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bodenaddict · 16/09/2009 17:51

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treedelivery · 16/10/2009 23:50

Happy Birthday Books.

Lots of October mummies - I was 34 on the 5th!

Am stickign some of our totally rubbish Baptism pics on profile.

Tired again. Poor Moose, you have what I had. Can you catch stuff over t'interweb?

I like these

treedelivery · 17/10/2009 00:46

Lot smore fluff pics on fb, and H in her radical midwives tshirt bought at Solfest It says 'born into the hands of a midwife' which had she been born into the hands of a taxi driver on the way in, woul dbe true in a roundabout way

Hope all enjoyed their Friday. I've been to a Jamie Oliver evening, resisted lots of lovely things [really want kilner jars with pink enamel lids] but did get a huge mixing bowl. Yay.

elkiedee · 17/10/2009 09:51

Hope you had a lovely birthday yesterday Books

tinkbig · 17/10/2009 10:23

morning
hope u all have a gd sat

moosemama · 17/10/2009 13:36

Sorry not read, just checking in for five minutes.

Tree, your girls are so beautiful and H looked stunning in her christening get up. Love that nappy!

Definitely got flu here. Dh was late home in the end yesterday, didn't get in until 7.20 and by then I had a temp of just under 40, was ever so slightly off my head and had a screaming baby with a dirty nappy to deal with. Crawled off to bed as soon as he came through the door took paracetamol and conked out but was woken twice to feed dd. Spent the night having all sorts of weird nightmares about dentists. Have been in bed all day today with dd being delivered to me for feeds and have just woken up properly for the first time. Dh, dd and the boys have gone conker collecting.

Right, head is banging and feel dizzy, so am going to lie down again now.

Hope everyone else is having a better weekend than I am.

treedelivery · 17/10/2009 20:58

Hope you are feeling better Moose - crappy illnesses. Pah!

missjackson · 17/10/2009 21:50

Poor Moosey, sounds awful. At least it sounds like DH is helping out.

tree your photos are gorgeous. I wouldn't say this on eggy thread because it is sort of a shallow concern given what you are doing, but has it crossed your mind that resulting baby will look just like J and H - they have such a gorgeous, distinctive, romantic look - and if resulting baby does look like them, will that feel strange? God I am shallow, it's true. But that's what makes me good at my job .

OK, back to X-factor and Strictly now - I watch Strictly in the X-factor breaks and somehow manage to keep up!

VerySpookyLennipillar · 17/10/2009 22:09

Hello

Night all x

treedelivery · 17/10/2009 22:46

Miss J totally have thought of that! I think there is a good chance the bubba would look like me as I seem to have a strong gene pool. My girls are mini me's! But then the daddy is very very dark and so this could be interesting.

It will be odd I guess, but mainly just really exciting for them. I have my girls, so I am happy see a little bit of me go off and get on with being themselves. Gosh I hope that makes sense!!

I think I believe that our kids are not our property, they are in our care until they can self-care and then they fly. Probably telling us we are crap on the way out the door Hopefully to keep in touch and call on us when they need us. Mainly for ££ no doubt, but hopefully for love and affection and involvement too. So in a weird way this seems a bit similar to parenting really. Just facilitating another person to be, only unlike with my own kids, I won't have the role of parenting.

So on one level it is all dead wierd and odd, but then on another, it's the simplist thing.

officially rambling on now.....but don't worry about asking on the thread. It's all good

elkiedee · 18/10/2009 00:49

Tree, there's a lovely poem On Children expressing that view on kids - can't remember the poet but Sweet Honey in the Rock did a beautiful sung acappella recording of it a few years ago (I only learned that it was a poem a bit more recently).

Have been having horrible fights with M today and before that quite a lot recently(don't feel able to call him dp at the moment, don't know if we can sort it all out even), so I'm now feeling very sad.

missjackson · 18/10/2009 01:10

Sorry to hear that elkie - gosh I hope you can sort things out. Sending you lots of hugs.

Lovely thought tree - you really are doing an amazing thing.

Quiet here tonight - MM sick, pat unpacking boxes, Lenni sleeping, dog - dreaming of horses? Anyway, hope you are all fast asleep by now. As I should be!

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tinkbig · 18/10/2009 09:37

poor you mm - you do seem to get ill

take care elkiee i am sure things will get better

had a good sat went into town in the morning to buy dhs niece her bday pressy she is 5 beg of nov
also got dd1 for xmas a gogo hamster look great
received her leapster 2 and games looks really good
in eve enjoyed xfactor i record strictly. dh has taken dd1 to swimming lesson she has a party 12-3pm dropping her off so peace

have just done all cleaning as they are back @ 10am and dd2 is asleep

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moosemama · 18/10/2009 19:04

That's right, off playing with your new baby for days on end, abandoning us all, then have a tantrum when there's no-one home!

Hi Dog m'darlin, how'ya doing are you over your poorly? Did B enjoy her ride?

Am feeling a bit better today, temp mostly under control and cough settling down so have spent the day drooling over lovely things in online shops such as Bodie and Fou, Dibor, Mulberry and lots of little independent gift and homeware shops. Strictly window shopping though as we are broke. I've been trying to get some ideas for Christmas presents and now have a huge list of bookmarks but am still none the wiser.

