April 2007 - Whip out your stockings - Christmas is nearly here ......

[CaptainDippy]

That ok!!?

i give up. i'm so pissed off. how can a bit of snow make me depressed again

Not being able to get out is such a pain. All my friends (who can walk into town) were meeting for coffee at 10.30am today and I felt really glum and left out . The kids are being big wusses about the snow and are plonked in front of the telly (which is an improvement on them killing each other playing together) - I am tempted to go out and build a snowman on my own if they won't !

Hi folks

Eddas, sorry you feel low xx It is a pita isn't it. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon. Hang on in there.

Ange, lovely pics; I like the one with the full fringe.

Bramshott, hope your girlies are ok.

Hi Dippy Hope you are doing ok.

All good here. Went in to town this morning and got 4 house keys cut to hand out to more neighbours after yesterday's balls up!!

B back at school today and K in nursery all day - hurrah!!!!! The first child-free day since the 18th December. I have loads to do so need to get my arse off here!
Back later. x

thank you for the support, as ever MIL has just ben round and picked up dd and taken her home to stay for the night I am to say i'm relieved. I still have ds but one child is much easier to deal with than 2 so I am feeling a bit better.

I'm so lucky to have a fab MIL.

I think the combination of snow/dd's demands/no choc because of the diet is causing me some erm 'problems'.

What a fab mil!! Enjoy the peace

evening wonderful ladies

we walked to twins club today, well I walked and Jack & Luke were in the double with Erin on the hood

I got to cuddle 7 week old twin girls - so yummy - but me not broody one bit

It is cold here so I know the rest of you probably have it colder [brrr]

Off to a meet up in a few weeks at a new soft play place in Plymouth. Have met one before but the others will be new to me!

I am 'can't be bothered itus'

shhhhhit, more snow last night and dd is at her nan's about 5 miles away!! dh is currently clearing the car of snow and will attempt to fetch her because more snow is forecast! Just heard the weather forecast for tonight, the national one, and they expect the worst snow in?? Yep greater london and Kent!! Fab that's me then. We already have enough thanks. I don't think dd's school is ever gonna re-open

Know the feeling Eddas - dreading more Snow Days - siiiigh!

Have enjoyed the snow today though - muchos snow angels, snowballs, a snowman and a snow chicken (yes really!) Has been good

Inflateable boat pic now on my Facebook.

PLLEEASSEE let school be back on next week! Still, at least we haven't had any "homework" set like it looks like some schools have!

we had a letter warning that if weather bad next week then the school will close - this isn't good. I am cold and bored of dropping temperatures.

We had the swine flu jab today

My evening out was cancelled due to the weather - not impressed.

Hi ALL.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Snow is getting annoying now!
We have foecast for lots more.
Am trying to fill in NHS Job application....I hate the additional info bit[raaaaaaaaaaaaar]
Hope all are well.

i'm gonna check out your photos in a bit on fb bramshott and dippy

Bramshott, oh yes we have homework, stupid school! One of the first to close. They shut wed when only about 2 other schools in my town did and then on fri came up with the fab idea of homework! Everyone is most impressed I had to seek advice on here for one of the questions as it was bible related and no offence to anyone that is religious, but like we have a bible!! And if we did i don't think i'd be able to find the answer very sharpish. MN to the rescue once again!

It's been snowing here all afternoon, more snow forecast all night and all day tomorrow. I feel a huge snowman build coming on tomorrow, at least it'll clear some of the snow if nothing else!

How are you doing today Eddas? I must admit that this is no fun now - it's a real pain not being able to go out, and I HATE not being able to plan ahead! We are supposed to be going to a friend's 40th on Wednesday, but of course we have no idea if we actually are!

Also trying to plan N's birthday party next weekend (7, my baby is going to be 7 !) and (a) hoping everyone will actually be able to come, and (b) having to be super-organised as no chance to "just pop out" for things!

Pah to school and homework - my friends DS is supposed to be "updating the school blog on what he has been doing" - err, watching telly?!? N's would read "watching tv, fighting with my sister, acting like a tweenager, having FAR too much energy, eating chocolate left over from Christmas, making an enormous mess in every room in the house!"

