January 2009- toddlers turning 15mths and all that jazz (really just a new thread so DOG can fit it on her poncey iphone!)

[PatTheHammer]

Good enough for ya dog .

And sorry I do realise some are only turning 14 mths and some are nearly 16mths etc,etc......apologies!

All officially toddlers now though i think (well 120's H and HKZ's J are pulling up/taking steps now I think, think mostly everyone walking of some sort!) Scary thought!

morning

duck racing sounds great
luv ducks

someone phoned interested in rocking chair and never rang back!!! grrr
someone else has just phoned so hopefully

Morning all

How odd that so many of us lived near Hebden Bridge. I wonder if we ever saw each other there? Walked past each other in the street or sat at the next table in a cafe/pub maybe? We used to eat at the Watergate Tearooms most weekends, in fact I went into labour with ds1 while we were having lunch in there!

We also used to buy all our ecodisposables and get our ecover refilled at the Centre for Alternative Technology then stroll into town and stock up on all our organic food for the week.

Those were the day, I have a tear in my eye and a homesick feeling in my tummy just thinking about it.

These days its a fortnightly delivery from Tesco of whatever is cheapest/on offer and a nappy delivery once a month from a grumpy courier.

Thanks for ordering the lie in Tree. Unfortunately ds2's universe seems to be conflicting with mine, as he's come down with some sort of sore throat, headache and temperature virus overnight so woke up early with lots of sobbing etc requiring cold drinks and calpol to be delivered to his bed forthwith.

Sorry to hear dd had a bad night and pooing issues again. Hope she's feeling better today.

Not doing much today. Getting the camping gear out of the loft and sorting it ready for festy and dh is fitting thermal headlining in the van. Other than that it looks like I'm on nurisng duty.

have a new life plan....

...dh goes to do access in course in Sept
...dh goes to do BEd and teacher status Sept 2011
...dh gets teachng job in 2014
...all go live in Hebdon Bridge and I am pregnant
...all go veggie and float about the village eating well and being eco motivated.

Where do people n Hebdon Bridge have a baby?

Am skitring over the fact that hs programme will cost us about £40k in debts, that will eat our house equity, and we could afford a shoe box in Hebdon Bridge.

I've got new matchng knickers and bra on. M&S bargain and t feels good!

Get better soon little Moose.

Sounds like a plan Tree. Can we come? You can either give birth all natural-like in a field under a full moon or go to the hospital at Rossendale. I think its called something like Calderdale General Hospital, but I can't remember the name exactly. I had ds1 at Burnley General which is about half an hour away. Have to say they were very good and extremely well equipped, but I wouldn't fancy some of those country roads whilst in labour.

Houses in Hebden aren't that pricey Tree. As long as you don't want a garden. Lots of through-by-light terraces, back-to-backs and under/overdwellings: [http://www.ryburne.co.uk/bracket1a.htm here]] and here.

Mind you, some stunning properties in the higher price brackets.

I spent half a sunday drooling over some of them when I was poorly a couple of week back.

We have a similarly impossible life-plan that involves dh training to be an osteopath. Unfortunately it involves a full-time course followed by a couple of years of on-the-job training with little or no pay. Nice dream though. [wistful/teary eye emoticon]

Wow, just been on a big old google trip to find our old house. It was brearly old hall in Luddendenfoot. There is a bench in the playground opposite, by the canal, which we dedicated to my Grandparents! Long time ago though, sadly, as we sold it when I was still little. Last time I was up that way was before I had DD and we went to have a glass of champagne on the bench!

Hi all.

MM festival sounds fun, please can you link to it again, I have forgotten which one it is?

tree you have been doing some amazing virtual and real shopping - I love your expensive taste! That white stuff tent is especially cute. Dreamy.

120 Which canal was it on? My Dad lives on a canal boat full-time and cruises around, so he has probably gone past at some point. Sounds very lovely, I have images of a crumbling old stately home.

Def count me in for steaks next time I am down; my sister can babysit. Yey hkz, funny to think it must be nearly a year since we met up... and where is elkie these days?

Quiet day here, waiting for N to wake up and OH to come home, and then we are going to visit some friends - she is due DC number 2 TODAY, how exciting!

Listening to Laura Marling on spotify... sweet voice but generally is sort of washing over me rather than engaging me. I need some new music inspiration...?

MissJ its the Bearded Theory Festival its relatively small and very family/children friendly.

Looked at the weather predictions for the festy weekend, then promptly went and ordered some thermal socks, wellie warmers and a tent heater. Weather currently predicted at 4 degrees but feeling like 1 during the day with a frost overnight. Think I prefer cold to wet though, at least you can drink lots of hot chocolate and wear plenty of layers, whereas once you're wet you're wet when you're camping.

