October 2007 - these little piggies are growing up fast!

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Ok so a pretty boring thread title but thought we needed some distance from the last one!

Choc; I have seen several and almost all talked a load of rubbish but that particular spiritualist minister was giving a "dispay" of spiritualist readings in front of an audience (like "crossing over" with John Edwards on Sky TV)at the spiritualist centre in Glasgow and he thought he was talking to my friend (who used to drag me along for a 'laugh') she couldn't connect with a word he said but after a while I had to admit he was talking to me... he was very matter of fact, not sensationalist or digging for clues; what he actually said was that there were 2 very tall, very slim men standing behind my friend, neither old, one with his leg missing below the knee, he got the names Archie and Neil, they were there to tell me my father was very ill (he had just had a heart attack and was about to have a quadruple bypass)but would be fine... and that when Dads time finally came they would be there to meet him....to tell the truth, at the time it spooked me and I never went to the centre again... but now I find it comforting that Mum, Db and I were there on one side as he passed away and if there is another side his Dad and Grandad were there for him too.
However my reading was 15 years before my dad died...I don't think it would be a good idea to see one when you are so very vulnerable so soon after your bereavement, there are a lot of charlatans out there who prey on people who are desperate to contact recently lost loved ones. Give yourself time to grieve naturally...the psychologists say it takes about 12 months on average... and if you are still of the same mind next year perhaps visit your nearest spiritualist church and talk to a psychic minister who doesn't ask for money for being a messenger.

Hello ladies, I seem to have fallen behind again

Choc - glad the funeral went ok, I fully understand not having a memorial too, I felt drained after my dads funeral, I couldn't imagine having to go through with a memorial too. Like FT myy dad died when I was 5 months pregnant with Sam, fortunately I don't think it has had any effect on him.

Alice Please pass on my best wishes to ChocHobNob thats lovely news (how is she getting on with lack of sleep still?)

Hope everyone has had good weekends. We went to Legoland in Windsor, had a fabulous time. Set off at 7am Saturday morning and got to LL in time for opening at 10am, spent the day there the boys had a brilliant day, they were so excited at seeing everything and we had fabulous weather. Not a cloud in the sky all day and gloriously warm, felt just like summer. Then spent the night in a hotel which the boys loved again (bouncing on the beds!)

Had a good brekkie and set off for LL again for 10am to finish off and have been very lucky to have the same beautiful weather that was even warmer than yesterday. Got home at 5pm this evening.

I now have loads of photos to trawl through

Sam is back to school tomorrow Woo Hoo but I have a day of cleaning ahead of me as we are getting the house valued on Tuesday, as have found a piece of land that we may build our own house on

Hope everyone has a good week ahead of them

Choc - glad the service went well and you got through it ok - I'm not sure I could have found the strength to do a reading like that, I think you're so brave. I really hope things start to get better for you - it must be so difficult now not even having the funeral to focus on (as painful as that was). at Dareh being so upset - of course he must know something is wrong - I hope he settles down soon, and that might help you a bit too (if that's not too crass).

Inzi - good luck with your healthy eating - I found it really tempting to eat anything I liked when I was pregnant so I admire your willpower. Did you get a better night's sleep last night?

FT - wow at your hard work getting stranded people back into the country. The ferries must be making a mint! Hope you get to put your feet up after a busy day today.

Herjazz - moving to Cornwall sounds like an adventure. Have you started looking yet or not got that far?

LLL - trip to Legoland sounds wonderful, glad the boys enjoyed it. How exciting finding some land - I didn't know you were planning to build your own house. I would so love to do that! Fingers crossed for the valuation.

I got as far as taking the film out of the box today, then saw the instructions that said it was a 2 person job and put it away again. Have enlisted my dad's help for next weekend.

Time to get a sleepy girl her bath

That's good advice Floria. To be honest these things spook me a bit but I so badly want to know if he is ok. Not something for now though you are right.

Not going to work tomorrow. Can take the week really but my pupils have an exam so have to go back thursday. Can't imagine how I am going to do it.

LLL that is exciting news about the land! Dh and I have talked about that in the past. Hope evaluation goes well.

LLL...deep..Dh and I looked for 3 years for a piece of land to do a selfbuild...spent every spare moment pouring through selfbuild magazine for ideas ...still watch 'Grand Designs' even though we gave up on the self build dream and went for the easy renovation project instead. I hope everything works out for you.

