Dec 2011: Running around after our Cybermidgets...

[Aethelfleda]

Roll up, roll up, it's the Dec 11 new thread.
Prepare to be upgraded (if you can catch them!)

QoC - stop! No cakes. No hoovering. Just lie on the sofa and concentrate on looking at the ceiling!
Thanks for your thoughts, Ladies.
You're right about having another child. I just never saw myself as having only one. But I should put those thoughts on hold until I've sorted the relationship out.
I'm going to have to contact Relate. The longer I leave it, the worse it'll get. Such a scary thing to face up to though. If we do split, it'll hurt dH so much...

Oi the ceiling is boring to look at tho!

Am drinking a cuppa T currently watching a documentary.

Have you sat down and told DH how you feel? Even if it may hurt his feelings?

At Portsmouth Guildhall ready for my Darcie to rock it out in her singing gig!

Good luck Darcie!

Oi go and phone relate. But remember, it takes two to make a marriage work, and you are not responsible for making DH do his share of the work. IF you split it will hurt, but would it be worse for bOi to grow up with an unhappy mum (even if you think you could hide it)? I really really believe it's up to us to show them what healthy relationships look like, and although there are normal ups and downs, it shouldn't be down for so long. I think it's much harder to make the decision to leave because you just aren't happy, rather than there being something obvious like an affair or abuse to give you a 'reason'. Whatever you decide, much love and tea and cake going your way.

DS slept till 7.45 this morning. This is unheard of. And then he had a two and half hour nap this afternoon. When he got up his nose was running though, so I think he's got a cold. He tends to just 'take to his bed' when he's not feeling great, and sleep it off. I think I've got it too, feel like death warmed up, I hurt everywhere after roller derby training and falling flat on my arse. Twice. I thought that area was pretty well padded, buy my back thinks differently. I'm going to have thighs of steel and be able to crack walnuts between my knees by the end of this course though! It's all good fun, kind of like sking, but without the fluffly snow to soften the falls.

I have got a shit ton of work to do this week, which I should really make a start on now...

Why, why is it that the child will not eat the apple that I've cut up into slices for him, but will eat an entire one, gnawing and gnashing it to the core, if I hold it and try and eat it 'normally' ?

Just for info Oi, I'm an - fairly unusual, and certainly for the 80s in Very Ruralshire- only child of a single parent, albeit I had regular contact with my Dad, and my parents are on really good terms. It's a different relationship, but a good one. I got loads of adult attention, developed a great vocabulary and imagination, and can read faster than anyone I know. BOi would be fine without a sibling; there's nothing wrong with you wanting another baby, but if it didn't come to pass, I think you'd miss it more than him.
Sounds pretty tough at the mo for you

So, obviously I'm and not speaking to Cheung given her piles of viewings and offers! Well done that woman . We've just made an offer on another house, and are hopeful for the open day next week.

I really hope that floor remained un-hoovered QoC You sound physically worn out, you really need to have a week of doing very little; the steroids can only help so much, you must rest!

A mini-(hug) for you figgy about the 12 weeks; hope it's not too long before you're POAS again. DS here is also a little tubster; I showed him to my Mum on Skype whilst he was having his bath and she described him as a 'porker'! I stated that he was 'robust'....

And whoever asked about milk, we're doing bottles, 150 ml of full fat per day, around 10am and 3pm. He literally pants with excitement when he sees it

Hope you're not feeling too knackered aethel!

My Darcie is rocking got excellent end of term report too.

Northern - my carpet got hoovered but DH done it when he got home & he picked Sky up from nursery and has run around after her for me.

Darcie is rocking at every level here tonight including rocking backing vocals

northern I have exactly the same thing with DS and apples. A whole one will keep him amused for ages, especially if it was originally mine, but a bowl of apple slices gets pushed away in disgust

Typical childminder drop off this morning:
BOi is sat on my knee, arm firmly clamped around me, handful of hair in his grasp. "No mummy (or Ammy ) you aren't going anywhere."
Me: Oh, shall we play with some toys?
BOi: No, for I know this is a ploy to get me to release you and you shall leave.
CM: Let's get some breakfast.
BOi:
Mummy:

Oi

I don't do the drop off, but by all accounts dh gets the melty face and crying until the front door shuts, at which point dh can hear him giggling and looking at all the toys.

Oi sounds like a normal drop off to nursery for Sky to me

Got my nephew today and he is being a good boy so far and Sky is being really good and playing nicely

DS was very kind and slept in til 7am! And DH is back tonight phew . Today will be spent in doing various while some nice men (hopefully) trim our lovely oak and remove the conifer that the landlord neighbour daftly planted 5 foot from our house ten years ago, not realising it was a leilandii and would if left grow to 60 ft and cause subsidence. They have given permission for us to have it taken away before said subsidence happens.

Oh and we have got out the Thomas traintrack. DS is fascinated ...

Yay! for those who's DC slept in...They need to talk to Sky!

