Fab Feb 2009 bar: toddle on in, grab a pew: mummy's in need of a drink or two...

[dinkystinky]

New thread for us to natter on about our toddling terrors... complete with some virtual booze. Mine's a french martini....

STW and Mrsy.... so sorry for your losses

Had the most hideous day here yesterday... woke up at 6.30 yest with really horrendous stomach cramps.. managed to stumble around and get kids out the door and then as soon as i got back A and i collapsed on the couch a passed out. woke up to dp coming in the door with ds1 (thank god he was home or the poor child would have been abandoned )

had to drag myself up and drive the hour to the hospital with A for an appointment with his idiot paediatrician (whole other thread!) and got back at 5pm with a thumping headache.

A flung himself of the couch in the evening (completely my fault, forgot he was on the couch and got up and walked across the room only to turn round in time to see him stand up and throw himself head first onto the floor ) he's a got a lump by his eye and his nose was bleeding but thankfully didn't seem too bothered at all.

went to bed early with the headache as i couldn't take anything due to the stomach cramps... A woke at 2.30 and proceeded to scream hysterically for 3 hours straight... he's had a cold for day and the blood nose on top of that was freaking him out completely, poor love doesn't understand how to breathe through his mouth at all so he must feel like he's suffocating when his nose is clogged... every time i got him calmed down a bit he'd start snorting and choking again and we were back to square one... on top of that notveryDP was behaving like an ass as if i should somehow just be able to shut him up and actually stormed out of the room at one point banging doors and swearing as if i feel a scrap of sympathy considering he doesn't even usually notice when A has nights like this!

Then dd was in our room at 6.30am chattering at me while my head was thumping. Have doses myself with neurofen now and can finally think straight but i'm knackered.

Sounds like yesterday was a nightmare day Tulips - and today didnt start off much better. Hope it improves from hereon in.

Being driven mad at work. Despite my complaining that I am on deals which dont fit within my fixed hours deal and that I need junior level support the powers that be are ignoring me and just not sorting out the issues. Aargh. And breathe. Oh well, now working on a work to rule basis - come 5.30 the blackberry goes off...

Hi. Got my laptop back and it has had it I have to keep my finger on the charger so typing one handed for now. Will have to start saving for a new (second hand) one.

Going to try to catch up a bit while the rat-bags are eating!

McD yes on the poo front. Is quite foul isn't it?
STW so sorry for your loss
MrsY Hope you're ok.
snowmama Is that a name change?

Luke is walking!! Is very funny. He walks with his arms straught up in the air lol. Can't remember J ever doing that.

Nice to see you back on SilveryMoon - sorry your laptop is on its last legs though.. Danny does that too, like a little fugitive (which he so often is ) surrendering to the cops...

rofl at the little fugitives in training

It must come from us walking behind them holding their hands above their heads

snowmama im trying to work out who you are ? and where u north are you now? do i have you on facebook? sorry 20 questions

oh no some sad losses hugs so mrsy and stw

are any of you workin mums finding ot really hard! I have izzy all day which i love then go to work in the evenings but if i have a tough time its a nightmare! Tonight the kids ran rings around me i am so fucking angry grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

And then it was just a rare occasion where i had no sitter so had to take izzy with me which i hate becasue im relying on parents to watch izzy whilst i teach its virtually impossible then i came home and just had the nightmare that is bedtime aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh

i dont even feel any better for ranting either booo hooo to me [goes for a sulk]

Littlesez - take a look at our FB page to find out who SM is...

It is hard to juggle working and childcare - and anyone who finds otherwise is remarkably lucky. I should imagine its much easier for you when you do have a sitter for Izzy so all you have to do is focus on the kids. To be honest, it really hasnt sounded like you've been enjoying your work much for the past couple of months - or has it just been a long run of off days? I hope you're feeling much better after your rant anyway.

thanks dinky yes just a few tough days but generally i do enjoy work i just like to moan! will look on fb x

MrsY and STW, sorry to hear about your relatives. MrsY, hope seeing your dad goes ok.

