August 2008 : FPG - Rambler's Rest!

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Boo!

RotMcPot -we are in the Alps - it snowed most of yesterday, last night and this morning. With rain too, so driving conditions pretty dangerous. Another reason the Marseille trip was cancelled.

HAven't heard if DH has arrived in Toulouse yet. Hope to hear soon.

vintagethistle - I nominate you for FFG award because lil one took three, yes three, naps today and all in her cot, thanks to the boob-bunny. Half hour in the am, an hour at lunch and an hour this pm.

Passes large tumbler of whisky to VT.

And that coat is adorable.

I had 6 hours out sans baby - with dd - was full to bursting when got back, fed off one side then only managed to express oz off the other. In my tired paranoid state i'm thinking my supply is buggered but I assume, rationally, it's just a case of baby could get heaps more out than pump.

Ann glad to hear that things are good between you and DP, if stressful otherwise

VGT am v impressed that your bookshop had a copy of my namesake! nowhere in england ever has it, i had to get my replacement copy second hand off amazon. it's a fantastic knotty read though, definitely worth buying as it repays a second or third pass (just ignore the rather abrupt finale - endings have never been her strongest point).

PIL have been up today and taken us out for a slap-up lunch. i had prawn spaghetti, then chocolate and raspberry fondant with vanilla ice cream [burp] excuse me whilst i just swell gently in this corner.

buckets - you're on for the shag-a-day challenge!!

hmm.... ponders namechange.

has it worked?

is it suitable??

lunch sounds lovely cyteen my PIL think grated carrot in orange jelly is a 'treat'

steak my cousin lived in Tolouse for a while and absolutely loved it, we have family just over the border in Catalonia and another lot who have just bought somewhere near to Carcassone looking forward to a few jollys over there

VG I know I said I'd shut up but I had another thought are you near to Bray at all? there is a lovely shop there called WHEAT which has really lovely clothing for kids, now its been 2yrs since I've been so would double check before sending you there and shall see if I can find something online but I spent a fortune in one visit - am probably still paying off the credit card bill

shall go and have a look see

VG I can find this which is an article in the Irish Times from Jan so presume the shop is still there here and here is their website wheat I do hope am not sending you on a wild goose chase

McStadenofKilsyth very apt indeed, well done

VG me again no surprise there though - forgot to say the clothes are def more expensive than your average Tesco/Asda purchase but I wouldn't put them any dearer than GAP or a John Rocha from Debenhams

have had a sniff at the Spring/Summer collection and now wish I hadn't as I'll be in with Mr Mastercard when we're over in April - boat is booked so we'll be down your way Mon 6th to Fri 10th (ish!!!)

right, definately enough from me, am beginning to bore myself

Steaknife I hope your DH is OK, and your rellies too Dizzy, the weather in SW France/NE Spain looks awful

VG last one here

rotter they've posted photos on facebook & looks awful. they were meant to be in rome on a trip but spanish unvle not too well so they missed it,weather just another blow for them

DH okay, though when he texted he was still on the road after 7 and half hours. Really really glad we did not attempt that with the lil one.

here are picks from le monde with some scary/amazing shots of trees all over the place.

I was going to use expert but it looked like 'sexpert' and after today's chat I feel I'm not in that league

glad to hear he's fine Steak

apologies for the smell of cooked onions but I have to declare I am now sausage casserole making wonder!!

Forgot to say earlier - Happy six-monthaversary to Albs' DS

Sibh do use sexpert, combo of Eng lit scholarship with sexpert suggestion makes your dh sounds truly irresistible!!

timorous one, I did like the Mamas & Papas one, have shown to dp, am also within spitting distance of Bray (an easy spit, too) so am going to try Wheat on Monday! I can't believe you provide not only internet shopping consultancy but also local knowledge relevant to your client, you really need to think about doing this on a commercial scale.

Steaknife and for your dh, v lucky indeed you'd decided not to go.

Longing for prawn spaghetti for supper but have only got some rather dreary sausages, possibly out of date, and spuds with NO BUTTER! Supper of the damned.

