Feb 06 - Save me! Save me!

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First one much more attractive, second one more age appropriete (not that it matters getting thigs erly, but it just scuppers their appreciation of the next birthday iyswim!). But omg £75 on one garage???

But it's lush isn't it?! Maybe next year. Watching a used mega bloks table on ebay now.

Combine your ideas by getting a plastic garage? Whizz around mountain thing elc? The elc wooden garages nice too. While you're looking, keep your eyes ouyr for a wooden zoo that doesnt cost the earth? ds1 eallt really wants one for some reason! Its got to have a moonkey cage tho

this is ok

Or the little tikes road to rail set? ds1 loved that, its got tunnels etc. The only thing is that they tend to break up the track and want you to reassemble it. Every two minutes. Superglue.

Or the little people noah's ark lasted a long time in interest terms.

Nothing you want unless you now have a school aged girl, or are planning on getting knocked up again

Well, ds1 thinks he might like to be a model now but that doesnt make him a girl! And yuck yuck no more babies ever thank you...

Didn't your boys have a sodor island too mrm? Not that he's seen Thomas yet, but he might do if he ever gets to take over the tv from dd.

Yep, ds2 had it for xmas off freecycle remember? Tbh, he prefered the wooden traintrack. In fact, they both still play with that alot.

No much good with young boy toys CSWS, sorry, can say that the dd's have been playing with some puzzibits from Manhattan Toy rep today and are loving them www.puzzibits.com/

Having a small family crisis here today, which I appear to have been lomped with over the weekend, not too happy about that.
Short story is my nan (95) walked into her local police stn this am, claiming that my Auntie has been kidnapped (she's on holiday, which my nan should be aware of) thus my dad had to go and retrieve her whilst assuring police he wasn't telling lies. Meanwhile my auntie has left no contact numbers, I can't get hold of any cousins and my parents go away for 3 days tomorrow, so guess who gets the job of granny sitting Gran refused to go and see Dr/Social Services this afternoon, so we have to wait until next week, when they'll come to her...she's also seeing dirt everywhere, which we think is her cateracts getting worse (dr's won't operate she's too old) and is thinking people are going into her house as well looks like I'm in for a fun weekend......

How's it going Frizbe - anyone else been kidnapped?

I have spent the day attempting to sort my pit bedroom. I think it does actually now look worse than when I started, but have sorted all the nappies so we have a pile of newborns ready, done loads of washing and sending of stuff to charity shops (again - none any good to you MRM so stop looking all mournful ). Still soooooooo much to do, but sooooooooooo tired!

Now thinking of this.

That looks good

That does look god csws. DS still pays with something similar to that when we are out, so it may have a long life, too.

I hope all is quiet with the granny-sitting today Frizbe.

fil is apparently getting better - he is now able to speak (was so breathless he couldn't for a few days) but not willing to try and get out of bed DP is losing patience with him He's said things I've thought but never voiced before in the last few days.

I've lost motivation to do anything around the house at the moment - now I've got a bedroom, I am just enjoying the space rather than doing anything to it for a while.

I've had to clamp the gate shut on ds' door. He can now open all types of gate, but will not stay in his room/bed if he can get out, and I just get cross after putting him back 20 times so he is locked in (and went straight to sleep).

Ours is tied up until they fall asleep every night Jas. Gave up a good 12 months ago trying to keep him in there.

for DH and FIL issues

DP even

Well that's an unexpected recovery for fil Jas. Should I be hoping for a full recovery or not?

Sorry friz - was wrapped up in present searching earlier so didn't comment on your post. Hope the day with your nan hasn't been too draining.

He just didn't try and open it for ages, but the day after I made dp drill holes in a rather nice wooden door frame to fit it to the new bedroom, he just opened it and it has been awful since then trying to find a way to keep it shut, but let dd2 get in still.

Difficult to say, csws. I don't think so, but who knows how long he will hang on for.....

Lol at you tying your kids into their rooms... I think I might have to tie ds2 to ds1 when we're out Driving me inasne with this running off phase. I know its not funny friz, but I couldnt help a snigger at the scenario in the police station!

So, today we went to kids club at Odean... Bedtime Stories.. I really enjoyed it! £9 for all 3 of us to get in, including a snack bag for the boys each (drink, popcorn, choc or raisins). Not bad given the normal cimema price thesedays

Then been v good this pm; done clay models and 3d pictures

csws, ds2 found something called Retro Robot in elc today and he loved it, might be worth you consifering. Also interesting that they both played alot with that whizz around garage (in pink mind you). Then ds1 gave everynoe e erndition of his own composition on keyboard, called 'I am professor poopypants'

DH took them to see that yesterday

did he like it?
ds1 wanrs a bloody hamster now cos there was a guinea pig in it

He seemed to - said it was typical Sandler by child oriented. They both seemed quite taken with the hamster/guinea pig too.

Was Dude's first time in the cinema. Toy story 3D is out in a few weeks - I just hope I'm capable of taking him... I really wanna see the awe of him and Woody on big screen

Because the guinea pig had huge eyes, so you cant not like it!

Yeah it was twee, but compared to sitting through Bolt or Space Chimps or whatever, it was good! Not as good as Aliens in the Attic tho. Andwsa bit old for ds2 really. But he is improving vastly; only went for wee twice, and moved chairs twice!

That's the bit I hate about cinemas with two kids, always at the loo, mainly with dd2, mind you she was good during HSM which was the last thing we took her to see, so might try her again soon.....

Jas, sorry to hear about partners dad....its a toughie.

CSWS like the link, looks good

Granny wasn't too bad to look after actually, its her sight going that's bothering her the most and its getting her upset, but her short term memory is defo on the blink/way out now too, we sat and did a load of cards for peoples birthdays this week,(she had them all out ready for me to help her with) whilst dh and the kids played in the garden, then took her to the shops and posted them n got some food in for us/her. I rang my auntie yesterday, when she got back and filled her in (my message for my cousin had gone to her ansa tel, as he's not told his work his own home no ) so with that and my dad on there she knew there was a spot of bother! The first thing she said was that nan had already done the cards with her week before too! so everyone is getting double cards this year possibly for the last time? as I'm not sure she'll survive a move? we'll see, Auntie n Dad can sort it out this week, but she sure can't stay on her own.... she's nearly 96 though, so has done very well so far.