Dec 11: Not tonight dear, I've got a haddock.

[PerilousStiletto]

I liked this one. :)

[PerilousStiletto]

Aldi does sound rather good, doesn't it?!
I use baby bel bribery in Tesco. It used to be cheese twists (!!!) but baby bel are probably a bit more healthy!

[QueenofClean]

We use Aldi a lot and highly recommend Mamia nappies.

Figgy I sympathise with you about tantruming toddlers. Sky is going through a climbing and NO phase :/

Peril enjoy your alcoholic beverages and bonking sessions

Kat hope your okay?

Seven - I'm happy to give you tips once you get going

I've had 2 more birthday cake orders today. 1 for 5th Sept and needs to be in style of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Which will be fun

Weekend at the hotel we got married in - child free - as on Sunday it's our 1st wedding anniversary. Surprised we made it and haven't killed one another yet!

Have a good weekend ladies.

[mopsytop]

Minimopsy leaks through size 5 Mamia nappies at night, alas. But great during day and their wipes are great value too.

[GaryBuseysTeeth]

Huzzah for weightloss mopsy!
I've lost 15lbs so far, another 15 to go...think I might have to start working out soon. It feels weird that DS2 is only 2wks old, I'm chomping at the bit to work out again (but won't until after 8wk check)...with DS1 I still felt like a zombie at this point!

Belated happy birthday Xiao, sorry you've been having a tough time today (and sympathies on the SPD), hope the rest of the pg somehow manages to be enjoyable.

We had our first evening (an early one, as you can tell!) away from both boys today, t'was lovely.

Early Happy Anniversary Queenie!! Did you get DH something cotton?

Northen, no idea how much it will help but to the sellers of your new house. How long are you willing to wait around whilst they faff?

Hope everyone has a decent, plague free weekend!
Start of the football season tomorrow

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

I would say I don't like gin but the truth is I last tried it when I was 13 and understandably I hated it. I like vodka though anyway.

Thanks queen. I'm concentrating on my website (yes it's live eek! but needs tweaking and more pics) at the moment as its one thing I do have time for, I can do it after a glass of wine at 11pm unlike decorating cakes. I bake bloody good cakes, just need lots of decorating practice.

northern don't get me wrong the CMPA formula has hoped immensely, she's just a miserable baby. Now it's just screaming rather than can't-cope-pull-my-hair-out screaming.

I think it's safe to say that peril will always be oi!

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

helped, not hoped

[QueenofClean]

Seven your website looks fab beautiful cakes. Decoration is a work in progress for me too. Going on a decoration course weds evening for vintage style decoration which should be fun.

[QueenofClean]

Gary...thanks. It's paper & he's got tickets to see The Lion King in London over his birthday weekend in September.

[PerilousStiletto]

Ssssh! We dtd. A few large glasses of red did the trick. Ssssh!
Gary - good to know you're feeling great. Are you going back to work after 10 weeks? (Is that what you said?) wow! What Childcare do you have? I'm thinking that (for me) it might be cheaper to get an au pair with 2... Hmmm... Ah, I'll worry about that when I'm pg!
Although I like Peril. I am Oi. I think I need to resurrect the Missus.
Nice site beginnings Seven.
Happy anniversary for tomorrow Queenie.

[NorthernChinchilla]

Ha! 'Twas obviously the bonking fairy dust I sprinkled and not the wine Oi

Can't believe that we've got two pro cake bakers on the thread now, it's a good job this is on-line or we'd all be huuuuuuuuuge trying bits out. Have a lovely anniversary Queenie, we had a great time for ours in our fave hotel, kid-free.

I'm glad there's been improvement with the new formula seven, and hope she settles a bit more. You sound like you're coping well, but it can't be easy.

My son is playing football in the kitchen...that is a sentence I never thought I'd write, but he seems to have been studying 'Outnumbered' in the womb for tips . We did have 25 mins of story reading curled up on the sofa though, so a deranged active bookworm I can live with!

[mopsytop]

OMG sorry Peril. I didn't even realise I was calling you Oi. Even though I corrected it and everything. Oops.

