June 07 - no MNET all morning then the flippin' thread runs out!

[RiaisMaLarkin]

NEW THREAD!

ooh - what martial arts does your DH do? My DH is Steven Segal (in his mind), but that is how he knackered his shoulder so can't do it anymore (DS1 gave up when the bullying took hold).

For the first time ever this week DS1 got a "golden ticket" at school which meant he could go in his own home clothes today as a reward for not being in trounle. He was most concerned about what he wore and had to prmise not to go in his lovely blue regatta combats (which he has finally outgrown after about 3 years). He said no-one said he looked gay today.

We are watching Dr Who (again - 3rd time this week)

I'm here. Had another yummy meal today, out for lunch with DH, the jamlet and the inlaws. The jamlet was a star - she sat on her booster seat (thanks again Holly!) and munched on bread, olives, asparagus, pancake, chorizo, potato, fish pie, salmon, sweet potato, carrot, lemon mousse and shortbread biscuit! And that was after she'd had half a pouch of Ella's kitchen puree and half a cheesy oatcake

Thanks for all the nice comments about my pic. Dressing up last night reminded me how nice it feels, so I've had a little make up on today for the first time in ages (barring last night). And when i had my haircut yesterday I made an appointment to have it coloured in a few weeks time (when they have a half price sale on). I think I might have a change from the red though and opt for blue/black. I had it done a few years back and loved it. Funnily enough that was after bright red hair too - I went on a hen night with red hair, then had it dyed black the night before the wedding and none of the other girls recognised me at the wedding!

well done to ds ria.

Ds came home with a prize for attendance this week, but it was the other year 1 class that got the non-uniform day for overall attendance.

DS is very miffed. there is a strike happening on the 24th April, but his teacher obviously isn't in the NUT and he has to go to school! there will only be four classes actually in that day. not a happy bunch of children, or parents of the ones who do have striking teachers for that matter.

After a few weeks of food refusal, hence my earlier thread, DD ate all her tea tonight and fed herself to. i gave her a wee bit more control over it and it seems to have done the trick....yay

DH is out at the shops so I'm fannying around on th pooter.

She has a good appetite then jammy. We haven't eaten out with baggins yet but he is a true hobbit given the chance. And he likes nothing more then helping DH with his kippers for second breakfast. DH wants me to buy smoked haddock for them both but I can't bear the expense (ok it probably isn't but it feels it to me because me and thebig boys don't like it).

I am still a bit , but trying to find something good in all of this SHITE. I am a bit weary of everything being so damned complicated. My current thoughts on getting a job are - caravan cleaning at a local holiday park. Because no stress (I expect), no people, local so minimum driving, it's a fairly good rate of pay in this area and it would be easy to get out of if something better came up/DH has a miracle opportunity. I really don't want to work full-time (because I don't think we would be better off that way as I don't have an actual "profession"). It must be better than (occasionally) resenting DH for having his injury.

Sorry, irrelevant, but am trying to sort my thoughts into something helpful. I hate feeling like some kind of state-scrounging criminal (I wrote DHs appeal letter earlier - with the guidelines he was given at his appointment - and it was terrible. Maybe I could get a job with the tabloids)

I thought you said you didn't "do" flambouyant (sp?) jammy? Blue/black is a bloody big step!!! (I tried it once and it didn't suit me)

Well done to your DS (and to your DH for going to the shops daisy). Glad DD is eating again.

I am SO bored tonight.

We have to try and sort out DS1s shoes tomorrow. Bugger.

Sorry to hear about DH Ria. Tis truly PANTS! Hope you get something sorted that works for you all very soon.

The jamlet certainly does have a good appetite. She only had little bits of everything, but it was amazing how she kept packing it in. And how many different things she tried. Really didn't expect her to like the olives, but no sign of complaint!

Ria he does (no idea of the spelling, but I'll attempt it) Bag Hua Zhan. It's kind of speeded up tai-chi.

thanks jammy.

I think I would have crumbled into a soggy heap months ago if I hadn't had you guys to vent at (cos it's not really his fault so I can't complain all the time...)

