June 2007 - Terrible Twos, oh yes, but their cuteness more than makes up for it :0)

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aaargh, that snuck up on us didn't it?

gosh missed the chat last night.

arse to twunty DHs, although Ria, I'm sure he doesn't blame you for the insurance thing, but is trying to project his guilt at not being around. It must be pretty tough for him, especially as his ex sounds like a bit of a mare from what you've said in the past.

sorry your DH was being miserable about the holiday Sputnik. and I would have been cross with the waiters as well. We ask for the kids meals with our starters now to avoid any such abject misery from the DC; and it also makes sure we get our meal in peace as they are too full up to want everything off our plates!

DD has been a right horror the last couple of days; pushing and shoving bumble, and yesterday she actually bit him

DS1 used to do that thing after waking up as well. I used to go and stand in the kitchen and leave him wailing unconsolably on the living room floor (but keeping an eye on him through the serving hatch). It was always worse if he slept later in the afternoon.

YaBooSucks to arsey DHs

I'm back from London. Meeting was good and it was lovely to stay with my brother. Jamlet was very good while I was away too And I might be going to Sweden in January . 4 hours sunlight apparently. Something tells me I will need nice warm boots.

Hi Daisy. They should have managed to get the DC's dinner on time as it was ordered at breakfast! They had just forgotten. I just got really pissed off as he said "yes it's ready" 20 minutes before it turned up. He could've said they were still making it, or possibly apologised for the lateness, but no. Hence me getting pissed off. Anyway, enough of that!

I'd have been at that too Sputnik!

arse; sold a pram on ebay, BNIB, although we had opened the box but not tried to put the pram up. buyer has just contacted me to say it's broken.....I've not had anything like this before. I've offered a full refund and to refund his courier if he sends it back to me. Will he expect me to refund him first? Obviously not wanting to do that incase he scoops off with my pram

you're right to be sputnik; I'd have been spitting chips at that!

no daisy def get pram before refund, its standard for a buyer to do this if item faulty. ive returned things before and had to wait for refund.

sorry to hear that

sorry for arsy DH's and grumpy children too!

DH is much better already, he is actually in a good mood
had crap week, kids driving me up the wall, house is a bombsite.
how can i explain to DH the house being a mess makes me depressed? he thinks im being melodramtic

ach natty; I know how you feel about the house. I cheer myself up with the fact that the house won't always be an overflowing tip and that it'll be sorted by the time the DC are all at school!

you've recently had a baby, DH has had an operation, you have three under five; cut yourself some slack and think about it another time and just enjoy a bit of good health and happiness

natty. I (without he new baby and newly mended DH of course) am in the same place. This morning I wanted to just sit down in the middle of the mess and cry. I did think I had explained to DH how I felt and he was so pissed off concerned about my depression that he understood, but obviously not enough to a) tidy up after himself, and b) stay at home. He was going to visit his DD today. He hasn't let me know how she is

I went to bed early with the boys and now I can't sleep.

glad you had a good time jammy, and of going away again.

I am doing a 10 point course in maths butterfly (as a refresher in readiness for one of the science/environment courses I would like to do - though I think the one I had planned for next month is off as the postal strike has buggered up my financial support application, though my tutor said this has happened to a few people), I hate it and it is likely that I will not pass

that is seriously crap sputnik. though I have to confess I know the temptation to lie through your teeth as a waitress! especially if you have a stroppy chef at the other side of the door who won't do it any quicker no matter what. But they should have been on hand with bread/drinks or something. So YA still NBU.

I love the look of my curtains, I might try and let them down, though that seems like a big job that I am not qualified for! Would probably still trim them with something though, I have a yearning for green velvet.

It's not just you Natty - don't know if you an use this as evidence to support your cause - I get really dragged down but mess about the house. It completely saps my energy and makes me feel depressed. But as Ria has said, you've got a little baby and Dh has been ill, so don't expect too much all at once.

Awake too f'ing early again with this cough. Fed up with this cold

I've been up since 4.30 am, which is waaaay to early for nayone. bumble woke up wanted a feed and then after I resettled him I couldn't get to sleep. the duvet had got itself in a fankle and everytime I moved my legs my feet were going inside the cover at the bottom and the studs scratching at me. I really wanted to get out of bed and give it a shake but we have a throw on at the minute and it would have meant uncovering poor DH.....so I just got up at 5.30 instead. I really feel like I need a nap now though.

DD is nappyless today and so far we have had one wee in the potty and she managed her knickers down and then up again herself. When we went out to school I popped the outer of one of my nappies on her over her knickers. It has a bit of absorbency so would act like a trainer pant but I wanted her to have her knickers next to her skin so she could feel it if she was wet . She wase dry when we got back, although it wasn't a full school run as we had a puncture and a friend was passing in the car so I flagged her down and she took DS1 to school (he wanted to walk himself and it's literally only five minutes with no roads to cross but still.....)

