December 2011 - me do it mine self

[TheOnlySeven]

Offers round and

[Faffin]

She's been fine still today thanks northern. Other than all the spots you wouldn't know anything was wrong. Although I think she's starting to get itchier now, I had to go in about an hour ago when she woke up. Have given her a dollop of piriton, hope that sees her through the night. Still no spots on DS...so far!

[CaffeinatedKitten]

It could take three weeks. That's the incubation range. Middle got them for Christmas one year, small got them a fortnight later:(

[ifyourehoppyandyouknowit]

POX!!

How you doing kitten?

Figgy how long do you have to go to church for?

[TheOnlySeven]

Hope she's still not itching faffin

DD1 has been awake since 5.30, as have me, DH, DD2 and the neighbours . We've had a record number of pre-9am meltdowns, plus DS has hurt his foot falling off a step yesterday and can't walk properly. It's going to be a long day.

[Figster]

Hop basically have to go for the next 2years as much as I don't want to go I don't want him going to the other school more.

[Faffin]

I spoke too soon about her not suffering Had a rough night, which I spent on her bedroom floor. She kept waking up crying and scratching. She's developed a big fear of the calomine unfortunately, because it's cold. Tried reasoning with her that cold is better than itchy, to which the response was "but it's VERY cold". Resorted to bribery to put some on this morning . At least I've been able to pack DS off to nursery today, hoping we'll get a nap in at some point!

[OiMissus]

I really need to get an eyesight test booked. Am having serious glasses (is that envy??!).
Also need to get us registered at a dentist. (Bad parent!!)
Faffin - sorry to hear that the pox has hit home. Good luck!
Figgy - I feel for you. The primary schools here are good, and not religious. Here, we have only crap secondary schools. There are two good schools in Bolton. One is religious and demands weekly, signed for church attendance from birth, and the other is private.
I can't spend 11 years going to church. I'm hoping that within the next 11 years, either a new school opens, or others are drastically changed, if not, we'll have to pay. There are good grammar schools near where I work, so we could try for there. But this depends on them still accepting from outside the area, and our local council agreeing to pay... And will Boi appreciate that and all his friends being 25 miles away...
I have another 10 years to think about it.

[mopsytop]

Me too re: dentist Oi eeeeekkkkkk bad mum

[Chipandspuds]

Faffin have you tried Piritin? The pharmacist told me if DS's itching got bad to try it - it also makes them drowsy so an added benefit is it helps them sleep through it! Luckily DS's wasn't too bad and I didn't need Piritin for him!

We have good primary schools in our area, I'm happy for DS to go to any. Secondary schools are another matter...we are closest to the worst secondary school in a 10 mile radius I think, but i guess if we don't even select it as a choice DS won't go there. It may well have improved in 9 years time and have a new head teacher turn it around - so who knows!

I've just had a play date with one of the boys from DS's nursery and his mum, I arranged it and I think it went well! I feel horrendously nervous...it all went smoothly and fast and I think it went really well, I just hope his mum enjoyed herself too! Eek!

I'm such a wimp! I find it so hard to make that first invitation, I really have to push myself!

[Faffin]

chip yes, I've dosed her up with piriton, but sadly she was still incredibly itchy. Poor thing will be more spot than not soon, more and more keep appearing

Well done for organising the playdate. I'm so shy, I find that sort of thing really hard too

[Chipandspuds]

Oh no sounds like she's got a bad case Faffin :( Other than a lukewarm bath I'm out of suggestions. It's hard when there's not a lot you can do to help them.

I've just had a text and thankfully we've been invited to DS's friends house on a play date - phew! I do worry far too much if people like me and what they think of me...trying to take some leaves out of a friends book and be braver but it's hard!

[TheOnlySeven]

Sorry to hear that faffin, poor thing. I'm sure I've read putting oats in the bath is good for pox, no idea why though

Well done on the play date chip.

DD1 fell and banged her head hard on the floor earlier, she now has an enormous purple lump on her forehead and broken blood vessels around her eye. Took her to the nurse to be checked over, they've said she's fine but needs to take it easy this afternoon, easier said than done with a toddler who never sits still! Also said she'll likely get a black eye from blood draining out of the bump and I've been given a list of symptoms to look for.

[Aethelfleda]

Oh dear seven, though she sounds fine: the ability to hurtle happily about is usually a good sign. And the forehead has lots of little blood vessels that will produce a huge egg when bumped...

I seem to remember oats in the bath are meant to be soothing (some eczema creams like aveeno are oat extract based). It makes the water go cloudy. Otherwise regular fluids, calpol, food treats, isolation, cuddles, distractions and time are all that's usually needed.....

Am tempted to NC and post in AIBU, have a relative related dilemma (sigh). It's very much a first world problem but I don't want to put it on thread. Pm me if you are suficciently i trigued and willing to offer advice!!

[ifyourehoppyandyouknowit]

This day. I just... Can't. I'm done.

[NorthernChinchilla]

Blimey, so not a good start to the week for anyone then...

Dare I ask what happened Hop, or would it cause a relapse?

So sorry it's gotten worse faffin, your poor DD. Definitely bribery and naps! Stock up on animated films and cake, and whatever she (and you) fancy.

