April 2007 - Time to round up the stragglers, and yes, that means YOU!!!

[PillockOfTheCommunity]

Oh blardy hell, I have only just finished my dinner - this is not a good start to my organised single parent weekend! My mum phoned and we chatted for 40 mins, after which I had dinner, and now it's 10pm!

Eddas - childcare sounds a bit tricky (I have seen some of your other posts). I'm sure after school clubs are great (N's school doesn't have one) but I would think that a good CM would be a better option for you while DD is so young. I would imagine after school club is failry full-on and tiring for a Reception child. POTC uses hers though I think so she will have more advice. Is there still a CM you are hoping to see?

Off to drink some wine and watch last week's Tess of the D'urbervilles until I fall asleep Back tomorrow.

Lol at must not stay up too late, I am always knackered between about 5 and 8pm but then for some reason I seem to wake up and end up staying up till gone midninght, despite my plans to go to bed at 10. Those 2+ hours just fly by and I never know where they've gone!

there is one cm that picks up from dd's school, yep just one, and she is full, so that's not an option. It's a hard school to get to if you don't drive. I was thinking the same re being a bit too much so young tbh, but I am so unhappy with my work situation that it has to change, so I need to consider all the options. I was thinking that if it was only 2 days a week, she may well cope fine, and if I make sure it's early in the week, then she has the rest of the week at home so can do nothing, IYSWIM.

The other thing that concerns me is that she has to be picked up from the school and taken to the put of school club, the club makes arrangements for this, but until I visit I don't know how it works. I know they have a mini bus but they collect from about 4 schools so i'm not sure how they work it. I'm also not sure if i'm keen if she's the only child from her school going.

I have so many questions for them I must write them down!

I am also still trying to find a cm for ds that will have him during school hours so that dd is not having to do anything other than go to school, which will be a big enough change.

It's just finding one that costs the right amount, is in the right place and that I like!

My head is whizzing from all this >>

nothing is ever simple now we have children.

Sorry for the really self absorbed childcare post, but it is really stressing me out. I have to change the way things are atm, or I will end up depressed. It's not fun

Oooggs - Yes any way of cooking it slowly works well

Bet your bump feels quite small this time after having 2 in there before

and I agree with SPB - your children are indeed gorgeous!

Pesha - glad the bloodtest went Ok, and hope you get results soon, and that they show that all is OK. He was very brave bless him!

I am fed up with Andrew. He is a moody git. Every so often he gets muscle spasms in his neck/shoulder, and he can hardly move (about once a year generally) , when he came home last night he was in agony, which of course is all my fault , and he proceeded to snipe and moan and be generallly horrible all evening, to the point where I ended up in tears

I feel stupid, as I look forward so much to spending some time with him when he is off (he is off this weekend) but then he spoils it all by being nasty.

This morning he is still hurting, but has taken some pills which ease it, and is being nice like usual. I am being normal back, but I want him to say sorry!

He has just taken James to his saturday job, and I haven't a clue what we have planned...... he was supposed to be making a start on my new stables, but doubt he will now with his shoulder.

Hope everything went well POTC

Everyone enjoy your weekend! xxx

oh and Eddas - hope you get your childcare sorted soon! x

Morning everyone

I am finding the stressof juggling everything with DC's quite tiring and stressful to Eddas so much sympathy here. xx

Hope Andrew is back to normal soon, Caz - no nice for wither of you or DCs. How long does the pain etc last normally? Is there anything he can do to ease it? xx

Feeling not so good today & DH going to work later, which is tough

thanks Dippy x

He has had accupuncture before, and he has these pills which are a muscle relaxant, and painkillers. but it's uaully a week or so

me too cz fingers crossed dh gets himself better soon

hi SMB how's stinky?

{{{{{{{{hugs cd}}}}}}}} I wish I could be SAHM, would be so much more simply. However, we'd have no house so maybe not such a good idea, lol! Hopefully the girls will be angels for you this afternoon whilst dh is at work

Hi all

Sorry to be absent this week but work is really busy - brilliant but busy and I'm a bit lacking in energy for more than a quick browse of an evening. Haven't caugt up properly yet but:

Eddas - mine have all gone to after-school club since they started at school. In a good club they're should be a differnt set of activities so tired little ones can just sit and drawer or flop on a sofa and bean bags. There should be outside space and food and drink. the overall vibe will be busy and noisy but every child should be able to find their own space in that. I know a lot of the big ones at our club are extremely protective of the wee ones. I would be completely sunk without tbh. There's a holiday club there too and that's also a boon

Dippy - hope you have an ok afternoon. Is dh working till late? How did your work review go?

