Its Friday so its time for that Friday thread again.

[AttilaTheMeerkat]

First off, I would like to thank all who sent their best wishes and condolenses to me regarding my late friend last week. Your thoughts were and remain very much appreciated by myself. Her funeral takes place next week.

I hope you and your family have all had a good week this week.

Have obtained a pair of tickets to see Bruce at Wembley next summer!:).

And its now just over two weeks till the end of term, Huzzah!

just popping in to say HI, could do with a good banter but Friday nights are always busy

NC BTW

Atilla sorry to hear about your friend, and I hope the funeral is a comfort.

Learning, sorry to hear your father died, too. Hard times all round, it seems.

DD2 has made it in to school 3 days in a row. She has had 18 days off sick since the week before half term, so I'm relieved.

We have also made progress re. investigation, and she has an appointment with DD1's paed on January 2nd with bloods/stool samples in the mean time.

Sorry to hear about those who have had difficult weeks, deaths close to Christmas always seem especially hard.

This is a bit of a stealth boast butI've been buzzing this weeks as DS1 stood, independently, no sticks or wheelchair for two hours singing carols at the train station with his Beaver group. This time last year he couldn't stand still at all, and found it hard even with his walking frame. This year, post op, he could hold his words with both hands and he sang his little heart out! I'd taken a camping stool for him to sit on in case he got tired and he used it three times for a maximum of a minute each time. I was so proud of him and how hard he has worked to get here.

Otherwise I'm ignoring Christmas and hoping Santa will sort it out for me! DH has been away with work all this week,is studying this weekend and abroad again next week so I'm sticking my head in the sand about that too!

OMG, apologies for not reading the thread.

((((((hugs)))))) to those who have lost family and friends, hope you find comfort and peace xxx

Mixed week delighted that dd 3 is going to be assessed for a statement but have to deal with daft portage woman who told me that dd is to able for special school and should go to unit in mainstream school despite having a delay between a year and two years!

learning -so sorry to hear of your loss.
Reading this has reminded me set that nagging voice going that I must write out Christmas cards this weekend.
I am very dopey today and managed to go into town without my purse. A VERY KIND man gave me a pound to get back out of the carpark. It is nice to know there are some lovely people out there.
Cake will soon be out of the oven and anyone?

I feel a bit like ellen that I can never keep up. It'll be a bit like xmas cards where never quite get to the bottom of the list.

Attila and Learning, very sorry to hear that you have lost people dear to you. sympathies to all those dealing with snot and tummy bugs and other seasonal pleasures. Although nice to hear the positive nativity stories and the great public peeing progress. Well done mini zzzz.

We can report an unprecedented positive advance this week too. DS instigated a conversation with one of his peers at school (having failed for years to do anything other than ignore or give one word answers to anyone kind or persistent enough to keep trying with him.) He is working up towards an almost full timetable having been out of school with anxiety for a long period. I can't believe how far he has come since the summer when he was still too frightened to leave the house.

I can offer chocolate pudding and squirty cream to go with the soothing tea.

sounds like a tough week for some of you lovely ladies, . had a couple of really positive couple of conversations with the new HT, DS goes to after school ASD group at the local SS once a fortnight, we usually have to dash across town, but HT has now volunteered/agreed that DS can leave half hour early, before assembly, on those days. It is a small thing, but makes things so much easier and she was so relaxed about it makes such a difference IYKWIM.

all pressies are bought and wrapped, yes I know I am that 'sad'...

but I haven't even thought about Christmas cards, and I have sooooo much college work....

luckily DS's class don't do a Christmas play or concert, so I am spared the sobbing trauma of last year, (I am sending sympathetic thoughts to all of you suffering that stress).

Cross posted with lots of people - nothing to do with scoffing pudding in between typing. I wonder if there is a christmas card elf and a dla form elf along the lines of the shoemaker elf story so if we just left them out overnight....

Learning and Attila. My condolences for you loss.

My mum has been in hospital for a week and a half. It was looking worrying and she wasn't getting an acceptable standard of care from the hospital, So I kicked off at them yesterday and got her moved to the care of a different consultant, we now have a diagnosis and although she's going to need treatment for a long time she will make a full recovery. Very very relieved.