Morning to all the Babes. Will remember to take my camera out today - yesterday was so gloriously beautiful here!
Mouse so sorry for Nemo's continued problems and for your achingly difficult job of keeping spirits up and supporting everyone involved. It must be so difficult not to descend into the bottom of several a bottle of wine. Your strength is amazing. Sending a pure blue healing light your way - for Nemo's physical improvement and for your little Mousey heart. I understand that you now have to wait until mid Jan before hearing about further intervention but, possibly, could you try to concentrate on Christmas and have the best time possible? Kick January into January? (As I type that I know it's not really possible)
Still struggling here with (very minor) health issues. The sinus probs continue as does the body aching. Also seem to have finally succumbed to the children's cough/colds. Worse than any of that, though, is my feeling totally sorry for myself (a joke, really, considering other's difficulties!). Feeling the pressure of being everything and everybody for DC. ExP can't even be trusted to go through their spellings on the one night a week he has them. 
. They are tired (end of term stuff), hemmed in (not allowed to play out as school due to snow/ice!) and overly excited due to the rapid approach of Christmas!! A very bad combination. DS1 and 2 are constantly bickering. DD (who still can't properly blow her nose at 11!) leaves yucky tissues everywhere and the bloody dog thinks it's great to rip them into a million pieces! It all drives me up the wall! Deep, deep sigh!
The money is sorted and am all fine on that score, and Christmas is all sorted, but still finding it so, so hard to 'get back on the horse' 
. DC school Christmas Fayre tonight, friend and her DC coming over Friday (sleepover) and we're off to the pub to see a live band play but plan for a Saturday night DVD night with DC, cuddled up in a blanket, followed by early bed and a huge effort to get back on track after that. Seeing Chrys (Alcohol Services) next Monday so will have to 'fess up about my failings this past week. . Next week is DS1's birthday and party, school play, Panto (plus pre-panto party) and end of term. I feel like saying "Stop the world, I want to get off"!
On the 'good news' front -Tasty Farmer continues to be in contact (we've found we share a love of photography) and have rescheduled last Tuesday's date for next Tuesday. He's not in any great rush Soma and I'm happy to be as laid back as he is right now, I've enough on my plate right now - plus - I'm always a bit concerned about chaps who are overly keen!! Still, might just don the disguise and take a drive over his neck of the woods, all surreptitious-like. 
I would be really interested in anyone's experiences of dating/going into a new relationship without the crutch of alcohol. I find, on dates, I struggle to not get too tired at about 10pm if I'm not drinking. If I drink too much, I talk too much and regret it the next day. Good grief, there must be a feckin' balance somewhere? Confused Of Suffolk!!
Wishing all the Babes, old and new, a happy, peaceful, balanced day. Wrap up warm and be kind to yourselves.
Sorry about the mega moan. x