AUG 08 - Here we go again and again and again...

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Seriously!

dizz hope they're big bags!

poor sazz must be awful. it was bad enough having my car stolen let alone be in a foreign country with a young family when it happens. There's not really anything we can do to hellp though is there? shout if anyone thinks of something

Miamla - as lovely as your suggestion is I'm pretty sure that Sazz with have organised the french polis/ sorted flights/arranged transport from this side and has her Ocado delivery waiting on her return shall text her with your kind offer thoug

ok, my mistake - she's 15minutes from home so apparently home tonight and not tomorrow

welcome home Sazz, Mr Sazz and the Sazzettes

oh, so pleased to hear they're almost home...actually just realised the time...they should be home now!!! yay!

So Sazzles was the french cop as handsome as the Georgia State Trooper??? Very sorry about your car. I hope you get a splendid replacement FAST.

CRAP! My brain.....

Buckets I've spent stupid money 5 separate times since DH's snip. He is glad that I have someone to chat about it with...other than him. He's not the least bit worried about the possibilities (or rather lack there of).

My mother's name is Claudia. The lame bit I didn't like and then I lost it for DD1 by 6 months to my brother last child. They don't even use it...it's her middle name.

VG Reese has suddenly taken a turn towards separation anxiety. Today I had to hand her to her teacher and leave with her wailing. I stood in the hall until she calmed slightly and took a breath. I made my time away short and when I returned she RAN to me with OPEN ARMS. I'm glad I didn't pull back. I know she love school and is very safe there. This is only a phase. I repeated that to myself all the way to pilates class.

Very of you Lucky and your one on one today. Also very nicely done with the "issue" that arose. (((hug))) When I reread that it sounds extremely naughty. He it is again... I'm envious of her pilates private session and happy she dealt with her car problems like a real problem solver.

Being interrupted ... will be back later (hopefully).

HELP!

Be HONEST!

DD1 (6yrs old) requested a pool party.

I agreed.

If you don't already know me then allow me to explain one detail....

I AM AN ANXIOUS PERSON.

AIBU to request a parent or guardian remain in the pool area (preferably IN THE POOL) during the swim?

And then how do I add that to the invite???

HONESTY! HONESTY! HONESTY!

This is the end-line on my invite draft:
Highly anxious mother hosting.
Please accompany your semi-good or non-swimmer in the pool.

Good? Bad? Stupid? Awesome?

Sazzles, my dear. Glad you are home and so sorry your weekend took such a horrid turn.

VG - Little Nell here is also unhappy if I'm out of sight. It's definitely a stage they are at, but it is not nice to see them upset. Not that I am ever out of their blardy sight. I need time off! We are going to a wedding in a fortnight and taking all three with us.

Tonight's marking provides an excellent spellcheck error. Apparently, Dracula is 'Fucking the blood out of innocent bystanders.' Arf. Some great work too, I just have a weakness for the funny bits.

x-post TS. Will give it thought as I try to type up my essay marks ...

Red that doesn't sound like an "error". Is it a brazen student like moi-- who did it to see if you were "really" reading the essays. Not that I've ever done that.

Silly me. I stepped off our thread for a moment and got lost reading this one.

It has to be a troll. Cross-dressing is really common, but the posting style reminds me of a well-known troll. I'll give it a .

Re. the swimming, what about:
'We hope everyone has a great time. If your child is not a confident swimmer and needs close supervision in the water, please feel free to stay with us and share in the fun.'

I think every parent is an anxious parent where water is concerned so don't out yourself unless strictly necessary.

Apologies for cheesiness of suggestion. My bed is calling me.

Arf at your suggestion about the student. He might well be trying it on. I wrote in the margin: 'Please resassure me that this is a spellcheck error.'

morning,

hope all is well this am sazz and you had a nice break even tho troubled..

TS i would expect parents to stay at the pool party as they are only 6 and not fair for you to be responsible for them??? so agree with with your draft and no you are not be over anxious ..

hope you got your essays marked red..

have to sort all the kiddies summer clothes today ye gods going to take hours .. off to cyprus in less than two weeks for the wedding and have to get organised!! typically next weekend he is away on two stag dos back to back which only leaves me with limited child free time to organise a week's trip away ..

did manage to buy a dress for all these wedding but its black .. tried on a really gorgeous one but it was cream!!! don't feel right wearing that colour to a wedding.. any thoughts..ie please help!!

