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Firewalk sounds exciting, as do the nipple cakes. I've got to bake spotty cakes for Children in Need so I might do something similar!

Crap morning. DD just blobbed in front of tv [why why why did I offer? I was trying to be nice and let her watch a little. WHYYYYYYY?] and failed to eat or drink, then when I yelled encouraged her she got nervous and covered her hair and skirt and cardi in porridge, so then I was and she was scared and asorry and nervous. So now she will be the same tomorrow and I feel sooooo guilty I could weep.

Arggggh!

And dd2 just sat and shouted, screamed and cried from 6.30 to 9.30.

Need a frazzled emoticon.

Oh dear tree, that sounds like a horrible morning, for everyone. Its deffo getting to that stage, when everything is much harder work. Poor you.

If its any consolation, my morning was similar - I melted ds' school shorts trying to iron them (in order to get them dry, not out of anal attempt to be neat), I shouted at dd and made her cry, and then spilled coffee all over the front seat of the car. I have a hundred things to do, so I came back, sat on the sofa, and then woke up two hours later.. aaaggghhh.

Crikey tree and moodlum - roll the weekend, eh?

I took my neighbours boy in with us this morning, as I do soemtimes. It's always twice as quick as they chase each other all the way (they were gingerbread men this morning). However, this is NOT how boy usually goes to school - I think he walks holding hands all the way . I don't have a strict hand-holding or walking policy unless we are crossing the road - people probably think I do just because dd often prefers to walk holding hands - unless she has a playmate to run about with. Dad friend of boy's father commented that boy wouldn't do that with his dad!

Acinonyx - how odd of Dad friend!! Isn't it good they were zooming along full of beans and happiness? DD like to hold my hand from the car for about...ooooo...3 metres. Then she spots someone she knows and legs it I love to see that.

I got my mummymobile back! YAy!! Rememeber the car broke? It is back with new engine [last of maternity pay - am now overdrawn with 3 10 weeks to payday] and the baby is so much easier to get in the car seat, my back isn't broken bending over the straps, the doors open on both sides - unlike borrowed car which only worked on passenger side....the list goes on!

Its only a £1100 Scenic but it really does improve my quality of life.

Am totally resolved to be Stepford-mum in the morning and float my children to school on a cloud of freshly squeezed organic juice and caring fluffiness.

Am I doomed to sleep in?

my thread

but serious too.

Tree - hope the Stepfording went according to plan.

I resolved to make more of the hour I get with boys in the evening the other day. We made a papier mache panda head and decorated pizzas. Usually I just park them in front of Cbeebies while I cook something more complicated than pizzas for our supper....

I'm getting grumpier and grumpier as term continues, oldest boy is now realising when it's best not to push it with grumpy mum. Which makes me a bit sad really, I remember my own grumpy-teacher-mum from when I was little and wishing she'd cheer up a bit!

Boy had another good week, he got a sticker for his singing.

"What were you singing?"

"A song about Jesus having a baby"

"Hmm, do you mean Mary having a baby?"

"Oh yes"

Think they're practising for nativity already.

Golgi - so cute.

your evening sounds a triumph!!

Took dd for an aromatherapy massage today. SHe had lavender, sweet orange and frankincence mixed. When getting in the car she said

'Like Jesus'

'Oh yes dear?'

'Yes, I have the same as baby Jesus got when he was born'

'that's nice dear'

'He's in heaven now, if he lets me in when I'm old we can share smelly oils and massages'

They see things so plainly don't they. Cute.

Have emailed a fairly grumpy complaint to M&S. Her trousers and tights are totally old and ragged. I could have got them much cheaper at Matalan so am not amused. They said bring them back to a store but I am a bit loathe to do that, as our store is nearly as grumpy as me! Have asked to return them by post. Am being firm!!

We had the reception stuffed toy home for the weekend. It turned up in the book bag on Friday night, and I thought "oh no now we've got to do something interesting"

Actually when you write it down we did a few things - including taking it to the supermarket, swimming, going for a walk, doing some painting and DIY (then husband sent it to the moon via the magic of Photoshop!)

Well I suppose this is typical of reception. Dd came out a but early from school on Friday, crying with a fever and saw throat: tonsillitis. I really thought she would pull round in a day or too but she really hardly seems any better tonight. This is the sickest I've ever seen her. She has eaten a jelly and some babyfood pudding. Dh has flown off on a work trip

Acinonyx, your poor dd. That sounds horrible. Hope she is feeling a bit better in the morning.

tree - love the idea of sharing smelly oils with Jesus.

golgi - I wonder if our school sends stuffed toys home? I think it sounds fun (am I sad?).