120/Tree OMG! I've just looked at Hebden on the Google streetview thingy and its been pedestrianised! It looks so different, I hardly recognise the place. I know I'm just an old grump that doesn't like change, but it looks way too touristy now. Half the fun was not getting run over by a truck as you picked your way along the ridiculously narrow pavements to get to the cafe/shops.

storemy here heavy rain and dark

MJ it is the one that runs from Luddendenfoot to Mytholmroyd. got to love those names!

MM I hadn't seen that! What a shame.

Meant to say I fell into it when I was 7 while fishing for sticklebacks and my brother and sister, who were with me, refused to help get me out! They said they were scared of the leeches .

When I did finally climb out and get home, my gran decided I needed a carbolic scrub down from her, which was by far the worst experience of it all.

Ewww, 120. We used to fish in the local brook and I got my legs covered in leeches once.

We used to have luvverly carbolic soap in the toilets at our infant school as well. They toilets were in an outside block across the playground, dark and spooky and always freezing.

Tink, its stormy here as well. The sky just went really dark and the heavens opened. It better rain itself out in the next fortnight and leave time for the ground to dry before we have to camp.

TREE Who cares if you are in debt because of DH's re-education and living in a shoe-box; at least your knickers and bra match! lol

Where do people come up with these names for towns.
You should all sell everything, emigrate to Vancouver Island, we'll all buy into 600 acres ocean front and live communally, hunting and gardening. lol.

Coffee Stout? A heavy stout beer with a hint of espresso... very lovely on a sunny but blustery late morning/afternoon. Its my DH's friend's local brewery He has the best beer out here.

120 A carbolic scrub! EEK!

That sounds fab. Where did you go again?

I wanted to know so I could copy you and take my DCs there at some point

But you're being secretive

books, try this:

parsnips or carrots
2 tsp sunflower oil

Preheat oven to 160°C. Peel the parsnips, then keep on peeling long strips place in a large bowl with the sunflower oil. Season with pepper and toss well.

Place in a single layers on 3 baking trays. Roast for 25-30 mins, turning halfway, until crispy. Sprinkle with sea salt while warm and serve immediately.

Hols sound fab!

On the speaking thing, I think it's more a case of listening to them. Today I heard H say things like 'this book' and 'dropped it there'. Initally my brain just filtered it out (he can't have said that!!). But then DD repeated it saying H had said it, so it wasn't just me hearing it. Quite weird, methinks. DD is quite a talker so I think that really helps with his vocab as she never shuts up has quite a lot to say.

All my DS says is arro (hello) and Bor (ball).

Your LO sounds amazing 120!

They definitely say more than you think at first, it just often doesn't come out right. I think it is easier when you just have one as there isn't so much background chatter so you really get to know what they are meaning when you tune into their body language and things. DS still does lots of pointing and grunting as that gets him the quickest results but if I've got him on my own for a few minutes he tries to use words, especially if he is trapped in the highchair or pushchair and can't just drag me over to something.

Pat says hello btw, she is having computer issues and MN doesn't work.

bracken has just started chatting loads

says baa - boo
bor - ball
chat - cat
bye bye

glad u had a good time 120 spunds fun

hi to everyone else

enjoyed sing and sign

Evening.

Tis done. Thanks for remembering Books it means a lot.

He was very brave especially as it hurt despite the emla cream. Fortunately he is so disconnected to the world at the moment it was a bit like he sort of disassociated from what was happening to his arm. The lady was lovely, but was a bit that she couldn't get him to respond to any of her questions. He was really on another planet (has been for days now).

So we just need to wait for the results now and take it from there. GP said they tend to come through fairly quickly so should know one way or the other by the end of the week. That is if the results don't come out inconclusive.

On the talking thing. I don't think dd is typical for her age with it and I'm sure there are plenty of things the other babes are doing that she isn't. To be honest though, if you think I type long posts, you should try and get a word in edgewise when I'm talking and the whole family is the same, so she had no choice but to get stuck in really. She's not that consistent either. Some days she will say lots of things and they'll be really clear and other days she sticks to repeating Daddeeee endlessly until it drives me nuts. Today's favourite phrase has been 'There sh'is' (there she is) because I said it when my Mum arrived and again when we were looking for her doll.

Mum brought round a tiny blanket today for dd to have in her dolls/bunny's bed (currently a cardboard box) that my Grandma knitted for my and my sisters dolls when we were small. We don't tend to retain an lot of family 'things' so I was really touched, especially as my Grandma and I didn't really get on (I was too wild and defiant) but I 'know' she would adore dd. I have 'felt' her around a lot since dd was born, but never did before, so I like to think she is looking out for her.

Eek, just had a text off dh saying there's a major crisis at work and he doesn't know when he'll be home. Better go and start the bedtime routine then. I was waiting for him to come home and do it at 6.30.