I am delighted to accept my award of FPG, I'd like to thank everyone who made it possible, my boobs, my bunny, my ds, sob, sob, you get the picture...

albs 6 hours baby free! Cor blimey that's nearly an entire shift!

wish had thought of transforming dreary sausages into timorous casserole. Might still have time...

McStaden my dp is atheist, but has agreed to the baptism.

I am rather oddly not exactly a believer (maybe, maybe not) but a churchgoer and even teach the Sunday school sometimes. The church as community has been lovely at certain times. I also go to a church (Church of Ire) which is not the religion I was brought up in (Catholic), and ds2 is going to christened in the C of I, as ds1 was. So my religion is a bit mixed up. I think if you're a believer and your dp won't object, it would be nice.

timerous casserole only a success with me, the two of them turned up their bloody noses at it even though I mashed it in with their fathers famous mashed spuds - not a happy bear here at all

they're now stuffing their faces with yogurts even after all my threats of 'you're getting nothing else' am on my own tonight so I can't be arsed with the harsh threats and follow through required

anyway, was only sausages/onions/carrots/mushrooms/ 2 tins of chopped tomatoes and lashings of lea & perrins and some fresh thyme - was lovely though

supds with NO butter what are you thinking?!?!? mash them with olive oil/mayonnaise/cheese/milk - expressed breast milk if need be - you should never have a naked spud

am shocked at you VG being Irish and all

stepping away from the button now glad the christening links helpful, if you make it to Wheat cast a stylish eye over the girls section and see if its worth my while

Whew - spoke to DH just before supper - only took them 9 and a half hours to get there but he had a beer in hand so was doing fine.

Had cheese toasties for supper, not as dreary (what a great word, thanks VT) as it sounds because they were in fact croque-monsieur with fancy ham. Though am still a bit at the French-in-laws putting lettuce in theirs. Wrong wrong wrongity wrong.

Am going to spend the night watching cheesy vintage musicals in my jammies in bed. Yay.

VT apologies for getting your name wrong - I had noticed the transformation but habit/laziness etc

DD1 was christened C of I and DD2 was here C of S. I have wavering beliefs although for some reason feel the need to have them christened same as DH and I. I shall endeavour to bring them up with Christian influences and hope that one day when they're older they will choose to act in a manner which I tend to call Christian - all about human kindness in my eyes - sorry if I sound odd to anyone, no offence intended at all.

was the 6month anny of the passing of Mammy Dixie yesterday so have looked over my sympathy cards for the first time, removed her order of service from my mirror (lovely photo and nicely done so wasn't there in a morbid fashion) and am still not convinced am getting through all the grieving processes am still wavering somewhere between anger and disbelief

am sure next week will help somewhat when I clear out some of her stuff with dad

not meaning to bring the tone of the thread down at all - not needing sympathy, its just an observation I've made and am now more concerned that I'm not wired up right as I always suspected I'd be devestated when I finally lost my mum or dad and yet the world keeps turning and my life has hardly altered

ok, its Sat night ladies and I can't even be bothered pretending I have a life, its either MNing or ironing for me

AngusSteak I LOVE a good toastie - nothing more satisfying although I will admit to being partial to the combo of ham/cheese and strawberry jam

weetimerous - I prefer the old skool toasty - got to be cheese and tomato, none of your postmodern sweet and sour combos round here.

I can't imagine losing the mama steaknife, everyone goes about grief in their own way so don't be hard on yourself. {{hugs}}

There isn't a right time to grieve, Dizzy. And until your mind is convinced there is time for you to deal with everything, it will hold off.
(I'm not an expert on this at all but I got to listen to an experienced bereavement counsellor on this once-she said that pregnancy and childbirth tend to postpone the grieving process too).

There isn't a right time to do the ironing either. Step away from it before you make me feel I have to attack the pile here.

LOL at 'supper of the damned'. I am eating rice cakes thickly spread with Lurpak, very healthy, as am waiting for some bread dough to rise - it's perched jauntily on the back of the sofa by the radiator at the moment.

timorousB you know there's no sense in grief and grieving, it just comes as it comes and all we can do is accept it. I feel much the same as you, am frequently horrified by how the world is still here and I am still part of it, but like Sibh says babies are a great anchor in the positive. There's no shame in feeling better than you thought you would