November 2012 - silence used to be golden. Now it is worrying

[Passmethecrisps]

Just so we all feel at home

I am that shouty mummy nearly every morning. DD goes through EVERY delay tactic when getting out of the house - including taking herself back to bed some mornings. I am NOT a morning person and we clearly clash. I hate starting the day like this with her. eliza YANBU to be a bit shouty, especially not with 3!

Glad everyone was okay kyz - you are super woman for dealing with all of that!

Doing bedtime alone is my shouty trigger point. Which is often a shame as I only really have bedtimes with them during the week. But the DC get tired and silly and play and fight and resist bedtime and I am usually tired and stressed and so I am not the nicest version of myself then. But when it is one of those bedtimes, we always end up with the three of us in one big bed, playing can you find... on the front of Each Peach Pear Plum. And then we have a big cuddle and they go to sleep - eventually. And then, despite having spent up to 2 hours longing for bedtime, I miss them a little bit. Then, obviously, I come to my senses and go downstairs and enjoy being alone in the evening

Mornings are fine here as is getting out of the house. because even leaving at 7am is easy when you have two fucking hours to prepare for it

Sorry Zamboni but that really made me

I was shouty Mummy today as we took a walk in the sun to go and get baking ingredients to make raspberry and coconut muffins. I put Lil in the buggy (stashing the sling underneath in case Jonas was fannying around so I could swap them), Jonas walked and so did the dog. The dog dashes twenty yards ahead to sniff everything (she's off the lead as holding a hand, pushing a buggy and holding a lead drives me mental!!!) she's very obedient at stopping and waiting to cross the road on voice command so is safe. The thing is Jonas walks really slowly admiring every street sign for letters, every bus stop, running a stick against railings and pointing out random shit. So the dogs twenty yards ahead, he's ten yards behind and Lil's threatening to start screeching because the buggy isn't going fast enough to knock her out!!! If one more old dear came out with "you've got your hands full" there would have been a murder! Picking up a dog poo (on a hill always on a hill!) whilst stopping the buggy rolling down it (with one foot) and getting Jonas to wait and not wander under passing cars whilst I scooped it - had me distinctly sweary!

Funny isn't it how a dog is far the easiest of our "kids" to handle.. When we go to restaurants I always apologise in advance for the kids (just in case, as they are pretty good actually) and tell the restaurant owner they needn't worry about the dog as he is the best behaved of all of us.

Super mum City on here

I dread to think how shouty I would get with 3 Eliza!

First Friday back at work since maternity tomorrow after consultant appointment. 4 days at work might do me in!

kHz glad everyone was ok.

And to all

I am more hissy through teeth mum rather than shouty. I get a bit lengthy pronouncement tinged with passive aggression mainly. Sort of

"P I have asked you three times now to stop doing that. I simply will not ask you again to you need to stop doing it right now. Right now. Now, what did I just say? Come with me right now and let's have a chat about why your behaviour was not good . . ."

Or

"P stop doing that please. Oh, p! Would you like an ice lolly?"

The second one is faster for sure and probably less annoying for everyone round about us!

I have no idea how anyone manages a pooch and multiples of small people. One small person within 20ft of either cars or tutting older people makes me very nervous and brings me out in sweats. The situation you describe yw would have me hurling myself to the ground weeping.

So p was sent home from the Cm having been seen by a pharmacist who reckoned she 'almost certainly' had conjuntavitis. drops duly administered and plans made for DH to take the day off work (I might have shrieked "I CANNOT CANNOT TAKE ONE MORE DAY OFF WORK OHMYGODOHMYGODIWILLGETTHESACK"). He took an entirely gunk free p to the gp this morning who declared it either to be the fastest case of conjunctivitus ever or it was not that at all. So drops no longer needed and back to nursery tomorrow. Phew. No sack for me.

Good luck with tomorrow pikz! It just be quite a thought but I am sure you will be grand!

Thinking of you with your appointment pikz

Car broke down. Am at garage. Maybe I will get the sack.

Good luck with app pikz

Good luck pikz

Oh pass February has not been kind to you

Consultant confirmed everything removed benign and now to give everything a good shot til may. In the long term a hysterectomy is the answer but until I'm done then we will manage the issues.
So trying harder til may and crossing everything it happens

Hope you didn't the sack pass. Hope the car is ok. Maybe car got sack.

Keep it going pikz we are cheering you on my love. Have you tried reflexology, homeopathy, acupuncture? I prescribe a day relaxing somewhere yummy. Xx

All of my fingers are crossed for you pikz

I did not get the sack, thankfully. I got to work eventually in the mechanic's receptionists car! Above and beyond the call of duty I think.

