FEB 2010 Proper threenagers now!!

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

Come on in, Chicas!

Dive into the bubbly and home-baking and take advantage of our deluxe creche....

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

At least she didn't swallow it! and she didn't make you dig through her poo for 3 days, oh no, never!
do it in the evening no matter what! don't be fooled that you can somehow get up before she does!

[JewelFairies]

All done . Despite too much wine... Dh a bit alarmed at my low spirits this morning and

[JewelFairies]

plied me with wine and chat tonight to cheer me up.

[SurvivalOfTheUnfittest]

JF hope the wine and chat helped. I have never liked the idea of getting old and also have had 90somethings on both sides of my family. Now, I'm trying to live more for each moment. I also like the idea of us lot chatting away through the years as we knit by the fire! Mous's pranks on youthlings sound cool too. How long do we have to wait?!

[JewelFairies]

Why wait? I feel old enough to dye my hair purple..

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

I have to wait till my hair are whiter to dye purple otherwise it will be lost on my dark brown

[JewelFairies]

Have you all seen the babysitting a 3 year old thread? Made my day! It's been moved to classics.

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

Yes I did I have to check the conclusion now!

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

JF are you feeling any better today? x Thanks for the thread tip!

Survival where are the Xmas bargains threads?
Thanks for the school tip!

Mous I see we've both posted on the child psychologist thread...be interesting to see what he says....

Actually, DD has been on good form this last week - she's so much more adventurous than she used to be (and is sporting some new bumps and bruises to show for it) and is great at playing pretending games with her toys. She's also been having lots of fun playing with DS (when she isn't trying to sit on him...) and is definitely appreciating how great it can be to have a sibling playmate. They're so cute when they have crawling races or splash each other in the bath or make faces at each other while getting overwhelmed with giggles. It makes the squabbles all worth while!!

[stoofadoof]

barely keeping up at the moment, so am in awe of youz lot - specially sotu and CP who deffo have tonnes on and are still posting! off to look for the child psychologist thread IC … we're just waiting for the first appointment for DD with the CAHMS team… she's currently on melatonin to help get her off to sleep, but is absolutely crippled with anxiety at the moment… started early June and just can't seem to help her this time, poor wee thing… must be bad… GP took one look, had a little chat with her and said 'well DD, shall we see if we can get someone to help you?' he was ace with her, and she said she felt better straight away cos he hadn't laughed at her … sadly, that's 3 weeks ago now and no appointment yet, so her happiness at promised help is somewhat reduced!

[SurvivalOfTheUnfittest]

Stoof I have to warn you that in my area CAMHS do a triage session and then don't see anyone except life-threatening problems for about 6 months due to the waiting list. I hope your area is better.

Christmas bargain threads in Christmas topic.

Have dealt with dh's ashes today and also taken the boys in the sea in wetsuits. It's been a big day and I'm hoping to be in bed shortly.

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

Oh stoof, your poor DD
And poor you. After our experience earlier this year, I know how desperate and helpless you can feel when they're like this. Good luck xx

[ClimbingPenguin]

stoof that sounds really tough!!

[JewelFairies]

Stoof Your poor little dd

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

Stoof poor DD. Is she 6? That's when DD1 was at her worse.
To get her to sleep I needed to "scratch" her back (caress with nails: very relaxing) while talking about "the beach" (made tropical paradise with birds and water falls...) I let her fall asleep in my bed too.
At school the teachers agreed to let her have trinkets (bracelets and key rings on bags and pencil case) she could fiddle with to calm herself down.
Hope you can have an answer soon.

[ScienceRocks]

Stoof

Cp, how is dd1?

[JewelFairies]

I love autumn. Driving to work I get stupendous views all the way to the Devon Coast (in the right weather) and I like having dinner by candle light. We even had a fire the other night using up a few bits of coal from last winter (ie May). The downside is waking up to 15 degrees in our bedroom in the morning and all of us being full of cold. I caved in earlier under the pretence of a test run and put the heating on for a little bit.

[JewelFairies]

The oldest person (with verifyable records) lived to 122. Oh my. I wonder if our children beat that? What would the world look like in 2130? Will there be mn?

[JewelFairies]

Oh dear I've killed the thread...

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

The next generation is supposed to live less than us and declining further after that. Probably MN but not in the form we know it. Not sure we can imagine how the world would be, my great-grandmother was born 120/130 years ago (1890s) she wouldn't even have been able to begin to guess how the world is now!

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

If anybody is missing a period I have it! please take it back just 1 week since the last one.
DD2 just walk in my bad last night carrying a lantern she was freezing and just slept on me, I didn't grrr... Asked why she came she said she like stroking me . I didn't send her back because she was freezing but I should have

[JewelFairies]

Thanks, have enough of my own, both periods and children in bed....

[ClimbingPenguin]

Thanks mous mine was running late until you posted that.

[JewelFairies]

[stoofadoof]

hello! yes mous she'll be 7 at end Nov… she's been going to sleep in our bed then transferred to her own for a year now too!

Melatonin finished thurs night, fri night she was still awake when i eventually gave up and went to bed at 11… poor thing… last night better - I fell asleep with her for half an hour

JF I love autumn too! we've been brambling like there's no tomorrow - 10lb in the freezer waiting for the crab apples to catch up to make jelly… couple litres rosehip syrup now bottled, black currant jelly, damson jelly both done, fennel pickled, peas and bean blanched and frozen with 'christmas dinner portions' set aside so we have mostly our own veg on christmas day..

10lb of plums turning into jam today after we've been swimming, and i need to clear the veg patch out ready for winter crops…

wood neatly stacked and nice and dry

oil tank full (800 litres, ouch!) and ready for the heating being turned on (NOT before 15th october which is when we gave in last year!!!)

bedroom temps down to single figures some mornings now - DS has a little oil heater in his room though, and his stays a toasty 17 all night!

our clingfilm double glazing fitted over the last few weeks - must be working cos we have condensation on the outside of the windows this morning

mammoth post, sorry, but yes i really do love autumn, all the smells, the lovely clear nights and mornings, the hedgerows groaning under the weight of hips and haws, sloes and crabs…. the hens were tucked up on top the sheep in the paddock yesterday, fast asleep - must have been nice and warm!