Right i'm mutttering and a stinky bum to attend too xx

Morning all

Sazz - hope you are home safe and had a good time despite the theiving frogs. Fingers crossed the insurance company are good and you manage a replacement soon.

Red - your student mistakes are hilarious.

TS - I can imagine that at 5(or is it 6) most parents would not think of leaving children for a pool party. Maybe you could put a bit on the bottom about parents welcome to stay and join you for drinks and nibbles?

DD awake in the night yelling for her 'Paaaaapa, not you mummy paaapa pick me up' No chance of that or we would all have been up partying at 3 am.

Waiting in for John Lewis again today so I might get some chores done

red i've solved your student error confusion...

a couple of days ago you said
"Top plank award to the student who suggested that your average sexual encounter involves the exchange of blood. DH suggested that I add a note in the margin 'You aren't doing it right.' "

and last night you said
"Tonight's marking provides an excellent spellcheck error. Apparently, Dracula is 'Fucking the blood out of innocent bystanders.' Arf. Some great work too, I just have a weakness for the funny bits. "

they're both right! my work here is done

QED

oh and your DH is right but only if he doesn't fuck like Dracula

Morning all.
sazz hope you're all home and happy. So sorry your weekend ended the way it did though!
red I'm loving the essay marking.

Seb seems to have croup again. Luckily I already have a docs appointment for this morning, so am going to ask him to take a look at Seb while we're there. Terrible night here. I kept waking up randomly throughout the night. At one point could here poor S wheezing in his room.
Better go get ready or I'll miss my appt.

Hear not here. d'oh

Sazz home you are home safe, utter bugger re. car, hope it didn't destroy your hol

VG on your students redser! I was really laughing. Did you by any chance see Heston B last night? Feeding leeches gooseblood till they were giddily enlarged, then stunning them and frying them up like little black puddings. It was beyond retch-making but some of your bloodlovers might have liked it.

TS I am relaxed to the point of negligence but there's no way on God's green earth I'd have a troupe of six-year-olds to a pool party without a parent there for each, or enough nominated adults on my side to look out for each one. As we don't have a pond, let alone a pool, it's not an issue at the moment

Morning all

I could have written your para on the pool GG. You've saved me the trouble of expressing it myself.

What a bugger Sazzles. Have only just caught up so think you're home. Hope all ok getting it sorted. If I'd known I could have passed on DH's parents' number as they know how to get done fast . If you have any follow-up trouble, give me a shout.

Loving your student errors red. DH got his flatmate in a fair bit of bother when said flatmate was writing an essay on 16th century witchcraft. DH hilariously put 'burning at the stake' through the computer's thesaurus, saw that an alternative was 'gangland shootings' and then clicked change all. Flatmate didn't notice before handing the essay in, tutor did not see the funny side...

Need to sort out way to deal with DD1 who is alternatively lovely and a total pain. Feeling v. about it all, with intermittant when she kicks off.

Is it a private pool then TS? Over here a pool party in a leisure centre would have lifeguards etc but there would probably be the restriction of 2 non-swimmers to 1 adult. DD went to one last year and most of the 6yr olds (boys) were utterly fearless leaping about on floaty mats etc but there were a few dads enjoying themselves too. You'll need a mix of dads/mums if there are both genders kids, just for helping in the changing room. DD stayed right up the shallow end with a float wincing whenever she got splashed, I just cheered from the side.

Another lovely day here, have made some seedy nutty flapjacks from the Sainsburys mag. Now have to not eat them all.

Good luck at the docs QoD.

TS I would be straight up about requesting caution around the pool, but then I'm also massively anxious so suggest you just read Gardenia's excellent words and relax about not being relaxed

QoD hope Seb gets some help from the docs! Poor thing.

Sazz glad you are all home, even if it is sans car.

Saw the doc yesterday, total fuckface waste of time as always I didn't even get to finish a sentence, let alone actually list my symptoms (you know, the sort of thing you are SUPPOSED to do at the doctor's). Why, when they hear 'mental health', do most GPs just switch off? It took me 20 years to feel able to ask for help, he could have spared ten minutes to listen.

Hey ladies.
Right according to doctor I am 6 wks. I know that's what my dates suggest, but I have a very irregular cycle that generally is longer than 30 days. Ah well we shall see.
S given some steroids for the croup. Although she was saying he sounded fine at first, he got off my lap and toddled for 30seconds and she suddenly heard the croupy rasp and decided he did need some medicine after all/

cyteen at doctors. The compassion and care is amazing isn't it