November 2012 - This is the new fred, just like the old fred.

[StuntNun]

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Zamboni I have just noticed the comment about getting lucky with no contraception

I want to see wedding pic too!! Hope she had a lovely day

Loving Pikz's wedding pics too - they look beautiful

VQ, poor J. I would be very angry,

Nice day here. Went shopping and then out for a run. I'm running the Race for Life 5k on June 8th - which is a year to the day that I decided to leave XP. Quite fitting really. Am also seeing Lily that weekend, so it will be a lovely way to celebrate the first year of my new life

Just lovely chasing. What is happening with the dating guys? Have any of the latest batch cut the mustard or have you tossed them to one side in favour of independence and girl power?

Did I mention I did some weeding? I need to have a second go tomorrow. Prob is, I can't weed a lot of it while the seeds are so tiny as I don't know what is a vegetable and what is a weed. So it is going to get a bit out of hand until they are all a bit bigger, then I can just do a bit every couple of days and people will flock from across the land to see my beautiful veg patch. Although. Y scarecrows trousers have fallen down

Wow a year Chasing!

Pass hope the eyes are improving.

Have you been weeding then Wanda?!

VQ poor J. Hopefully a random one off which is a bit crap and which will be apologised for and steps taken to make sure it doesn't happen again and you feel appropriately reassured.

Yup. Whoopsie. And in no way connected to the massive "fuck you" I'd quite like to send to work atm. but AF has literally just left the building. We're all good.

Good Zamboni

Weeding? Who has been weeding?

Chasing that is a lovely way to celebrate x

DD2 is poorly again. Went to a party today, 4 year olds with soft play and bouncy castle - my idea of hell, and she came home and vommed. She now has a fever. Not impressed.

Has someone been weeding? Must have missed that..

Wanda, I decided to give up on dating after a disaster last week, but agreed to meet a guy for coffee this morning - didn't think I'd fancy him, but he's local and thought he'd be a new friend if nothing else - and he's really cute and we got on really well

Don't throw the towel In completely chasing he will creep up on you from behind when you are completely unawares.

Just watched The Bone collector and really enjoyed it. But what a cheese ending, ruined it.

God Hotel Chocolat lemon truffles are the shizzle!!!!

VQ even if DH did a shit bloke job of dressing him you would expect them to pop a spare jumper from the lost and found box on him to warm him up. Hope DD2 is better soon.

Wanda I've some dandelions I need to zap with salt and vinegar if you fancy a Wanda vs Weeds rematch.

Took J to Yo Sushi today and he had a good go! Duck gyoza, salmon maki and pumpkin unpronounceable fritters were a hit. Me not letting him throw himself down Harvey Nicks 4th floor down escalator was a tantrum inducing low.

Just got a few pics of H. He looks sad mum tells me A is also super clingy. Feeling bad my kids are confused a d missing us me . I've had a few and more. Oh dear. Can't wait to see them tomorrow. Tempted to wake them when I get back for a cuddle.

Hope you are all well. Miss you all too

Has anyone been watching Prey on ITV? The first episode was repeated tonight and I just watched it - quite enjoyed it. Love John Simm.

Read back a lil. I've done that pp never just me and FH. But if a family meal has been arranged, we don't opt out because of kids bed time. We go anyway. H's cousins will be there so he has fun. Doesn't happen often but a few times.

I really enjoyed prey last week, but won't be able to watch tomorrow as v early night required.

Sounds like we're going to have yet another day of crying ahead of us. That's over a week now. Is it because he's just about 18 months?

Personally stunt I think is about turning into a toddler and trying different wAys of getting attention. Struggling to manage his emotions, because they are not born knowing that, it is learnt, and not knowing how to express himself. Obviosuly they are all different and they have to go through different stages. I don't really subscribe to the phrase "regression" as I don't believe they are regressing , they are going through their next stage of development and they are growing. There is so much going on and a lot for their little minds to process it must be tough. And I think this is why they meltdown sometimes.

I am crazy until the beginning of June, because of the work situation, why don't we have a catch up them though?

I would love to Wanda.

There has been a definite change in J for the past eight days or so. I've been very careful with his food otherwise I would assume he's been eating something he shouldn't. It's got me wondering about soya now but DH says he's had enough and doesn't want to exclude anything else. Bedtimes are stretching out to 90 minutes and it's so hard to hold J when he's arching his back like that. The GP says there's currently a two-month waiting list to see the paediatric specialist so hopefully we'll get an appointment before the summer at least. I've seen this guy before in relation to DS1's killer hayfever so I'm sure we'll get some thorough investigations done when we finally get an appointment.

The 18mo decelopment phase is fascinating. I'd agree with wanda - it's hard for them to get their heads around all that's going on.

Sometimes LO gets really panicked, or it feels like that, and taking her to her room for a quiet moment with me and a hug while she collects her thoughts and gives her the energy/nerve/optimism (who knows?) to keep going on. I think it's easy to get them over stimulated and overwhelmed iyswim.

An ok night here. Hard to get LO to sleep but once they were down they slept through a huge firework display at the castle up the road. It was brill!

Blimey. I am sharp as a tack today! As sharp as an up every hour and then occasionally in between tack.

I bet you are Pass. Any improvement though?

Pass have the eye drops made a difference yet?

Stunt in the nicest possible way I hope it's a phase thing and not an allergy thing ATM as 2 months is so long to wait when they are not coping well. But as you say you've met the pead before and you know he is good so that must be reassuring.

I can't wait to see my babies. My cousin, after leaving her son in nursery the first time came home to a very angry baby, he refused to look at her or be picked up! I'm hoping I don't get this.

Hang over is finally shifting.

You will be fine gt I'm flying off all over the place at the mo for one or two nights at a time and they just give me a wonderful greating when I get home. Xx

GT, I'm sure they'll be delighted to see you. I spend every weekend away from my boy and it hasn't affected our bond

Stunt, cut the soya out. You have nothing to lose.

Stunt if you think Soya is causing him pain then ditch it! Iirc it doesn't stay in the system as long as dairy so you should see an improvement fairly rapidly?

GT R can be a bit off with me when he's been with someone else but soon comes round if I give him a biscuit and get the stickers out :) Hope you've enjoyed your rest x