Evening ladies
Have just about managed to catch up on what has been happening while ive been 'gone'. Dh managed to break J's laptop (yep the one he only got a few weeks ago ) and so I was without access to MN until it was repaired. We got it back yesterday along with another new laptop for dh. Now my dh is not very good with computers so Im still trying to work out why he went and got one but then again im not complaining as Im using it right this minute lol.
Ive had E off school since Thursday with temp, nasty cough, stomach ache etc. He's been off his food and just spent every day lying on the sofa looking dopey. I had hoped he would be back at school tomorrow but although he seems a bit more his usual self (had to tell him off for annpying A so he must be feeling a bit better lol) Im going to keep him off, hes still got a nasty cough and isnt eating. He has now passed it onto A and D Poor d is wheezing and very ratty and keeps waking up every time he coughs. A has been coughing for the past 15mins non stop but so far has managed to stay asleep. Friday night I had all 3 kids in bed with me as they all kept waking up and crying out at the same bloody time. I was walking round carrying D, checking on E while A cried because i wasnt there, then id go to A and E would cry out again and by the time they both settled D was wide awake, in the end i gave in and kicked dh out of bed lol. Im hoping D is feeling better by Tuesday, cant believe hes 1 already
J has had to choose his options this week so we went to an options evening at the school. Basically we had to ask each subject teacher any questions we had but it was bedlam, every table had so many people waiting. At one point we collared one teacher, he told us to wait where we were and he would fetch another teacher who could help us a bit better but then he never came back and we were left waiting like lemons It wasnt a total waste of time though, J already had an idea what he wanted to do but after chatting to the teachers he got a better idea of what he was letting himself in for. The only problem is with the Diploma he has chosen in Hospitality, despite saying on the form that he needs to be at a level 4/5+ to begin it, the teacher on the night said he needs to be at level 6 in Maths, Science and English. At the moment he is about a 4.7, hes been told he could get a 5.5 in all the subjects but im not sure if they will let him off the last .5. I hope so as he seems intent on entering the hotel industry and the rest of his chosen subjects are linked to that to, ie travel and tourism, catering, business studies. Would hate for him to miss out. Its bloody confusing though, when we were at school there were none of these diplomas, btecs etc,until you got to college, we just had to choose basic GCSE's The way they work it all out is stupid too his friend wanted to do a childcare course and was told she wasnt allowed to as she is a level 5/6 but the course is for lower grading students, wtf, basically they think clever people arent allowed to look after children so all of us who leave our kids in the care of others whether at school, nursery etc are leaving them with people who dont have the brains to do anything else, i dont think so. Im so angry on her behave. What right have they to say what career she can or cant have just because she does better at school than others
LG&T happy belated birthday to Bluebell. Sorry to hear your ex is being a twerp again, if he was that bothered about his kids he should have mede the effort to turn up. Hope your friend's little boy is ok and it turns out to be nothing serious and i hope B is soon feeling a lot better {{hugs}}
Tills, the wedding sounds lovely, am so jealous. How you are managing to keep that secret is beyond me i would be too excited i would just have to tell everyone.
I have totally different ideas as to how to deal with the kids than dh, he is either too soft or too strict yet i think im fairly stable in the way i treat them. The way i see it, it is me who spends 24/7 with them, therefore it is me who knows how to deal with them. Each child is different, what works for one doesnt always work for another. D has been the hardest to settle out of all 4, he hated lying flat and spent his first few weeks sleeping either in my arms or car seat, then he just seemed to change and went into his moses basket for a sleep one day and was fine from then on. dh used to moan but i didnt care, by doing it my way i got a bit of quiet time during the day and a bit more sleep at night. He could sleep through the crying so it didnt bother him. The annoying thing is, when the kids are being little buggers it can take a while for them to listen to me yet if i say im going to phone their dad, they suddenly become little angels, that really bugs me. Im the one who cooks, cleans, plays etc with them, they should care about how i feel so if i tell them off they should want to listen. Dh is hardly here yet they seem to care about what he thinks more
Charley, well done on the weight loss. I too am trying to lose some and managed 5lb last week just by going on the wii fit (still ate donuts and other crap though) so this week im going to start watching what i eat as well. My goal is the Bon Jovi concert in June. I want to be at least 2.5 stone lighter.