December 2012: we thought the terrible twos were bad, here come the threenagers!

[Barbeasty]

Spangly new thread.

Looks like this. I'm so stressed out about it I think I might just take him to the vets to get it checked so at least I know for certain.

Aha! Here is my period. Hmm. May explain a bit of overacting?

Wrecked how did the vets go?

WL, i prescribe wine and chocolate ha.

I worked 12 hours last night got home at 5am and was up at 10am i am shattered today.

Hales

I'm back to work tomorrow, and regret adding the 4 nights camping to the end of the holiday. Not enough sleep!

We went to London again yesterday and managed to get A walking 10 miles to see more of the BFG dream jars.

Not open until tomorrow hales.

I want sailing today was fun.

Dc are being vile at the moment. Humph.

Hales I can understand how you feel, fortunately I've only ever done it without kids!

We used to do a quick change over which was actually illegal under EU law but hey, that didn't apply. We finished at 6 or 7am and would be back to work for 14:00... It was ok until the core team decided to use the day for a team building exercise so we had to really work.... And of course the wheels came off. because they do ahhhhh I don't miss it

Hope you can get an early night!!!

WL nah you were bang on hope things have chilled over the weekend for you guys.

I am just glad the kids are both asleep in bed. Time to enjoy some peace and quiet

beasty we did the dream jars today. Really cool. Took the pushchair though as T wouldn't walk that far and it's so useful to hang stuff on! Dds loved watching the street entertainers and playing in the fountain in Leicester Square garden. Exhausted - back to work tom for a rest (and a mid year review - fx!)

hales hope you've had some rest and that you're driving safely

We saw 27 jars over 2 trips this summer.

The fountains near More London were hilarious- DH decided to pretend to throw A into them, not realising they suddenly shoot up, and he was standing on one when it went for it. His leg was soaked.

I can't lie, I am hugely jealous of all mentions of trips out and trips to London! I cannot wait until DD is big enough for whole days out. It will hopefully coincide nicely with DS being a bit less mad as he gets older....

Although today he was awful. Drove me nuts all afternoon. I screamed at him at dinner time. I was so so so angry with him. I was worn out and he was worn out. DH was away in Berlin so I had all this fun to myself.

Generally when DH is not here I take them up, they have a quick wash and clean their teeth etc. Then we get dressed in DS's have a story and then I do a quick bed routine with DD in her room and go back into DS once she is in bed.

Except tonight he had fallen asleep on the books he had chosen for me to read him. He must have been really incredibly tired. I felt horrible and gave him a little cuddle and a kiss.

Then DH came home bastard and I sobbed on his shoulder.

Ah bless you nutella. Hopefully days out won't be too far away for you.
Poor you having a tough day with ds - don't be hard on yourself - we all shout sometimes. But I know it's heartbreaking when you look down on their sweet sleeping faces.
Exhausting after work trip to ikea - dd1s bedroom might finally be finished (when I've put the furniture together). Dm came and paid and I cried at the checkout! She keeps paying for stuff as she wants to see us enjoy stuff while she can and is now firmly in the 'can't take it with you camp' - she's always been so careful with money (had to be and survivors through some really tough times) expecting to need to fund more years.
I'll put a photo of our family trip to Spain on fb now.

Ah bless you nutella. Hopefully days out won't be too far away for you.
Poor you having a tough day with ds - don't be hard on yourself - we all shout sometimes. But I know it's heartbreaking when you look down on their sweet sleeping faces.
Exhausting after work trip to ikea - dd1s bedroom might finally be finished (when I've put the furniture together). Dm came and paid and I cried at the checkout! She keeps paying for stuff as she wants to see us enjoy stuff while she can and is now firmly in the 'can't take it with you camp' - she's always been so careful with money (had to be and survivors through some really tough times) expecting to need to fund more years.
I'll put a photo of our family trip to Spain on fb now.

WL
Dad has been similarly fatalistic (although not with buying us stuff!) He's getting married in a couple of weeks, before going in to start treatment and stem cell transplant at the end of the month. He's had a few holidays this year, saying he might as well "while.he can".

Nutella it will get easier- don't forget that A is my youngest, so once your DD is 4 it will be better. And I don't often attempt it if there isn't a ratio of 1-1!

DH is working tomorrow and Sunday, so there won't be many tales of days out this weekend....

Sorry beasty. Hope the stem cell treatment goes well. Anthony Nolan trust rang for DH tonight but wouldn't tell me if they were after him for a match test. He has been asked before but wasn't a match in the end, also has an extra high platelet count so was asked to give blood at specialist unit at st George's. How amazing would it be to be able to donate bone marrow for someone? (I know it's not the same as stem cell, just triggered that thought)

I think they seem to do stem cell in place of bone marrow where they can now. It certainly seems less invasive/ painful.
This had to be a family donor as it turns out Dad has a rare protein or something, but it's his brother who is the best match in the end. Me and my brothers are too healthy and didn't have the right viral response.

We'll have to see how it goes- something like a 37% chance of full recovery, 23% chance of the transplant killing him, and 40% chance of it having no effect which means he'll die but a bit slower.

Surprise of the day was taking dd1 bezzie out for a walk with us (local ladies - it was the box hill stepping stones - total winner) and we stopped at a bridge to play pooh sticks - she's never ever played pooh sticks!! She's 9!! I thought everyone played pooh sticks? Or is it just one of those things that's so familiar to me but isn't really as 'normal' as I think?
We had such a fab time, made me yearn for a bit of camping. Beautiful day, just on the cusp of Autumn, light starting to change, a few leaves falling, dds building a nest with long dry grass, paddling in the river.

WL we play pooh sticks! But is definitely a thing you either do or have never heard of!

I have spent most of the weekend feeling like death! I have been feverish and just worn out napping and disgustingly sweaty. I feel a tiny bit better today. DH is taking the kids to nursery and KiGa I couldn't face the walk to Kiga or the drive to nursery.
I'm off for a nice slow shower and to change our bed since DS did a wee in it this morning

We always play pooh sticks!

Hope you feel better Nutella.

My sister and bil are going to Berlin next month. My sister had a tattoo at the Brighton tattoo convention by a famous tattooist from Berlin so she's going to get it finished.

Wreck I love Berlin! There is a big shop a bit like harrods, I suppose, called KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens- Shop of the west, from when it was divided) that's somewhere I like to check out for crazy selections of things like sausage stereotype alert and cheese

It's 1 and 1/2 hours on the train from here it's a nice fast connection. When we start doing day trips that is where I want to take the kids... Then we can hopefully work up to weekends away in the Black Forest and in castles..... Maybe even the Grimm fairy tale trail...

Pooh sticks is so famous it's mentioned on the stickman trail near here

Omg Grimm's fairytale trail - new addition to my bucket list!!

nutella hope you feel better and get a bit of peace and rest today.
I have the joy of school shoe shopping today.
Berlin is yet another place I've never been. I am a very poorly travelled person! DH and I were so focused on getting a house and then having kids we didn't travel when we had the chance. Hope to make up for that at some point.

Good luck WL! We did ours ages ago... Back to school tomorrow Ds will be doing three full days at pre school.

T is back to pre school tom - 2.5 days, and big 2 not back til Thursday - hence the procrastination!
After hitting Clarkes I will be attempting to construct flat pack furniture with the help of 3 dds. What could possibly go wrong?

You probably need by now WL

Beasty, i've got everything crossed for your dad.

Nutella, i hope your feeling better.

WL i have never heard of pooh sticks.

H and Dsd started back at school today. H was abit lost with DN in the same class. Its the 1st time shes looked really nervous.