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

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PillockOfTheCommunity · 02/10/2008 23:07

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PillockOfTheCommunity · 11/10/2008 21:26

Caz has a very grown up ds1, it's very scary!

I did, yes SOL, thought it appropriate

I'm 26, a man who's 23 isn't that young, is it?

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Sexonlegs · 11/10/2008 21:28

Not at all POTC

PillockOfTheCommunity · 11/10/2008 21:33

good
roll on next Friday night

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Bramshott · 11/10/2008 21:47

Not at all POTC - go for it

PillockOfTheCommunity · 11/10/2008 21:49

It should be suggested that all single women go and watch local league football. It is perfect for picking up men

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Eddas · 11/10/2008 22:03

evening!

23 not too young for you potc, now if it were me, considering my age, it wouldn't be good although my firend is dating a 23/24 yo and she is my age

elkiedee · 11/10/2008 22:25

Evening all, sorry I've not been around much, tiredness and feeling sick (only been sick once) keep hitting me in the evenings. 15 and a bit weeks still seems like ages to me too Oooggs.

Eddas, sorry to hear you're still having such hassles finding childcare.

Hope next Friday goes well POTC.

Bramshott · 11/10/2008 22:53

Oh no, the wine I have drunk tonight has not made me happy and lairy like last night, but maudlin and prone to staring at pictures of ex-boyfriends on facebook/their blogs. Help - can I take it back and complain?!

Bramshott · 11/10/2008 23:40

Sob, no-one cares, so I'm off to bed (is 11.40 too late Pesha ? Probably is as I will now read my book for the next hour!)

CaptainDippy · 12/10/2008 07:27

Deary me Bramshott- hope you are feeling better soon sweetie and the effects of the wine have worn off!!

I'm up - yuk! Breakfast times, bleurgh ....

oooggs · 12/10/2008 07:54

morning - hope the sun is shining where you all are

CaptainDippy · 12/10/2008 08:25

Cold, overcast & misty ; but I am sure it'll brighten up later It had better do anyway - we're off to a local "adventure park" for a Birthday Party ...

Sexonlegs · 12/10/2008 08:48

Morning

Overcast here too, but due to clear up.

Bramshott, how are you this morning??? Reminiscing??

All ok here, although feel grumpy for no particuarly reason.

Off to look at sofabeds today.

Back later. x

SharpMolarBear · 12/10/2008 09:01

We're going swimming for the first time ever today

Idreamofchocolate · 12/10/2008 12:10

Hello, it's me, remember me? I thought the thread title was rather apt. I've only come on here for some sympathy and to be completely selfish, but I thought you'd want to hear what a shit time I've been having lately (sorry). Top of my shit-list is the fact that Sophie broke her arm in 2 places yesterday. She fell off some play equipment at a local forestry place and I feel utterly wretched as I couldn't catch her. She's now in a full arm cast, complete with sling and is managing pretty well with one arm, but is struggling to get comfortable in bed. Any advice on that would be brilliant. I am suffering from major, major mummy-guilt and can't stop crying about it.

All compounded by the fact that I've been quite unwell for the past few weeks, really nauseous, knackered, off-food etc etc. Not pregnant but feels like morning-sickness. Dr didn't take me seriously at first, but I went back and stamped my foot a bit until they did a blood test and I'm amaemic, which explains a lot of things. Was just starting to feel a bit more normal again (on iron tablets) and then Sophie gets injured.

Work is hard hard hard, my lovely boss has left and I now work for someone who is nice enough, but just not the same. Has no kids and doesn't have much of a sympathy gene. God alone knows how I'm going to cope this week as I feel like I'm just going to flake out at any moment.

So there you go, there's my happy happy news. Just needed to vent a little, but can't hold a conversation right now without bursting into tears so here's a good place right?

Hope all's OK with you lovely ladies, and I really miss having the time to chat with you all. xxx

liath · 12/10/2008 15:59

Oh IDOC! That is really crap, poor you. Tea and sympathy coming your way in spades from me.

I'd make sure dd has a dose of calpol +/- neurofen half an hour before bed and get her some soft pillows to make a kinds of nest to sleep in and support her arm. Poor wee thing. It's so hard not to beat yourself up when these things happen but it really was just an accident. She'll think it's dead exciting having a cast I'm sure.

Bramshott, hope you are feeling less maudlin today. I was in a funny mood last night too, hence the credit-crunch/bird-flu posts.