Choc; I think you might find work easier than staying at home...takes your mind off those things you can't do anything about and concentrates it on those you can. Glad you are taking my suggestion to leave things until you are in a better place emotionally.

WWAJC; I hope the film is easy to put up when you have enough hands....oh and hope you managed to evict the giant insect you mentioned on FB without masculine help
and the fb status I think you missed was one about Alex strutting round the living room wearing nothing but a t-shirt, my shoes and sunglasses and saying "looking gooood!"...I was helpless with laughter

News from Tosca Towers is that the lurgy Alex and I have been suffering seems to be abating at last .. though Alex seems to have developed an addiction for cough mixture and keeps putting on a cough to get a spoonful...and we get our new front door tomorrow [excited emoticon]
Have a lovely Monday everyone.

I can't handle teaching shitty first years yet, I have some horrible classes and I don't feel up to a load of behaviour management right now. It's nice pottering about the house with Dareh.

Hope Alex is better. What colour of door are you getting?

Herrjazz cornwall is so beautiful, I would like to live there. I had a holiday there once and it was the best I think I have ever had.

How exciting Inzi! It is so nice to win things.

Hi Ladies

Sorry I'm not getting on much, life is so hectic at the moment and trying very hard to keep it together to get my assignments done, rather than just collapsing on the sofa and sleeping all day which I really crave at the moment.

I have been reading still though.

Choc-My thoughts are still with you, I think it's a good idea to have a few days off to recoup, but if you have to go back on Thurs-it may be a bit of a kick start to getting on with things iyswim. Try not to take anything else on and delegate as much as you can, be kind to yourself

Inzi-That's great that you won the pram, George is going to be travellingin style!

WWAJC-Sounds like Anyas' settling in well at nursery, bet you're relieved. Shannons two nursery's are so different, one is really organised, clean, bright and I know where she is and what she'll be doing every day, the other is um, well, a bit disorganised, she always comes back grafted and snot all over her face and I have to search around in different rooms to find her when I go to pick her up but it is the most convenient and flexible and Shsnnon seems to love it so I suppose I can put up with one day of tramp child coming home..

Herjazz-How you feeling?

FT-Nightmare about having to arrange all the travel-I'm so glad we had nothing planned around now. here must be so many stressed/upset.disappointed people.
Glad that you and Alex are feeling better, Shannon just the cough for needing a drink, even when she's had 3 in a row within the past 10 minutes.

LLL-I'm jealous too! Hope the valuation goes better than you could possibly imagine!

BB-I reckon I am in possession of the ultimate Drama Queen! She is such a little sod in public, she sit's down on the floor in shops if she wants something and refuses to budge, usually when I've got my hands full so can't grab her. Yesterday she sat on a bench in a hardware shop and told the sales woman she was staying with her. Had to drag her out screaming.

Shannon is moving from the Dora phase to the princess phase, which is good as I can turn anything girly into a princess type bribe She wants to wear princess dresses constasntly though-and when someone called her sweetheart in a shop she retorted that she's not a sweetheart, she's a PRINCESS!

Well, best look at my work whilst I've managed to get her into the little mermaid DVD.

Hi to all I've missed, Dal, Alice, Strawberry x

Where's Muppet?

Ah right, meant to elaborate on the question but got distracted and just posted. No help with girls at the moment, have been taking her to nursery for a few extra hours one day a week, but I really need a couple of days to get uninterupted study, ha, as if!
Not sure whether it's that I'm knackard or if it's my state of mind iyswim-maybe more like a sense of dread and frustration and wanting to bury my head-never felt it to this extreme before and wish I could just get it out of the way, but when I try I just sit there thinking where the heck do I start!
Had blood tests this morning to make sure it's not medical but Gp said he thinks it's stress and will pass when college has finished.

Outcome from DD1 dad is that he thinks if he does what I ask for a few weeks then he can start creeping into pub again and I will not say anything, so I ring DD1 every morning that she's there to see what she's doing for the day and veto plans. He really is a twat, no idea what I ever saw in him, he has no brain or senseYou should hear some of the crap that him and his mum come out with!

Would love to post them to you for a while, but you'd soon want to send them back Thanks anyway

Right going to get them to bed and do some ratios, joy.

Inzi Congrats on the buggy win!!! Thats FAB!! I dont win anything EVER, so I am always when I see others!! LOL.

