April 2007 - No matter how long we are away, we are all thankful that our April friends will always be there for us come what may

[PillockOfTheCommunity]

Oh no oh no
It's too late for me but saaaaaaavvve yourse

too laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate

I have no children for the night

I'm going out

M has a PD day tomorrow so he's at his dad's, J is staying at my gran's so I can go to work early tomorrow (honest!)

How's T?

Going out, at this time of night, wearing that?
T fine thanks, can hear him giggling, should probably be asleep.
Enjoy your night out

Dippy's not been around for a while
Or has it just been a day?

Just read thread CD was on yesterday.

Very of anyone with the energy for nights out and affection marks (ahem) on the neck POTC. As happened to me with G the smell of dh makes me feel ill. He can't get close enough for affection!

Congratulations Hensden. Let us know when the littke chap has a name. Shame your HB was so stressful.You would think the maternity unit and midwives would have better things to do than threaten people with social services!

SOL - I hope today went as well as these things can and that your mum gets some answers and starts to feel better soon. Thinking of you and hoping that things start to look up for you soon.

I'm still sickly and shattered. Slightly improved on the sickness front, so hoping it won't last too much longer.I'd cross my fingers but it makes typing difficult

Evening ladies.

Leaky, glad to hear you are feeling a wee bit better

POTC, have a wonderful dc-free night!!

How is everyone today? Has been quiet...

Well, today was emotionally charged as you can imagine, but went well and was lovely to see some family we hadn't seen for a couple of years.

Mum is out of intensive care this evening which is a relief. She is still very tired, but it has been less than 48 hours since surgery, so not surprising. I saw her for about 5 minutes today as she was just exhausted, but Dad saw her this evening and seemingly she was giggling

Dad is seeing the surgeon tomorrow so will have a bit more of an insight in to it all.

Thanks again for all your well wishes and support. xxxxxx

I have had a few drinkd
I have also hasd a fag
I don't somke
I loathe smoking
that's hoe grerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i was
tastes foul
strangely calmig thogh

Pesha please shout at me now

James just called me an idiot when i informed him the packet of fags he left at mine now contained one less

oooh i can touc type and make it readable even whjeb pissed. shall i put that on my cv?

Morning - bad night, still struggling to breathe

Had a call from my dad last night and the brothers wife (bridezilla) has decided that we can't borrow their roofbox this weekend. They don't need it and it is too big to fit on either of their small cars anyway.

She says I don't care about her (no shit sherlock) and that I ignored her at her wedding - she should just have been thankful that we went!!

Anyway we have borrowed one from someone else so no problem there.

Bloody families, I am not getting drawn into this, she has upset my mum and is now showing too many tue colours, its her grave she is digging.

On a more pressing note the building came round last night (hence I wasn't about) and they are starting the loft conversion on 3 November and due to finish on 30 January - that date rings a bell, maybe someone else due that day

ellie - you are funny when drunk
sol - glad it went as well as expected and your mum is a tad better
kety - hope T stopped giggling & went to sleep
leaky - energy for going out????? I have hard the energy to go to bed hope you are resting

Your SIL sounds a nightmare! Sorry you have had a bad night.
Pillock, PMSL at "oooh i can touc type and make it readable even whjeb pissed. shall i put that on my cv? "
Glad you had a good night out

POTC - headache today?

SOL - Gald your MUM is feeling better already, and glad yesterday went as well as could be expected xx

Oooggs - I am waiting for an architect to come and look at our garage, for conversion. The boss said yesterday or today, so hopefully plans should be ready soon and they are hoping to start it in about April. Sorry you are struggling Ignore your bloody SIL - she sounds remarkably familiar - you sure we are not related?

She's here Just manic, but think anti-d's are maybe kicking in a bit now & have better sleep the last 2 nights, which has helped. Just want us all to get better asap; P fell asleep in pram on way home from pre-school via PO this am, which is UNHEARD of for her, so think she may be sickening for something Hope not. DH was very poorly yesterday; but bit better today and back at work as he has a big presentation to work on. Poor thing. I was sick this am, but just trucking on cos I have to ....