I'm also trying to make up my mind about what I want for dd's room once and for all. I think we are aiming to get it finished for her first birthday now, as all previous attempts have been abandoned and dh is still working all the hours that god sends.

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moosemama · 18/10/2009 20:53

To be honest, I'm floundering around in the dark with dd's room now. Originally it was the pink and green elephant and giraffe thing, but decided that wouldn't last long enough, so thought generally shabby chic would be better, as it fits with our house (its shabby not chic just in case you were wondering).

Have seen some beautiful babies' rooms online, but still can't decide once and for all what style I want. I think not being able to make a decision is another manifestation of the anxiety I've been suffering from and still have a question in my head about PND. Honestly, I don't seem to get anything done at the moment and anything I do start doesn't get finished, not through lack of time, rather lack of self belief/confidence.

Its great to hear you are enjoying your riding so much. I feel like, if I could find something to get my teeth into, I might be able to pull myself up by the bootstraps so-to-speak. I was kinda hoping getting dd's room done would give the boost I need, but it just seems to be giving me more stress at the moment.

That reminds me Tree is that your sitting room with the christmas tree in on your profile? If so, its gorgeous, exactly how I wanted my house to look when we first moved here, only yours is on a much bigger scale as we live in a shoebox. Am very very.

Sorry to hear about dh trouble Books and Elkie.

Books, you can tell your dh from me that my dh works all day at work, then does freelance work in the evening as well but still gets up in the night with the dc's. He is of the opinion that I have at 24/7 job whereas his is only 9-5 (plus occasional freelance stuff he does at home) and not only that, they are his children as well as mine and he actually 'wants' to be involved in comforting them when they are in distress at night. We made them together, so we care for them together. I can honestly say that he gets up in the night more often than I do, as he copes better on less sleep than me. Must be true, as when the boys wake up they both call Daddy not Mummy!

This weekend I have not lifted a finger, not since collapsing into my bed on Friday night at 7.15 pm. He has done, housework, washing, looked after, fed, changed and bathed all 3 dc's, sorted the dogs (one of whom has had d&v), got all the school stuff ready for tomorrow and cooked a lovely sunday lunch complete with home made apple pie. He's also slept on dd's side of the bedroom so that he could take care of her in the night if she woke (which she has regularly apparently, probably because Mum isn't in her usual close proximity) and all this while working till 1.00 am both nights on his freelance work. He is an absolute superstar!

VerySpookyLennipillar · 18/10/2009 21:29

Books - I have those kind of discussions with DH all the time. I don't think there is ever a way to solve the debate with a man except to let them take care of the kids for a day or two and then they'll see for themselves. I find looking after two children far harder than working for the day (when I get the chance ) and DH tends to start losing his rag if he is with the kids for more than an hour on his own. DH does pull his weight with the chores though - if anything he does more than me during the week, although I do a big clean at the weekend and change all the beds and things, I'm rambling.

Moose - your DH sounds like a diamond. I will have to read your post to my DH, once he's finished on the phone

Elkie - Sorry you are having problems. Is it worth speaking to Relate? I know lots of couples who swear that they saved their relationship. I know two MNers as well who are having counselling with them atm and both say it is helping.

Dog - your new baby sounds like fun. I would love to get back into riding, but need to lose some more weight first, sounds like the riding/mucking out is getting you fit too. Amazing to have lost a stone. I'm thinking of asking the lady at the farm next door if she wants to loan one of her horses and her pony to us. She has a mare that had a caesarian 18 months ago and has been rested since. The pony is her stable mate and was bought to keep her company. She is thinking of selling her but doesn't want to have to. I have land here but no stables or field shelters so I couldn't have her here unless that changed. It's been ticking over in my mind the last week or so, am yet to brooch the subject with DH.

Glad you are feeling better Moose.

Sleep crap here too btw so hope all those without it are not feeling alone.

VerySpookyLennipillar · 18/10/2009 21:37

broach?? Someone please enlighten me on how that is spelt.

DH doesn't lose his rag with the kids - that sounds very wrong, he gets flustered is what I meant! Poor DH, slanderous.

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VerySpookyLennipillar · 18/10/2009 21:53

We are up the hill from the next door farm and it is pretty bleak. We couldn't keep her here without stabling her at night during the winter and our winters last October - April here, we are already getting frost at night. The only other option would be to leave them where they are and go to them, but it would be nice to have them looking over the fence at us

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missjackson · 18/10/2009 22:57

We could turn this into horsey thread if we try really hard .... Lenni def sounds like you need some stabling or shelter of some kind, but maybe lady will let you keep them where they are as long as you take over responsibility? Worth an ask.... dog at horse shows there are usually some stalls run by irish folks with cheaper stuff, but brands like ariat you will always pay for... ebay is worth keeping an eye on for sure. You could get expensive pair of good wellies (aigle, le chamea) that you could ride in as well as work in, as long as you weren't competing. But could also get away with cheap rubber pair for competitions.... but agree that nothing so nice as expensive leather riding boots. If I were looking at spending 225, I would spend 275 and get the dubarry clare riding boot instead - they are amazing.

books bramble-clearing sounds heavenly - I love doing something like that which clears my mind. Much more restful than lying on the sofa, although that is nice too with good telly . MM your DH sounds fab, can we clone him?