OOo poor Acinonyx kitten - hope she feels better asap. I guess she will need tommorrow off.

Haven't planned the week with dd1 at all, I dunno if she wants school dinners or what tomorrow and rest of week. Have printed menu off but will regret this in morning when I am trying to sort cheque and so on.....

IS it about 5 weeks before Christmas holiday? I hope so. Sooner the better for me

Afternoon all

Aci - poor you and poor dd. They can really get knocked out by stuff in the first term I think. Lots of ice lollies.

Tree - I think I might join you in your quest. Stepford this way, so to speak. I'm extremely worn out with living in a disorganised way, so over the next few weeks will be addressing my slovenly habits and slack parenting. Sparkles and smiles all the way, no more shouty mummy. I might even try a papier mache panda head, but maybe I should start with the basics of a full complement of uniform/gym kit available at all times

My firewalk went really well. I raised £700 for FSID! Very pleased with that and the fact I did not lose the use of my feet in the process!

DS has resigned as lead role in the Christmas play so no more robin for him - he wants to be one of the stars (in the actual sparkly sense, not in the ta daaaaa sense) so I can end my quest for brown tights for him. Whatever makes him happy.

Well today was an inset day so we had an experimental trip into town. She's now asleep on the sofa and no question about it, will not be going to school tomorrow. She's hardly eating anything except a few spoons of jelly and baby jars of pudding and is still in considerable pain in her throat and ear. I've just emailed to cancel my own teaching for this week as I suspect she might be off the whole week.

By the time dh swans home from his trip we are going to be pretty grumpy!

I know they are putting on a nativity at the church, but since there are 58 reception kids, I can't imagine they will all have a part! I suppose they could be a whole flock of sheep..... a host of angels.....

Oh no. I hope your DD gets better soon Acinonyx.

Moodlum, well done you. Very brave.

My DD's not mentioned singing any christmas songs yet. I'm hoping she might be an angel - she was one of about 15 angels in her preschool show last year, and we've still got the dress.
I'm going to be helping out in the class on wednesday. Quite looking forward to it - and also quite nervous.

LOL at you stepford mums.
I bet it is good to have your car back though Tree.

Poor babyAcinonyx! Any better?

CONGRATULATIONS moodlum! Tell us more, how was it? Hot? Great amouont of money. Well done.

School fine, easy morning with my mum to help. None of that business for me in the morning as I have to skoot across the country on egg donation business.

So am reved up and well rested for when I take over in Wed.

Acinonyx - hope she's feeling better soon.

Moodlum - am impressed with firewalking and is good to hear that you still own feet.

There are Christmas songs being sung, but no word yet on possible costuming. Which is starting to worry me a little, because I need lots of notice (as, I expect, does everyone!). If they ask me to rustle up a donkey costume with two days notice I will not be able to do so. I could do a panda (except the head is probably too small)

Boy skipped in to school keen to show off photo of stuffed toy on the moon. Has probably completely confused the rest of reception.

I hope his class were suitably impressed by his trip to the moon, golgi. Fab.

Congratulations on the firewalk, moodlum! Do you feel all Empowered and Capable of Anything?

Apparently dd's class has started to learn a dance for the Christmas show, but I have no clue what it is about or what sort of costume she will need. As far as she is concerned, they are just being children. Maybe she is right? That would be nice and easy.

Following all her rather tragic and explosive problems with her ex-friend, dd seems to be playing with her invisible friends quite a lot now. I think maybe her confidence has taken a battering, and the teacher says she seems to have withdrawn. I hope she gets her bounce back. Though she used to play with her invisible friends a lot at nursery, so I wonder whether after an initial unsuccessful attempt to play with real people she is just now back to her default position. I hope not.

I'm actually too tired to post at the mo - but will be back tomorrow for gossips. x

Oh poor poor mini aranea, that does break my heart. I don't know what to suggest.

Thanks all for your congratulations. The FW itself I didn't find that empowering, in fact not at all, I was just so relieved to be in one piece (chicken me, you see..) But I have been completely overwhelmed by how much money I have raised, and that does bring a tear to the eye.