24 cupcakes made just the last 12 to go.

Both Sky & my nephew are fast asleep so peace for now.

Just booked mine & Darcie's tickets to see Wicked the Musical in London....it's kids week starting Monday 5th August...I paid for my ticket and Darcie gets in for free :) just need to pay for the train.

Have fun at Wicked, it is amazeballs! We saw it in London and have tickets for later this year when it comes up north. Stop baking cakes when you're meant to be resting it's making me hungry

Aethal I feel you on the leilandii. We've got one of those, but thankfully it's far enough away from the house to cause no problem. Just ugly as sin.

Oi food is pretty much the marker by which all happiness is measured for us too.

We don't get tears at drop off, but he is quieter than usual. Goes happily to his key worker normally. We've both got hideous colds and DH has been ill and found out he has high cholesterol! So that's no more Scottish square sausage for us then. And I should stop just randomly adding cheese to meals. Damn it. I was up until half 1 doing work last night, god knows why I thought that was a good idea, won't be trying it again any time soon! Going to be a quiet week here hopefully, finishing the climbing frame and painting the ceiling is about all I can contemplate doing. Meant to be netballing on Thursday but am shattered and still in agony from having wheels on my feet.

Good luck to those selling houses!

queen Saw the pics on Facebook, looked like they were having great fun. Hope you're sitting down now.

aethel We have leilandii hedging around our garden. It's kept to around 8ft but judging by the stumps in the middle where its previously been cut it must have been at least 20ft at one point.

DD2 has colic . I ordered Dr Browns bottles on the advice of the health visitor, they should arrive tomorrow, wish us luck.

Can I just gloat for a second - I have just bought a new toy very serious work related purchase: a 27" iMac.

DS chewed the power cable of my old laptop and killed the cable - I got a new one but it only had a 2GHz processor and 4GB of memory and I needed something more powerful for working, now that I'm working at home full time. So now I have a little old laptop for out and about, and a huge wonderful behemoth on the desktop with a 3GHz processor, 8GB of memory and a terabyte of storage

(I have been saving £40 a month for this for the last three years as I knew this day would come someday, so it's so gratifying to finally have it here!!)

Cakes made and iced just need to add the decorations. Will upload pics to FB.

My nephew has just gone home - although my sister has been here for hr or so. They've played very well today.

Sky just being settled to bed. Darcie will be heading to bed soon and then a much needed bath for me.

Glad someone else's DC does it faffin, bloody annoying isn't it?!

I was unexpectedly relieved of interviewing duties- still got them tomorrow and Saturday- so am home. DP unhappy as he dropped his phone and the screen shattered, so is trying to sort it all out.

You sound just like my DP Xiao, I can tell you're in luuuurrrrrvvvvvvvve with the thing How is all the work going at the mo?

Really, really sorry to hear that seven, how grim Is the colic a bad dose? Wishing you luck and peace for tomorrow onwards....

Still waiting to hear back on the offer we put in on the house yesterday afternoon- is it normal to wait this long?

Xiao I have Mac envy

Coffee anyone?

thanks octo!

Watching "the returned" (french C4 thingy) it's good: spooky and just a leetle twisted...

And yes northern, it's quite normal. Sometimes people have to discuss with the whole of their (hug) family before accepting/declining offers....don't read too much into it though

any progress cheung? And hope you've had a Chance to rest a little queenie.... (where's air by the way, anyone heard? have I missed a namechange?)

Just peeking in to say I saw air on a thread at weekend where she was stressed out and got a bit of a hard time.....hopefully she is lurking though.

Nothing to report here!!

Congratulations on the new "tech" Xiao!
I usually get excited about buying white goods. This Tech thing is a whole new experience.
In other news, Boi woke at 1:30am today, and I never got back to sleep after. I spent all night thinking about my situation. Going through the implications of being single... The only negative I can find is that I would share custody of BOi, so wouldn't see him everyday. This would be tough, I guess. Tough for BOi to get used to and understand a new routine (but he is used to having days without me when I travel with work - so it won't be entirely new), Tough for me - although, when I'm away with work... - so it would just be more often.
On the positive side of that, it would give me the opportunity to get out more - go to the gym, get stuff done.
So during the weekends when I don't see him, that's when I mow the lawn, etc etc... So it would be OK.
In many ways, I'll get my life back. Even when BOi's with me, I'll get more done. And will be happier, more positive, etc etc.
Maybe I'm better being single. I'm so independent, and so strong, I think it would be difficult for any man to really find a place with me.
I need to work through my finances, but with a few cutbacks, I think I'd be OK.
Am on conference calls most of today (now as I type...), but when I get free later today, I will contact Relate.

oi sounds like you've already half decided what you want.

northern hope your offer is accepted today. Could you up it a little if necessary? Even if they turn it down the fact it wasn't refused straight away implied you're probably not far off.

Hope air is ok if you're lurking.