with friends? There is just no way I'd take my two somewhere like that on my own (anywhere other than a toddler group tbh). Well done you.
MrsH hello! I think you have joined us once before haven't you? Can I be really nosy and ask why your DH is against moving DS' bedtime? When DD1 wakes at stupid o'clock - anything before 6.30 - I tell her it is still nighttime and I don't let her get up. She has a gate on her room and can't get out though. Most people are probably horrified at that but it does work in that she knows there is no point trying to wander around, she can't, so she plays in her room.
rainbow ...... just speechless at your 11am lie-in. Wow. 
Hi WW, good to see you on MN!
SB How are you these days, you were feeling down?
SR I hope it's all going well with you and particularly with DH.
Re potty training. We are at our wits' ends (again!) with DD1. She has been out of daytime nappies since June, only one wee accident that I can think of, but she WILL NOT poo in the potty or toilet. She will go in her knickers readily enough so she goes commando while at home, and she just holds it until we put her night nappy on, poos and then we change it. She still needs a night nappy IMO as it is pretty full in the morning. I guess I just don't care any more, I'm happy for her to do her poo in a nappy if that's what it takes for a quiet life (and one free of pooey knickers). It really bothers DH, perhaps because he is buying the nappies and he thinks he shouldn't be any more (he initiated potty training in the first place).
Tomorrow is my Bad Day (both girls all day with no groups) so I was determined to find a group, even if it meant morning and DD2 missing her nap. Forgot it was half term. Gah. But Wednesday is my birthday, and Mum is coming. Hurrah!