Caz - hope you dh cheers up soon!

All well here. B very chatty

hi NL, lovely to see you.

Thanks for the comments re after school club. I think once i've been to see it i'll know if it'll be ok for dd. dd loves older kids so I think she'll enjoy i, as long as it's not too tiring. Might make bedtime easy on theose days Lots of children must have to go to these things nowadays. If the do have a holiday club, that'll be a major bonus for me as i've not got a clue how we'll cope! MIL will probably do some childcare and maybe sil I am trying so hard not to think too far ahead

Because mine gives the girls tea it makes life a lot easier - no cooking and so forth to do as B has also had two meals at nursery When we get home they usually just have toast or crumpets or something

From what I've seen of your DD Eddas, I think she'll be just fine She's a lovely fiesty wee thing - "suck it and see"

Hi NL Glad work is good, if busy! Review for my work was fine, although I do need to find some cheaper venues for classes as my area's in a £2,000 deficit atm Not as much as other areas though, so not major cause for concern Not sure what time DH will be working to, but going over to a friends for an hour or so, which will be nice DH out with older 2 atm while P has a nap; so I am enjoying (or trying to) a bit of peace

I think dd would be fed at ours nl, which is a plus and i think i'd pay for school dinners on the days she goes to so that I had nothing to do when I got home

CD that made me pmsl dd is a fiesty girl, she'd hold her own with the older ones

THe owrry I had was that she's a bit about nursery, although thinking about it, she is one of the oldest there, so maybe she is just bored being with younger children? She loves being with her cousins(boys aged 9 and 10). Although the nursery said that she been helping the littles ones that have moved up to her room. They said they heard her talking to one child who was crying, and was saying 'i used to do that, but i'm fine now' bless her!

actually I was talking to the pre-school manager the other day and she said dd says she's bored a lot, and that she'd have coped fine if she'd started school in Sept and maybe she should've approached the school to see if they'd let her go then. It had crossed my mind, but didn't want to look like a pushy mum, or seem like I wanted her at school asap. The manager said she was very clever

right, i really must go and get dressed

Awwwww, Eddas - it is lovely when you hear things like that, isn't it!!?

Right, going to munch early lunch and then DH off to work and I'm going to ..... erm .... ... erm .....

been feeding t for abt 3 hours
must be teething
i want to scream

smb, that's a very long time!

I've posted on your nan's bday present thread

you must be shattered katy

caz - hope Andrew is in a better mood tonight

eddas - childcare is a nightmare (who'd have kids? )

bramshott - hope you didn't get to bed too late

dippy - bet the peace was nice

I have one thing to say to you lot only 16 weeks to go thats ages

Woah SMB!!

DH still not back ...

went well thanks

Eddas - M went to the all-round care centre before starting school to get him used to it, and now goes before and after school as well as in the holidays. If anything, after school club is less tiring than nursery because they know the children have just had a busy day.

Hey POTC

I really must start wearing knickers. Or teach M to keep secrets. Or teach his father not to tell him them in the first place!

Evening

SPB, you still feeding? What a nightmare. Hope ou are ok.

POTC, glad the interview went well. Did you wear knickers at the interview????

Bramshott, how is your dh-free weekend panning out?

Dippy, did dh return?

Oooggs, 24 weeks already???? Looking good

How is everyone else doing?

We had a good day. Met up with friends which was lovely, and the girls have been on top form.

Now waiting for dh to return with a lovely curry to be polished off with a bottle glass of wine

Was exaggerating slightly, was probably 2 hours But he's OK now, has been incredibly sleepy all day and when awake just wants to feed. Has slept for about 3 hours - not sure what's going on.

Thanks Eddas - have only rushed back onto that thread, must go and write a proper reply.

Is he sleeping now SMB?

SOL - not too bad thanks. Girls have been very good today, and we all had a nice pizza for dinner. Off to visit my brother tomorrow and hopefully look round Windsor Castle. I am not exhausted yet at any rate, although N has an inset day on Mon so I certainly will be by the end of that!

Caz - when you say "James' Saturday job" is that DS1?!? I can't believe you have a DS who is old enough to have a job!

Eddas - childcare situation sounds tricky. Hope you can get it sorted.