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Jan '07 part 17: The scary thread - nothing seasonal, I'm just terrified at how many people are broody already!

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2HappyFrighteningPeople · 12/10/2007 16:48

Happy halloween!

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WeeWitchyWilkie · 14/10/2007 21:05

Phew - Ratlady has sorted me out

2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:05

And now I'm back you all bugger off.

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2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:05

Oops. cross-posts!

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Dragonhart · 14/10/2007 21:10

My MIL has told us she will haunt us if we let Luke play as a forward (DH used to play inside centre so doesnt have mashed up ears!- but Luke is too big not to play as a forward)

2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:26

We were watching one of the matches recently when someone got knocked out (was it france NZ? can't remember). Anyway, I whimpered and murmered something about my precious boys. dh just snorted and said "I knew you were going to say that!" and made it quite plain I don't get a say in the matter. So long as they don't go for the long hair/beardy-wierdy Chabal look...! I don't suppose we can convince our dh's to let them play tag rugby??

BTW, does everyone hold off their ebay bids until the very last second, or is that rude? People seem to keep doing it to me, so I was thinking it was normal, but then saw a MN thread about "sniping", and wasn't sure... Am I committing a huge ebay faux pas? And I presume I wait until I get the goods before leaving feedback (the computer keeps reminding me to leave feedback - I only just won the bid!)

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Shimmer · 14/10/2007 21:35

Evening all. Very cute pictures EAH! I live the one of H in her pjs too I can't believe you've done your Christmas shopping already! That's mental. I usually do mine early December! I really wanted to get a digital photo frame for my dad's 60th at the end of November, but they are quite pricey aren't they!? Any good ideas for something interesting and memorable but not too steep??? You're so lucky you've got parents and ILs nearby that the LOs can stay overnight at! I've got no-one around to babysit at all at the moment and we've never managed a whole night away from F.

(This is the beginning of me feeling sorry for myself... there's more to follow...)

I sympathise with the not even having time to get out on your own and get your hair cut fustration Lizz! I feel like that too at the moment! DP was working yesterday and I had such a boring shitty day (with PMT! which is actually probably why i was struggling so much!) and then today I was really looking forward to doing something fun all together but DP decided he had some kind of bug and was sick and couldn't do anything apart from lounge about on the sofa watching TV or sleeping I don't care if he was sick, me and F have had a really boring week all on our own and wanted entertaining!!!!!! (and.. y'know... i would'nt have minded a bit of help with changing the occasional nappy or defrosting a meal or something... but apparently he's too sick for any of that...)

Sorry to hear your first day at Primark didn't go well Lizz Can't believe no staff discount!! I'm going back to work in a Borders shop next Tuesday and it's really hard work there too, as in really physically tiring, I need to start training now!!

Wilkie Hope J's recovering. Well done for going to the soft play btw. I've been very good taking F as even though some of the other mothers there are really not my type (right bitches!!) I know F loves it and that's the main thing isn't it?!?

I love Lost! Though mainly I love Sawyer. Yummy Also, series 3 was not as good as 1 & 2 I think...

Dragonhart · 14/10/2007 21:37

When we were at school, we had to play rugby for one term as part of our PE. The girls and boys had to play seperatly presumable due to the difference in strength. After one period (about 45mins after changing) the girls were told that they would have to play touch rugby as there were so many injuries (black eyes, bloody noses, thick lips ect)! The boys had no injuries at all!

Fortunatly Unfortunatly we live in Rugby league country so perhaps Luke wont be able to play (League is a dirty word in this house)

bunnyhunny · 14/10/2007 21:39

2happy - do wait til you get the goods before leaving feedback! it's your only way of saying to others whether they described the item accurately etc. sniping IS bad, but if i really NEED something off ebay, i use auctionsniper.com, which snipes for me. that is REALLY bad, but sometimes you have to!

Dragonhart · 14/10/2007 21:41

What is sniping? Is that why I never win anything off ebay?

bunnyhunny · 14/10/2007 21:42

sniping is putting a bid in at the last second so it's too late for anyone else to outbid you. pisses off the sellers, as the item could have gone for more if you had bid normally.

