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ChaCha · 07/04/2008 12:53

Morning everyone,

Have taken to cleaning upstairs (why did i start?) so am stopping for a break. Now have a piles of 'it's got to go' stuff on the landing when zapping the cobwebs from ceiling corners and taking down the washing would probably have sufficed...oh well!!

We had a nice weekend away with our friends and their three children aged 2,3 and 5. We all went out on Friday night but friend and I ended up going back to hotel earlier as I lost DS1 and had had enough. Anyone who has lost a child will know exactly how i felt and it was just the most horrible feeling. I was oblivious to everything but finding DS1 and could have shaken him and hugged him all at the same time when he emerged from crowds covered in chocolate and smiling away Have since made mental note to not be so ambitious on taking 5 under 5's to evening events at bedtime when children who were supposed to be catered for were not. Hmm and to not ask friend to watch him while i nip to the loo as friend already has her hands full. Things like nipping to the loo just don't happen at times do they? On a brighter note Saturday was lovely and waking up to snow on Sunday was fun for all.

BB - LOL at your ebay antics. NO DRINK SURFING, is hazardous to your health and wallet!

Sounds like one of them is in the bags....will psot again lat elr hi to all x

babyonboard · 07/04/2008 15:34

Hi to all, I'm about to do a namechange, but will put photos on my profile so you all know who I am
I've always hated 'babyonboard', and it was bittersweet whilst I was posting unknowingly pregnant, so time for a fresh start.

SheHadTwoMouthsForEyes · 07/04/2008 16:34

Chacha and Twinkle glad to hear things are going swimmingly with the pregnancys

Chacha. I can only empathise, I have had that happen too. Once in a coffee shop with close friends (very broody) I dashed to the loo and came back and DS was nowhere to be seen, they laughed and said that he had been playing with the automatic doors, and he was right there behind them. The doors opened onto the attached cinema but I was furious and got very over the top about it.

Is the meetup still on?

SheHadTwoMouthsForEyes · 07/04/2008 16:39

(Friends were broody and cooing over DD)

AmIWhatAndWhy · 08/04/2008 00:52

I changed my mind.

mypandasgotcrabs · 08/04/2008 11:15

Have just added some photos to yahoo

BTKsmum · 08/04/2008 16:10

Hi girls, sorry for the absence things here have been a bit of a nightmare sickness wise etc and now its the school holidays so thought i'd better pop on while the kids are icing gingerbread men.

Right AmIWhatandWhy asked about the meet up. It's still on with me if you guys want to stay can you just let me know who is coming and how many of you are planning on staying at mine?
My dh is taking B out for the day but T will still be with me.

Are we meeting up in town during the day for convenience for everyone for lunch of something then heading back to mine or is everyone happy just to head straight to mine for the duration?

Just let me know I'm happy with whatever!

Beks

twinkle1 · 08/04/2008 17:34

Hi all,
Im still up for the meet if diege is not sure i would want to do the journey on my own!!!!!
twinkle

mypandasgotcrabs · 08/04/2008 19:35

Is the offer of beds for the 3 of us still there?

mypandasgotcrabs · 08/04/2008 19:38

That sounds a bit blunt doesn't it?

Should really say that I'm looking forward to it, and if it's still ok for me & the boys to stay with you BTKs that would be fab!

Diege · 08/04/2008 19:51

Hi! Yes, I'm still up for the meet, and would love to stay Beks - think it'w me, Twinkle, Rodeo and panda for the 'sleepover'?
I think me and twinkle are getting a train around 10-ish , so will probably get into Euston at 1 ish?? Maybe meet-up for lunch somewhere and then head on to yours Beks/explore London, depending on Twinkle's energy levels . I'm happy to go with the flow

ChaCha · 08/04/2008 22:42

GG - Lovely pics especially the one of you and DS together, beautiful children. God bless them

Am still planning to come down for the day, will of course let everyone know nearer the time. After the V&D i've had today can't think of any meet up but in me bed. Bleugh...nite nite x

BTKsmum · 09/04/2008 00:30

Panda course the offers still there for you 3, b's out and gutted to know he will miss O but is chuffed to know the boys are staying over!

