Jan '07 part 24: As soon as she's finished her nativity scene, Loosh is going to knit each and every 101 Dalmation!

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No, really

this is the kind of thing I am going on about regarding folky girls clothes at Asda. The full range is not online, and its really lovely. Well worth looking into.
If you have a girl.

Cool!
You could stand on top of the climbing frame and wave at Madonna! Shit! Imagine, Madonna etc in your local park! Thats mad!

I know I said to DH she wont be impressed (mote park is in the middle of 2 huge coucil estates ) and he sarcatically replied that she'd fly in and out in her helicopter not pop down to wilkinsons to do her shopping

Oh by the way not sure DJ could pull the asda top off unless you get him some hair clips/sparkly bandana

What about the high School Musical fancy dress outfit?!

ellie has the arial nightdress its her favourite and she refuses to wear anything else to bed

I know woolworths and asda have sold out of HSM outfits in her size, she also wants the arial dressing up outfit and they are both out of stock as well. I'm gutted as our woolworths had the HSM one the other week I should have bought it then

Ill come with you eah

Lizz that link to that outfit is sooooooooooo cute.

Dragon glad you are back mate.

Wilks hope things improve with j.

HI

Wilks: Its the worst ever when they're sick isn't it? No warning, nothing! Izzy wouldn't even let me hold the towel infront of her to catch it, she kept pushing my hands and towel away, so it went everywhere! Hope it stops soon, poor little thing! Oh, and for your sake too, of course!

E&H: sorry text was so long, i was in so much pain, had taken a lot of morphine, re-read it today and realised how rambling it was . SO sorry!

LIzz: thanks for link to george, I totally forgot they have really lovely clothes in there. I MUST go to our nearest big store, has most of the range out there. Thanks for reminding me

I am going to try to get over to john lewis tomorrow for trousers for Iz though. I also need long sleeve tops, can't find any anywhere now! SO i'm thinking maybe long sleeved vest, with t-shirt over top, does tat sound ok, or too are they too small for the 'layered' look?

Something really really really terrible happened today. Not sure wether to post it or not, but I will.... please please don't judge me badly. I feel sick at the thought of it.

I felt really ill this morning, with this virus thing i've got. I'd dozed on sofa on and off since getting up at 7 with izzy. really wanted to be awake, so made my self sit completely upright. Next thing I knew, I woke up again, FRONT DOOR OPEN, no Izzy in the flat.

I panicked - obviously- I managed to stand up which was really painful, couldn't find my walking stick. Got to door, and she was outside, at the top of the stairs ( we're in a basement flat) covered head to foot in mud, with lots of little piles of stones all around her. One leg in, and one leg out of her romper suit. She looked like such a scallywag, abandoned child/ neglected baby. She was fine,chatting away, happily playing, thank god, but when I think of what might have happened! the drive way, leads off the garden, straight onto pavement and road, no gate or anything.

I can't bare it. I had no control over being asleep, i didn't want to be asleep. I'm so fed up with this virus now. I mean, what if something else had happened to my beautiful baby girl? I feel SO guilty, so sick at the thought of it. I still don't know how she got the door open. I had't been out today. it must have not been totally shut and she pulled it at the bottom. Mr C says he's seen her open it, when its just ajar, but it was certanily more shut than that. anyway, i'll never know I guess. Hes going to put a gate up when he gets back from china. We've been talking about it for a couple of months, so at lease he'll definitely do it now.

Shit... shit... shit... I feel like the worst mummy in the world. I feel so sorry for her. What bad luck she's had getting me for a mum. I"m so upset about it. Can't get over what could have happened.

I just wanted to add, that I rarely fall asleep in the day time, only if she's asleep, I even then I have a real difficulty dropping off. Often at the weekend, we all go for a nap at her nap time, I end up with 2 snoring people and i'm just lying on the bed watching them snoozing.

Hope you all have/had good days today. I'm off to occupational health this afternoon. Going to try and pursuade mum to take Izzy for a few hours after wards. Have the cleaner coming at noon, so must dash and tidy up a bit so she can actually clean!

Oh Susie that must have been so frightening - you are not a bad Mum you didnt know she was going to do that. My Muma nd Dad lost me when I was 2, we were on holiday they both thought I was with the other one when I had actually wandered off, an couple found me by the crazy golf and took me to lost children (we were on a holiday park) myMum said she had never panciked so much. Also last year my neighbours had Ellie knock on their door as she'd got a chair and opened the front door, I now keep the porch door shut as neither can do the handle. Is there anyway you can deadlock the door at all?

Have you been to Drs to get those blood tests done, may be worth checking. Please please don't feel bad and make MrSCB put that gate up asap

Ellie back at preschool today Hattie asleep so I am going to do some cleaning

Oh susie what a shock as eah said get your gate up NOW !

It kind of reminded me of the time DS1 fell /was pushed down the stairs

We were talking and he was walking backwards at the same time, I thought he was getting too close to the top so I lunged out to move him, he jumped in fright and I kind of grabbed pushed at the same time and he ended up falling backwards down the stairs

He was about 6 at the time .. so no gates... I can still see his face as I type this... NOT my finest parenting hour !

Oh PCF! Thats so exciting! 11 days is soooo close!

Questions questions questions...

1. do you know where you are going on your hen night?
2. where are you getting married?
3. have you got a honey moon???

Am being mega nosey. Please excuse me!

Glad Alex's first day at school went well. It must be a strange feeling seeing your first baby off to school. Saying that, I have had mothers in at work already buying their uniform for new starters in September!!!! I guess they can't wait for their LO's to start!