Choc Hope you are hanging in there. If you think you are ready to go back to work, it would be a nice distraction. But if you are not ready, dont put yourself through more than you can handle. Whatever upsets you right now, may get passed along to Dareh. You need time to just decompress and fit into your new RL.

NC You sound really stressed and that twat of an ex doesnt seem to be helping the situation at all. You should not have to worry everytime you send DD over to him! Hopefully once you get through your studies that you can relax a little. How much longer do you have??? Its not easy trying to get through college with little ones around. LOL at Shannon's antics. She and Sofia would make quite the pair!!

FT LOL at Alex "Looking Gooood" You have to wonder where they come up with these things!! Hope you guys are feeling better.

LLL at finding a nice piece of land. I would love to be able to build my own house... especially since mine seems to be bursting at the seams right now with all the DCs junk stuff! Am hoping a good spring clean will help relieve the issue for a while!

And speaking of which... was spring cleaning my bathroom cupboard and found a still-sealed pack of ovulation test strips (20) and 4 or 5 PG tests. Since we will not be needing them, any of you ladies need them or know someone who may need them, let me know. They expire this year, and I would hate to see them go to waste!

WWAJC How is Anya sleeping these days?? The film sounds like a good idea, but I am sure its going to be a lot of work. I put a film on my bathroom windows to make them look frosted for privacy. It was a real pain in the bum!!

So I had a wonderful weekend shopping! Didnt buy too much, but was able to find my dress for the wedding this weekend! Actually, DD1 found it for me! My 12 year old is now officially choosing clothes for me! We were in a shop and I must have tried on at least 15 dresses. As I was trying them on, DD1 was fetching sizes for me, or returning the 'definite no's' back to the racks (DH was sitting in a chair watching the whole process and relaxing). So I got to the end of the pile and she decided she was going to find some more for me to try. First one she brought was the winner!! She went on to brag the entire weekend about how she found me my dress!! LOL. Also bought a summer dress and a necklace for me and DD1 from the same store. Bought a top to wear to the church. Bought Sofia a dress, Marco an outfit, and DH 2 new shirts and a tie (to match my dress ). I think we are set! Just need to make sure DS1's shirt and pants and shoes still fit, or it will be back to the shops I go.

Off to make my menu for the week. Was very naughty this weekend and ate like a pig. LOL. I cant seem to shake these last 10lbs! Since I really need to fit into my clothes for this wedding, I have to behave this week. Ran 10km yesterday... walked for an hour this morning... all to relieve the guilt! Plus am going to my first pole dancing class in forever tonight. Looking forward to that, even though I KNOW I wont be able to move tomorrow!

to all I missed!

Choc - glad you are getting a few days off work at least and enjoying relaxing with Dareh. Take care of yourself.

FT - the giant insect turned out to be a bee. It had disappeared by evening after I left the window open but then the following morning it was limping round the room in a very bad way. When dh arrived to take Anya she made him go upstairs to see it and he helpfully threw it out the window. I would have done it myself once it had actually died. Honestly .
Ah yes, I did see that fb status - shame the photos weren't suitable for publication!
Glad you and Alex are better.

Inzi - congrats on the buggy, fantastic!

NC - lol at tramp child covered in snot . As long as she loves it, that's the main thing. Anya's got her photo on the nursery wall - they managed to get her smiling - and the comments in her book on what she's been doing while she's there usually involve singing and dancing, so she's obviously happy.
at Shannon telling the sales woman she was staying with her, and her princess phase. Does that mean everything is now pink and fluffy/sparkly?
When do your assignments finish? Is there an end in sight yet that you can focus on?

BB4 - Anya's sleeping fine now. For the last week she's been shattered and has been asleep on the sofa for an hour or 2 before tea, which makes bedtime a bit of a nightmare. I think I've been doing the typical single-parent over-compensating thing and trying to fit too much with her into my days off, so this weekend we've had chill-out afternoons. It means she watches loads of dvds but she's been less exhausted and I've got more done on the computer around the house, so I think it works better.
Well done with the shopping expedition - I can never find anything I want when I need it, so I'm very impressed that you got everybody kitted out. Enjoy your poledancing!

