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DameEdnaBeverage · 04/02/2011 16:06

Blimey,thought someone would have started this by now.
Hope you've all had a good week.
Have a Wine
Lol at new smiley but I prefer white!

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Ineedalife · 04/02/2011 16:09

Oh thats funny, we need a chocolate one too.

A good week for us, Dd3 has been using her visual timetable every morning and seems to have had quite a good week at school.

Stupid GP wouldn't refer her for physio though, might have to pay.

bigcar · 04/02/2011 16:13

oh wow Wine inordinately impressed with new emoticons me Blush

not a bad week, dd3 got sent home from school early today as she threw up and then fell asleep. She's not ill, just tired, she helped out at the doctors exams this week and I think it may have been a little much. She has an assessment at a special school next week which I'm panicking about and an annual review in about 4 weeks, so plenty of paperwork to keep me amused!

kittyfu · 04/02/2011 16:13

too tired for anything, ds has been sick the last 2 nights and i am definatly ready for a nap.

On the whole its been a very interesting week, I hope everyone else is well and i agree DameEdna where is that white.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 04/02/2011 16:16

WineWineWine

intothewest · 04/02/2011 16:27

Hi all- mixed week here -

HA Wine love this....I'm not on the wine at the moment tho',so we'll need a cup of tea one too

taking ds out this eve to a puppet show...wish me luck Grin

Ben10isthespawnofthedevil · 04/02/2011 16:46

Mixed week foe me....

DS has been terrible at home with refusing dressing teeth brushing and all round horridness. Chased CDC for a week to get the report they promised last week but have found behavioural optometrist who will see him Grin.

Sushi tonight Smile

DJAngel · 04/02/2011 16:49

Hi all! Not on the wine yet but may have a beer later! It's been tiring week with dd still off school after being poorly but I've taken her into her SN school a couple of times to see how she coped. She has been sleeping dreadfully and we are all knackered! I'm due back to work next week but dreading it as I'm so tired and not sure if I can carry on working.:( That's a biggie to think about..
Also the dreaded DLA renewal is sitting on the table waiting to be done..
BUT on the plus side tomorrow me and ds have a trip to the cinema and lunch out planned so that will be lovely.. I need the break from dd definitely!
Hope the weekend treats everyone well..

Triggles · 04/02/2011 16:57

Good evening all! Not too bad a day - got a fair bit of paperwork done, still some to go though. Have to work our way through sensory assessment questionnaire tonight with DH regarding DS2. So we have a bottle of Wine at the ready for afterwards, as I think we may need it! Grin

It's been a long week - DS2 has his usual disrupted sleep patterns, but DS3 is teething, so it just seemed like when one was asleep the other was awake. Very little sleep this week for DH or myself!

superfantastic · 04/02/2011 16:57

Wine Love it :)

Im tired so having a cheeky energy drink to see me through until kids are in bed. :)

An ok week (no job offers and some silly rows with dp but...) saw the Uni SALT who scheduled DD in every week until the end of march Grin, agreed to observe in school Grin and is working with NHS SALT who agreed to visit week after half term. Also had our first Pead appointment since dx, agreed most issues are down to school and others require observation. Thankfully my friend drove us there and back, watched DS in the waiting room (and her DS) and dropped DD at school....fab friend. Grin

Good luck with the puppet show :) DD missed one at school as we were at SALT appointment.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 04/02/2011 17:05

decided to have a rest from wine today, and then that Wine appeared, it isn't meant to be!!

superfantastic · 04/02/2011 17:07

Blame MN! Wine I am. :)

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 04/02/2011 17:08

ok, you twisted my arm! Grin

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 04/02/2011 17:08

mind you DD just fell asleep for a very late nap so my visions of a peaceful Wine later have been shattered

Thecarrotcake · 04/02/2011 17:09

Yay .. Tis Friday Wine

have thought it was Thursday all day today as this week I have managed the total of about 10 hours sleep and things are now a blurrrrrrr.

Not a bad week here though barring finding out that ds's standardized test scores have dropped in two years and having been told that adiquate progress, infact more than adiquate progress was made.... Hmmmmm someone is about to hang by their toes I believe.. And poked with my sharp stick Biscuit.

