Crepeys/Hagsnet - the moonlight beckons!

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Because moonlight gives you a nice glow and doesn't show up your wrinkles or grey hair.

Oh yes, have warned him he won't get away with it, and as it is a topic this term he will have to do the work at some point...currently that argument is falling on deaf ears!

Come on Crepeys, surely some of you must want to sign up for the Christmas Meet-up - still 20+ places, I believe!
Come on Herbs, you know you want to spend your birthday in drunken style [hsmile]

Sorry, prefer small numbers ... If we could fit something in before Christmas would be good, otherwise in the dead post Christmas iamsuicidalneedalift period known as January ...

I'd be up for the post Christmas slump. We could celebrate my 47th birthday.

Combine it with my (whispers) 48th.......

Oooh, good plan I'm up for that!

Dp got collared by ds's teacher yesterday re trip - has to go, part of curriculum blah blah (I am not sure you can insist as there is a charge involved, but never mind), dp diplomatic as ever said of course he'll go....so signed up for it. However ds in big trouble as hasn't done piano homework so 'no electricity' this weekend (this is my administrator's punishment and essentially saves listing all gadgets they can't use - you just say no electricity - aside for the piano in ds's case!).

Will be my 47th during the post-Christmas slump too. Waheyyyy!

I feel v. knackered today. Ds not well during the night with a variety of alarming symptoms (he got sent home from school yesterday, which has never happened before as he is a pretty robust type), so I had to take him to see the emergency GP at 3am. By the time we got to see the doctor he was wearing the sick-bowl on his head and looking chirpy, although he still had/has an impressively high temp and a bunch of other weird symptoms.

Am also feeling slightly anxious about the e-course I have signed up to as every other participant v. young, tech-savvy, childless and apparently happy to "liaise" re: course-work online at midnight. Oh bollocks.

And that concludes today's moan.

Ah Stropps - sympathy.....Wonder if any of the three of us share a birthday? And are we all Capricorns (we come into our own as we get older if you believe all that bollocks astrology stuf :) )

Ruby rant away - it's very theraputic.....

Ooh yes, a post-Christmas hagsmeet. An excellent opportunity to rant about our various family trials during the 'festive' season. We must all wear a present, however hideous.

Oh Ruby - are those three connected in any way?
Re Relative and mental health - are there any charities/agencies you can talk to?
DD - how old? (can't recall - is she a teen? I was a 'orrible teen and I think a lot of girls are awful to their mothers, my administrator's daugther is nic as pie on the phone to her, but toxic in person...)
Money - bum - thats just not nice at all. Anything you can do about it?

Oh poor Ds - I can imaine. MAy be you need to explain exactly that to DC's - need is greater etc (but doesn't make it right). Hard isn't it when you have to admit that there are shades of grey.

DD - sound slike you are doing the right thing - but is like walking on egg shells. My administrator says she only has to look at ther daughter the wrong way and its all 'you hate me, you want to ruin my life' Think they can be a tad dramatic.

Not sure I am helping much at all but keep posting if only to get it out of your head!

ruby, my sympathies - DD can be unbearably rude and nasty at times. And incredibly over-dramatic. Sounds like alot is going on for you at the moment though. Poor DS.

I am very excited today as my BF is coming with the family - our children are exactly the same ages and it will be so much fun

Oh - link?

We have two house viewings this weekend - tonight and tomorrow. I can only hope dp has worked outhow to use the hoover......

ruby, is it for the Christmas do where you, me and CV will be holding each other up in Crepeys Corner? Link please! And glad your dogwalk helped.

BD, and fingers crossed!

Ruby - nice, I like that colour way.
I am crawling to the end of a long week - couple of hours and I can go home. It is a beautiful sunny afternoon here, wold love to be walking the dog!

Just checking in before I crawl off to my pit; I have just quaffed the best part of a bottle of red after a very busy (but fun) week. I spent today with DS, who had another Inset day; it was actually rather lovely as I rarely get time alone with just one child. DD2 got back from her three-day residential school trip so tired she could barely stand. DH is currently packing for another weekend away (off to home to Ireland), so I shall be a single parent again until Monday.

I'm going to need my beauty sleep, so night night!