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LackaDAISYcal · 20/04/2009 20:24

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LackaDAISYcal · 01/05/2009 20:56

Why do men do that....complain relentlessly about feeling shit, but won't do anything about it? Are they scared that theyb will feel better and therefore don't have anything to be a martyr about?

silly silly boys. I am hoping to cure my DS1 of manflu by refusing to mollycoddle him if he is ill, or is it definately a case of nature over nurture?

jammy, I hope things are less tense in your household this evening, and I hope it's nothing serious.

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Ohforfoxsake · 01/05/2009 20:57

Oh dear Jammy, feeling a bit sorry for himself and attention seeking, hey? Make some sympathetic noises.

JammyQueenOfTheSewers · 01/05/2009 21:16

Oh tension levels are very low tonight We are relaxing with pizza, cherry pie, ice cream and TV

Ohforfoxsake · 01/05/2009 21:23

Good to hear Jammy. I want cherry pie too!

My throat is really,really sore

I heard a shooting today freaked me out.

JammyQueenOfTheSewers · 01/05/2009 21:27

The (smaller) half is still in the fridge Foxy See you soon?

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LackaDAISYcal · 01/05/2009 21:44

woohoo....we have done the magical 6mo exclusive BFing

(well by excl I mean no formula as he is obviously eating pies already!!)

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Rialentless · 01/05/2009 21:56

foxy. That is a frightening thought.

do you think he strained his arm last night jammy? all this stomping about they do (my DH is OK now, most of the kids in bed). We aren't going away DM (her place) said it wasn't convenient as none of the guest bedding is there or anything, and DH was completely fine (but when I said I didn't want to he was being an arse). He might do a couple of extra shifts at work and if it's nice weather we'll have a trip or two out

fury - you OK?

TheNatty · 01/05/2009 22:51

DH is on the WiiFit, whilst eating pizza..

anyone else think this is quite comical!?

Rialentless · 01/05/2009 22:54

sounds like my kind of thing

how are you natty?

TheNatty · 01/05/2009 22:58

exhausted. all the time.

but managed a day out to chessington yesterday, only cost us 26 quid as we had a voucher, was lovely.

AND i got my hair cut
first cut since xmas.

Rialentless · 01/05/2009 23:02

and of haircut - I haven't been to the hairdresser since the end of August (and apparently she commented to DM about it)

TheNatty · 01/05/2009 23:10

lol! my hair was awful, it really needed doing, as i keep it short it looks really really bad when it outgrows.

only cost 30 quid, which is not bad, i used to have to pay 40 in croydon. found a nice non chain hair dressers, that have same day appointments.

was SUPPOSED to go midwives today but i couldnt handle the two hour journey, so moved it back a few weeks.

TheNatty · 01/05/2009 23:16

were you going away for the weekend then
ria? or longer?

i always like it when people cancel, as you suddenly find yourself with this "free" time, and time is such a precious thing in this house, so i am usually thankful!

Rialentless · 01/05/2009 23:28

DH managed to get a free weekend so he wanted to go to my parents caravn in the Dales, and fair enough, any other time I would have jumped at the chance, but usually his plans change last-minute so I didn't think it would happen, and also I have the school uniforms to wash etc, plus the house is a tip and I have a nasty cold, so just didn't fancy it. But at least because DM said no, it wasn't my decision so DH can't be (and isn't now) arsey with me all weekend. I am happy to go out and about and do stuff here, just don't want to be away from home just now (thats probably the anxiety talking)

£30 for hair? Was that just a cut? I will never be able to have my hair cut again.

HellHathNoFury · 02/05/2009 06:31

Hello ladies
I was fucked off with people because every time I organise a night out/pub jaunt/studio audience etc people say yes I'll come then 2 hours before the actual event they cry off, then I give very pointed hints about how pissed off I am that people have blown me out, and their response is "well... you don't mean me do you I know, because I have a valid excuse...."

Yes moron, actually I do, if I can fucking manage to do it on fucking 4 hours sleep with a dodgy pelvis and incontinence, so the fuck can you.

As it was I DID get my night on the piss with the office eye candy...puurrrrr...I have invited him over for a BBQ under the pretence of talking to DH who have similar business interests. Sure, whatever, I just want to see him in a t-shirt some more.

HellHathNoFury · 02/05/2009 06:32

In less than good news however, DS has forgotten he lives in the UK, and is currently working to an Australia time zone.
He went to bed at 2am and woke up at 5am.

Am tired.

We also have people in the spare room tonight. I bet they are over the moon.

TheNatty · 02/05/2009 12:17

aw fury i get that all the time, and the thing that winds me up is how hard it is for me to get a babysitter, so canceling on me last minute means i have to still pay the babysittter..

sorry you are not getting much sleep either

Rialentless · 02/05/2009 12:20

just call me Miss Hannigan...

HellHathNoFury · 02/05/2009 12:58

Is it bedtime yet?

I still need to drive to frigging essex for a BBQ tonight

I'd really rather lick domestos off the floor

TheNatty · 02/05/2009 13:17

lol fury!

Rialentless · 02/05/2009 14:55

the wonders of the internet

excellent name for a baby too

Rialentless · 02/05/2009 17:01

my naff pushchair has gone, picked up by a lovely grandad. I have bought DS1 a new keyboard for his laptop at a bargain price. The sun is shining.

DH is at work til later too.

of course, my kids still hate me, but I can live with that

JammyQueenOfTheSewers · 02/05/2009 17:59

I'm sure they don't really hate you Ria.

Lovely afternoon in the garden DH cut the grass and put up a new clothes line for me. I sorted out a raised bed and planted some lettuce and radish seeds, and put some of my tomato plants out in a grow bag. Also tidied up the loganberry bush - looks like we might be getting a bumper crop this year, and DH saw some flowers in the strawberry patch

Jamlet now asleep on my lap after no napping today. Meant to be bath night, but think we might have to skip that. New pics on facebook by the way.

Rialentless · 02/05/2009 18:27

DS1 does Jammy. When I did his room yesterday i cleared out his old Beanos (that he probably never read - only got them cos his friend did ) and lego magazines and put them in a box to be brought to the bin/freecycle etc. But of course he just had to go through that box... he has been to Grannies house and told them, he has been alternately glaring and sniffling all day. It is driving me mad. He has even been playing with DS2 , just so he didn't have to finish his room. DH has lost his temper with him at least twice too (especially when he rammed DHs legs with the wheelbarrow at the garden centre, already having done it to me. Was a bit as everyone looked at us) No doubt he'll go and tell his teacher how awful his life is too. (He managed to get his bus fare out of her yesterday, not that he was going to have to walk as we went to collect him, he told her I'd said he couldn't borrow any money - which I did - so she gave him it out the pot of change she picks up around the classroom. It was very nice of her, but I was trying to tech him a lesson about lack of responsibilty, and I wasn't actually going to let him suffer).

Sorry rant, it is just such hard work ATM, and after having had a good week last week with him.

Rialentless · 02/05/2009 18:29

he is meant to be getting a bath and changed to visit my parents before bed, but no doubt he'll be sat in his room gzing about with is mouth open...