November 2012 - Halloween costumes anyone?

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YANBU laugh - I'd be having some serious shouty words!! 10 days, wow! You must be so excited!!

So I crashed my car this morning. Hands up, totally my fault. I swerved on a busy roundabout to miss a cyclist who came out of nowhere and ran into the back of some poor man's car. He was lovely about it while the cyclist fucked off unaware of the carnage but I feel sick about what could have happened. This and XP's car was run into this week while I had it. Luckily there doesn't seem to be any damage to his but mine is pretty fucked

Also I had a date tonight and he's cancelled. Feeling very sorry for myself. Wine and spotify on my own it is.

Laugh I'd have had DH's balls for that! He does know that just because you're having a CS doesn't mean you won't go early? I'd have been a paranoid hormonal mess if DH had done a dirty stop out on me in late pregnancy. Actually if he ever did it. Its not nice .

Isles argh!

We had a lovely (if frenzied) photo shoot with a 5,3,2 and 0 year old, then a lovely walk on the beach with some kite flying and sandpit digging. Fish and chips for tea! Nom.

Good evening, chums.

laugh in normal circumstances I would have been passed myself with worry about that. A few days from giving birth I think I would be chopping the crotch from his work suits. I know from reading relationship boards that some would find my expectation of a text every so often on a night out a bit much but I can't help it. If DH isn't home within a certain expected time I get very anxious and to be honest I would hope he was thinking about me as well. Different horses for courses though. Hope he arrived back with a spiced pumpin late to make up for it!

I cannot believe your car luck isles! It is never ending! All that matters though is that no one was hurt. What are you Listening to on spotify then? See tonight as a night for you.

I got my dates wrong andbead about 15 minutes from turning up to a birthday party 24 hours early! Annoyingly we are off to my folks tomorrow so we are double booked. We might be able to get down and back up in enough time but unlikely. Real shame.

I am also having a present dilemma. In November my brother is 40, my nephew 2, my sister something in her 30s (I lose track - 32?) and my mum 60. My brother has got a mug with p's hand print on, a stove top espresso pot, some nice coffee and probably some beer. My mum has nothing yet but we are planning a family meal later in the month.

My issue is the wee one. I have been buying little bargains for months (as you know - I love my sainsburys bargains!) and now have quite a pile of things. However, I am now worried that it looks like far too much despite not being costly. My sister has sent lots of little things over the year which I don't do so she will have spent much more over the piece but she can get embarrassed and/or sensitive about the cost of gifts.

His gifts are-
A pack of 10 julia Donaldson books from costco (£10)
A lion hat (£10)
A toy tractor (bargain -90p)
Two wooden instruments (total £2)
Farm beads with string (£1.50)

DH is wondering if I should hold stuff back for Christmas but i actually have so I thought I was being reasonable.

Tell me - too much? Too little?

Undecided. Will wait till Ms in bed. I did buy myself some blueberry dark chocolate and a nice bottle of Merlot though. Men are overrated.

What you've got pass seems fine. Maybe split the books between Xmas/bday? (That's what I'm doing with the same set for m!)

Today we have been to the beach. Attempted a picnic, but had to eat iron the car as J was shivering. Oops. The sun was so so bright but the wind had a chill. I have never been to such a beautiful beach in my life St Ninians in case you fancy a peek.

It in. Not ducking iron!!!

Some of my happiest memories are car picnics! Brilliant!

Me too Pass. Folk at work would avoid being off at the same time as my dad as it ALWAYS rained. We had many picnics at viewpoints where we could see nothing whatsoever and poor Mum would be soaked through fetching stuff in and out of the boot.

Awesome! Happy memories indeed! Mind you, I come from a family for whom entertainment included parking in the nearest town and sitting in the car just watching. We could sit there for a very long time!

That sounds fine to me pass but I tend to go over the top with presents sometimes. Am having to make sure I reign it in a bit for DN for Christmas. Shame about the double booking.

qm nice to hear from you.

So our electricity is still fucked. We have no power to any power sockets. The lights work and DH has run some ext cables from plug sockets outside so has managed to connect the fridge freezer and more importantly tv and sky box! It's the boiler that's the main issue. Luckily it's not too cold so will be fine overnight and the power shower is fine so we can all wash. Just hope it's sorted quickly though and that it doesn't cost loads!

Oh and miss I hope your DH was suitably apologetic when he returned home. I would be absolutely fuming if DH did that to me. Under any circumstances let alone being heavily pregnant. I have no issues at all with DH going out or what time he comes home as long as I know in advance. To not let me know he was staying out all night would be completely unacceptable. I hope he made it up to you today.

Nightmare eliza!! Any idea what the issue is? I remember waking in the night about a year ago realising we had no power. I couldn't sleep for worrying and then spent from 5:30 onwards on the phone. I was so anxious p woke up when we had no light and no power - no bottles and total darkness! Amazingly it started up minutes before she woke having been off for hours. Fingers crossed yours is similar

Eek for electric issues! My boiler broke down last week and that was stressful enough!

So, I've bit the bullet and decided I will be skinny by December or invest in some decent structural underwear and not go home with ANYONE and bought this dress for my work's xmas night out. Assuming it won't be a disaster and will actually fit me, can you help me find some shoes/bag to match??

