April 2007 - In the 16hrs the last thread ran for we covered - specualtion on pg, pole dancing,scary car accidents and posting out yer Pesha's. Who knows what classy chat this one will bring!

[PillockOfTheCommunity]

G'night Jimbob

Gmm do you find that c settles better with the 6pm porridge?
AA has started being really restless between 7pm and 11pm and not that interested in milk. Maybe a wee extra porridge top up would do the trick...

C hardly ever takes a full bottle at 7, sometimes only an oz or 2, we started with porridge a good few weeks ago, he seems to enjoy it more, and at least its a way of getting a few oz's into him.

SOL among other things, yes. would like to tone up a bit. maybe one will help the other

Happy New Year All

Well, we've had an absolute cracking start to the New Year Not.

Started with mil last night. Rang to say that she wouldn't be able to look after the boys on xx date because her other son and gf are visiting for a week, and she had arranged to meet them off the train and take them to lunch.
Ok, she has given me a few weeks notice. But what I'm a bit pissed off with is that is I asked her if she could look after boys on xx date back in OCTOBER (cos my mum is away) I know for a fact that my bil visit has only been planned in the last week or so. If him visiting was a last min thing, and he was only here for a day, then I would totally understand.
I'm trying really, really hard to be rational about this. But its difficult when I'm so
And dh, who is usually the voice of reason, is even more than me.

And then to top it all off, W woke at 5.20am grizzling. Picked him up and he was boiling hot. Stripped him off and saw a rash on his torso. He didn't want a bf, was really grumpy, wouldn't settle, so I started thinking the worst. Finally got to see an out of doctors, who told me it was chickenpox (the rash had turned to spots, and have covered him)

I really, really hope this isn't a sign of 2008 will be like

oh no runny
don't know what to suggest I'm afraid, except selling MIL and getting a better model?

I am getting sorted ladies

received a tumble dryer from Freecycle today (my washer/dryer has stopped drying) and am amazed at how quickly stuff drys! M's bedlinen is now ready to go back on his bed and I have a red washload on. My kitchen is clear, the dishwasher emptied, tree down, I'm getting there

oh runny - hope things improve - poor little one

ellie - I am impressed, I couldn't wouldn't be without my dryer, I also wish I could click my heels together three times and the tree was down, house tidy, washing/drying/ironing down and that I had banked a few days sleep oh and that dd would shut up stop crying and go to sleep

My mum has given lent us her tumble dryer. Don't know what I'd do without it.

W is in a better mood now. Just hoping for an easyish night. Back in work tomorrow, and the boys are with mil.

Have been seriously considering giving up work. If I put the boys in nursery for an extra morning (ie the morning my mil is meant to have them) then it will not be worth my while working. As much as I enjoy work, I cannot be doing with this stress.

Oh Runny, not what you need - mil mucking about AND chicken pox.

POTC, wow, you are a domestic goddess! Fancy coming round mine????

Oooggs, how are you feeling? Hope you are ok and that dd goes to sleep soon. x

All ok here. Dh had a great time at the beach with B and K bless him. He is back to work tomorrow, and I am so going to miss him being around.

It really does seem like you never get a break runny, they are always letting you down and I know how difficult it is to get 2 children sorted and get to work!

How would giving up work make you feel? Would you miss working? I'm not me without my time at work! Is there still the possibility of redundancy?

pmsl
domestic goddes I am not!

J has started to crawl properly now, and it gave me a bit of a wake up call. My house has got worse and worse over the last few months, when I was seeing Stephen I had a reason to keep it tidy, but I've not really felt like there was any point to keeping it clean and tidy lately. Now J is moving about more I have realised that I am jeopardising his safety by leaving it as bad as it was, so I'm making a huge effort to get it done.

POTC, that is lovely. I hope your boys realise what a fantastic and commited mummy they have. You really are fab.

I know I am so lucky with my mum, she really is always there for us.. just sometimes it´s a bit frustrating iykwim. Still love her tons.

Runny that is so AAAAGAAAHHHHRGH of your MIL! I´d be fuming. And it´s kind of good when your dh sees your pov isn´t it, but also kind of makes it worse cos normally they´d calm you down and talk you round and if they feel the same, they can´t. Did your dh confront her about it?