OMG. Jacob has hit that stage of not listening to anything he is told at all. He has been driving me crazy!
Thank God they are now in bed. Where's the booze?

wish mine were in bed.

dp left to head to his parents for the weekend and about an hour later the neighbours son threw a stone at my cat, missed the cat but smashed my drivers side window

while dealing with that dd proceeded to throw up all over herself.

i haven't even started dinner yet and lord knows i'm going to be seeing it again all over dd whenever i do get around to serving it!

Oh Tulips, what a day! What a little shit of a neighbour you have!
Hope dd gets better soon.

me and his mother gave out yards to him and he had hysterics, then his dad turns up (they're seperated) and basically said 'ah sure he's only 7, it's not his responsibility... his mother should have been watching him' ffs... wonder where he gets it from?

pain in the arse as dp has the other car and i'm supposed to be going to my mothers on sunday and have shopping to get in. my mechanic is hunting for a window now so fingers crossed he finds one in the morning.

fuck me but i could do with a drink!

kids still aren't in bed and house is a pit

Dp bought me a new netbook. It is very small. I feel like I'm a giant! Sure I'll get used to it.
Off into town today to see the meat man at the market, I am looking into setting a household budget so am keeping note of everything I'm spending. A friend is doing it too and we realised I'm a bit silly shopping in the supermarket! She gets alot more for her money on the market so I am off to do that today

Hello all

Glad you are back online SM

Your neighbours son sounds delightful Tulips .

Been very busy here.....work work work and more work.

Both DCs had their SF jabs last week - has anyone else had theirs done? I had it done for selfish reasons really....they both go to nursery so when all the other kids get it, hopefully mine won't.....and I won't have to take time off work to nurse them....I'm a crap nurse!

Ooops dinner ready....later x

Thanks for all your kind messages about my Grandpa - please bear with me this evening - DH is out, I feel like shit (D&V bug on weds/thurs, now throat infection) and for some reason I'm here crying my eyes out about my lovely Grandpa! Skip this post now if you like!!

Been chatting with my Mum and Dad tonight (they've not been together since I was 4) and so many happy memories of my Grandpa have flooded back and I've gone all funny and jsut want to talk about him! So to anyone who has got time on their hands tonight... He was born in 1916 and went on to fight many major battles in World War II, including Montecasino, and used to begin many a story to us grandchildren "When I was in the war..." or "when I was keeping you safe from the Hun..." and we'd all groan and roll our eyes . It wasn't until I met DH, who's a WW2 enthusiast that I began to get a feeling of exactly what he'd lived through. He was larger than life - 6'4" and goodness knows how many stones! Did everything to excess (except smoke bizarrely) - lived in a small village where he was the best known figure in the community (maybe from some of his legendary "parties", was Chairman of Rochford Council, was one of the Defenders of Essex campaigners who successfully fought against the proposed airport at Maplin Sands in Essex in the 70's, he and my Nana's house was struck by lightning in 80's and burnt to the ground, nearly taking them with it.... the list goes on and on. In some ways he was like a Dad to us (his son, my Dad, left when I was 4 and I didn't see him again until I was about 11 - no-one in the family did... he was doing dodgy things in Zaire that he plans to tell us about someday in a book!!!!).

Anyway, he was the best Grandpa in the world and always adored his granddaughters. In some ways, he left us many years ago when he became "old" and bedridden, then his memory started going - but he could still sing German hymns and Cornish Sea Shanties by heart!!. On his death certificate the cause of death is "old age" and for some reason this has made us all so happy!

I'm so looking forward to his funeral on 24th March - it really will be a celebration of a great man.

I feel a bit silly posting this but it does feel good to tell everyone about him . Sorry it's so long!

Right, I feel a bit better now - have a lovely evening everyone....

Tulips - hope you had a better day today!

