April 2007: if it walks like a toddler, talks like a toddler and tantrums like a toddler...

[StealthPolarBANG]

In honour of everyone who refuses to believe they are no longer babies (Pesha, NL and Dippy )

I'm not really sure either
But be fair, I keep mine under control and dress demurely, yours are always out trying to escape

Oh yes Ellie you always dress most demurely, in fact I believe the definition of demure in Webster's Dictionary is - 'one who wears stockings and suspenders with short skirts and no knickers and regularly posts such facts on the World Wide Web', you are practically virginal!

Fab news SOL
I have hidden those threads inc the one I started now.Hope there is a massive shake up in the law x
My great aunt and uncle are coming over wed.Haven't seen em for a while and they have never seen M so will be fab.

haven't done that for weeks Pesha
behave!

It's lovely when relatives visit and fuss over the boys isn't it Dooby - make sure the camera's ready!

That wednesday would be Ok for me. Dare I confess that I think Glasgow trounces Edinburgh in the Christmas lights stakes? I do like the German Market here, though - fnatastic mulled wine .

I keep telling dd that the supermarket rides are broken. Thank goodness 3-year olds are dim gullible.

SOL - HURRAH for your mum coming home - another step in your journey. Great news for you - you have been very brave, just keep taking caring of you too because without you the whole shooting match will fall to bits!

Maveta, GMM etc - re the thing we can't talk about - look I can't bear to see those pictures either for exactly the same reasons as you but I do feel that without in any way dwelling on these things we all have a responsibility as citizens to be informed about these things and work and agitate for things to change. That child - who looks so much like ours - will not be the only child killed or harmed by those who should be cherishing them. I can't bear to read about it and I don't want to see anymore pictures but we mustn't turn away altogether.

SOL, glad to hear your mum's home.

I'm another who can't bear to talk about the latest news story, the one that's played out right on my doorstep. My local council that's failed to act again.

I understand why you asked the question you did Dooby, but I've no idea what the answer is. Something's certainly needed but the tone of the discussion on all the MN threads isn't offering any comfort.

lol re. supermarket rides, I did post last night but then I lost my internet connection and couldn't be arsed connecting it all up again so just went to bed

N LOVES those rides, at the big hipermarket we go to there is an area with about 10 of them, he goes crazy but we don't put any money in! In fact no one ever seems to, not sure why bother when they have enough fun clambering around on them and rocking them without me spending 1euro a time! [mean mummy]

Cool re. wed 10th then, shall we pencil that in and we can sort out the details later? Will need to search out things for dh to do to keep him occupied on his own for a wee bit.. music/instrument stores normally do the trick, do you guys know of any in glasgow?

Maveta - In Royal Exchange Square there is the Museum of Modern Art, a huge Borders (book store) and I'm sure there is a music store there too

Agree elkie and NL.
iT IS My aunt and unc coming[doh]the boys great aunt n unc
Dp is applying for jobs in uk.I am just worried we will go back and end up somewhere with no support and back to how we were for 10 years...Am getting confused and knackered tginking about it.Sorry I have been so crap a keepong up.
SOL...Hope your mum is settling back home
Have good day all.x

Morning DH & I not good today ; but doing ok enough.

So pleased your mum is home SOL

Hi everyone
SOL glad your mum is home, how are she and your dad doing?

Why not good Dippy?

Hello all

Have done a very brief catch up and just want to say............

Congratulations Vio and baby Hannah xxx

SOL - Really good news about your Mum xx

JS - Hope little F is much better soon. xx

Happy belated birthday Pesha - sounds like you and Ellie had a right laugh!

SPB - sorry you are having problems with dh about T's sleeping/bf etc Can't be much fun ...... I moan about dh not helping much, but at least I can do things my way, although saying that he never moans if they are in our bed.....( which is good considering that Molly and charlie have both been in our bed for 5 of the last 7 nights )

And am excited about your other news... wishing you the best of luck xx

Everything that Caz said and I am sorry you are still having such a difficult time Dippy.
I am worrying about Christmas...not much money,it is really hard at the mo in that regard.

Glad your mum is home SOL!

Pesha & POTC - you both look lovely (and so young !) on your night out photos! It looks like you had a great time.

Luckily my MIL has sorted my childcare nightmares by agreeing to come and stay - phew!

Dippy - sorry to hear that you and DH are not good.

SPB - keep us posted on how the nights are going. We are all here for you.

Luce - I meant to say, that if your DD's new school by any chance has red summer uniforms, of course you would be more than welcome to any of the ones you gave me back again. Just let me know!

Runny - how are you? how is W now?

JS - hope F is on the mend. You feel so powerless when they are ill don't you?

at everyone else. Very for all those planning a lovely festive meetup in Glasgow. I used to go to Scotland a lot when I was younger as my dad was from there, but now my scottish gps are dead and most of the family have moved away, I rarely do. My dad grew up in Hamilton.

Dooby - you are sadly not alone on that one

I haven't done any christmas shopping yet, and I normally have it finished by November.... I just haven't got any money

We are similar to Maveta in that things just keep cropping up all the time..... just when we think we are sorted something else goes wrong, and moving, and then the car needing fixing ate up all my savings....

Don't quite know what we are going to do.....

Oh dear CazIt is damn hard.I don't know what to do either.I have a few 'bits'think we will limp on and see what happens.
M being tyrant baby.Up at 4am whingey and unreasonable[me]

Well our kids have got so much stuff, they can't really think of anything much they want anyway (phew!)

and I am just going to be honest with everyone else, and say "we are a bit hard up atm" If it bothers anyone, then they won't be the friends I thought they were.

I definitely won't buy for any adults, and what presents I do buy will only be small......

but it's the thought that counts, right?

That's pretty much how we are Caz.And yes it is the thought that counts so as we are broke people that aren't can buy us lots of fine wine

Hi everyone
Thanks for the support
DH is generally good but every now and again decides to have a strop On most things he will be brought round by the voice of reason
Sorry money is so tight atm for some. We are budgeting carefully, we are fine but Christmas just makes things 100x worse! If I had my way buying for other adults would be against the law unless it was something you spotted and thought they'd love. It's not just the money it's the stress all round.
Dippy - you OK?

crap. J has learnt how to climb in/out of his cot and is now refusing to stay in it, even though he can hardly keep his eyes open

eek potc! Am not looking forward to that.

Disaster averted. With the stairgate in the bedroom doorway J evidently decided he may as well climb back into his cot and go to sleep after all