Nope, no idea at all. DH said something is tripping the fuse but we unplugged everything in the house but it was still tripping. Luckily we have a good mate who is an electrician and is coming to look tomorrow. The electrics in this house are all over the shop. It is just weird how last night it was all fine, this morning nada.

pass we have a rule of £10 per child for birthdays and £15 for Xmas. I love bargains so my sister always thinks that I overspend however I always stick to the budget. Tbh I would keep some of those for Xmas.

Thanks lily. I might go and pull out something. The problem is I feel I can't win as my sister sends so much during the year. The instruments could wait

Oh no eliza I hope is all getting sorted.

Sounds great pass

Love winter picnics qm mine usually involve lots of pork pie and flasks of coffee. Infact I might resurrect the Chritsmas Eve beach picnic this year.

isles that is a lovely dress. I would go for a v high shoe boot that skims the bottom of the ankle as I think they are quite flattering to ones leg. Probably in black because that is me. And a black sequinny clutch, probably to be found at accessorise. I will have a look momentarily.

I have decided to do
Christmas light this year so instead of buying DNs pressies I will buy the whole family a voucher for the local cinema that will get them all in and buy pop corn. I did this last year as an extra as they had all been so much help throughout the house build. It I think this year I will limit it to that. The kids get lots of toys and they really enjoyed their day out last Christmas holidays.

O is getting lots of handme down tractors and diggers for birthday so no cost there.

Because....drum roll. We might be going on holiday in 2015. You may or may not have noticed but WE HAVE NOT HAD A HOLIDAY FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. So to save me exploding from the need just to go away and be alone with the DH and the boys for a few days and also from the green eyed monster on numerous occasions. I asked DH if we could go away for Os birthday. And we had a little money chat and decided we won't go away this weeken but will hopefully will go sking next year. yipppppeeee.

It sounds silly but I am so excited and counting my thermals already. We haven't been on hols for so long but we haven't been skiing since I was pregnant with DS1.

a nice shiney clutch

A must in any girls wardrobe actually.

Ooh a holiday will do you lots of good wanda

When DH and I first got together we only had one holiday that didn't involve visiting his or my parents (so don't count, especially when talking about his parents) and then when DD1 was born and I had all the stomach issues we decided we really needed to get away for some us time and it was great. We went to Normandy for a week and it was lovely after weeks and weeks of hospitals and ILs living with us.

The next year we went to the mountains when I was pg with LO. Then last year nothing other than a trip to the UK. This year we have moved about quite a bit but the week we just had felt like the only proper break and again it just helped us ground ourselves and recharge. Lovely. Can't wait to hear about all your plans.

Soph brill idea about cinema tickets!
We have a 20£ budget per kid bdays or Xmas. All our siblings stick to it when buying for all the kids.

If my husband didn't turn up until 10.30am I would kill him. And he is shit at keeping in contact.
We are currently not talking. He called at 7pm "I'm on my way home" 10pm he stumbles in drunk. He had been ignoring my calls. Last night I went out. Got in at 1am and went straight into loft to sleep. He came and checked on me in middle of night to make sure I was home. In morning he said to me "you should tell me where your going and when you'll be back" !!!!!!!!!! Hypocrite.

Sry turned into a rant basically MillL I know exactly what you mean and he needs to know it's not on.

these are some nice shoe boots I like them because they can do day or evening

Yes pr we really need to recharge!

gt to be honest if I were you I would be raging and questions g him about how much commitment he has to you and the boys as this behaviour has been going on for so long. Sorry, you know I am normally the diplomat, but he does take the biscuit doesn't he? Big hugs xxxx

Well DP has definitely been in the doghouse this weekend, and is totally working hard to make it up to me. He's done all my housework jobs yesterday and this morning and has taken O out swimming so I could have a nap. He realises how stupid it was to not even let me know he wasn't coming home, that's for sure. Is it something about the mentality of men that changes when they're out with mates having a beer?

Anyway, he's finishing work on Thursday, coming to my pre-op app on Friday and then my c-section is the Monday after. He then won't go back to work until the new year (he's self employed) which is going to be fab as we adjust to having both a baby and toddler. Any tips from those who've done this, recently or ages ago, are most welcome!

Isles gorgeous dress! And you won't go far wrong having Wanda as your style advisor!

GT ^^ wot Wanda said - he's taking the piss now and has been for years .

Miss get a sling! I can BF Lil in the sling whilst building train sets with Jonas. And marvel at how easy newborns are compared to toddlers and wonder what we made such a big deal of first time round. Sadly the sleep when baby sleeps thing doesn't work second time round so the sleep deprivation is harder.

Have had a lovely day with O. Went to see my sister and her kids, came out with 7 ponies and 3 'mini barbies'. Can you believe that they have over 50 ponies?? Not real one obviously.

wanda pre O, we went on 3holidays each year, always abroad. My holidays are now back in the uk. Went to the lakeside this summer with my parents but that wasn't a holiday really. Looking forward to have one next year, hopefully just O and I. And maybe a lovely guy. Whom I still yet to meet.