Really looking forward to it

Chacha hope you're feeling better soon, we've just been through that in our house, hope its not the same thing as t had if for 6 days non stop

Right off to my bed, speak soon Beks

mypandasgotcrabs · 09/04/2008 16:47

Thanks for that BTK, will give you a call next week.

ChaCha, how are you today?

feetheart · 09/04/2008 21:12

Hello!

Think I said something a while ago about posting little and often, well that worked well

T went back to school on Monday, she was really keen to be back but A and I have missed her. Wasn't sure how holidays would work out but they are now able to play so well together that they just kept disappearing and I'd find them dressing up/playing vets (T is VERY into being a vet so A was usually a sick cat/dog!!)/digging in the garden/etc Lovely to hear all the chatter and laughing, long may it continue.

Nova - I'm very much a rat's arse 'take it or leave it' mum when it comes to clothes (and rather a lot of other things I think!!). Neither of mine have been through a pyjama-stage yet but T regularly goes out wearing her fairy dress/cat costume/assorted charity shop bits and A went to toddler group yesterday in T's old gold sequinned party shoes that he has fallen in love with

Twinkle - love the ferret image, will mention it to my mum and see how much she empathises, I know she said one kicked all day and the other kicked all night

Very and at all the planning that seems to be going into the ttc. None of the preparations (folic acid etc), timescales, etc ever entered our heads, even with A who was 'planned'. Possibly the rat's arse approach to motherhood goes a lot further back

Definitely still on for a meet-up though I'll head back afterwards so no bed for me thanks.

ChaCha · 09/04/2008 22:57

Evening all,
Thanks GG, much better today just exhausted. Am so happy to be in bed! Burnt 3 fingers tonight dipping potato mixture into hot oil - ouch does it hurt! Has been one of those days again. DS2 fell asleep in DS1's lap while they were watching DVD earlier on, looked over to see DS2 flat out and DS1 stroking his head and covering him with 'blankie'. Had big lump in throat. Hope everyone is well, DS's seem to be coming down with something, let's hope it's not this whatever it is..DH is out of town all week and the late nights are killers...groan, moan! Suppose i will post again when not moaning..

lveo to all x zzzz

mypandasgotcrabs · 10/04/2008 16:59

lol ChaCha at you, you moaner!

No.1 cow award goes to me! My new fella stood me up last night, yesterday was the 1st day since we've been seeing each other that I hadn't heard from him, which was obviously odd, sent him msgs telling him I was worried, got nothing back from him & seeing that he had been on facebook last night, but not replied to the PM I'd sent him, sent him a pretty shitty text at lunchtime today. Couple of hours ago I had a text off him saying that his grandad had just passed away. I just feel like such a cow for the text I sent. I've told him I'm there for him, but don't know what else to do, obviously never having any grandparents myself, I feel pretty useless at understanding how he feels. And on a selfish note, worry that I may have messed things up. I feel really bad at worrying about myself.

mypandasgotcrabs · 10/04/2008 17:02

Oh, and meant to say ChaCha, your boys sound so adorable.

Diege · 10/04/2008 21:54

CHACHA, ouch over deep fried fingers . I think you are fully entitled to a big whinge, and if you can't do it on here where can you do it? . Will be great to finally meet you in London - you are def. coming?? .
Panda, hmm, hard to know what to suggest aboiut new-man situation apart from just beign there for him in a supportive role. Think he'll probably be more caught up in his grief that worrying about your (unknowing) unsensitivity, so wouldn't worry too much. These things happen, and no doubt we can all think of situations when we reacted in what would be a normal way 99.999% of the time. And it's natural to thing of the relationship - not selfish, normal!
Right, off to bed, and hoping dd3 will allow me more than 3 hours sleep tonight . She has started getting out of her bed and knocking on the inside of her door for me to come and open it...only she doesn;t stop until I do
Hi FH! Good to hear from you. I like your laidback approach to life! I would love to be like that, but am too much of a worrier!
Right, heelo and goodnight to all!
Speak tomorrow, diege xxx