Tomorrow we are off to the local park to test out parachutes ( designed and made by the dc's), make cookies and make a sack boy.
And then fossil hunting on Sunday with a pub lunch after.
( blissful weekend really < crosses fingers>)

oh and this >Wine needs to be baileys!

superfantastic · 04/02/2011 17:09

Grin I am weak. Grin ..Wine cheers (well in a bit when dcs are in bed).

flyingmum · 04/02/2011 17:14

I need one but not going to have one. Flying boy 2 has been in hospital - got ambulenced there yesterday. I was just about to go and have a massage so so much for my nice stress free day!. Been in hosp all night. Finally home at half twelve today and knackered. Couldn't make it over to Flying Boy 1s school for parents eve as I think I shouldn't be in charge of a car. Husband through all this was away on business (aghhhhhh!)

BUT:: Do you want to hear something heartwarming. The lady who works in the school office who helps Flying Boy 2 with his injections (well he does his own but she oversees them) went with him in the ambulence and insisted on staying with me throughout A&E and up to the ward and then stayed with him while I dashed home and got stuff. She was there from 12.00 midday to 7/30 in the evening. Just out of the goodness of her heart and bought me tea and was just wonderful. AND his teacher phoned me several times and sent me his number so if I needed anything I could ring and offered to come and visit and sit with Flying Boy. How is that for utter wonderfulness.

Triggles · 04/02/2011 17:22

I agree it would be downright churlish not to drink a bit of wine tonight after they worked so hard to give us a lovely Wine smiley. Grin Here's to our new smiley! LOL Wine

Triggles · 04/02/2011 17:24

oh flyingmum - that's lovely that they were there for your son and you. Very kind!

superfantastic · 04/02/2011 17:24

AWWW that is lovely flyingmum...and get well flying boy 2. :)

Thecarrotcake · 04/02/2011 17:27

Sorry you have had a pants time Fly.. Lovely school staff though

moosemama · 04/02/2011 17:30

Decided to pop in early this week. Ds1 has very kindly donated his stomach bug to me, so I'm likely to be in bed early. Still, I suppose I might lose a couple more pounds, seeing as I can't actually eat anything. Hmm

Fairly quiet, but looooong week here. Ds has finally got his OT Assessment through - on dh's birthday, so as you can imaging dh is well chuffed that, having booked the day off work, he is now going to spend half of it a the clinic.

Finally finished my two week strict low carb diet and will openly admit it was horrible and made me miserable. Low carbing and being a veggie just doesn't mix. Am going to keep carbs low, not eat any refined sugar or carbs and eat healthily from now on. Can't carry on like this, eggs actually make me retch now.

Had a ruck with some of the parents from ds's class in the playground this afternoon, which was lovely as I already felt sick as a dog. I already knew really, but basically had it confirmed they are - with one or two exceptions - a bunch of anti-inclusion bigots, who think that children getting any form of extra help at school is somehow depriving their little dahhhlings of something the might otherwise be getting. Angry

All of this started over - of all things - some pencil leads for a left handed ergo pencil that I'd ordered for another Mum. Cue a tirade of all the usual crap 'I'm left handed and I've never had problems with my handwriting or needed special pencils - why is your ds such a special case?' 'Dyspraxia? Doesn't that just mean clumsy child?' etc only escalating to 'dyslexia doesn't exist, its not fair for 'them' to get extra time in exams - what about all the other children?' and 'well yes, I'm sure all the children would prefer to type their work - but they're not allowed are they'. Honestly, I was fit to explode, but decided they aren't worth the trouble - they quite obviously read the Daily Mail and aren't willing to see things from anyone else's point of view. The other two mums whose children have SN also backed right off, I presume sensing the futility of arguing with such closed minded prejudiced people. Needless to say, they will not be being told about ds's ASD dx.

Now I remember why I choose not to socialise with 99.9% of the other Mums in the playground.

Received a mahooosive questionnaire to fill in for ds1's outward bound trip in April. I am dreading it, worrying about how he'll cope and really looking forward to a weekend off all at the same time. Confused

Also received a letter/report from our useless Paed appointment last week - when we only got to see the Paed for two minutes and were fobbed off with a GP, who was on his first day of 'helping out' because he wants to be his surgery's Paediatric Specialist - he was absolutely crap!

