AUGUST 2008 - New Thread LOL!

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Ta DA!

hi Ann - glad you had a nice visit

Ah, Cyteen's first use of the parental nail gun.

Tis a right of passage.

Bless.

Hiya, didn't mean to scare anyone, I know she's not depressed or anything, thanks though guys. It's just more evidence that she has that perfectionist personality that might see addictions and eating disorders as logical coping mechanisms etc. She gets so overemotional and I think she's just scared of that overwhelming amount of feeling and she has such high expectations of herself that she sees so many things as failure so it happens a lot.
So I need her to get some of these coping skills sooner rather than later and work on her confidence in an environment she is happy with (rather than the sink or swim style I've been using). She starts Rainbows in a month or so which I know will be right up her street. I just have no idea how to teach these coping skills and feel a bit too close, too much part of the problem myself, I'd really like someone else to do it for me!

Arse, dinner time and haven't even thought about what to make!

And thanks to Lentil and son, that's a good idea about the box, she loves a bit of craftiness. Will try some of your ideas tonight.

Ann Would your sister read a bit of chicklit? I just read This Charming Man by Marian Keyes, it's all about being addicted to a w*nker. V funny but quite deep for chicklit too.

Buckets - DD1 adores Rainbows so am sure your DD will too

read This Charming Man a while ago now but I did think the part with the DSS man & I think the neighbour very funny - without hopefully ruining it for you/anyone else!

Buckets if it makes you feel any better, I am cursed with the perfectionist personality, as a child was always setting unattainably high standards for myself and then going into a furious self-hating rage when I failed to meet them. I have survived relatively sanely into adulthood with no eating disorders/kleptomania/dependencies (well, unless you count cake) etc, and that's with the added stress of my mum's suicide during my pliable teenage years. I'm sure that with some positive strategies in place all that drive can become a real asset.

Miamla, paging Miamla! This very sad and tired lady might benefit from the wisdom of your sleep experience with T...

Glad to hear that Sazzles. Hope you are feeling ok. Those episodes are hard to take. DD1 has been like that a bit lately, and now that it has stopped the relief is amazing.

Buckets - I meant to say to try aswell asking her to think about how her worrying stops her doing things she'd like to do or affects others.

Going to the cinema the other day was a victory and made her friend happy. How does she think she and her friend would have felt if she hadn't managed to go?

So much of what you say chimes with DS and his habit of being bewildered by an excess of feeling.

Dinner to serve.

Buckets I've noticed very dramatic language from my dd1. Throughout my years (sounds good doesn't it)..blah blah blah..okay here's the good part, young children explore language like they explore a forest. That is how they begin to understand meaning and relation and context and so on. Cyteen's thoughts are very on point with ENGAGING the SPEAKER. They don't understand things exactly so giving them opportunity to talk about a word or words with their most comfortablest of people (their mother) is like giving a flower fertilizer. She will be all the better for it. As for taking her words as a factual representation of her present emotional state....rubish, our children are far to young and live in places that don't harvest that type of reality. Now this is all just my personal opinion, of course.

So much sense being spoken here, what a great bunch you all are

Also what a chatty lot although don't know why the as I have known you all a long time

Don't you think it's weird how few babies were born at the end of August? Not including the babies who were very early or late (but you know I love you ), there were 16 born 1-15 August and only 6 born 17-31. Any explanations, does any one else even care

Got DS his first new shoes yesterday. Forgot about school shoes; the shop was packed . Took six pairs before the lady could find some that would fit on his fat 4.5H feet, and we have ended up with these pre walkers because none of the proper walking shoes would go on He still walks like a cowboy ad won't be pounding the pavement for a while so doesn't really matter. Sadly DD, who is not 4 until the end of November has now got feet size 10G, so none of the little girl shoes go up to her size . All the bigger girl shoes were too grown up so Grandma bought her some pink Kicker boots with silver flowers instead

wotcha anne, sazzles, hp, ts, red

I knew I spoke too soon the other day. DD is not settling. Just lying in her cot, very tired moaning about the fact she isn't asleep.

I blame France, I really do. She napped for an hour and a half this morning and then because I didn't think I could get my email to work via my phone modem I had to take her into town for the internet cafe this afternoon. I hoped she would nap then, but no. It was very hot and humid, t'internet shop didn't have t'internet, the library had the worst t'internet ever and then the t'internet shop near us, that I had forgotten about, was shut.
Got home tried to get her to nap, no luck. But my email did then work so not a complete loss, but one very very tired little girl here.

so that is why I blame france, it is too hot and the internet is rubbish.

No1 I've just been looking at simple patterns that would be good for beginners.

I forget how old your DD is but something like this dress can be found in most ages and is very simple.

Sadly not so much luck with boys clothes. This pattern has lots of options but is a bit complicated to start with. Though the t-shirt and pants should be easy. These dungarees are a bit old school but and you could make the trousers easily and the top without the hood to keep it simple.

Also have a look at New Look and Simplicity

Look for as few pattern pieces as possible and as few seams and details as possible.

It has been a long day hasn't it Sazzles have a glass of wine for me.
DH been a PITA for no discernible reason other than he HAS to have something to biatch about.
Chilled white is it Sazzles?

steaky thanks for the links. I love the simple dress in the first one.
sazzles poor you. DH has just brought dd down as she was pottering around her bedroom. She hasnt had a nap today either and was exhausted at 4ish, but now is sat here as calm and alert as anything.

I too could do with some wine tonight.

I hope she settles soon for you and you have chance to chill.

cyteen ds is a nightmare to change nappies.I get on better with the Itti's as I dont get chance to do two part system very often.

some nice advice form ts and red
Hope you work it out buckets it must be hard though.

Just wondered how much is normal for a 1yr old to cry in a day???
serious question btw

evening all.. pass us the wine...

finally gor dd1 down.. it is getting ridulous.. its taking me 35-40 mins minimum to get her to sleep.. on the very very very rare occasion we go away.. she goes to sleep for the childminder herself.. but when i'm around she refuses to go to bed...

also has ended up in our bed the last 4 nights... dd2 sleeps better than she does...

she is almost 4 so any advice from u dear girlies would be most helpful..

dh out again tonight so more rug making for me .. god am i sad or what??

opps sorry for the me post meep

sarah only sad if you are sat in a rocking chair with half-moon glasses on.

DD's still going. Don't know what to do, I checked her nappy and going in to sooth just gets her worked up again. It does sound as if her motor is running down but it has been nearly 2 and a half hours now.

Joe's been very similar the last few nights. Sadly the only thing that has worked is sending in DP.

she is bonjellad up.
Cyteen bit of a trek for your DP, if he starts now he could be here for the weekend!