Nutty Stepmum's Club (NSC) - Who Wants To Join Us? (Thread 2)

[Squirrel3]

Ah ha! I knew I could get it to the two thousand posts!!!!

Hello all! How is everyone? I'm surviving MIL and this morning she has gone to spend a few days with a friend (hurrah!!!) So only a few days to go when she gets back. Shes spoiling the kids like crazy, but I guess thats what nans are for! dss hasn't seen her since June, so he was a happy boy this weekend and we cracked a huge sleeping problem (he won't sleep without a very bright light on. Bright light means dd can't resettle whe she wakes thru the night. dd not resettling means muggins here is up for hours with her screaming!!!!) Got him to try just a nightlight and it worked! And even he said he slept better. Then it turned out hes on venegan (sp?) a sleeping tablet? at bms, so we must be doing something right here!

Hello claire lol at surviving MIL And well done for sorting dss sleeping trouble, I bet he's chuffed

Squirrel your poor dgs I'm surprised at your DP, he's usually more thoughtful than that isn't he? Seems strange he's fantastic with your dgd but not so good with dgs. So your dds other half has left?? He's done this before hasn't he? Is your dd OK?

Where's everyone else and how is everyone?

Got a phone call from my SM last night, (v unusual, we're only back in touch recently. My SM and my Father are the reason I try so hard with my dss, not repeating the past IYSWIM) to let me know my father has to have a triple heart bypass. Bit of a shock really, as didn't know he was ill. They won't let him out of hospital until then and they're transferring him by ambulance from Cornwall to London for the op! Thats a bit odd isn't it? I know the op is pretty routine really now, know a couple a people wo've had it, just not the being kept in and moved so far.

Oh, also, there is a clear expectation that i will visit (I do live in London) yet when I was seriously ill and in hospital 6 years ago, and my father was in London for the weekend, he wouldn't come and see me. Part of me feels like stamping my feet and not going, but as my dh says "ure bigger than that!"

Hello again Claire Sorry to hear about your Dad. I don't think it's all that unusual to keep him in until the op - a little bit maybe but not completely unknown. As for the transfer, I'm guessing but could it be that they don't have the required facilities in Cornwall? Agree with your DH about visiting, I would go if it was me - although it was awful of him not to visit you, but as your DH says - you're bigger than that Have they given him a date for the op?

How's everyone else? Come to think of it where's everyone else??

I know, everyone seems to have vanished!!

He's got to stay in for 5 days at least, then will be transferred at some point but within 2 weeks. Thinking about it, I don't think I'm being told everything, SM kept saying they don't want to worry me as I'm pregnant. I'm ok, its just a bit of a shock u know?

Hows things with u?

Yes I can imagine it must have come as a bit of a shock. Try not to worry though, as you say it's a routine operation these days. At least he doesn't have to wait too long. When your SM said she didn't want to worry you, perhaps that's why they've only just told you

I'm OK thank you, DP is poorly with sickness and diarrohea (sp?) but he's getting better. DP is hardly ever ill, and he's not mardy like most men so when he says he's ill I know he means it

I'm genuinely not cross they didn't say anything, tbh, we're not close and I get the reason.

An unusual man indeed!!! Hope ure not too tired from running around after him. My dh is dreadful whenever he is slightly ill!!

Just back from docs, dd ear infection not cleared up, so its a 2nd course of antibiotics, shes ok though, doesn't seem to be bothering her and she loves the medicine!! her latest trick is runnning round with the bottle in the crook of her arm and a medicine spoon in her hand like a junkie!! Pls don't let the HV see!!! I'll be locked up!

lol at your dd Claire

DP is up and about now, I've made him promise not to try and do anything - I know him, he'll be thinking he's back to normal just because he's feeling slightly better

I'm sure you Dad will be fine, must be a worry though

Right where is everyone?

(In bed at this hour I expect)

Come on everyone, what has happened to all of the nutty stepmums?