BB-Shopping sounds fab, dd1 is quite good at stuff like that too. 10km!!! I couldn't run 10m! Thats another 'thing' I have on the list when college finsihes, to get more exercise and try to make it into a habit, really want to set a better example to the girls with a healthy lifestyle.
Um I'll pass on the tests please Won't be needing any of them for a while

WWAJC-Ha at the bee, bless you, I just to be terrified of stuff like that, I seem to have kind of grown out of it iyswim, stuff like woodlice though have to get the gloves and tissues out.

Re college work, I have 4 assignments to do for the 25th May for the foundation course, and after that I have 2 accounts exams.
I'm not worrying about the exams yet, it's the assignments..doing a finance one now, which is probably the one I'd most enjoy, but not enjoying it as I don't have the time to iyswim.
If I get through them, I'll have another year of assignments to complete the FD but right now I'm trying not to think about next year!

Right, back to it

I've killed the thread!

NC Was wondering where everyone went!! Been lurking, but have had nothing really new to add. Sofia is being the same little horror treasure she always is!! LOL. Had another meltdown in the park when I tried to put her back in the stroller to go home. She wanted to walk (but its far enough from home that it would take her ages), so instead, she screamed!! It echoed across the ravine, and the high pitch made my ears ring! She then started thrashing her arms and legs, so got a few bruises from being kicked. Finally got her strapped in after working up a sweat. Who needs exercise!! Sigh... it really never fails. Every single outing I have the same issue... she is a meltdown waiting to happen. When are these terrible twos going to be done!!! LOL

Onto lighter topics... How is everyone??? Been sooo quiet here laetely. Usually I cant keep up!

warning So am going to brag a little ... mainly since I am very proud of myself... and not to throw it into anyones face. Lost a couple more lbs this week. 7lbs to go!! Since I started my diet/exercise regime September 1st I have lost 30lbs! Can now fit into 98% of my clothes! Woot Woot! (too bad they are now mostly out of style and need replacing ) Oh well... let the shopping spree continue! 4 years in a row of wearing maternity clothes is now OVER!! brag over

NC I do not envy you with all that work. I have often thought of doing an MA but not sure I would cope.

BB well done you! I keep trying to have a health kick, but chocolate gets in the way!

At work yesterday, found it very hard. Full day today. Thinking that once the exam is over I might try an take more time but I feel guilty plus it is coming up to exams. Also lots of staff off stuck abroad so school are struggling.

Going to scatter the ashes tomorrow so hope the weather is nice.

Choc-Am hoping for pleasant weather for you tomorrow, I hope you're okay, probably emotionally shattered? Will think of you tomorrow

BB-Sofia sounds as much of a handful darling as mine is
Wow at the amount of exercise you do! I know it's cheating, but I ordered a will fit board thingy the other day, hopefully will motivate me and dd1.

Well these flipping assignments are taking it out of me, still only on the first one, am ready to just put the layout neat and send it in without giving it any more thought am dreaming about it, thinking about it when driving, on toilet..etc just constantly, and need to get started on one of the others. Had my other course today but had been working till 1 this morning, and then Shannon was crying in the night, just to annoy me I think So didn't get to sleep till 2ish, then up at 6:30-Couldn't get my head round the work at college today, was a waste of time really.

Did have a bit of a laugh though, one of the lads came in late and announced he'd been to the sexual health clinic for a check up, every time he went out the room we thought he was checking it was still there and hadn't fallen off. Probably had to be there, but hey, it tickled me. Fancy him telling us all, not shy at all lol!

Still waiting for my biopy results, will have to ring on Monday as it has been over 5 weeks now and meant to be around 3, hoping no news is good news.

Where is everyone these days anyway?
Love to all x

P.s, meant to say, sorry I keep moaning about college crap, just tell me to shut up, will try not to go ooooooon about it anymore!

Hey NC - Moan away, that's what we're here for!

Off to bed in a min but just wanted to say

Choc - I am also wishing for good weather for you for tomorrow, will be thinking of you x

Sorry have been awol, will catch up soon, promise, am reading and thinking of you all x x x

Sorry not been about for a while. Don't know really what i have been busy with but time flies! Actually posted this last night but computer died on me just as I was posting about sil - thankfully with a charge overnight it was still here this am so didn't have to retype it all!

Choc sending you big hugs. Agree with others to take time off if you are struggling. Think you are immensely brave to speak at your dads funeral and sure he would be very proud. Hope it goes well for you today x

LLL I too am jealous of the self build as it is a fantasy of dh and mine. Probably will stay very much there as we are not the greatest at diy and very good at talking about stuff and not doing it! PLus our new house is fab. I am another for watching grand designs!