Right, heading for the sofa and wine (DH watching terminator ), then bed. Back tomorrow - you lot are my only human contact outside the family ATM! Night x

Much better today thanks Bramshott I've been trying to work out why I feel so depressed, and I think i've put it down to the fact I can't go anywhere. I remember getting like this in the summer of 2008, I know it was a longtime ago, feels like yesterday I remember ringing MIL and asking her to have dc for a day just to get a break from the constantness of it all I ended up crying on her then too Since then I have made sure I've got plans for most of the holidays so that I don't let myself get like it, last week all my plans got cancelled. So glad MIL took dd away for a day, at least only have ds meant I could relax a bit, ds is quite happy watching dvds and playing a bit. DH home today and tomorrow and i'm hoping it's snows more now as he's supposed to be on a course tues, staying away overnight on mon and I don't think I can cope with that atm. I've not really spoken before about being depressed but after feeling so much more 'me' lately i'm sure I have been and probably since 2008 when everything was going wrong. That year was rubbish and I spent last year doing everything I could to stop feeling so bad. I had finally got somewhere and then this last week has just thrown me completely out again. It makes me just want to sit and do nothing and sleep alot. Today has been better though and I hope now i've realised what's happening I can avoid it. I just need to get out. There are a few people from school who live walking distance(just about) and i'm just gonna pluck the courage up to ask if we can walk to them. Something I found hard to do when I was very down. I just thought I was being a PITA. I felt like no-one really liked me and I was in the way. which i'm sure's not true, it's all paranoia. or I hope it is!!

Anyway, sorry about all that just all came out. I was going to delete it but it might help to read it back in the future.

Bramshott, I hope you are able to have dd's party at her being 7. and hope the 40th not cancelled. This weather is throwing everyones plans out the window.

I expect my boss' are having sleepless nights, our deadline to complete all tax returns is 31st Jan, that gives us 3 weeks and next week might be a right off if the forecast is right. Who knows what the heck we'll do! Be expected to work weekends probably we can work from home but we'd need to get to the office first to pick up all the paperwork

eddas it helps to write it down (I think) and I feel that online support (yes you 'orrible lot) is the best going, much better than rl as things like that are hard to say and bring to peoples attention.

If it wasn't so far you would be more than welcome to walk round to me

Eddas, I am glad that you are feeling better now. Depression is a mean and horrible thing that totally messes with your head. I had PND after ds and I would not wish the experience on anyone as it was bloody awful. I can totally relate to the things you are saying and if I lived closer you could come to my house, but it's a bit far away for a walk in the snow!! Look after yourself xx

Oooggs, how is the slap looking?! I made sure I put makeup on yesterday as I was working in a new place for the agency, and I didn't want to look like a haggard old hag amongst all the young twenty something staff!!

Ange, the hair colour really suits you, I used to experiment with all sorts of red shades when I was younger. I dye my hair regularly, but just to my natural colour these days to cover my greys.
My friend said to me that she used to dye her hair because she wanted to, but now she does it because she has to. I couldn't agree more!! Getting older is great in some ways as I am much more confident now, but in other ways it is pants

SOL, you are so lovely

It is snowing here already, and has been all morning very lightly. The forecast is for more later which probably means there will be no school again tomorrow. Oh well, at least it means I won't have to rush my arse out of bed to do the school run which is something of a bonus!

thankyou oooggs and sb If I could walk to you I'd visit!

i've given up trying to predict this weather, everytime I look outside it's doing something different

hi everyone
want snow to melt...

Arsing in laws have arrived. I don't want them here.

oh dear Are these the ones that were so lovely about B?

hey luce great to see you - your ears must have been burning

bugger sol - hope they bugger off soon

Luce - you have put the cot 'away'!!!!!!

Luke is in Jacks cot and I have SOLD Erins!!

and everything that Luke grows out of or no longer needs then it goes!!!! Sterliser is next.......