Dragonhart · 14/10/2007 21:43

Oh, I see. I thought that was how ebay worked!

2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:45

Oh dear. I may have pissed off some sellers then
Should I email them and explain I'm new and didn't know I wasn't supposed to [mortified]

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Shimmer · 14/10/2007 21:46

Hmmm I didnt know that about the sniping. I've only ever bought 1 thing off ebay though

Is anyone doing anything for Halloween??

bunnyhunny · 14/10/2007 21:48

well, i guess that is how ebay works. I used to sit there watching the screen and hitting f5 in the last few minutes, then discovered i could get a program to do it for me.
I don't think you are really supposed to do it, but I could be wrong. and I'm sure everyone does

bunnyhunny · 14/10/2007 21:49

certainly don't worry about it 2happy!

laughalot · 14/10/2007 21:50

No dont worry 2happy there is more shit that goes on with ebay its untrue. I could have sold you loads of bob stuff

2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:54

Will they give me negative feedback? Though I guess that only matters if I'm selling? Ah shit, I wish I was thicker skinned, I feel really bad for these people now, but I did it because people kept doing it to me (tries to self-justify...)

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2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:55

Really, lal? I'll ask here before I ever buy again!

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laughalot · 14/10/2007 21:55

2happy dont panic I always wait till the last minute and then bid and I still have 100% feedback

laughalot · 14/10/2007 21:56

Yep I have loads of bob stuff that aidan just seems to shove to one side now.

laughalot · 14/10/2007 21:57

Night night

2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:58

Arse. ds1 is right into it just now...well after the rugby ball and the tractors, that is! He keeps chanting ds2's name to the tune of BTB - not at all irritating over and over and over and over

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2HappyFrighteningPeople · 14/10/2007 21:58

Night

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theUrbanDevil · 15/10/2007 08:31

hi everyone!!

well Z has his first ever cold! i woke up last night with him snuffling at my boob unable to latch on. it was so cute i cried dh woke up and thought something awful had happened!! i'm letting him lie in this morning as he was up in the night, worrying about our money situation, and he let me lie in till nearly 10 o clock yesterday! i won't be letting him lie in that long, don't worry! it's interesting, actually, yesterday when i came downstairs the living room and kitchen looked like a bomb had hit it. and Z hadn't had any breakfast ("I thought he just had milk," HE'S 9 MONTHS OLD YOU FREAK!! ) today, the kitchen is tidy (ish), the living room is as tidy as it gets while Zac's awake and we've both had breakfast, although it does look like some horrible disaster has taken place under the high chair (had tomato soup for tea!)

who was asking about loud noises? Z hates the hoover. my mum reckons if i used it a bit more he'd get used it, but i'm not convinced. at the moment i hoover while he has his morning nap, out in the garden if it's nice weather (i am Claire Verity!!) or upstairs if it's not. he loves the telly though, goes right up to it and bangs it with his tiny fist.

moods: i've noticed mine going all over the place, and i've morphed into nasty shouty mumma a couple of times. i made a rather desperate LiveJournal post about it the other day asking if it gets any easier, and a friend came back and said, "it doesn't get easier, it gets different." small comfort, that. i rang a friend in tears the other night wailing that i had fucked everything up by co-sleeping and feeding on demand, and she said, "Just remember that whatever you did, you did it with Z's best interests at heart." which i thought was quite nice.

and on that note, i think it's time to wake my lazy ass dh up! ttfn! xx

WeeWitchyWilkie · 15/10/2007 10:24

Ebay - nope 2Happy, everyone does it! Don't worry. I still have 100% positive feedback and it doesn't particularly bother me if people do it on items I'm selling. It's just part and parcel of Ebay.

Sawyer - I had the dirtiest dream about me and him last night and it was FANTASTIC. I just DID NOT want to wake up. Makes me feel all funny now just thinking about it.

Ratlady - thanks for the LOST advice last night. I agree that series 3 not quite as good as 1&2 but am still seriously addicted.

At work, so I suppose I should take my phone of DND and get on with some work