LOs - It's amazing what they will try to eat (and how picky they then get when they are older). DS1 would have eaten a banana at every meal when he was tiny (if we'd let him) then he wouldn't eat them at all and now he does again (due to tactics involing them making you sleep better and heloping with migraine if he has them for supper. If I look it up on t'internet it has to be true)

My clothes tend to be fairly plain Ria, I don't tend to go for patterns much at all. But my hair colour is another matter

I've never heard of that one sputnik (thankfully! DH can be pretty boring). Anything that results in chinese food is fine by me.

Ria you are not scrounging, it's nobody's fault your DH can't work. Maybe you should look at a short term plan to pay the bills, and a longer term one where you train for something better/ your DH retrains.

That sounds like a good idea Sputnik, short and long term plans.

But i'm packing in now. Night all!

thanks sputnik. sometimes it's hard to see beyond now. I'm sure it will be fine eventually, evrything just takes so long and never seems to be straightforward.

Tomorrow I promise to not feel so sorry for myself! (apart from having to go to York - and possibly visit MIL - to take DS1s shoes back)

On a positive note, I bought DS1 "Roverandom". I have just been up to the loo and he is still sat up reading (and as you know DS1 does not read). I suppose it helps that it's set near where we live. Bless him (hope he hurries up - I want to read it!)

I am off to have my chinese leftovers. Night all and have a great weekend. Rx

You're welcome Ria, you know you're far too smart to clean caravans for the rest of your life. I'm sure everyone else on here would agree.
Have a good night, and hope things look better for you in the morning

what sputnik said
and Ria, you've had a lot of stuff going on over the last year, no apologising for whinging and you are certaintly not sponging...you're using up your DSS savings stamps that you've paid into all the years that you have been working !

I've uploaded an image onto my photos......it sums you guys up for me

Bugger, for some reason I can't see anyones profile photos on the desktop. May have to switch computers.

Hello all

about all this hair colour....I'm the complete opposite and have just turned from a brassy blonde to mid brown. I'm 40 this year and want to grow old gracefully ....when I was 30 I started using oil of ulay...

Perhaps I should just grow old disgracefully

Ria - about job and work in general...sounds a PITA....I knew someone that done adult chat lines....she was FAB at it - about 60 mind you ....men re so gullible....

Foxy - happy birthday for Sunday .....38 isn't old....I became a mum for the first time at 38

Farking golf is going to be on all weekend....gonna hit the shops I think

sputnik, it's a cartoon of someone hugging their computer and says "I love my computer because all my friends are in it"

I too have recently stopped trying to be blonde and am back to as near to my natural colour as possible. I have a few greys, but what the heck, I've had a hard life

Hi LMN.
I'm more into the growing old disgracefully thing, I mean, why change the habits of a lifetime?

Still waiting up for DH here, and have just succumbed to the lure of peanut butter on toast. On the other hand, I've just realised I'm going to be spending the best part of 2 hours staring at myself in the mirror first thing tomorrow morning. Perhaps I should go to bed.

I'm not too sure really what my natural colour even is. Been dying my hair since I was 15. I think it's probably about the boringest possible shade of brown, with quite a bit of grey these days

did no-one get the free nice'n'easy hair colour from red magazine? there was a link in a thread on here a couple of months back. I got mine the other day...in possible the most boring shade of brown imagineable

I'm naturally very dark brown (though was a lovely blonde little girl until I was about 3 or 4 ). But TONNES of grey in it now. I got my first grey hairs when I was 17 and it just kept on coming. I died it loads in late teens/early 20s, then thought I'd stop and let nature take its course. But have recently decided that's too darn drab and depressing!

Love your pic Daisy Couldn't have put it better myself.

Sputnik, why are you watching yourself in the mirror for 2 hours? Extreme vanity, self torture, or an exercise/ballet class?

Ria, hope trip tp York/MIL is OK.

I'm with Sputnik....I don't know what my natural hair colour is....or how much grey I've got.....

Hope everyone has good weekends....