The 10th Gemini bus - 2nd Christmas stop

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I'm so lucky to continue to have you ladies to chat to Let's all have a merry Christmas and an even happier 2015!

Merry Christmas guys! We've just got up and about to take the kids down

Happy Christmas ???? I survived hosting just and bpear actually loved opening all his presents. Hope everyone else had a great day. I've been indulging in smelly cheese and wine like I promised

It's decided. I'm not going to the Next sale this year. I've been discussing it with DH and I need to tighten the purse strings as tbh being a SAHM at Christmas is tough on the purse strings despite my efforts to plan early and buy presents in the summer but hey we've had a fantastic time and bpear has enjoyed every single gift from us...just need to be sensible now and not go January shopping this year. It's a boring but sensible decision Can't wait to hear what bargains you've picked up Frus and Kitty!

Oh no pear, I'm just getting up now, was hoping you were with me in the madness!!! Who will spur me on now

What did you get? Bpear slept until 7:40am. I don't think that's ever happened to us before. I feel great...well worth not shopping today Did you get any good bargains?

Urgh. Just wrote a looong whinge & lost it. Short story, Calf went to sleep ok, Runt screamed & woke him up 10 minutes later & he only slept for about 6 hours the entire night after that. The rest of the day was good though, even if I was stuck in a not-enormous house with 16 other people!

Oh ladies, it's been an unbelievably tough Christmas. I'm currently at my dad's with the kids sans the husband due to his 2 day Xanax binge. He's finally clean and is starting AA tonight on his own accord. He doesn't remember any of the belligerence that happened on Xmas eve toward me and the kids and actually broke down when I told him what he'd said. So, I hope this will be a new chapter in that whole horribleness... Just wanted to let you know why I've been AWOL and I hope you are all enjoying your Boxing Days!

Bring ~ sorry I'm confused. Are you talking about your dad or your DH? Either way I'm sorry for you. A few members in my family suffer from it so I can sympathise from this end. That's really positive that he is getting help. It is possible to control when the person is willing to get help. Xx

Frus I am ! We still have no words.
I bet you're relieved now

No Frus. I think I mentioned he said milk a few weeks a go but it was a one off. We still very much just have mama and dada. He may have copied me saying Up yesterday but he didn't do it again so I think I imagined it!

Oh bring
I was abit confused too but took it that you ment dh? I know his alcohol has been a problem before, I hope you are ok
Well done for words frus! You'd never get a quarter if what you'd buy if you sent a man to do the job! We don't just buy what we need
Shouldn't have gone, didn't get ally wants but still ended up spending so much money!! How did that happen

I'm missing human contact DH is working like a crazy person at the moment. I didn't expect him to be working so much over Christmas. Really sucks as everyone I know is spending their holiday time with their DH so they're not free for play dates, I assume anyway as they all have DH with mon-fri jobs whereas my DH runs his own business so he never has time off. Anyway, seeing all the families having fun is getting me down. No idea what to do with bpear on my own again tomorrow. I don't want to go to the park and hang with all the mummy and daddy's Is it time to bring out the new Playdough?

Frus ~ Playdough is not as scary as you make out Wasn't sure what to do with it at first but then I made lots of little balls to squish and got lots of small cutters for bpear to push down. I'll have to google activities for 18mths plus that includes playdough!

Yes, it was DH. Not my dad. We went up to my dad's to get away from DH because he was becoming abusive and unpredictable. He doesn't remember any of what happened over Christmas Eve or Christmas Day or any of the things he did. He says that he's finally realized that he's an alcoholic and has committed to going to AA and remaining sober. It's really hard to believe this because of this being the 3rd time he's binged to the point of blacking out and becoming belligerent and abusive since we've been married... But the only other alternative is leaving him. We talked last night and I told him if he ever drinks again, I'm gone. He also let M get water all over the computer and fried it- my work and school computer! I wanted to kill that man last night. Now after all the stress, I'm sick and am laying on the couch typing this on my phone.... So crabby.

Awww bring I hope you have a hot bath and an early night so you can at least give your body a rest to face the morning. I'm so sorry you've had such a tough Christmas. I imagine your dad is pretty upset with DH too which can't make things any easier for you?! Parents never stop protecting huh. How are your boys? Did you manage to enjoy any part of it with them?

Cheers, pear Typing away on my shiny new computer, but I miss my old trusty one :( At least I managed to back-up everyone a month ago, but haven't since then so I lost a lot of work from the past month. I'll have to go back through all of my files to update the spreadsheets. Ack. Just frustrating.

Anyone have plans for NYE night?

Everyone=everything. So flipping sick still. Please, let December be over, already! It's been a horrible month! AND....af has shown up today. Nothing better than having a fever and cramps at the same time. Ok, I'll quite being the Debby Downer on the bus and go crawl back in my self-pity and still silently pissed off at my DH.

hole.

We had an invite to go to friends for NY but we've turned it down because it would just be unfair on bpear and a nightmare to drag him out at night, let alone expect him to fall asleep in a travel cot in a strangers house. Our friends who suggested the idea later admitted that they're hosting the party so that their DS can sleep soundly in his cot. Hmmm! Anyway, I'll cook a special steak and chips meal and we will watch a movie. DH is working NY day so we won't be up late.

Feel free to complain to us Bring! I hate that you're hurting & inconvenienced by his behaviour but really hoping he sticks with AA & can start being the husband you deserve!

I had plans for NYE. Then MIL let on to DH that she felt a little sad that we didn't come for Christmas & I felt bad so suggested we stay an extra night. Twas to be my first NYE party! Just drinks & nibbles round a friends house but I was so excited! Instead I get to sit around & listen to FIL take 15mins to basically say "Don't pull the blind cord too hard."

Also, I have a cold. Calf also has it & spent most of today sounding like he's hit puberty with his croaky, squeaky voice! Just hoping that it's the virus from when my DSis came to stay & a separate one from that which has given his cousins croup recently!

One exciting piece of news... I've discovered one stereotypically feminine pastime that I can do but MIL can't - crochet. She even suggested she'd like me to teach her! I'm not gonna. I like being better at something than her!

Also today, BIL came round & tried to kill us with CO poisoning trying to test his broken monitor & Runt said his first phrase: "Shees bees" - Cheese, please! We heard that a lot today!

Wow, agnu sounds like a whole lotta family drama! I'm pleased for you that you can crochet and she can't. Ha! It's gotta feel good, especially since she sounds like the always 1-up type. Really bummed that you've got a cold too. Everyone just needs to hurry up and get healthy! Sounds like your NYE should be hoppin I'm definitely not advocating for alcoholic-like behaviour by any means, but perhaps you should bring a hip flask to your in-laws?