Hello! Sorry long long time no post.
I have missed a lot and no chance of catching up. Have not even said congratulations to Jam how exciting!!
I have not been that busy so no excuse really for not posting apart from I deliberately don't go on mumsnet at work, and don't seem to be on my computer much in the evening which is where I would post from. A bit like deids said she was ages ago, I've been feeling a bit "same old, same old" and therefore not very interesting for posting. My work is seriously boring and quiet at the moment, and I guess I'm finding kids a bit easier work these days so feeling a bit, hmmm, what am I doing with my life!
deids sorry to hear DS is still being problematic at preschool. I have to agree with the others that it sounds like preschool are not entirely blame free here, but not sure what you can do about it. I have to say, I do like how vag is the staunchest defender of dudesboy ever and will not hear a word against him (quite right too)
rubes I am in a similar dilemma with the cycling thing, I can just about keep up with DS on foot (but I have to run), as he has fast spurts and then dawdles around for ages so it's ok. But don't really use pushchair with DD any more and she will always want to use her bike or scooter and then they are totally different speeds whcih is scary as DS disappears into the distance (he is quite sensible at waiting though). Can't wait til they can both cycle! May also get a trailgator. Sometimes I put DD on the bike seat on the back and cycle, though it then feels very slow and bit dangerous for me to go so slowly on the road, but a bit cheeky to go on the pavement. We don't have the hills problem round here though 
. DS also v sensible on the hills we do have ever since he had a face/concrete floor interface after going too fast down a hill. Oh and yeah I did sell the phil and teds as was never using it. It was a bit knackered (handlebar stuff split, tyres a bit knackered) so didn't get that much for it but that was ok. I sold it on gumtree.
vag was very sorry to hear about your friend. Actually just read back and both your friends 
. Hope the one in Derby is ok.
arti glad the pre-eclampsia is being kept at bay and you got out. Not long to go now, how exciting!
On the books front I also read a lot of trash these days. I read that "You had me at hello" too Jam, so trashy! LadyT did you hear there is going to be another Cazalet novel? Have forgotten authors name but she is writing another one, and I think she is in her 80s pushing 90, how awesome is that! Oh on trashy novels I read one called "Girls in white dresses", and I really enjoyed it! I can't exactly put my finger on why I didn't find it as annoying and trashy as most chick lit.
On the general moaning about money front, I have been doing more adding up than normal, rather than burying head in sand when it comes to finance. Shit, we spend a lot of money. On crap, on food, on eating out, on bits I don't know what. And HOW FECKING MUCH do I spend on bikes? Jesus! It's worrying.
Got friends coming round for dinner on Monday night, can anyone recommend me something easy but impressiveish to cook (beans, dinner party extraordinaire lady, cough cough). Preferably something that can mostly be done in advance.
Right gonna post this now. Tinies are watching Monsters inc, I am going to get started on cooking dinner.