Talking of spades got up this morning to find someone had inserted a spade (handle first) through our letter box overnight. We live near student halls so we get a lot of stuff like this but it was an odd thing to find and I'm a bit concerned that I didn't hear anything overnight......makes me think I could easily sleep through someone breaking in or something. Do you reckon I ought to go up the street asking all the neighbours if they are missing a spade or just stash it in the garage with our garden tools??

NorthernLurker · 12/10/2008 16:42

IDOC - STOP feeling guilty. It was an accident and you're doing all you can.We all know that you - like all of us would walk across burning coals to spare our dcs pain. This was not your fault! It's really good actually that you're taking your dcs to places to climb and run about etc. So many parents don't do that sort of thing. Dd1 was on a outdoors activity type holiday this week with school. She has told me that they did a walk which she thought was about 2 1/2 miles. Some of her classmates were moaning because that's the furthest they've ever walked! They are all 10 going on 11. Believe me - there are worse things than your child breaking their arm whilst having a lovely exploring time!
No idea what you can do to help her sleep but Liath's plan sounds good. Sophie will mend really quickly I'm sure.

SharpMolarBear · 12/10/2008 17:19

Oh IDOC
The ohers are right though - It's not your fault!!

SharpMolarBear · 12/10/2008 18:22

hhh DH taken T for a walk, am all alone. Happens so rarely that it seems so strange

Idreamofchocolate · 12/10/2008 18:49

Thanks lovely ladies. I know it was an accident, but that does not stop me feeling sick whenever I picture what happened. I was comforted today by my SIL whose dd broke her foot a couple of years ago. She was reassuring me about how quickly little-one's bones heal, so hopefully we're not looking at a cast for 6 weeks. So sad as Sophie loves having a bath and we had to stick her arm in a plastic bag sellotaped on so she could sit in the bath and have a bit of a splash about. She has a plaster-of-paris half slab cast right now, which would disintegrate in water, but later this week she'll get a fibreglass one which I'm hoping will be a bit more robust. She has been running all over the place today, and tripping over too, it'll be a mircle if she hasn't jolted her bones out of alignment further. She's gone to bed now, so dh and I are trying to get ourselves off to bed early ready for being up half the night again.

NL I totally agree about letting then explore and climb, run, not be wrapped in cotton wool. My MIL (who came to hospital with me yesterday) says it was inevitable S would break something at some time as she is always into everything, always trying to follow and copy her big sister, she is fiercely independant. She'll probably follow her daddy and jump out of aeroplanes for a living .

Liath - very odd about the spade. At least it was through the letterbox and not through the window .

Sexonlegs · 12/10/2008 19:26

Evening all.

IDOC, lovely to see you. What a rough time you have been having. As others have said, accidents happen, and there is nothing we can do about it other than pick up the pieces. Really hope you and S are ok. Must have been a shock.

Liath - how strange - a spade! Usually it is traffic cones

SPB, enjoy the peace!

How is everyone else?

We have had a good day. Bought a sofa-bed, and then had lunch at a lovely Italian restaurant - so child-friendly. Then went to a country park and spent the afternoon there in the glorious sunshine. Would be great if it was like this for half term!

oooggs · 12/10/2008 19:37

hi IDOC - great to see you, I'm sorry about S, accidents happen - we are guilty from the moment they rae concieved

sol - well done on the sofa bed - what a result

katy - thats a late walk, my dcs were all in bed by 6.30pm and asleep by 7pm - how was swimming?

liath - interesting spade! someone had a good night

nl - some children just don't walk shame really, ds1 can and does walk miles (mummy on the other hand struggles at the moment)

dippy - how was the party?

bramshott - hangover?

I rang up today to put an offer in on a car we saw yesterday - no chance - but we are not budging so it is back to the drawing board as not much about of what we would like at the moment - we are not in a rush (we I am as I am so impatient!!!)

Sexonlegs · 12/10/2008 20:12

Oooggs, I was pleasantly surprised that dh went for it tbh, as it wasn't cheap. It wasn't massively expensive, but he can be a tight sod sometimes. He agreed though we were not going to buy a cheapy that would be uncomfortable and never used.

Sorry about the car. Minibus????

oooggs · 12/10/2008 20:17

minibus would be interesting

I will get the car I want we need just don't know when . We are seeing another one tomorrow - will just keep looking

PillockOfTheCommunity · 12/10/2008 20:22

Mum and Dad had a minibus for most of my childhood, and mum still has one now
Take my advice - DON'T DO THAT TO YOUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU

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