NC hope you manage to get all your assignments done... and that your results are OK on Moon - I do think no news is good news. If there was anything serious they would have been straight in touch.

News from here is that sil is back in the mother and baby unit. Just wasn't managing at home so although it feels a bit like a step back at least she is in the place that can help her now. Fingers crossed not for so long this time round but I guess it will be as long as she needs.

Still not seen my friend whose dd was stillborn. He was due back at work last week but went away to southern Spain for a couple of days to get away from it all just before then and got stuck there with the ash. They were due to get a ferry from north Spain today so he will be back next week all being well. I will find it very hard that the first time I see him will be at work when he may well not want me to mention his dd for fear of getting upset (thats the message he gave to our boss). They were going to come over for a drink last week so hopefully we'll b e able to sort that out so I can give them both a hug and talk about her as much or as little as they want.

Other than that not much to report. We have bought a climbing frame for the garden. Going to be a bit of a massive job to put it together though! Comes as a kit with all the bits and all the wood cut to length but we have to drill all the holes and put togther. Think boys will love it though and the big plus is that we can add to it as they get bigger and need more challenging stuff.

Also I have lost 10lbs with weightwatchers! Had got to the point where I just felt a bit blobby round the middle. Wasn't exactly huge but just teetering on the border of my BMI being normal and overweight. It was more about how I feel than the actual weight to be honest and I feel tonnes better now!

Just off to get breaskfast for the boys. Sorry not to mention the rest of you personally but can't remember now the rest of what you were being talked about after I read all posts last night!

NC - 4 assignments in a month is a lot - not surprised you're a bit stressed. Still, only 4 more weeks to go - feel free to moan as much as you like in the meantime. (Ignore next year - Shannon will be a year older and easier to deal with - at least that's what I keep telling myself!) Wii fit sounds like a good idea - I could do with one of those.

BB4 - well done on losing so much weight, that's amazing! Brag well deserved I think.

Choc - how did it go today? Will you get any more time off this week?

Alice - glad your sil is getting support - hopefully she'll be well enough to go home again soon. Hope you get to see your friends before he returns to work. Well done you with your weight loss as well. I feel pretty much the same at the moment - am doing a fair amount of comfort-eating at the moment - I keep using the excuse I'm just treating myself but if I'm treating myself several times a day that's a bit much isn't it?!

Big news here (well, biggish) - Anya did a wee on her potty yesterday . She's been reading a potty training book every night as her bedtime story for about a week and a half and she announced to h yesterday morning that she wanted to use her potty - and she did a wee. Then at my parents she did the same thing, although she had to try really hard to do one . She's not been interested since - hasn't taken up the offer of using it when I've offered, but at least she's coming round to the idea of potty training, so I'm really chuffed.

In other news, I got the film put up on the windows this morning - not as tricky as I thought it would be, although there are going to be small air bubbles that will never come out. It does work though - downstairs has been warmer than upstairs this afternoon for the first time. Next job - sort out all the junk in cupboards before Anya moves in. Could take a while.

Morning ladies,

Have kept putting off posting cause I was behind and then getting even more behind! I have been reading all the posts though. Gonna try catch up a bit now if Miles lets me, Dylan is in his highchair eating breakfast so occupied for now..

Choc - How you doing? Did the weather hold up ok for the scattering of the ashes? Look after yourself and remember we're all here for you.

Please don't feel guilty if you need time off work, it is really important you put yourself first right now and they will cope without you i'm sure ((hugs))

NC - Wow, you've got a lot of work on at the moment. Hope you get it all done without too much stress and then can breathe a big sigh of relief!

WWAJC - I also 'treat' myself several times a day. I'm using the excuse I need the extra calories for breastfeeding but I know really that I don't need that many!

Well done to Anya doing a wee on her potty . No signs of interest from Dylan at the moment

Well done on putting the film up too, glad it works!

Alicet - Great to hear from you!

Sorry your sil is back in the mother and baby unit but I would think it's the best place for her to get better under the circumstances. So awful for her she has to deal with this just after having her baby . At least she's with the baby this time. Here's to a quick recovery.

Hope you get to see your friend before they're back to work and that you are able to offer some much needed support.

Well done on the weight loss, although I can't think where you must have lost it from cause you are tiny and in very good shape from what I could see when I met you!