ARGH!!

Transferred P from pram to cot when we got home and took her nearly an hour to settle DH getting DD1 from school now so P have a bit longer sleep before we hit soft play this pm. Good thing too cos the weather is yuk here - yuk yuk yuk!

Glad your mum is out of ITU, SOL and so glad they found what was wrong a corrected it. Praying for a quick recovery for her now

to oooggs too - is DH around at the w/e to perhaps give you a bit of time. You sound exhausted and struggling, poor love. You are Super Woman!!

BIG headache today

oooggs - where are you going?

cheers girls

I feel the need for a soppy get together

We are off to Barton-Upon-Humber (MIL) which is just over the Humber Bridge from Hull and will make it to Whitby for the day sometime that week to see my grandparents

Its a long way with three kids in the care as well as two travel cots, two highchairs etc........

I have borrowed a in car dvd system and hope that it works and that I survive driving along to 'Bob bit bit' Jacks way of saying Bob the Builder

We are planning to seat swap and for dh to sit in the back and rotate the children to stop limit boredom & arguments

are you around the weekend of 15th?
might be able to manage that soppy get together!
Or, when are you travelling up/back and what route are you taking? Might be able to coinside our boredom stops!

hello

Had some news.

It's cancer Had spread to her uterus.

We will know next week if it has spread to the lymph nodes.

I am in shock

oh no - sweetheart I'm so so sorry - is your dh there?

Oh f*ck. I am so sorry, SOL. That is awful news.

Dh not here, but I wanted to know. Dad saw the surgeon at 1.30 which I knew was happening, and I just couldn't wait any more to know, so I called him. I asked him to be straight with me as he tends to keep stuff away from me so as not to upset me bless him.

I just feel numb. Keeping things together atm for the B and K.

Right I've got my head on straight now so here is the stuff that I think maybe useful:

1. This is a marathon not a sprint. It's very hard - but you can do this and you will cope.
2. Find out your mums consultants name and then get his/her secretaries number. Find out if you can e-mail them with anything you want to know. Keep their numbers in your phone. Also there should be a nurse specialist assigned to your mum. Get their number too and keep it handy.
3. Talk to your parents about you coming to appointments to - it may be hard to take information in and if you all go then you may stand a better chance of remembering both what you need to know and what you want to ask.
4. Your mum is I expect under the care of a surgeon. They will refer her on to an oncologist who would organise chemo or radiotherapy as needed. Your mums case will most likely be discussed at an 'MDT' - which is just all the team involved in her care. All patients with cancer should have their results discussed at an MDT and plans made from there so don't panic if you hear about this.
5. you have to take care of yourself. If you feel able tell your employer - this is a massive strain and you need support from them. Do not attempt to cook etc and make easy plans with the children. This is not the time to be a super mummy who makes her own toilet paper or whatnot. This is the time when stuff that comes ready made is your friend!
6. Talk to us and we will all try to carry this burden with you.

love and prayers
Eleanor

You have touched me so much NL; I am so incredibly lucky to have met you and everyone on here. Your support is incredible. None of my rl friends know yet; can't bear to talk about it.

Thank you. xx

SOL - glad that yesterday went okay, and that your mum is out of intensive care. Thinking of you, and hoping that things are getting better in small steps.

Oooggs - have a good weekend. Hope you can get some rest and things perk up soon. Thanks for the Paypal payment - the nappies went off parcel post on Wednesday, so I hope they turn up soon.

Brain empty now. Have been out all day and am working tomorrow so off to achieve the following in the next 2 hours:
feed children
tidy bombsite that is N's bedroom after she had a friend to play
tidy sitting room ditto
light fire
bath children
make pasta for dinner
put children into bed and hope they stay there (O not keen at the mo )
open wine and collapse!