Why hasn't soemone started the Friday night thread yet?

[WetAugust]

What a great story about the bee.
Desperate*that does sound promising. Chocolate sounds like a good idea.

white? Blee. That's not worth wrecking a diet for.

I resigned from my position as morning nagger this morning. From now on if the dc's wish to get themselves to school wearing clothes, fed, washed and teeth and hair brushed, it is officially their job, not mine. I will provide a wake up call and suitable nourishment on the dining table, and have abdicated any further responsibility. The first morning of my self imposed retirement was reasonably successful, with only one child requiring stripping and dressing two minutes before the school bus, and one permission slip left behind.

It's either that or I wave the last shreds of my sanity goodbye.

I retired to my bedroom with a cup of tea and my iPad instead of shrieking and nagging and following children around. I intend to do the same thing until the end of term. Self sufficiency is my aim!

Tonight I am going to the zoo for a sleepover, with the hippos and giraffes. well, with the local sparks (rainbows) really, but in the hippo enclosure. I love the hippos. I think I was probably a hippo in a former existence.

Right, got to go and make sure I've got a stash of headache pills and enough caffeine to last me the night with 25 five year old girls. I'm only doing it as a favour for a friend whose first aider let her down at the last minute.

No pink insides? Ah well never mind.

Not sure about straight cider hangovers, but scrumpy hangovers are something else - a whole new level of hangover. I couldn't even bear the smell of apples for years afterwards. 10 hours after I stopped drinking I still couldn't keep body temperature water down.

Desperately, will keep everything crossed for you.

Oops, caught in the act madwoman!

Aren't hippos really dangerous?

I love the episode of Tinga Tales where the hippo loses her furry coat so she can swim and wallow all day. (Told you I've spent too much time stuck on the sofa recently.)

Moose, think I would have eaten it too, reminds me of when I was pregnant last time. I decided late evening only chocolate cake would do, some set about baking one. As I was loading the tin into the oven I dropped it and the cake mix all over the kitchen floor. I literally sobbed, it took Dh some time to convince me not to scrape the mix off the floor and try cooking it.

Friday night treat food crisis here has been averted but the discovery of icecream and meringues, so I am happy there. Glass of port poured and it doesn't actually taste that bad, almost nice.

Cider hangovers are very umm thick, especially if the cider was purchased but the 2 litre tub at a country fare.

I am creating the wrong impression here aren't I, that I am a food obsessed alcoholic. Well I am but only on a Friday night, and sometimes a Saturday night too on a bad week.

Never had scrumpy.... not likely to try it now.

Once had a hangover on a London tube on the way to choir practise at church of all thing . Had to get off a stop early and walk... not pleasant.

Madwoman hippos are great - not so sure about 25 rainbows though.

I would take my chances with the hippos too over 25 rainbows.

Tooloud I like port. I got a taste for it from communion at church. It has to be a good one though.

I bought myself a mug for Fridays which says, "Normally I'm slim and gorgeous, but today's my day off!".

Moose my DH just read about your scrumpy hangover. He laughed. He's had a few of those types of hangover himself. He once phoned my when we were courting to tell me how ill he was feeling after a night out at a party - I was working in Scotland and he was living in England - I had no sympathy!

I steer clear of scrumpy Moose . I did have 7 pints of normal cider in an evening once and ended up going down a steep hill in a supermarket trolley..............

Tooloud Glad you have meringue and ice cream. Friday night with no treats is not a good place to be.

Creatovator - I need one of those mugs!

I have actually only ever had about four proper hangovers in my life, as I don't drink all that often these days and never used to get them when I was younger.

I'm told scrumpy has a bit of a rep for it, but I never wanted to put it to the test after that first time.

Just had to go up and have words with dd, who is supposed to be asleep but is actually lying in bed singing "Stand and Deliver" and "Unplug the juke box and do us all a favour" at the top of her lungs.

It was dh that used to do the supermarket trolley thing when we were young - verrry young. He's grown out of it now, thankfully.

I used to drink vodka and lime squash till I fell over at festivals and then disgust everyone else by being first up and full of life the next morning while they were all groany and hungover.

I can still do that now if I drink gin, although I tried to avoid reaching the falling over point.

madwoman, A rainbow sleepover!!! Your nickname is very apt.

I have done many with Guides but never Rainbows, I take my hat off to you and the hippos

Back from supermarket with my sherry...glad the bee colony is safe for another day. Rubbish at names, but glad to hear you may be moving towards a dx. I knew what it was (prob) for years, but was still a bit stunned to get it confirmed. Look after yourself. Missed all the chocolate - love sugar mice though. Off to pour sherry and round the dcs up - dh was in charge so they are all totally not ready for bed!

Hi,

Do you mind if I pull up a pew?

recently got a diagnosis of HFA for DS (4, a matter of days ago) and going through the mill re. assessments schools etc.,

Think I might be joining you for Friday nights in the future if you don't mind.

Sugar mice bleugh.
worrywort It's all hard going but in a way it's better to get a dx when they're young than when almost a teenager like mine. I keep thinking of all the years of school wasted with inadequate support or understanding and him getting labelled as 'the naughty boy' . Try to relax a bit tonight eh?

can i hide in here please?

this week has been a fucking nightmare

DD has been poorly and is now refusing to leave the house at all

spent today with curtains closed, TV on and no other noise in house

i've just had to shout (quietly ) at spiders in her room to not come in while she's sleeping - as if, we've not had more than 3hrs unbroken sleep since last Friday..

Hi Worrywortis Glad to have you along. How's it all going? I remember it being tough at the start. Having to come to terms with it all and then finding out how to work the system.

for unchartered

x posted... sorry! Unchartered that sounds bad. Be good to yourself and hide a while. Haven't got wine, but still have some chocolate left

thanks Desperately

I would not know where to start if the port is good or bad. I suspect it may not be the best only because it was purchased to appease an elderly relative at Christmas.

I should never have put it writing that the kids were in bed and quiet. Dd2 has been screaming and in tears over a piece of plastic jewellery she lost when out earlier. So the kids are all awake, well all apart from the deaf one who is oblivious bless. I have just been up and down the stairs four times trying to settle them all again.

Dd2 is a rainbow and I always rather feel for the leaders when we pick up, they are just all so loud and hyper. They then have brownies straight after, I would be heading for a darkend room.

Welcome aboard worrywort. Pull up a chair, fill your glass and share a chocolate mouse or two.

Best advice I was given is to be kind to yourself, allow yourself some time and space to process the diagnosis and don't feel you have to rush into doing anything straight away. The diagnosis always feels a bit like a punch to the stomach, even if you are expecting it, but it changes very little - it's just a signpost to getting the right support in place for your ds to realise his potential.

How old is ds? Do you have any other dcs? I have ds1 (10) who was dxd with AS at the start of 2011, Ds2 (8) who is nt, but has joint hypermobility syndrome and dd (3) who is nt.