Start your runners (talk) and your new jars of Jam, 'tis the season-almost.

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Here we are ladies, time for all that talk of christmas table runners and chrissie deccy colour combos. And will we be getting some new Jam in this thread! Maybe not quite.

Oh Indith thats bloody rubbish. Would using a different brand help?

Beans bloody mastitis.

Hope you both get some decent sleep tonight.

Oh Indith poor you. Unfortunately diarrhoea is a side effect of pretty much every medication. It could also be a random, badly timed bug. The weather has been perfect for tummy bugs lately. I really feel for you on the assignment thing. I don't know how you do it. The boys being off school recently messed things up for me but I've only got the one unit. It has just meant I've not handed in the assignment I would liked to.

Beans, sorry I wasn't on earlier. Finishing off an assessment. It looks like you know the answer to that one anyway. How are you feeling now?

Jam sorry you're feeling so over it. Not fun at this stage.

How were your nights? Is DS any better indith what about you beans, feeling better?

Hello. Had an ok night. Still feeling crap with thumping headache, but better than yesterday! Have now got a red streak on sore boob, so I can see where it is bad. Am feeding off it... It's like feeding through broken glass. Ow. I know it'll get better soon. Am going to start giving up breast feeding, I think. It's so hard with 3!!

I gave DD3 a bottle at 6.30 last night and she slept through til 3.45am. Amazing!

Beans poor you. I hope you get better soon.

I think anything baby related is hard when you have 2 others to look after too! Just as long as you do what is right for you and that you have no regrets. of the sleep!

I think ds2 was slightly. slightly better last night. Was probably "only" up 5 or 6 times. He has been at CM today. I've just come home. Apparently dh got a message form her around 2 to say he was screaming and inconsolable but they agreed to see what he was like in 15 mins and he did calm down and heard nothing since so fingers crossed the effects are wearing off.

I am so tired I just want to go to bed. Parents evening in an hour though. Don't think I'm going to do any work though, will probably just snuggle down in bed with a book for a bit or have a power nap.

On the plus side though I took my exchanged bravissimo bras that still didn't fit right to the shop after my class (that was an experience, getting lost in city centre that is hell to drive round, braving the shopping centre, getting lost again) and my boobs are now nice and snug again in a well fitted bra. The could pass for perky teenage boobs. Just ignore the tummy and head and don't take the boobs out of the bra.

Can't read back as in salon.....still..... hair disaster. Never ever book the cheap girl if your regular isn't available. Get what you pay for ladies. My appointment was 1145 and I'm still here apart from an hour or so to collect ds. Off to San Fran tomorrow and the time spent here is not ideal. I've switched from coffee to wine. Kill. Me. Now.

The manager keeps topping up my wine. Least they've got something right!

I've decided I've got a massive case of catastrophizing. (Is that a word?) Not about my hair. About everything else. Ie leaving the kids in someone else's care.
In better news we put the tree up yesterday. Tis a beauty. I kept the blue silver white theme but have added more white. Kids were beyond pumped. 2 birthday parties last weekend and a Christmas tree. They were so excited to decorate it - don't fear Deids, bauble positioning tweaked later and they didn't know And a lovely wreath.
Surprised I'm this cheery given the state of my hair. Must be the wine.

Just read a little. Beans if it doesn't work for your situ, don't feel you can't formula feed. As lady once said. It's formula not crack. I cried when a midwife for dd seemed to almost encourage formula as my bf situ wasn't working post tongue tie.

Ladies. Im walking home. 7pm after an 2145 appt. can I leave you with this final statement. You get waft you pay for! Manager saved the day in the end and brought be slightly back to normal. Will post soon with less self indulgent posts. Promise.

1145! ELEVEN!!

Blimey Rubes What happened to your hair!

What the hell happened Rubes???

Indith hope all is well in your house soon and Beans hope you feel better soon.

It's so nice having DH at home. I get to pinch his laptop.

Rubes you do realise we need the full story don't you? Are there pictures?

Oh Rubes, I'm v happy to formula feed... She's already on 2 bottles a day, I just find it so easy of a night to pop my boob in. But if it gives me mastitis, then I'm afraid, once its cleared up, I'm going to gently reduce feeds as I can't have this again! Hell! Am in bed already.

Now tell me, what happened to your hair?? A cut or colour disaster?? Or BOTH?

Bloody hell rubes what's happened to the hair??!

Beans hope your feeling better soon. I'm in bed too. But that's just because I am ridiculously tired from yesterday's jaunt to the Christmas Markets/night away. Man I'm too old to drink that much. Still we had a ball.

My tree up too. DS not fussed about bauble hanging. But DD was. Careful supervision and she got it just right

You cant give us half a hair story!

OK, we need to sort Secret Santa otherwise his little elves won't have time to do the shopping.

Who is in - from memory, me, Rubes, Beans, Lady, Deids, Hons, Nolda, Kayz - anyone else? Vag? Arti? Indith?

Jammy, given that you are about to pop, is this just one more thing to hassle about or would you like to be in?

If you all can confirm, I'll be santa (not so secret) and coordinate it all if no one else wants to. If, however, someone else would like to (or to volunteer their DP / DH) am more than happy to bow out.

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening etc etc

Much love XXXX

I think we need to get this rolling by this Friday - only 3 weeks now til the big day. If you are in can you email me your address (or FB message me - I think everyone knows who I am on FB). I will collate and either pass on to the DH who is doing the honours or send emails out myself

My DH is involved in a news crisis so I can't volunteer him alas.

3 from me so I'm off. Hope trip to SF was OK Rubes and look forward to hearing your hair story soon. You always have such lovely hair that I hope it is OK and am sure you still look as fab as always XXXXX

DS1 home had to pick up been to the Drs and he has an ear infection. My children just seem to be perm ill at the mo.

In other news I love fybogel. Fact!

told you so. amazing stuff. Actually, ds1a bit constipated, you've reminded me I still have some of his old stash.

Sorry you have poorly child again.

Just 600 words left and a lot of re jigging and tidying up in my essay. By lunchtime tomorrow I will have the full first draft done ready for polishing. fact.

Because I need to move on to the next one!

The child who has forgotten how to sleep seems to be in less pain. Still a bit windy and stinky but otherwise improved. He was however just AWAKE for hours last night multiple times over. . Don't know if he is just all out of whack or if he is now trying it on rather. But Tis a moot point as he shares a room with ds1 so can't just dump him back in bed and tell him to go to sleep. Not that I'd leave him more than 5 min to grumble not scream but still too much for ds1 who needs his sleep.

Sybs, I'm out of secret Santa. Knackered boiler means we are very very stretched. Still not sure what's wrong with it! Stupid thing

Oh yes, Kayz has reminded me, secret santa sounds lovely but student + childcare. Sorry!

DH gets a bonus in Jan and they've all been saying why song they give it to them in Nov. Makes more sense