Right, as you know we are all superhero's (we need to be) so I am wearing my big pants (worn outside of jeans to enhance biggness of course) and I am doing the nutty stepmums' dance (involving, turning around three times, hitting the enter button three times with nose, spinning around a further two times and hitting star, star, full stop!!!!!) ..... Come on, I want you to all join in.

Oh, all right then....

Pleeeease, get your big pant covered bottoms on here then.

Is that better?

6 o'clock in the woman squirrel??!! Good god woman! I'm battling trying to get dd to sleep later as I am NOT a morning gal! The thought of being able to focus sufficiently at that time to find a keyboard, let alone dance round it fills me with a strange mix of awe and hooror!!!!

Claire you are not awake properly yet are you?

What does "6 o'clock in the woman squirrel" mean? lol

What can I say? I am a bit of an insomniac sometimes.... Do the dance it may wake you up!

Bugger! that clearly said morning when I posted!!!! Scary thing is I even re-read before I posted!!! Feel jet lagged today, slept really well last niht (I've had hacking cough thats stopped me sleeping) and instead of feeling great, I feel half dead still1!! Think we may have a lazy day! Although must get to the supermarket as out of everything!

Are ure skids there at the mo by any chance? Meaning no bed for you, or just up early?

Got it in one Claire we had the Stepkids last night! But to be fair I am having trouble sleeping anyway, seem to be waking up at 4am every morning and not being able to get back to sleep.

Got an interview at 12.30, hope it goes well, the Estate Agents that I working in at the mo, want me to go and trouble-shoot two of their other branches now! I just got the one I am working in running smoothly and they want me to start again in two other offices!!!!!!!!!!

Still if I get this other job, I won't have to do it for long, trouble is they will expect me to sort out the two brances before I go and it will be a rush to get in there, see what is what, who is a waste of time and re-organise things!!!!

Hope your cough gets better, have I remembered right (you can kick me if not) you are pregnant aren't you? So you can't take anything?

Good luck! Nothing like keeping busy eh?! Great stuff to tell them in ure interview - th other branches thing!

Hows ure dd doing? Yes I am pregnant, although did beg docs for a suppressant, which he eventually gave me! Just to help me sleep.

Ure sleeping sounds like bad news, mind u, uve got so much going on at the moment, its probably stress isn't it?

Morning ladies. Good luck with the interview Squirrel.

Hello Claire, don't think we've chatted before, unless it was that night this lot led me astray and I drank a bottle of wine and posted all sorts of things I couldn't recall the next day. I don't get on here much in the day, but dd has chicken pox at the moment so we're housebound and she's currently sleeping.

Hi SM, sadly I was at work that night, although reading it had me in stitches! Poor dd, how old is she? And calomine smells so lovely doesn't it?!

She's 2.10. Bless her, she looks really funny with the calamine on but she doesn't moan about having it done, she thinks it's hilarious. I'm climbing the walls though with not being able to go out. Still, roll on the Easter Hols we're off to Cornwall . I'm just sat here checking out websites of places to visit. It'll be too cold for the beach all day, every day which is our normal pastime on holiday.

How old is your dd? I'm not a morning person either, so you're in good company. We're rarely dressed before 11 if we aren't going anywhere.

She's 13mths. Shes sleeping at the mo and I really should be clearing up and getting motivated to get out!! My sil was saying chicken pox is doing the rounds at the mo.

"Really should be clearing up". Me too! I wonder how often that phrase is written on here.

Ha ha, I've cracked it, already got dss "cleaning" his and his sis room when he's here, just had brainwave. MIL has bought dd cleaning trolley and shes obsessed with it, so maybe we'll put flash in the bucket and let her do the kitchen!!!! My friends dd has a hoover that actually hoovers (Claire abandons clearing up and runs to toys r us!!)

Nothing like a bit of child labour! My mum thinks I'm awful for teaching dd how to dust.