It has been an absolutely crazy week so I prescribe lots of and

Aaaargh go the fuck to sleep LO. Over two hour nap at nursery and I just want to pop a sleeper and get a decent night's sleep.

Tomorrow I am going out to buy a new laptop as my current one keeps doing scary things. I'd like to be able to say it has had a good innings but it is only 5.

The PC died a few months ago and we aren't replacing it so would be disaster if laptop goes too. Especially as I am just 15,000 words plus three supervised sessions off from qualifying.

Eeek!

Evening everyone :) Thankyou for all the well wishes, brother and friend are both quite stiff, but otherwise ok :)

it's good that you've identified your stressors eliza, hopefully by doing so you can take steps to prevent yourself from being wound up :)

pass very glad the conjunctivitis-or-whatever-it-was fucked the fuck off :)

was thinking of you too pikz and have everything crossed for you for the next few months!!

hope LO goes to sleep soon gg and you get some sleep yourself. I'm sat here doing not alot, waiting for about 10pm so I can put dex in his crate without feeling guilty! He's asleep already anyway so i'm not sure why i'm fussed tbh, when DP will be letting him out at about 2am when he gets home, so he isn't going to be holding his wee for hours and hours on end or anything. Do you know what kind of laptop you'll be getting?

GP I am doing reflexology and homeopathy so hoping for something good to come along :)

Feeling chilled after convincing DH to take us to the pub for dinner and because my aldi shops have halved my food bill :)

GG what laptop you getting? Amazing news on nearly qualified!

Pass glad to hear you weren't sacked that is above and beyond

Kyz dex sounds lovely and glad you bro and his friend are ok

pikz Fingers crossed for you my lovely x

Well that's it. I survived half term and aside from a couple of not so fine moments on the whole it was pretty good. Got a nice weekend taken up with various friends and family so looking forward to it.

Happy laptop shopping gg.

Glad you are still employed pass.

Half term survived here too : two weeks of it.

I'll get an Asus again. I will save €200 just by going to Lux rather than buying it in France (same distance to shops)

Pikz sending lots of love. I love Aldi too. Am a bit of a zealous convert. It saves us £70 a week.

Ahhh no aldi here. Just Lidle. I think Aldi a touch better. Grump.

2 week? 2 weeks for half term? That is crazy. Ds1 got 4 days

I have his two reception friends arriving any minute, with respective siblings and mums! I have made some pizza bases and thought they could play for an hour and then I would keep them occupied with the pizza making activity.

Place your bets now....someone doesn't eat pizza.

However I am looking forward to playing alpha mum for a morning and looking forward to getting to know the mums a bit better as they are both really nice.

A week was just perfect. Next stop Easter break but that will be great as DH will have 4 day's off. Might see if he can get a couple more. Torn between having a short break sonewhere or staying at home and doing some local trips. DH really needs to crack on with some decorating!

grace that sounds lovely. Fingers crossed they can all eat it. DD2 would still love that even though she couldn't eat the end result.

We are going to the uk for the Easter break, which is actually after Easter. Then DD1 will be off all July and August and LO will stay at nursery til end July. It is closed in August and in September she starts school. In 6 months and 12 days in fact

Mornings only until November as she can't go to the canteen until she turns 3. And as of August therefore all school hols will be with both children.

That will be hard.

Ooh grace DD1 has a birthday party this evening and it is pizza themed. They will be making their own puzzas like you are planning.

Enjoy your morning with your mummy friends xx

Ooh I haven't told you all my pool anecdote.

Took DD1 swimming on Tuesday. At some point something sharp on the wall of the pool cut my thumb. About 1cm long gash.

Ow. Got out of the pool and went to see life guard to ask if there was a first aid box anywhere.

Had to shout six times before he woke up. The lifeguard in charge of a pool full of kids at half term.

He looked at it said it was fine and the pool water would clean it.

As we left I asked at reception for a plaster. Showed them the cut and said it was the pool that had cut me. In the children's section. She was spectacularly unbothered so I didn't bother to complain about the SLEEPING life guard.

Four days later it is still sore and hasn't really healed am not sure if I shouldn't have had a stitch or glue or something.

Lots of luck Pikz

Aldi shopper here too - really notice it when I nip into Sainsbos every now and again.

Am at sleeping lifeguard GG.

I am so pleased it is the weekend after a v stressful week. Thank fuck that one is over! We have had a busy morning with swimming, shopping and batch cooking soup and lasagne. Off to see a chum who's just had her first baby this afternoon.

Happy weekend quiche