I need to get us registered with a local Doc's Oi, it's on the list- our dentist apparently we can stay with, they don't have an area as such, so as long as we don't mind schlepping back, we can stay. Given that I'm the only person in both DP's and my family who has all of their own teeth, DS has been going since he was 6 months....

And poor you seven, it's one of those awful injuries that can look 'suspicious' on a kid, you always feel like other people are looking at you! DD sounds fine at least

Felt knackered and still under the weather today, going to be an early one tonight.

[TheOnlySeven]

northern it wasn't helped by me not seeing it, I was in the front room comforting a screaming DD2 while DD1 and DS played in the dining room, so I can only go on what DS told me happened. She's mostly herself but didn't eat her tea, she conked straight out at bedtime which isn't like her but I didn't give her a nap as it would have been as soon as we got home after we were told to keep an eye on her.

Hope the wine is helping hop.

I think I might develop a rather expensive habit, I've discovered vintage knitting patterns on eBay. Watching a few matinee coat patterns for the new baby at the moment.

[Figster]

Gah DS determined to injur me last night leaping on bed kicked me in mouth tonight smashed me in same place with a gruffalo book he's so rough before bedtime goes from leaping like a loon to being asleep quite easily though.....we sit with him for a min then say we need a wee and he seems to not mind being left but if we just leave him he screams ....v strange!!

Aethel my interest in piqued but I'm crap with advice so if I PM you would be shameless nosiness

School options are sending us mad basically cm only does school run to this 1 CoE school where her kids go, it's a nice "middle class family" school where unfortunately the teachers know it and so maybe it's not as good a school in terms of the teaching as it could be (local gossip is they know the kids are from middle class families, their children will succeed as parents will do the necessary reading, homework, behaviours with them) it's less than 10 mins walk from our house. The other school is prob less than 5mins and teaching wise is a better school however it's on a not good estate with a lot of less desirable families living in less desirable streets teaching their children less than desirable behaviours. The standard of teaching is superior to the other I guess because it has to be however who knows how it might be in 2 years time ?? I guess the kind of families going there will be the same however and so I'm keen even if it means 2 years of church attendance to increase his chances at the other school to avoid it sounds terribly snobby I know I think if he doesn't get into the CoE school we will have to move to a local village which has few affordable houses, little facilities but a great undersubscribed school prob should start saving now

[Figster]

Ooooh really snobby

[ifyourehoppyandyouknowit]

We're quite lucky RE primary schools. The closest local one is not CofE and is directly behind our house, it's got a good reputation locally and isn't massively oversubscribed so think we will get in. There are two other CofE schools locally too, that are good, but I would prefer a non church school. Secondary.. bit trickier. One really good local secondary, massively over subscribed and we're out of catchment. One brilliant Catholic school, not a chance of us getting in there. Local comp is not great BUT has had a new head and the results from the last two years are much much better and it's had a good ofsted. So fingers crossed it continues to improve, as it's a two minute walk away.

Day was just tantrums, headache, throwing and biting and general foulness from DS and shot-temper from me. And he kicked DH in the face (deliberately) so DH slapped him on the bum. Not. A. Good. Day. Just tucking into the wine now, it's so cold in my kitchen that I had to stick the bottle on the radiator for half an hour to take the chill off.

seven don't buy any patterns, I've got tonnes and tonnes of vintage patterns (and loads more at work), I'll happily send you something?

[Faffin]

Thanks for the sympathy and advice. Sadly she didn't want to stay in the bath for more than 30 seconds and is still resisting the calomine. Think it'll be another long night based on how things have gone so far this evening. She hardly wanted to eat anything today which is very unlike her, so she must be ill!

[mopsytop]

Oh dear faffin, the poor wee thing and poor you!

Good work chip, I am not what you could call shy by any stretch of the imagination and I still find all that going to new groups/arranging play dates etc intimidating so I can't imagine how hard it is if you are shy. It seems to have worked out well and been worth the effort though.

Oi glasses are a pain in the bum. They fog up when it is wet and hide your eye make up when you go out. Better off without them! Although I DO love my new nerdy chic look, I hated my last ones and felt like a proper minger in them!

[Aethelfleda]

Awww sympathy faffin, hope she settles better tonight.

figgy, no advice needed, just help me vent my spleen! A pM shall be yours and feel free to rubberneck :)

[Aethelfleda]

Oh and Figgy, can I suggest you go to an open mornjg at the "undesirable" school before condemning yourself to two years of church that you clearly do not want? I'm all for people following their spiritual path (and a lot of Christians take the bums-on-seats attitude) but if this is two years where you will be resenting every attendance it sounds no fun for you or DS.... You might be surprised by how good the other school feels, I speak as one who sent my kids to the community school and had quite a few of the local C-ofE-School-snobby-mummies looking down their noses at us. Frankly the kids had a great time at our little school and the snobs were not advertising themselves well with this behaviour....do you really want to go there?

[OiMissus]

AF was lighter than usual... 2 ppl this month have spoken to me about going through the change in their early 40's... = I must go and get pg immediately. Now. Excuse me.

[TheOnlySeven]

Good luck oi :o

I need new glasses, I'm overdue an eye test by about two years