LMN - I'm still waiting for an appointment for SF jabs for my two...clinic is waiting for enough people to request it before they sort out a date. I couldn't see a reason not to do it but obviously no-one else in my area thinks so...

DS tried to send DD headfirst through the cat flap this afternoon....she was actually quite a willing participant in this activity, until the cat decided she wanted to come through the other way and it all turned a bit nasty....the cat won the battle and DD ended up with a scratch across her forehead. It's amazing how much trouble two toddlers can get into in the minute my back was turned.....

STW - wow your Grandpa sounded like such a fascinating man. How lovely that you have such fond memories of him. Glad you feel better telling us about him.

Maybe you should sing a sea shanty at his funeral!

STW Your Grandpa sounds like a great man. It's good to talk about it and remember we are your friends so don't apologise for aanything!
calico tell me about it. My 2 are terrors too. Ds2 is more sneaky I think so will have to keep a close eye on him. DS1 normally yells what he's doing. You'll hear him yell "push" and then hear whoever the poor mite is hit the floor and cry within a second. Luke doesn't seem to be quite so obvious.

HAPPY mOTHER'S DAY
Don't know what to do today. Dp's on nights so will be in bed all day and I'll need to get out or keep them quiet.......

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ALL

not very happy here unfortunately, have received feck all other than hugs and on top of that i have no oil, am almost out of coal (borrowed some from my very guilty neighbour yest but she only had half a bag), have run out of milk, dp doesn't seem to have surfaced yet so knowing him won't be back til the middle of the night and i have no food dd can eat in the house

tempted to rip the bin bags of the window and head into town but amn't quite brave enough to risk it... the way my weekend is going the car would be robbed within 10 seconds!

LMN, mine all had the SF jabs months ago... dp has asthma and had to have it anyway and dd and A are petite fragile little creatures and i didn't want to risk them getting it... seemed odd to get it for them and not ds1 so he had it too.

STW you grandad sounds like he was an absolutely facinating man, and a great dad/grandad. RIP

Evening all. Hope everyone is well. Tulips - at your neighbour's son - and his dad's rubbish attitude and sorry you're having a rubbish mother's day today - hope DP turns up soon suitably contrite and spoils you rotten. SM - congrats on your new netbook (what a nice present! Early MD one?). STW - sorry you've been feeling so low about your granddad passing away, but grief is a natural process, so dont feel guilty about it! Sounds like he had a very full life, full of adventure, and has left many loved ones behind with great memories of a good man - what more could anyone ask for on this earth? Hope the funeral goes well and is a great celebration of his life and all of your memories of him. LMN - havent had the SF jabs done for my 2 - though have yet to get Danny's 12 month jabs done Not heard anything about them doing them for kids round here yet.

Been away for the weekend with DH and the boys - was DH's xmas present to me -to a nice hotel in the Yorkshire Moors. Was lovely but having the boys there it wasnt particularly relaxing - Danny managed to give himself a fat lip within 15 minutes of arriving! The motto of the weekend was "Constant Vigilance" - barked out in a Madeye Moody manner (complete with crazed expression and eyes revolving all around the place) (apologies to those who have never read Harry Potter...) Stopped off at my parents on the way back and both boys had a brilliant time playing with them. Now into the usual Sunday evening pre-bathtime chaos... Back later...

Awww STW....that was lovely reading about your grandad.....my grandad was born in 1916 too (but we lost him back in 1981!)

Weekend away sounds lovely dinky - even if a little stressful....I'm off to Devon next weekend for a week, and unfamiliar territory with DCs is pretty stressful!

Poor you Tulips ....hope DP sorted himself out and made up for it!!

I got a cup of tea in bed this morning and a lie-in until 8am....what more could I want? I did get a lovely card and had a lovely walk in the park in the Spring sunshine as well.

Right off to do dinner and enjoy the P&Q

btw Calico at your DCs antics.....when clearing up tonight, I found a fair few toys that had been posted through our catflap!!