Poor DS is terribly ill with tonsillitis. One humungous tonsil on the left side, and its obviously agony. And the worst thing is that he spends his time saying, please don't make me go to school, when do I have to go back to school, etc etc, which is awful. And he hates the penicillin, so its only going to get better slowly. The one upside is that I get lots and lots of cuddles, and I'm over the moon with relief that I have the time atm to just sit on my arse with him on the sofa watching handy arsing manny.

Dear Tree - you are tired because you were simply the funniest person on the DC webchat today, which was terribly serious I thought.

moodlum - dd is just getting over her tonsilitis. I was so desperate to get her to eat she has been on a diet of jelly and cake for days - but I have decreed that tomorrow we get back to normal meals and no more party food.

I took her back to the drs and we got a different, broader spectrum antibiotic and that seems to have done the trick. She hates it though

I seem to have fallen off this thread - am wading through the never-ending job that is report writing, have 160 to do by next Friday, so am quite likely to fall off the bottom of the thread again.

Hope all bad tonsils get better in time for the weekend.

So many poorly babies!! Do you think it's their little bodies becoming a bit depleted by the work going to school involves?

If dd is the same shade of white tomorow she was today I am keeping her home.
SHe cried of gym today, I don't blame her. She had a mild temp.

I won this mornings tears over by promise of 20p in pinafore pocket for a juice at school dinner. I forgot. SHoot me. The guilt is a physical weight.

I also spoke to teacher about dinner lady, who is scaring dd telling her to eat. Dd is a very slow eater and a social eater, she is used to chats and long lunches. Teacher lovely, I asked this pm how she had got on and she said they had mentioned it to dinner lady. Also noted that dd was looking fer her 20p

I bet none of that makes sense. Just a big sticky heap of my guilt regarding 20p and the whole schooling thing.

Acinonyx - glad she is getting there. Suggest ver buttery mash, it's a lovely way to get back into food no?

Moodlum - why thank you It was sooooo boring!! I though we would have had a cheeky laugh with him, as well as find out something. Neither!! T'other one was more fun, never thought I'd say that. My heart breaks for your wee man. So so sore and so worried about school

Aranea - how is it going? Any other friendships blooming? My dd is getting on best with a boy, I think boys and girls can be lovely friends at this age. So simple and without the cattiness girls in groups can generate. Any quiet boys you could kidnap invite for a play?

Lets all just home educate. I nominate golgi as lead facilitator. Get you out of those reports for a start.

Hope all the poorly ones get well soon...Im sure it must be to do with school and coming into contact with all different bugs and stuff(very technical aren't I?!) DS had his tonsils and adenoids taken out when he was 2.5 because they were so massive they were affecting his speech so I know that at least he can't get tonsillitis.

DS has had an awful cough for about 10 days now but no cold or anything so no idea what thats all about.

DH is in Dubai at the moment-he has to go for about 10 days every 3 months or so for work and I can guarantee that DS will be ill while he is over there! He's coming home tomorrow thank goodness!

Had a very bizarre conversation last night with DS..."Im going to be the daddy mummy", So I replied "What do you mean?" and he kept saying Im going to be the daddy...which then turned into "Im going to be baby Jesus' daddy" so said "Do you mean you are going to be Joseph?" and he said "Yes thats what I said silly mummy-he is baby Jesus' daddy"

So I sort of skirted round the subject and said we'd talk to school tomorrow cause was convinced he'd got the wrong end of the stick and didn't want him to be disappointed so had a word with teacher this morning and he is indeed going to be Joseph!

I know it doesn't matter at all but just feel really proud of it...and bad that I didn't believe him!

Your poor dd aranea...has the teacher suggested what to do or anything?

ihearttc - dh has been away int he US this week - he always seems to be away when dd is sick, or worse, when both of us are sick.

Schools are just germ factories. Dd went to school this morning and hurried in without even a proper goodbye! It was spotty for children in need so she had her one spotty jumper on and a tiny purse of money. Some teachers and others were busking outside. All very jolly - just a bit damp.

They are doing a nativity with aliens this year - no idea what dd will be. It will be quite something if they can get her to do anything like that.

Tree - dd is a VERY slow eater and sometimes misses lunch playtime completely. I don't think anyone pushes her but she did once get a sticker for eating a lot of lunch so they obviously monitor to some extent.

I confess I was pleased she went back today so I could get some work done - but then I noticed we are all invited in for something this afternoon I understand that dh's job means all the sickness/school/childcare stuff falls to me but how am I ever going to get my own work done, grrrrrrrrrrrr. Small rant.

Of course I could work more at night instead of watching telly and drinking wine