Thought I'd show my face as you'd disappeared from my threads.
I have tried to read, but am a proper feather brain at the moment and can only remember snatches.
Dog, I love the name Seren for a girl (its Welsh and means Star). If dp likes Tom, would he like Sam perhaps (I know a little Sam and he's positively edible).
Tree and anyone else who says their dds are being proper madams at the moment, take heart. Dd was a proper tantrum queen for a few weeks, but seems to have come out of the other side of it now and is actually being really funny, cute and charming instead. I even let her walk around in John Lewis today, she did bolt a couple of times, but seemed to get the idea when I said she had to hold hands or she'd have to go back in the buggy. If she does get cross now, she calms down much more quickly and is easier to distract (which is excellent as we were having full on screaming tantrums complete with throwing herself of the floor and drumming hands and feet).
Lenni, good to hear dd is feeling a lot better. My boys were crazy for craft and baking at that age too, particulary ds2, but they've both grown out of it now. I think full time school takes it out of them and they just want to chill when they get home.
I am also a control freak when it comes to craft mess/glitter etc. If you've ever seen that French and Saunders episode where the mums try to entertain their children in the holidays by meeting up to do craft etc but can't actually let the children do and and keep taking over - that's me. I did just try and find a clip, but it eludes me.
Nothing much of interest going on here. Started walking again, but then somehow managed to sprain my ankle whilst standing still waiting for ds2 to come out of school (ankle just collapsed under me - very weird) so have had to lean off the long walks again for a few days.
Its the big 40 birthday for me on Saturday, but for various reasons I'm not getting a present of dh (don't ask ) and won't be getting anything from the rest of the family either as they can't be arsed to make the effort to choose something themselves didn't want to buy what I wanted because it was all practical stuff . So I am not getting interested, let alone excited about it. We are supposed to be going to Dovedale for a picnic with our friends and their dcs (not what I asked dh to organise, but will have to do) but its looking like the ground will be too wet, so may need to decamp to a pub, where I shall drink - lots - as dd decided to self-wean last weekend. She hasn't asked for milk since last Sunday morning and boy have I been sore and uncomfortable all week as a result. Am a bit better today though. My reaction to her stopping was a strange mix of 'thank god for that' and 'sob, sob, sob, my last baby etc etc'. [daft moo emoticon]
Right, its half past six and I haven't made the tea yet so I'd better get my skates on.
Sorry if I've missed anyone/anything.