I'll have to get my head in to gear and start eating more healthily, I need to tone up too.

BB4 - Wow at your weight loss too, well done! I wish I could fit in to 98% of my clothes. I have a whole section of my wadrobe that is too small, wonder if i'll ever fit back in to it

Just had a nosey at the pics of you at your friends wedding on FB. You look lovely! In fact all your family look lovley

Floria - Hope Alex is fully over his lurgy now and his cough syrup addiction

Inzi - on you winning the buggy, that's so great! I never seem to win anything

There's a good thread at the moment on dealing with a 2yo and a baby, if you click on my profile it's one of the threads i've recenlty posted on. Take a look

How is your pregnancy going? How long left now? I can't wait to see what little George looks like! I never said but I think it's lovely you're naming him after your grandad and it's a lovely name, really cute for a boy and good for when he's older too.

Sorry you're suffering from insomnia, I had that too, AWFUL, think I was more tired when pregnant than I am now! Hope it improves, I found reading before I went to sleep helped.

Herjazz - How you doing? I saw your Cornwall pics on FB, looks like you had a fabulous time! My brother lives down there, in Hayle so we get free holidays when we go to visit , off down there in June all being well!

LLL - Wow at you building your own house, so exciting! If I had loads of money i'd build a big american type house like the one in that film 'what lies beneath'. Not likely to ever happen! Did you get a good valuation on your house?

Well, I didn't get a massive amount of sleep last night, somewhere between 2 and a half and 4 and a hlaf hours . Miles was asleep for 2 hours of that but kept grunting in his sleep cause he had farts stuck! This kept me awake then he woke for a feed again and promptly released said farts

Got my breastfeeding support group this afternoon so mil is going to watch Dylan. Should be good, they're doing a bit of baby massage whilst i'm there and it's nice to chat to other mums for a while . If I make it another week with the breastfeeding and get to 6 weeks I get a free bf bra

Gosh, I can't believe Miles is 5 weeks old already

I'm excited cause we've finally ordered a bed for Dylan , well i'm not excited about having to return him to it when he gets out but excited about him seeing it for hthe first time!

It's this one

We've also ordered this duvet set and this duvet set

I'm trying to get him off the bottle but it is actually completely IMPOSSIBLE!

We have a cupboard full of 'special cups' I have tried puttin his milk in but he just takes a few sips then rejects them. If I force the issue he gets really annoyed and cries . The problem is that his dietician recommends he drinks a pint of milk a day whish he has in 4 5oz bottles at the moment but if he drank it in a cup I doubt he'd take half that much... Just bought another cup that is one of those tommy tippee ones with a straw in it. He has had on sip and is now just playing with it .

The silly thing is he can actually drink out of an open cup cpmpletely fine apart from the pdd spillage and will drink any liquid out of any cup, juice, pop, water, tea, etc etc but if I put his milk in anything other than a bottle he goes mental. Any tips appreciated!!!

Hi to everyone i've missed, muppet, strawberry, crochet, mine, eva, etc etc, thinking of you all x

Hello,

the weather was fine and the location was perfect actually. Lots of happy memories from childhood there. It was as nice as something like that could be, my little brother was very upset and at the end of the day none of us wanted to go. Felt like we were leaving Dad behind. We got back and straight away booked a holiday in the lodge we used to stay in as a child which is also where we scattered his ashes. Has anyone else every had to do that by the way? It's quite hard from a practical point of view.

My pupils had their practical exam today and it went really well. The examiner said at the end that he wasn't allowed to say anything but that I had nothing to worry about and that it was excellent. Came home afterwards, got upset because all that kept popping into my head was 'I must phone Dad and tell him how it went'. I am taking the rest of the week off, really not ready to be back at work.

Love the bed Dalry - super cute. Dareh would love the Geroge bedding, he loves peppa pig. No ideas on the milk thing, don't stress about it too much I say. He won't be drinking out of a bottle when he is 16.

Great news about Anya! Dareh seems to have lost all interest in using his potty after using it for a week. Very annoying.

Hope it is ok when you see your friend Alice. One of the girls I work with sent me a text the night before I went back in to say that she wouldn't give me a hug so as not to upset me but that she would want to which I thought was nice.

Hope your work is going well NC. I am not studying this year for once, it is nice not to have work to do. Can't wait for DH to be done with his course, so sick of essays and I am not even writing them!

Going to have a wee lie down now.