novadandypowder · 10/04/2008 22:35

Diege - when we were on holiday noo started getting herself out of bed and walking to the top of the stairs (couldn't get past the stair gate) at anywhere between 3 and 5am. When I came out to get her she would tell me that she was all finished with bed and wanted to go downstairs. She never put up a fight when I told her it was sleepy time and to go back to bed, but one morning she did take herself into minimans room and woke him up. It carried on here for a few days but now she just lays on her bed shouting 'mummy!!' at the top of her voice when she's decided it's time to get up!

Chacha - boo to frazzled fingers, burns sting so much. Have you got any lavender oil to hand, it's good for burns?

MPGC - tricky situation on the text front. There's always a few bumps along the road in a new relationship, I'm sure you'll be able to sort it out. I don't know how my DH put up with me when we started going out, I regularly made a tit of myself (I'm not a very good drunk ). Nothing however beats the time I was on a date with a guy I really liked - I got us tickets to a trendy launch party, free bar all night, I got v. v. drunk, fell asleep on my ex who was also there, went home with new date, declared my undying love for him then threw up in his bathroom. We never went on another date after that - lol!

mypandasgotcrabs · 12/04/2008 14:22

I'm soooo BORED!!!!!! Boys are at their dads this weekend, my best friends on holiday, all my other mates are working. I've started loads of little bits around the house, and get bored after a few minutes, so there's now lots of little half done jobs. Really haven't got the motivation.
Bored. Bored. Bored!!!

novadandypowder · 12/04/2008 15:34

In that situation MPGC (or would you rather it was shortened to Panda?), I would go out and buy a trashy mag like OK and a bottle of wine and relish the peace. Nothing kills an afternoon quite like it. Lovely pics on the Y group BTW, the one of Wembley is something to treasure and I'm very of the thick snow you had.

Took noo to see another show at the theatre today. I almost didn't go as my friend had seen it in the week and said it was bad, but I thought I'd try anyway and I'm glad I did as I thought it was lovely. Some really magical concepts and noo was brave enough to join in when needed. We did have to sit on hessian sacks though and now my legs itch.

Will try and get a few more pics up, although I can hear miniman is resisting sleep!

mypandasgotcrabs · 12/04/2008 16:57

Thats the plan for this evening nova! Thanks for the compliments on our photos (and ChaCha too), the Wembley photo is my background on my laptop, love that one so much, may even get it put on canvas.

Sounds like you & Noo enjoy the theatre shows? Must be a nice way for the two of you to spend time together alone.

Just had a bit of a shock. Remember the skate (sailor) that I went out with a while ago? Thought he'd given me the brush off, was using being in Plymouth as an excuse, well, he's just texted me, to say he's back tomorrow! OMFG! I don't know what to do! I really liked him, but I really like the guy I;m seeing atm (we have spoken yesterday & today, so everythings cool). What do I do?

mypandasgotcrabs · 12/04/2008 16:58

Oh, and WRT to nickname, I don't mind, although I expect Panda is probably easier to type!

novadandypowder · 12/04/2008 19:39

hmmm, could you see both of them? Is there any chance they would know each other or that you'd bump into the other whilst on a date? I'm all for keeping your options open! I'm guessing the sailor will be off again soon anyway? You could maybe go for dinner 'just as friends' . Saying that though, I was asked out on a date by a guy I liked (actually it was the guy from the woeful tale of drunkeness), about a couple of weeks after I started dating DH. I was soooo tempted, but one of my friends told me to stick to DH and I'm so glad she did. However, your circumstances are different and I'm sure you wouldn't mind a bit more fun before settling down. I'm not helping much am I ?