[PerilousStiletto]

Don't be daft. I am, and always will be Oi.

[QueenofClean]

Thanks Oi

Northern I need to test out deliveries across the country so I might need to invest in you lovely ladies being testers

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

Thanks, the gold-ribboned cake is my wedding cake, the blue one is the wedding cake I made for my friend.

queen did you say you had to send a cake to Suffolk? Feel free to send a sample over here to me to see if it makes it :o

[QueenofClean]

Seven: I do have send a giant cupcake to Suffolk from Hampshire. Am doing a test to the customer next week...however, I may need testers for further afield etc. So inbox me your address and I'll send you a sample

[GaryBuseysTeeth]

Paper! Doh, cotton is 2nd....I can't remember what we did for our first anniversary. Sounds lovely Queenie, have you had a root around home to see what he's got you?
Good luck on the cake sending to Suffolk!

No work for me OiPeril, we couldn't afford the childcare for 1 kid & two ft shift workers, It must be Kat? DH was back at work two days after DS2 was born & he felt ok (then again he didn't just push a baby out of his foof).
Hurrah for shagging!

Seven, website is looking lovely so far.

Talking of cakes, Great British Bakeoff is back soon & I'm stupidly excited about it, I love Mary Berry.

[QueenofClean]

Thanks Gary. DH got me a really thoughtful present. A photo frame with a picture of us in our wedding ceremony in the middle on the left hand side the lyrics to our first dance song Starship Nothing's gonna stop us now and on the other side of the picture the sheet music to the song. So thoughtful it brought me to tears. Now my present which is tickets to the lion king looks pitiful

[mopsytop]

Me too Gary! Love love love Great British Bakeoff. There's also a new series of Who Do You Think You Are, which I also love. Woohoo!

Just got a dress for wedding next week, in Red Herring in Debenhams of all places. I would normally never even think of looking there but just happened to walk past this dress. Only £38. Bargain!

[Figgygal]

Qoc your gift is great too so don't fret!!

Took ds to softplay this morning and Just been Gromit spotting with DS we both managed to hit our heads on one and impressively I came home without having bought either of us anything ........all those shops and nothing!! Even got out of the Disney shop purchase free

I now have an aching jealousy of anyone with a baby or 2 kids really really irrational envy need another talk with dh. Was meant to be at Bristol zoo today but the weather put an end to that......maybe next weekend. Nice takeaway and wine tonight, Wine is always a good conversation starter.

[QueenofClean]

Well I feel a little sorry for the bride & groom getting married at the hotel today it is absolutely chucking it down with rain.

Bringing back loads of happy memories tho & so happy we got married on hottest day of year 2012

[Aethelfleda]

Right, taxi booked for 5.30am (wibble!): I'll prob drop off thread for a bit as data roaming in Canada is £££! See you all soon!

[mopsytop]

Woohoo enjoy aethel!

[Figgygal]

Aethel I hadn't noticed u r off to Canada enjoy yourself!!!

[PerilousStiletto]

Oh have a fab time in canada, Aethel!
Hope you're enjoying your weekend Queenie. Today's weather has just been horrendous. So sorry for today's bride n groom. Ah the great British summertime! We were lucky. We got married on 19th nov and expected the worst. Instead we had wonderful wintry sunshine! Glorious!
Dh is out in Blackpool tonight with his mates. He hasn't been out in ages, and needed a blow out, and to catch up with his friends. Just a shame it had to be Blackpool! He wasnt looking forward to it at all.
So I'm on my own some, going to bathe n false tan and get stuff ready for geneva next week (mon - fri ). I also will have to do diddikicks alone tomorrow morning. Dh was gutted about missing that!

[SevenReasonsToSmile]

aethel you kept that quiet, have a fab time!

Oh figgy ((hugs)) that's really shit. You mentioned DH was happy to try once he had a job and his health problems sorted, is there no way you'd be able to manage another one sooner?

queen we got married in March and it was bloody freezing. I even got told off by the photographer for looking cold, and I was wearing DHs suit jacket in between photos.