May 2007 Is foundation really the cure for everything?

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HAHAHAHAHA your rant was way better than mine. I just spat coffee over the key board

All presents open. Happy boy

ROFL ROFL at you two.

Sorry Tils that its such hard going. It shouldn't be so tough really should it?

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GORGEOUS HUGS (I know he likes me best) J is starting to look like Hugs, only, y'know bigger.

We have a kitten, see how long it takes before it too shuffles off this mortal coil

Off on a school run, back later.

Happy 5th Birthday Hugs!!

I dont know how you two ladies are still standing! Tills, I hope that things settle down with Fergus very soon. LG&T how are the small ones? I hope that Blue has a better day x

Lucy seems to be ok thank you. She still barks like a seal in the late afternoon through until she wakes but seems ok in herself. I put the humidifier in her room from 7-11.30 las night and also gave her some nurofen (thought it would help with the inflamation of her airways) and they seemed to help. She didnt wake until 2am (has been waking between 10/11pm).

Dh & I went to see Jimmy Carr in Basingstoke last night and it was fantastic! Even got to meet him afterwards and he signed our programme

Annoyingly i had expressed milk for L incase she woke - typical, if i had left nothing then she would have for sure. At least i now have a supply in the freezer

Sorry I forgot to say that I hope all the poorly babies are on the mend! I was in a bit of a hurry.....

Happy Birthday Hugs. xx

LOl at rants, I'm glad I'm not the only one who loses it like that ocassionaly.

I'm sorry to tell you all this, but I need to tell someone. I can't say anything on FB yet as there are pople on there who still don't know so please don't post anything on there.

Anyway, Our gorgeous darling little niece A has lost her fight with the fucking awful cruelness of cancer. We found out after more tests yesterday that it is back and everywhere, there is nothing more they can do. We are all in bits!!!

Happy birthday H!!!

Yay E is back at school, love him to bits but since D opened the musical instruments my lovely children bought him, all E has done is blown the bloody trumpet

A is still poorly but apart from a bad cough D seems to be ok. Poor A is still burning up but has been asking for sweets so Im hoping its a good sign lol.

Has anyone had any experience of paintball parties for teenagers. Its what J wants to do for his 13th and ive found one near Southampton that costs between £18 and £35 for the whole day depending on how many balls you want, this includes a pizza lunch too. I just wonder if thats good or not, or if the kids would come home all bruised and battered and id have raging parents after me lol.

Ive just booked A's 3rd party and E's 7th even though its not til September but I got a bargain that I couldnt pass up on. My neighbour works in the nursery at E's school and can hire their hall for 3hrs + a big bouncy castle and smaller one all for just £30. She also said they can cater as well at a cost of 70p per child (2 sausages or chicken nuggets and chips) or even better as she has her catering certificate if i buy the food she will cook it for me free of charge. Basically I can do their parties for around £50 each which is handy as we are off to France a week after A & J's birthdays so will be wanting money for that

Pebble, what a great bargain re your kids' parties!

Moijaime, I'm sorry to hear about your niece.

Happy birthday Hugs

Jam, don't know if you've left but hope you're having a great time in NYC and that the wedding goes well.

Oh Biffa so sorry to hear about A. A parent shouldn't have to cope with this sort of thing tis not fair. Feel free to rant and rave all you like, it is what we are here for. Sending you and your family much love, you are in my prayers.

Ooooooohhhh MrsJB, I am so so so devastated for you all. I just can't imagine how you must feel, I am having a weep myself. Life can be so cruel. How long do they think she has? What about her Disney trip?

Oh MrsJB i am so very for you and your family. It's such a cruel disease. Massive hugs to you xxxx

Oh MrsJB That is god awful news. You must all be so devastated. No parent should have to lose their child. I can't begin to imagine what they are going through

MrsJB - am so sorry Life is truly shit sometimes. I can't begin to contemplate what you and your family are going through

Thank you all for your messages, texts and e-mails. No parent should have to deal with this. I am so distraught for the family, dh's mother was on the phone at midnight last night in a terrible state. So unfair. She was doing so well, fighting so hard, her poor little body just couldn't do it. They haven't said "how long" but I suspect it won't be long... has come back with a big bite. It's everywhere now How on earth do they tell her?

So sorry Mrs JB x

MrsJB i have no idea how to even begin thinking about it let alone tell her

Did she know she might die before? I guess she must be fairly clued up on it all. It just fills me with dread. The poor poor baby

How is A holding up?

A is doing Ok, he's not very emotional, it'll come out in different ways with him. I'm a bawler, he's a holder. He was upset talking to his Mum last night but hasn't said too much since. Still a bit shocked really I think.

I'm sure she must have realised it was possible but she thinks she's on the mend. They have to tell her it's come back, I think she'll know what that means though.

Oh MrsJB am so sorry to hear your news. I cant begin to imagine what you and everyone around you is going through.

If I was in their position I dont think I could tell her, how on earth do you tell a child the dr's cant do anything else to make her better Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

Thinking of you all, especially your brave niece and her parents.

Puts everything in perspective doesnt it. Ive been moaning about my living arrangements and fussing about silly colds/bugs etc when here is a beautiful little girl who has faced everything thrown at her with such courage and has probably coped a lot better than I would. Life can be so cruel

Happy Birthday CharleyMouse!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful day xx

Happy Birthday CM!!! Hope you have a lovely day

MrsJB A sounds like me. Sit on it and it manifests itself in various ways. I did lose it when my brother was dx last year but briefly. I don't know what is the better way really, forcing it out usually makes me cross Am a bit odd though.

