April 2007 - the first birthday party rolls on, along with the cake naming

[StealthPolarBear]

Hello everyone

it's gonna be a long day. no plans and dd who's getting on my nerves already not her fault but i've had enough of doing stuff and want a day doing nothing but kids don't do nothing do they. She's now on about getting dressed but I can't be bothered yet, why can't she just be happy in her pjs it's not even 8 yet.

Roll on monday and preschool................

Morning all.

Happy Birthday Torrin!! Hope you have a lovely day x

Leaky, enjoy your last day!!!

Bubba, good to see you and pleased to hear you are all well.

POTC, no idea for a new thread title sorry!

Where is SPB, Pesha, and Ange? They have been v quiet. Hope all is ok.

All ok here. K finger fooding her fruit muesli - an utter mess! She is happy though

B not back until 4.30 so not sure what to do today. Really grey outside.

Back later. x

x post Eddas! Hope your day picks up - you sound how I feel today. Groundhog day is what springs to mind!

I have the excitement of B coming back, but I also know that she is going to be hard work after being spoilt at grandma and grandads all week.

Happy Birthday Torrin!

Morning everyone else.
NL I heard about that but waiting to hear more, idiots!
Bubbaloo - nice to hear from you!
V stressed here yesterday and today, about money. I know we have nothing to complain about really but moving house is just eating all our money and more and DH is getting really stressedd. Had a red reminder from nursery and we've only just managed to scrape the money together to pay it Oh well. Also looks like the laptop is on its last legs, when I turned it on last night it said something scary about no disk to load from, so being the techie I am I turned it off and went to bed - it seems OK this mornoing but it's done that a few times recently.
The good news, which I didn't want to say yet in case I jinx it is that there has been no vomiting since Wednesday, and the frequency of the diarrhoea is reducing. PLus this morning's nappy was a higher class of diarrhoea than it has been recently....not getting my hopes up but....
We got him his birthday presnet from us yesterday (before DH realised the full extent of our financial mess!) - a play tunnel which he loves Might get him a couple of books as well, think family will be fighting to get him everything else!

was writing a massive x post
eddas

was also wondering about pesha

NL - just quick post to say we have no money either this month! I'm blaming it on trying to move - hope that's the reason!

No I'm NL - you are SPB!

What can I say - I'm rushing and want to still be asleep!

i am, !

hi everyone,

SOL, it'll be nice having her back but IKWYM about the being spoilt bit. Are you collecting her?

SPB, glad to hear the D&V is getting better so with you on the finances just as you think it's all budgeted for............ Oh and I blame mine on moving, although it was 2 years ago we had a lot more decorating and improvements than we'd anticipated including installing a central heating system, new bathroom, downstairs loo etc etc. It all looked ok but once we'd moved in it was disgusting, that's after we'd cleared all the crap they'd left including a loft pretty much full of crap did i tell you that before i could unpack our kitchen things I had to scrub all the cupboards? One even had a bit of cheese, yes cheese stuck to the shelf(the 'plastic' cheese as i call it)

yuk at cheese...unless that was your moving in present
Ours wasn't quite as bad, but it was very clear which cupboard they kept the flour in etc

hi luce

yipee I have been saved by EandH, we are going to hers this afternoon as her dd is driving her nuts too don't tell dd though as she'll go on about it til we get there>>>

NL, pmsl at you!

Eddas, ik exactly wym re not telling dd about going somewhere. I get the constat "how many sleeps until..." etc. Drives me mad.

Hi Luce. B has no idea what we have done to her room!!!

Right, need to go out. K is driving me mad.
Back later. x

Morning - I was just thinking that it was this Friday last year that I was giving birth - in fact S was arriving as I type . Anyway a year later I have managed I think to do a profile page but don't know how you get that little yellow thing up????

SOL - I was also thinking of you and how our babies have the same birthday!