The letter/report has been copied to all and sundry without my permission and includes personal family and medical details as well as being worded as if I am a fussy mother who is worrying about nothing. I didn't bloody ask for him to be referred. Two separate GPs were both concerned enough about his digestive problems and absences to refer him for further investigation. What did he think I did - referred myself fgs!

Phoned to complain and found they had shut for the weekend, so left a very snotty message on their answerphone asking for an explanation, an apology and for them to not circulate copies of the report without amending it first - I'm sure they've already sent it, so that'll be interesting.

So, up until today, the week was ok other than having ds1 off sick for two days and enjoying the lovely constant soundtrack of throat clearing, clicking and humming. Grin

DJ, sorry things are still tough - dh and I have been discussing whether or not I will ever make it back into employment due to a combination of mine health and ds's SNs. As you say, its a big scary decision. Hope you and ds have a great time on your cinema trip. Smile

superfantastic · 04/02/2011 17:36

OOOH what you going to see DJ? :) Im waiting for a sitter for ds so I can take dd to see tangled. :)

moosemama · 04/02/2011 17:36

Get well soon Flyingboy.

Flyingmum, your story has actually restored some of my faith in people. Was feeling very Angry with just about the whole human race until I read that.

Hope you are ok - why do these things always seem to happen when dh is out of town.

Carrot, your weekend plans sound lovely. I suppose I should have more plans than:

  1. me - veg on the sofa and try to eat something ... and
  2. dh - decorate the toilet room ...
  3. 3 dcs - be angelic and well behaved Grin
OverflowingMum · 04/02/2011 17:49

evening all

flying hope ds is on the mend...and what lurverly school staff indeed ..... certainly wouldnt get that at my dc school...sigh...

moosemamma I usually find ignoring 95% of other Mums is best! Good luck with questionaire

carrotcake your weekend does indeed sound fabulous...I really should plan nicer things for weekends...they do always end in disaster though Sad

Have had not too bad week...
DD3 hasnt been too bad...better than last couple of weeks anyway.
To make up for that though DS2 has had horrible cold, has been up at all hours and generally very whingey/clingy/irritating! Bless him!
DD1 needs some Mummy time as has had another falling out with best friend...
dd2 despatched to friends house ofr tea
and dd4 either extremely tired or coming down with something and being particularly difficult
DS1 being surprisingly helpful though...wonder what he wants

I however am in V grumpy mood, and am generally irritated with the world!

DD3's Ed Psych assessemnt (which we have waited AGES for) seems to have involved him sitting at the back of the classroom for 1/2 an hour Confused am awaiting HT to get back to me about whether he will be doing anything further with dd....Not impressed and feel another battle coming up...
Plus the LSA who is meant to do her 1:1 sessions has been off sick this week...so she has had them with TA and they have been a bit hit and miss...but better than nothing I suppose...

Anyway...am definitely on the Wine tonight...(white though!) as have stuck to my diet all week, and did my 4 mile run last night ...so after what time is it acceptable to open the bottle I wonder??????

flyingmum · 04/02/2011 17:56

Well Flying Boy 2 has just come in and asked me what's for tea so I guess he's better!

Moose - Flyingboy 1 has dyspraxia very very badly as well as ASD. He is at the most fab special school where he gets weekly OT. It has made a massive difference although his handwriting is still rubbish. He loved outward bound stuff and is a very good sailor and likes rock climbing so your DS trip might well be fine. I've lost some weight on the on line weightwatchers thing. 4 lb in two weeks. I've not got a lot to lose. Moose - do you want the name of a privat OT. She would diagnose and it was the best £500 I have every spent - 3 hours solid assessment and a massive report.

I'm thinking of massive bunch of flowers for lovely office lady. I had some nice ones once from John Lewis. Has anyone else got any other recommendations of good flowers sent by companies - I know M&S do them and Debenhams. My MIL sent me some for xmas from a company but they weren't very nice (no slur on MIL just they were half dead when they arrived - haven't told her it would send her distraught).