Keep us posted on what they are doing. Will they be able to get a fab holiday in for her? Special day out or something? I am sure allof us would contribute if they needed some money to make it happen

Thinking of you.

Blue is looking much better. She has eaten white food bananna now with no poo so i am hoping this is the end of it

B was mega sick again last night but tbh he didn't look ill. I think it was party food and choc cake after a diet of white food since Monday. Looks fine this morning anyway.

I have the twins home on a tt day today. They are always off!

Happy Birthday Charley! What have you got planned for the BIG ONE? A surprise party perhaps? A slap up meal? I hope you have a great day.

Sorry MrsJB, I didn't mean to sound quite so insensitive with my 'how long' I hope you all get to spend some quality time with her.

I have to go in to school today to discuss dd's' relationships with the other girls in her class'. If it's that bloody woman again stirring things up and blaming Daisy for everything I shall explode, really I shall. I have a feeling it is coming from the mother because she didn't drop her dd at her normal time, which is the same time as me and also stayed away when I went to pick up ds2 from Kindy (she is a teacher there). Dd's teacher is super nice so we shall have a full and frank discussion about my troublesome darling dd.

Happy Birthday Charley... have a nice day. xx

lg&t, glad to hear you may be bug free.. long may it last.

Thank you all again for your kind words and offers of help, you are all truly amazing people. I have e-mailed A's Mum to ask if there is anything we can help with to try and give them the chance for a special moment together soon. If they can't get the Florida holiday in they were planning then maybe a short break somewhere would create wonderful memories for them all. They have had some fun over the last few months and have been heavily involved with the amazing Make a Wish Foundation. Even a lovely day trip would be wonderful. I will leave it a few days now and see if Chantel replies, if I don't hear anything I'll speak to MIL. AM you are wonderful, your e-mail brought me to tears. Thank you all again.

I have stopped the tears today at least. (except the brief relapse reading AM's e-mail)

Thanks guys for all your birthday messages. I have had a lovely day. Birthday cake for brekky. Did the school run then popped home to get ready for lunch at Loch Fyne, artichoke risotto, rib eye steak & chips, sticky toffee pudding with ice cream, yummy. Following this was a cake and cookie sale at DDs school to raise funds for the Haiti appeal. Today has been so fattening.(grin)

Having sandwiches and nibbles on Saturday evening for family. Off to CP the following weekend seeing as our last weekend away was cut short by H.

Got an ipod and a watch from DH and the kids. Flowers and handbag from friends, necklace from girls at work and spendies for when I buy the new slim birds wardrobe.

I feel a very lucky old lady.

Thanks for the card AM.

Glad to hear they are on the mend Gin.

Hope you got on ok at school TMAM.

MJB second Gins offer of help if there is anything we can do to help at all. Much love.

Right birthday nearly over night night.

CM so happy your day was lovely You are a lucky lady.

MrsJB how are things today? Bloody awful i would imagine Thinking of you.

Blue has been up for most of the night, i put her in my bed in the end. She seem's to get hot and very upset. I am wondering if there is still some lingering infection somewhere. She ate the Shepherds pie imade for tea last night like she hadn't eaten in a week (well she hasn't) but was obviously in pain afterwards. She did a mini poo, still soft and yellow. Nothing since.

I didn't give her milk like i planned to because the bug is obviously still there?

God iam fed up with it all.

for MrsJB especially after getting Amelia's mummie's message. Will try and do something re her request. I am also doing this and would love others to consider joining in/donating/laughing at us. It's going to Macmillan. I know you want to SOH.

Sorry that B is still poorly. Yes stay off the dairy products for at least a week.

LG&T my neighbours 5yr old has had the same bug. It started Sunday night with the vomitting and she was screaming in pain. She was sick all Monday and into Tuesday then it started the other end. She still has it now. She too isnt eating properly, managing just a bit here and there. It just doesnt seem to be going Im sorry to hear B is still suffering too.

Im soo peeved off with J's school. After going to the options evening the other week I thought we had it all sorted, he had decided what he was going to put on his form but I told him to wait a few days before handing it in just in case he id change his mind about anything as once its handed in, changing options is very difficult. I sat him down last night to fill it all in and he informed me that his tutor has said that he is not allowed to put down the diploma he wants because he isnt at that level yet and unless he reaches a 5.5 by July then he wont be able to do it so he should choose something else. The stupid thing is she wrote a report for him in December stating he is expected to reach those levels anyway. Now he is at a loss, if he doesnt put the diploma down he has to choose two other subjects as they have to have 5 choices (a diploma counts for 2 as its a 2yr course)but he doesnt know what else he wants to do. Then if he does reach his expected levels and is able to do the diploma, he wont be able to do it as he didnt put it on his form and it will be too late to change it. Im waiting for his teacher to get back in touch with me so we can sort this out. The form has to be handed in Monday

Am just off down the council with dh to try to find out wtf is going on with our move, if in fact anything has been done. Im getting fed up with being fobbed off. Wish us luck (or maybe the housing officer needs the luck as dh is very pissed off with it all at the moment lol)