I´m back to work tomorrow too I don´t want to go!! waaaaah.

Dh and I having been thinking about making a long term plan to move back to the UK in a couple of years´ time. Been quite nice chatting about it today and making plans, feels funny that this year we don´t really have anything to ´do´ - 2005 we planned our wedding, got married, went to live in the uk for a few months, 2006 we came back here, tried (and succeeded! ) for a baby, moved house and in 2007 we had N. So not sure what we´re supposed to do with this big long year spread out ahead and no plans lined up!

Pillock - very of your dryer.. when the weather is rubbish I have to make trips to my parents´ house to use theirs when the clothes are still wet 2 days later [ick]

N is still not crawling! He rotates 360 degrees on his stomach now and can wriggle forward and back a little on his belly if he can be bothered but on the whole he can´t! Good luck sorting the house Pillock, it is so hard to get motivated sometimes, I feel your pain on that

aww SOL [blush)
you'll make me cry! took m to the cinema this afternoon and I cried wasn't even a sad film!

I am trying really hard, I know that at the moment my boys don't have a very safe home so I'm working on changing that. Has taken a while for me to snap out of my daze and see that though.

Matthew has been climbing over stuff just to get to his bed, and there were piles of stuff on the landing which was dangerous.

Andy, Skott and my gran have all pleaded with me to do something about it so now I am.

The thing is, I enjoy time being just runnyhabbit iyswim. And J loves nursery (pretty sure W will too) so I'm reluctant to take them out.
I'm looking into possibly reducing my hours/and or doing a course, which could take me into a career when the boys are both at school.
Maveta, you've hit the nail on the head with dh. Last night, after I'd spoken to her, he wanted to tell her exactly what he thought of her. It was me calming him down.

I think my boss would be quite happy if I said that I wanted to reduce my hours, maybe with an option of overtime if works picks up again.

Could always just look for another job, but I do believe in fate, and am thinking that mil actions are giving me an opportunity to do something that I really want to do.

Just not sure what...

could you afford to give up work and do a course at college one day a week? then you'd be training and getting time as you without the worry of work?

Hey ladies;

Maveta, C started off like that, wasnt long before he was fully mobile. Whereabouts in the UK are you thinking about moving to?

POTC - I know what you mean about having to re-asses everything... our house isnt too messy but it isnt at all child friendly... open fire for a start, lots of sharp corners. I found C playing in the cats water bowl yesterday.... he was soaked..

Could afford to do it, but, (and this might sound selfish) I wouldn't have my own money iyswim.

Dh is generous, but I like having my own, so if I go for a coffee/softplay etc then I use my money.

not selfish at all runny

Better go, dh is doing bathtime, and always needs my help for something

Think I'm going to be having a busy few weeks, what with one thing and another, so will probably be off for a bit. Got lots to think about.

Take care
xx

Good luck with making plans runny - sounds like it could be a time of change, and I always think change is good

Pillock - good start to the new year for you then! am at work tomorrow so you might hear from me

GMM - ooh I do worry about the water bowl.. and we´ll have to think about how to block his access to the cats´ litter while still allowing them access. that could be hard We´d probably go to Edinburgh; I lived there for 7 years during uni and after, and my 2 best friends still live there, and dh loves it.. soo.. i am quite excited by the idea. But still, if we do it will have to be in a couple of years, so lots of time for plans to change.

No ,not selfish, runny

We are mad!!!!! Friends came round for play and dinner this pm and we've ended up with their 3yo DD!! DD1 asked if she could stay the night and we said yes!! So girls are just going to bed now - 1hr after the time they usualy would and we are preapring ourselves for a riot into the early hours ..... P is behaving v.oddly though She normally goes down for night sleep no probs - straight down and that is it - Now she is screaming and screaming and screaming - reassurance please - It is just a one off, isn't it - She's have a v.stimulating pm .....

Ooooo Edinburgh will be great, not far from any of us scottish lot - esp Luce and she does yummy cakes!!!!!