November 2012 - Bring out the paddling pools

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/2124734-November-2012-Roll-call

A beautiful. Windy, sunny day day here. And I mean howling wind and turbine almost maxing out. LOVE IT. So started the day with a tiny bit, like 4 mins, of yoga stretches, looking out at the sea. This is a new notion I have taken and might be a nice way to start days.

I am musing on a beach walk this afternoon if the weather stays like this.

On the pink stuff for girls though SIL got DNeice her autumn/winter church dress from next last week and it is gorgeous mulberry base with dusky pink flowers on it and it is super lovely. next has some fab stuff in in those colours I think at the mo.

Oh and stunt < shouts> I am doing the rotisserie style chick today in the slow cooker did you put foil balls under it or potatoes? Or nothing?

Yesterday's madras came out scrum, it was the hairy dieters one but slow cookered.

Better go and get dressed.

Hmmm I wonder whether a trip back to the GP is in order. She has been on those for over a year though with no probs.

F was fascinated with twin babies at the wedding, she kept whispering bebby bebby, MOOOORE, and trying to share her stuff. She was disappointed to learn that they couldn't draw with her, but enjoyed stroking their hair

Last day in the uk, time for us to go back really. Had a lovely last minute meet with chasing and her boy, he is such a flirt. I am beyond exhausted, O's sleep is awful. She needs her bed.

I think so BP. It wouldn't hurt.

Fuck you Julia Donaldson Paper Dolls!! Last night before term starts + paper dolls = teary weepy mess

It's over. I'm exhausted. Now to sort the house of all the stuff that's been used/ moved.

Never read Paper Dolls. I have one more day off then I am back to work Pass.
Well done for surviving GT

J has a horrid cough and slight temp. DH is handing in his notice tomorrow so thankfully we do not need to worry about him asking for time off now to look after him, or the others

VQ wah that's awesome (about DHs notice not about J!) it's all happening - we need to organise a haggis quiche meet up before you go x

Defo a haggis meet!

Good work on surviving, gt.

Paper Dolls is a total sobfest - for me anyway. I can normally gulp my way through it or rush through getting higher and higher pitched but tonight I couldn't even finish.

It has a little song line which goes

"We're not gone, oh no no no.
We're holding hands and we won't let go"

That combined with a kind granny sitting knitting in the little girl's memory and it is all over for me.

And that is ace about handing in notice! What are his plans up north?

Yes, a haggis meet. I will even bring as this time I will not be handing in my notice until I have the contract in my sweaty little hands. He can be occupying himself filling the thousands of little holes he has drilled in the last 8 years.

He will be a SAHD, will write his novel, a blog perhaps, and will cook my dinner

Will bring J! This Time. Oops

Sounds absolutely blissful!!

I have been out all day entertaining the troops. How was your chicken Wanda? I put foil balls under a chicken in the slow cooker but then nobody really eats potatoes here unless they're roasted or chipped.

My head is really itchy so I think I may have caught DNephew's nits. I haven't had nits since primary school

Quick pop in.

Good work gt

Yep - paper dolls, so fest here too. I love it.

Love hearing your plans vq

stunt chicken lovely. No crispy skin, but then we try to stay away from skin anyway. I used pots as O doesn't have roast usually, I just keep a couple of soft parboiled ones back for him, and they were really very tasty. I had those instead of roast and an extra glass of wine

Got a walk I. At beach. Bit windy, but satisfying, then lit a fire on our return. Lovely.

Am reading I just don't have 2 seconds at the moment to reply

Big love xxx

I made loom band charms. A strawberry and a ladybird. Tomorrow I will be a hero in the eyes of dsd

It is safe to say the first birthday party I went to today was unique. No kid. He was awol with mum. The dad turned up half an hour late. All the other guests had been cancelled.

We made small talk for a while then the dad explained his soap opera life. After a few hours the kids got itchy feet so we said come back to ours for dinner. He did. Between cooking dinner and dealing with the kids I read the letter he had written to his lawyer. 7 pages. Front and back.

V embarassing. He had no idea she wasn't at home and the party was cancelled. I now know far more about a stranger than I ever wanted to and ended up basically saying oh poor you. All evening.

Worst first birthday party ever. No baby or mum, no other guests, and a v messed up dad.

It was a shite day. But we had a good meal. I had a leg of lamb in the fridge so prepared a feast. But still.

It's now almost midnight, the conversations are whirring through my mind. I am relaxing with a glass of wine and a pack of fags.

Yes, I had stopped smoking. But this was hardcore awfulness so bugger that.

And I still don't know where the birthday boy or his mum were/are. I have stepped unwillingly into a mad Neighbours storyline.

And I was dreading going to a party with a load of toddlers.

It was us and our two rascals, who created havoc. And the dad, who was a tad embarassed.

That sounds mysterious pr and v uncomfortable.

The wind woke O up at 6. And we are still alone waiting for DH and DS1.

La la la la

No tv till after breakfast you see.

And they haven't had their breakfast.

It was awful. But anyway, hopefully won't have to get further involved. LO left her special teddy there so I will have to go and get it but will get DH to ask him to leave it outside so I can pick it up quietly one day when they are out.

We were still stunned by it all this morning.

I have been online trying to source a new toy but they have been discontinued. I found one for sale at €999 people are unscrupulous twats aren't they