For the others that are moving house - you have all my sympathy - it has been the most stressful thing I have ever done - physically and financially - but worth it!

ohhh it is there now- one thing ticked off the list for today!

Happy Birthday Torrin!!

Lovely to "see" Zazas and Bubbaloo Thanks for coming to see us!

Glad you've got somewhere to go this pm, Eddas .... I am thinking "roll on Monday and Pre-School" here too so every sympathy. xx We must meet-up soon!

Feeling rough, but doing ok.

Looking forward to pics of B's room, SOL

hello again, once again typing as I scoff - about the only free time I get all day.. nice to see some faces that haven't been around for a while Bubbaloo and Zazas that means you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TORRIN!! Can't believe this time last year I was exactly a week until my due date and secretly hoping he would make an early appearance feeling all fed up and tired of being pregnant

Yay to all the cupcake-makers! Going to have a trial run this weekend, yum yum. Think the icing might be a bit hit and miss though..

Can I ask what the protocol is re. 1st birthday pressies esp. without siblings i.e. no one really to appreciate the fanfare - are you all wrapping and doing on the day or just buying them and being done with it? really not sure what to do.

SOB - glad T seems to be on the mend, fingers crossed it continues

SOL - yay to B being home

x

Hi zazas, nice to see you again

CD, i've had enough today scuse the language but f'in preschoolers a re a pita i know she's bored but ffs i'm trying to get on with things that need doing Would be lovely to meet up

mamiguay, i wouldn't wrap the presents. We did for dd thinking she'd unwrap with glee but soon(after the first of many presents) realised she couldn't give a rats a@*&. IMO if it's something that needs building before they get it then do that aswel before handing it over. That applies for the next few years even once they can rip off the paper, IME they want it yesterday so make it up, then wrap.

Even my writing is showing my foul mood

I've been trying to find a childminder, ok i've only been at it a few days, but it's a pita, there's only 1 registered to pick up/drop off at dd's school the others i've rung say no even though they're close to it as they pick up at other schools. not keen on an after school club as she's quite young to do a full day out. I'm so depressed about the whole childcare/work situation

Right i'll leave you all for a while(hours not days) and go wollow in self pitying miserableness

Oh and to top it off mil can't have dc's overnight anymore as dh's step sisters split up with her boyf and they no longer have room they're coming here tonight so we can go out but don't think dh got that actually I wanted a childfree day as in have them tonight, keep them tomorrow i know i should be grateful but it's just shit tbh. I know i have it better than some of you but i'm in selfpity mode so please excuse me

no problenm eddas, you sound fed up !

You sound so fed up - get your arse round to EandH's soon and have a good natter and hot chocolate with marshamllows (no pressure EandH ) Pre-Schooler's are a PITA, can sympathise there - definitely need to meet up!

Right, need to stuff snotty P with lunch and go and get other 2 from nursery and whizz off to comiserate about crap weather with BF and her DC's. xx

thanks for the sympathy. I'm just being pathetic and stupid. fgs i don't need a cm until jan/feb but it's just the lack of anyone to ring that's depressing i think i need to chill. I hope options but the one that's right for me looks unlikely I hadn't realised why i didn't like work since ml until last week when i did 2 days not 3 afternoons. Much nicer imo and that's waht i'd like to do once dd is at school.

Anyway i am going now and will try and cheer my sorry a&*' up

Oh Eddas, my sympathies. Really hope your afternoon picks up.

Why will K not nap after lunch anymore!!!!!! I need some space from her - she is doing my head in.

One of my cats is being a pita as well - keeps following me around then jumps on to the kitchen table and cleans his bum. Nice

SPB, talking of bums, how is T's?

Can empathise re finance as well. I feel sick when dh says he is going to check our accounts.

We are lucky though. I have been stressing over housework/ironing etc. and mum and dad have said they will help out financially. Rather than get a cleaner, I am going to put K in nursery for an extra morning a week so that I can get stuff done. V lucky.