December 2012: Everyone loves nap time.

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Started a new thread for us before we run out of room.

Lidl is great for lots of stuff, bizarrely good for some things. Unfortunately ours doesn't sell things like risotto rice so I have to shop at tesco for a few things too. Lidl love to tempt me with the weird and wonderful stuff they stock each week, from tea pots to garden ornaments. As they only stock it for a week you have to impulse buy too! They're meant to have great sticker books in for kids just now, with those plastic reusable stickers - unfortunately ours doesn't seem to have them though :(

I've just sent DH to Iceland with DS. It's another good cheap place to shop, particularly for brand names. They consistently have ribena, weetabix, Cheerios and ambrosia rice pudding/custard cheaper than anywhere else.

Stacks that and fresh salsa are the two things I couldn't get otherwise I got all I needed. I generally cook everything from scratch so I think that makes it a bit easier. They have risotto rice when it's Italian week. I don't look at the stuff in the middle aisle and try to keep dd away the only annoying thing is it takes me forty minutes to get there!

Ours is 2 minutes walk, and unfortunately the place I tend to take DS when I can't think of anything else to do with him and he's grumpy. I buy a lot of fruit bread and chocolate raisins and the occasional chocolate muffin... Really need a new place to go, but with the spd driving or walking any distance is really sore.

I've just eaten one and a half cheesy rolls. They're so good!

She drinks alot of water in the day as well as milk at dinner but she barely eats so i don't feel to bad about the milk. I genuinely think of a night its just because her throat is sore from coughing. I will be taking her to the GP this week though to try and get something sorted for it.

I love Aldi as well and think their beans and chocolate are nicer than all the rest.

I have spent today putting up a child hammock, new bbq stand and garden table and chairs together summer is finally here. Unfortunately i'm in work in a hot chippy soon

Am on an airbus to Hong Kong! Speak to you all soon and enjoy the sunshine

Enjoy your trip Willyou :)

Had a good day - made a good start on the list and had a lovely family bike ride and picnic tea. T just loves being on my bike and couldn't wait to climb aboard when she saw her seat! We saw a game of polo and tons of deer.
Ts speech is coming on now but she misses lots of the first letters so we get -s-ock -b-ike etc. she's ok with mummy, more, daddy and others. I love it!

Just trying to get her to bed asap as I'm babysitting g for a friend tonight and said of be there in about 15 mins - she lives 10 mins walk away.
Hope everyone else had nice days in the sun.

I kid you not, F is currently running round and round his cot flatly refusing sleep. He's been really demanding today and I just want him to sleep so I can have total silence. Feel like my head is going to explode.

R had to do bedtime minus Ewan tonight, the Harp leg has finally given up the ghost

Dd's asleep on the sofa despite two illegal naps. She's had a temp for a few days I'm guessing it was her vaccination. Ds went down nicely he was really tired though.

WL they play the polo gold cup not far from me.

WillYou have a lovely time!

Oh dear coffee I do hope he crashes soon. My charges are fast asleep so I'm just enjoying a glass of wine in a nice tidy house!

Not quite sure what T is trying to say but the last 2 times we've seen the polo horses she has shouted gay at the top of her voice! I promise I'm not raising a homophobe!

haha WL maybe she knows something about the horses.

Have a great time Willyou.

Coffee i hope F has conked out now.

My boss has told me that shes only going to ring me if its busy tomorrow and i doubt it will be so it looks like i get a night off I can't wait we can have a lovely family bbq.

Hope you have a lovely day hales and that the sunshine works its magic on H's cough.

Neigh WL?

We had a barbecue last night when the DC were in bed. But I'm hoping the weather is ok for one next Sunday on DH's birthday.

We're going to have to do some car seat swapping today. Not too bad first thing, DH has to take my car to church so that he can fill the tank as a way of paying me back for his seat, but he wants to drive his car to swimming this afternoon. The DC refuse to go back in their old seats which are in his car. So we'll have to swap and then swap back so I can drive the DC to pick up his seat tomorrow.

But DD asked to go and sit in the car yesterday because her seat is so comfortable, so pleased about that.

Just having breakfast on my own outside. Just the sounds of bees, birds, and I think the running water must be a neighbour's water feature. Lovely.

Hello everyone. I made it, I have no idea what time it is there but it's currently 3:30. I slept but I'm flagging and I'm hungry despite an enormous breakfast 3 hours ago. Must push through.

Maybe it's horsey WL or neigh like Beasty says. J does the opposite - he just says the first syllable so we have du(ck) sounding awfully like do(g).

Hope he let you enjoy your evening eventually coffee.

I hope the weather is still nice for you. It's 30 deg, 90% humidity and pissing down here. It's like being in a sauna.

Willyou, i hope you get over your jetlag soon.

I have had a proud mum moment today For weeks H has been saying wee after shes had a wee in her nappy and we've been sitting her ok the loo. Well today she said wee whilst she had no nappy on and i sat her on the toilet and she actually wee'd

My work mate has rang in sick so now i have to go in work tonight for the whole shift. I'm fuming she knew what i'd arranged.

Ds got out of my friends garden it seems he can open gates. Luckily he was only on the pavement.

I'm burnt and suitably embarrassed about it.

hales she was probably jealous

r worked out our baby gate weeks ago, cue mad dash to mothercare, and can do the park one too

Hales that's rubbish. It's going to be hotter tomorrow though. I'm working

What a cow Hales. Hope it was (is?) an easy shift with everyone having a bbq.

J is an escapologist too, he undoes doors on his tiptoes (including the chain on the front door), my Nan's gate is a doddle and he repeatedly backs against those spring-loaded park gates until he's free. The look of triumph on his face is hilarious as he legs it.

Jet lagged here. 3.5h sleep and wide awake.

Hi everyone, hope you've all been enjoying the sunshine. F is still ill, inhaler and antibiotics seem to make a little difference. He's so unhappy whilst I'll :(

hales yay to the wee but boo to the work.
willyou jet lag sucks.
I'm working too tom, riding my bike in at 8 will be lovely, leaving at 2 so I guess that's going to be a hot ride!
Having been swimming and playing in the park in the sun really made me want to take the kids abroad to a villa with a pool. We've loosely talked about getting one with lots of family to share the cost and childcare etc but flights for 5 won't be cheap. Maybe 2016 if I get a decent job. Til then it's camping!