Dec '06 - Still clinging onto sanity.

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Oh, and welcome Deirdre!

Ds1 loved the fireworks! First time ever The noise, etc. used to completely overwhelm him and we would have to get him away as soon as they started. A new era for my little boy

Off to get a massage, facial and new haircut

Totoro I think we are sorted for dd now, my mum arrived this weekend with a couple of dresses she had made for her

Jabber thank you I think that they will likely be a touch small though. Age 2 stuff is getting a bit short in the length and sleeve for him on top.

I may have stuff for ds to wear but if not I'll come begging again Flipping weddings. Course whatever smart thing I find for him to wear he'll just wet himself about 5 mins in anyway .

Fireworks sound great. As does the facial and haircut

Ds is currently putting lego into a small blue box ready for when the big boys come. We will also have to make a jam cake for them too. It would be great if he could tell me when the big boys are coming so I know when to make the cake for! I'd quite like to know who they are and how many too

Dd not sleeping again I have no idea how much she is waking up, it all blurs into one. To top it off this morning she refused to settle again at 5.15 After about an hour dh got dressed and took her to buy the paper. 5 mins after he left as I was sinking back into sleep ds got up . Tis going ot be a loooong, long week.

OK Indith. If the situ changes let me know. Cant help with boys I'm afraid

Anyone else finding their 3 1/2 year old damned hard work atm? Dd pushing so many boundaries right now. Mainly she is just plain defiant. I am hoping this is yet another phase.

I need to get myself in some order to cope with it too, am feeling so run down and snappy. Need to exercise more and try to be healthier, am poisoning self with chocolate.

No good advice on sleep etc Indith but much sympathy. Don't know how you cope, I think you should gain supermum status as Eli would say should she be here. come back Eli I miss you!

Daily - good to hear from you. I too find it harder to MN and the longer I go without it the leas I miss it which doesn't help.

Oh and thank you Jabber

Oh yes Deirdre, boundry pushing all the time here. He is getting so stroppy! Doesn't help that dd is building up to tantrums. She is getting very good at a theatrical dive to the floor and leg kicking screams

Eli should indeed come back. Oi! Eli! We miss you!

There is a fine balance to be had with MN isn't there. Lately I have been on here way too much. Need to follow your example Deidre and do exercise, eat less chocolate etc rather than escaping the dcs on here.

Hullo all welcome Deirdre!
I'm sure i have some 2-3 stuff for ds, indith. Ds2 much bigger! Although seems skinnier now in pants. Which is going v well as long as i stay out of it!
Sleep urgh. Poor indith.
Tantrums we have plenty. All of em except dd who is an angel except when ill which is often. Sigh.
Um Eli, castles where r u????

Thanks AQ

Dd only woke twice last night. I'm gearing myself up to trying to sort her out again. Ds is in nursery tomorrow so tonight is probably the night to start.

Ds is currently jumping on the sofa onto dd who then giggles and says "again". Odd child

hello leonardanddeidre - are you who i think you are?

my 3.5 yr old ranges from angel to monster regularly.

BAck from overnight camping trip with dh and the boys. We met my parents at their campsite and got to see one more round of fireworks last night.

"How do they make it different colors, Mommy?"

"Do you think they put paint in there?"

"Why aren't they going as high as the ones on Friday?"

"I think I saw one go up but it didn't go off"

I am ready for shower and air conditioning!

My "why" and "how" monster is at nursery today so I get a break.

of camping.

Must sort meet up Indith, only a few weeks of school left! Shall FB or text (I think I have ur no now Oli).
I can't bear thought of camping, am I dreadful parent? DP taking ds1 & ds2 in August for a few days, no way am I taking miss run-off dd anywhere near open space!
I need a few Organised mum bits, who was selling them pls?

WB sells them I think.

We really must get the meetup sorted!

Humph. Just remembered. Last night dd hit complete meltdown. Screamed before bath. Screamed in bath. Screamed while I put pjs on. Shut up during her bedtime feed. Screamed when I put her to bed. She then screamed for an hour.