So we are having a quiet day today in the house so we are going for it. I've done her a sticker chart as well and promised prizes if she can fill up the different lines I made (wee, poo, asking herself etc). She seems enthusiastic.

WE are now watching wall to wall pingu!

mornin'. Must have been the night of no sleep.
we made school buy the skin of my teeth this morning, though we were up the same as normal. as a bonus the dishes are done and washing hung out already, so I am just having 10 mins on the 'puter while I decide what to do.

DH home later, mid-afternoon I think, I did get a text in the night to say he hadn't seen his DD as she had gone out. So she must be feeling better, and that will no doubt be the end of this bout of "parenting" if she's got part of her life back and doesn't need him. Don't know if that will work in our favour or not TBH. I have suggested he doesn't need to go every week if she's not going to be there when he gets there (not that it mattered this week as he was over that way anyway, but if he had gone from home especially it would have been annoying, though I suppose he should have arranged a time rather than a vague "on my break on Tuesday" type thing). They both have a birthday coming up, then it'll be christmas, so that can be a visit a month! (is that harsh or unreasonable?)

wall to wall pingu is better than higgedly bloody house which is what we have to watch on the potty!!!

Good luck daisy - and E

Hello Ria and everyone

quiet here today....Ds asleep and DD at nursery . I will be VERY pissed off if she comes home in a nappy today!!!

My Ds slept thorough last night so I slept from 10pm - 6am ...first time in fucking ages!

ria that sounds perfectly reasonable, and It hink she is being a bit off by not even being there to see him when he has made the effort, regardless of how vague the arrangements were. She could have called him to firm up a time or sent a text, knowing that as a chef he is probably flat out when he is working.

We have had our first major poo incident, but I'm still really pleased with DD as I was on the phone and she had tried to get to the toilet herself but was too late. then she took take her pants off and trod in the poo and trailed it onto the landing carpet. 10 out of 10 for trying though so she still got a sticker!!

oh, and ebay buyer is happy for me to get him the spare part for the pram. I'm going to offer him a token refund though for the inconvenience. I'm proud of my 100% feedback and don't want to jeopardise it.

good news all round daisy shame about the carpet and floor though.

yay for sleep norty.
I am having to have a sit down. I have done some decluttering and listed a couple of things on freecycle, also sorted through the CD boxes (where do the missing discs get to?) and how do I tell DH that his whatever-Cat-Stevens-is-called-now CD got stood on?! Can't get the CD player to work though to see if there are any in it probably should bin it, but I'll put it in DHs mending pile

baggins is playing at ironing

I (well, not me personally....) had a little bit of trodden in poo yesterday and my dog tried cleaning it . Sounds like she's doing really well daisy!!

I always refund a few pounds in these situations as well and then say "hope that's OK".....can't really say no, can they?

Lovely pics on FB Natty

not with the real iron I hope Ria? . My two don't even know what an iron looks like

you sounds very reasonable daisy.

not with the real iron, he has just pulled the bottom off it though, to put the water in, no now he's shouting "grandad glue it!!!" at me repeatedly.

suppose I should tackle the playmobil while no-one's looking

Back form my first Weds morning at work. Got plenty done and sorted out all the next bits I have to do, so it was a bit frustrating to have to pack up and come home!

Am exhausted though with all the coughing and waking early every mornign for about the past week because of the coughing and not being able to breathe properly We picked up loads of leaves and conkers on the way home so I think an arty/crafty session is on the way as something we can do with me sitting down fairly still

Well done on all the potty sucess! Might try again here . And you do sound like a very reasonable ebayer Dasiy.

I'm impressed with baggin's ironing.....but I'm with Norty . PILs wanted to get DD some house play stuff for her birthday and suggested an iron/ironing table and I had to confess that she wouldn't know what to do with them as she never sees anyone iron . I was looking for the iron the other night when DH was out and actually had to phone him as I had no idea where it was kept

Potty training lasted until just before lunchtime when she had another accident; not her fault she just didn't get to the potty in time and after that screamed at me to get her a nappy. My instinct said No, persevere, but then I thought that I don't want her to get disheartened by it all.

We'll need a new carpet after this though!

eeeeeew at your dog Norty

Jammy did I miss you being ill? I hope you're feeling better soon.

foxy.....?

she'll do it when she's ready Daisy. I leave potties out all over the place and one day.....

I know....my dog is fucking disgusting. He eats his own puke though which can be useful when DH isn't here!

Just made a chilli for tonight and my lips are tingling.....a bit much chilli obviously!

IKWYM about work Jammy.....I would struggle with that. When I went PT, I said whole days only.....for that reason!

Well jamlet asked for and used the potty earlier this afternoon, so I took the idea of the reward chart and hastily drew up a grid, labelled it and off we went! She seemed quite excited when I told her that if she fills up a row she gets a small present and when the whole chart is full she gets a bigger present. So far she has 2 stickers (for 2 wees) and no accidents