Btw-
Has anyone been to Rye before? (Eah?)
Am meeting a friend there for lunch on Sunday, but I will have DJ with me so need somewhere 'baby friendly'-ish to go.
Its supposed to be a lovely little town and I'm quite looking forward to going. Not exactly the poodle around the shops I had hoped for but hey ho!

Lizz - have been to Rye but not eaten anywhere with the girls we normally take a picnic down tehre, will ask DH as its part of his route at work sometimes.I will be one of those Mums buying uniform this time next year as there seems so much to get we'll need to space out the cost!!

PCF - 11 days wow how exciting Glad Alex had a good first dat at school

Bad news here is that Hattie is one of the 6 in 100 children who develop measles after the MMR jab, shes been cranky and high temp since weekend but I thought she was teething, noticed a rah on her cheeks this morning and throughout the day its spread down her face, neck,chest, back and arms. Took her to Drs who confirmed it is a mild case of measles as a result of the vaccine, apparently it will spread down her legs then the rash will 'join up' spots and then she'll be over it. She has been infectious for the last 4-5 days and we saw Eddas a few times and her DS hasnt had his MMR yet so had to let her know

poor Hattie.
I didn't even know there was a chance they could get it (doh). It doesn't seem fair. Chicken pox and the measles in one year.

Hope it doesn't last too long.
We have our MMR next week.

re uniform: there are some HUGE bargains to be had at Mothercare at the moment. Bogoffs and half price offers on it. One lady got 2 summer dresses for £3.50 or something mad like that!

I know shes going to be one of those kids who catch everything!

I wish I knew Ellie would def get int othe primary school linked to preschool, but its not certain so her uniform will either be green and grey, brown and white or grey and white!!

Oh, poor little Hattie! bless her. Still I guess there's something to be said for ettig these things out of the way now... if thats any consolation!

I have to wait for mum to be free to book izzy's MMR appointment. So fed up with having to rely on someone else for the simplist of things. Also just got back from occupational health, and they're still pushing me to do some other training and specialise in something a bit more back friendly.

I'm insisting it has to be my choice and that i at least want the chance to go back to my job, part time. If I still can't do it, i'll admit defeat and think seriously about an alternative area to work in. I'd miss my job too much. I love the diversity of it. Old and young patients, dementia and acute medicine. All excites me, and stimulates my brain nicely. I'd miss that too much. If i have to, then of course I will. I'm not giving up that easily though. so feeling eve more down about that. PLus Mr C is going to china tomorrow.

Liz: I've been to Rye, its really lovely, but was pre Izy so can't really help on that front. you'll have an nice day though.

Pink: Wow, 11 days!!! I bet you are getting so excited/nervous all at once! Hope your hen night is fantastic too, really let your hair down ad enjoy

Kat: that must have been horrible! I have to wait til Mr C's back to put up the gate, it needs to be a big swing gate thing, you know the sort that go across fields. He will now though. Wont stop the door prob, but at lease she can't get onto the road. Might put our stair gate up on the bottom of the steps though in the mean time.

eah - poor h! how awful for her AND you! It really worries me too, as I havent got round to booking S's singles yet, so I get really paranoid about rashes (which is constantly, with him having eczema!)
susie - bloody hell that sounded scary! Don't beat yourself up about it - you didnt mean for it to happen - you were ill - and you are a fantastic mum. Do you think she opened the door?!
PCF - I also want to know where your honyemoon is! cant belive it's so soon.
DH - good to hear from you again!

Nothing to report here -
except S had some cheese, that is the most exciting ting to happen here recently!

2nd relate appointment tomorrow.. scary..

Ooo, good luck with relate RB. So glad you managed to get MR RB to go to relate, men are usually so incredibly reluctant to go to that kind of thing IME. ( and having read it so many times on here) I really hope things continue to get better.

Izzy is poorly again. Really heavy cold, which sounds like it going to her chest already. Not sure who had it first, but Mr Cutie also has it. Izzy spent all weekend just cuddling and kissing him.really unusual for her, and really sweet. Every where he went she followed him, and climbed onto him, hugging ad kissing him. I've never seen her give so many! Good to see.

Anyway, they've passed it to each other it seems. She's coughing like a puppy in there now. Had her in with me last night, but thought i'd start her off in there.

Off to do the tesco shop! going to try that code too...

oooh what is the code for?
I have to do a tesco shop too!!!

Morning - aaargh had crud night with Hattie I know its not her fault but I am so tired, DH came home around 11.30 from watching footie and then slept through her crying and he has left his phone at home and I have been nosying through his texts and it appears that most of his mates are going out friday night, well he went out last weekend and last night and if Hattie still stroppy he can bloody well forget going out.

Sorry rant over, how is everyone?

rat here is link

I used the £5 off a £50 order just now and it worked, also the £5 off mother baby and toddler also worked, but you can't use them in the same order. I tried! It chose which one it wanted to use

read the directions in the thread, about half way up from our very own Lizz or was it Lth? I can't remember sorry!

E&H: snap with Izzy. She was coughing all night, coughed and made herself sick at about 3 am all over my tummy She's gone to my mums now so I can have a snooze but as always, here I am I hope she feels better soon, poor little girl... poor mummy too, of course

Hi - the top tip was that you can use a bigger discount code if you first place an order for e.g. 10 x boxes of Persil.
Then put in the discount code and place the order. THEN ... go back in, amend order (cancelling all the Persil!) and when you checkout, even if your order is way under the promotional discount (ie. £9 off £90 order and you only order £67) you STILL get the £9 off.
If that makes sense?!

Hiya folks.
Glad you all missed me