About 45 mins in to the hour while I'm dealing with her and trying to get ds to sit still and read books raher than get all the toys out again MIL phones. I tell her dd is screaming and she says she has only phoned to tell us that her dh's dd has had her baby. Great say I, bye then. Oh no not bye, she has to tell me how glad she is the baby is a boy because she was so worried since the dd isn't very girly and if she had a girly girl she wouldn't know what to do and wouldn't bond. WTF? Who says things like that? Anyway dd still screaming so I tell her I'm going. Oh says she and I've told dh's ds about BIL's stag do and he is interested so blah blah blah. FFS woman what part of dd has been screaming for almost an hour and is still screaming did you miss?

I escape. Dd finally goes to sleep. I read stories with ds and put him to bed. Dh comes home. Asks how the kids are. I rant. He asks me if I've been taking my ADs

(((Indith))) I hope you have chocolate/wine/bed (delete as appropriate) and promise to remark on how wonderful you look given the totally rotten time you are having when we get this meet up organised.

Grrr at MIL.

I need organised Mum stuff too. I have seen a rival on amazon though that I might go for instead.

I am who you think I am btw!! At least I hope I am?!

So sorry about dd, Indith. Sounds like you have one sensitive daughter there. Ds1 was very prone to meltdowns. It made for stressful, tiring days. One thing that calmed him down was deep pressure. Big, long bear hugs or playing a game where he would get under the bed cover and I would pretend to be making the bed and smoothing out the "big lumps". I would press down really hard on his back, sometimes even lying on him and rolling. He LOVED it. In fact he still asks me to do it sometimes. Another version is "rolling out the cookie dough". Since you do a lot of baking your dd might really get into being cookie dough.

No more camping for me for a while. Not my cup of tea, really. But once a year might work

Thanks Jabber

I have chocolate. Someone on MN was ranting about her dh having gone away with the carseat by mistake, she happened to be in this area so she borrowed my seat and returned it just now with a box of chocs It is a pain having a chocolate liking child!

Where IS everyone?

I don't know!

Oh Jabber I got blackboard paint! Did you know you can get some that is magnetic too? It needs several coats so it isn't ready yet but hopefully by Monday the dcs will have a massive magnetic blackboard in their room. I need to get lots of cool magnets now so they can display their paintings and scribble away on it. Beware though, it is thick and nasty and a pain to clean when you are done.

Is it from B&Q, Indith? I want to sort the playroom once the kitchen's finished and it sounds fab.

on your behalf at MIL. My dm does that - I find sitting next to the screaming child whilst she's wittering soon makes the point, plus I can't hear her anyway .

Big welcome to Leonard, saw you somewhere else and thought you seemed familiar, in a furry, waggy way!

Extension is nearly finished, I've painted the ceiling and one (!) wall. Floor is down and units go in on Monday. I'm starting to be excited rather than fed up now - the end is in sight......

blackboard paint sounds fab. When/if we ever have new bigger house, it'll be a possibility. Playroom...sigh...bliss...
I seem to be working harder/tidying more/doing twice as much washing. Surely summer ought to be easier? My dad and dsis around at present so bit chaotic, although quite pleased with myself that I managed to cook for 10 of us with 4 children happily underfoot.
Was thinking of you and your extension Oli today, so glad it's nearly done! It'll be bliss and you'll forget all about the upheaval within weeks I'm sure.
Will FB about meetup when I get a chance to look at my diary.

Indith, I am loving the idea of blackboard paint!

Oli, congratualtions on the almost-finished extension. That seems like it went really quickly! I can remember things draggin on forever when dh was working on our other house.

AQ, you are one amazing woman. I can barely cope with 2 kids

Finally decided to deal constructively with the MASSIVE credit card debt we have racked up in the last year and a half. I am liquidating most of the boys' college fund and have finally gotten the courage to tap into more of our savings now that the business is paying me enough to cover basic monthly bills. Have applied for a 0% credit card to transfer the rest and fingers crossed it will go through. Dh will have retirement income starting in October and I feel as if I can finally see the end of the financial tunnel. I haven't wanted to speak or even think about it and dh really has no idea what has been going on money-wise - no point really as he is rubbish at dealing with things like that.
I'm thinking I can tackle the rest of the house today. Just couldn't get past the kitchen yesterday but the boys did help clear that up when I promised to take them to see Despicable Me in 3D It was actually a cute little movie. I was prepared to be bored stiff but enjoyed it almost as much as they did.
Dh is already back in bed (it's 8:15 am here). I just have no idea what the future holds for him health-wise...

Indith - I have a wall in my kitchen which is painted with blackboard paint but the magnetic-ness isn't that strong.