Ah, feck.
I have this job business totally wrong then.
I mind the girls all day. When they are in bed I tidy, make sandwiches etc. till 9, sit in front of the computer and do book design type stuff on there until midnight most weekday nights (and every weekend too at the moment).
Then the money for that work is paid to DH because he is officially doing it as part of one of his jobs. (Hurrah for only having joint accounts)
Then I'm up twice a night and back on duty tracking down DS's homework at 7:00.
And DH is in England until tomorrow night.
Thanks so much for that recipe Oops.
My mum took the same approach when she minded DS for a while and couldn't figure out why I was . It is not nice of her at all, but there is a generational element in there somewhere too.
And Ann, that is so exciting.
Poppy-that is just heartbreaking about your dad. I hope recognising it helps with moving on from it. How can he feel like that? It just isn't right. I hope things ease for your BIl soon too. It must be such a strain for all of you.
Glad to hear that tantrums are easing there. DD1 has reverted to gorgeously lovely in the last few weeks too.
Nez- your monkey impression story was so sweet, it prompted me to try it on DD2. DD1 said she would do it too, threw herself over the back of a children's chair and bared her bum.
She was distraught when I burst out laughing because 'that is what monkeys do on the telly, mom, I've seen them.'
Shall I go to hotmamas to find out what Sazzles has had for lunch?