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We May Be Crepey.......

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CointreauVersial · 17/07/2012 22:13

.....but we are still Stylish (if not Beautiful).

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Blackduck · 30/08/2012 10:42

Stropps sounds like she had a fab time!

Ds currently wants to be a historian/archeologist and then go and write a PhD (he is skipping the borming degree and masters stages apparently....) . He did want to be a train driver...(neither of these careers is going to keep me in my old age....)

Cremolafoam · 30/08/2012 11:02

Wow stropps - sounds like an amazing experience for your dd. do hope the new dd lasts!
Bd - rofl at your do laughing in his sleep.Grin

Distinctly Cold today- dare I say AutumnalSad

bigTillyMint · 30/08/2012 11:36

Stropps, your DD's hol sounds fab!

DC are currently bickering (it was so bad in the car that I screamed at DH to stop and let me out to walk the 3miles back to DM's - felt much better after!) as it is too windy for the windsurfing course to runConfused whilst DM is cooking some rowan berry jam? in the kitchen. Work is looing pretty good atm!

Cremolafoam · 30/08/2012 11:48

Ooh lovely rowan jelly- adore the colour of it.
The blackberries are looking good this year . Must go out and get a few .

herbaceous · 30/08/2012 12:24

How industrious. I'm working today, but have to go out later to buy a sewing kit, of all things, for my sister's birthday.

Feeling all racked with guilt today. DS has this INFURIATING habit of throwing his nearly full plate of dinner on the floor when he's had enough. I've tried various ways of stopping it, from making him clear up the mess to bribing him with a pudding if he 'eats nicely', etc. He'd stopped doing it, then last night did it again, while looking me right in the eye. I was standing near him, and just instinctively cuffed him across the back of his head. He was horrified. As was I. I've never hit him before.

I should have been more forgiving: it had been a tiring day. We'd been to a horrifically crowded soft play place, Mothercare (where he ran off and got lost, twice), and then Sainsburys, where he shouted loudly through every aisle and the only way to entertain him was to sing, so I forgot loads of stuff.

So, I was frazzled, and he was behaving badly. A volatile combination.

Blackduck · 30/08/2012 13:25

Been there, done that, felt the guilt.....
None of us are perfect....sometimes you just can't remove yourself quickly enough....

herbaceous · 30/08/2012 14:49

I still feel so bad. Cried watching a heat of the paralympic swimming.

I confessed to DP, and instead of trying to make me feel better, he just said 'well, you need to try not to ever do that again'. I know...

Thanks BD. Hope you're settling in OK, and have found the corkscrew.

Cremolafoam · 30/08/2012 17:01

Oh Herbs- it was a mistake and we all make those all the time .try not to worry
You know you'll never do it again. After a day as stressy as that I'm sure you were at the end of your rag.
Also tis a full moon.
I was a bit up to high doh me self yesterday - all settled today- dd smiling at all her new courses .loves her politics syllabus .
Gonna research courses together and make a big listSmileshe's v excited about doing this.
Bd v interesting about ur oh being lecturer.
Herbs take careSmile

MrsSchadenfreude · 30/08/2012 17:22

Herbs, don't worry, I don't suppose it was a clump, was it? And you never know, it might make him think twice about doing it again.

DH and I had huge row last night (primarily about not eating till late, as I was late home from work, and me saying that it wouldn't hurt him to cook occasionally, if it was obvious I was going to be late). He got huffy and I shouted and cried. He has gone back to UK for a week, for a funeral and for work. I'm going to enjoy the break.

motherinferior · 30/08/2012 18:04

Herbs, put it behind you and move on. Really. Three year olds are the most maddening creatures on the planet, I really believe.

MrsS, I personally would be urged to cuff your DH round the back of the head for said huffiness.

I have spent the day in the British Library reading obscure books for the Great Unwritten Book. S&B alert - it is amazingly, relaxingly frumpy. One feels a positive babe there. I can recommend. I felt all young and studenty and found self ogling smiling at the very few near-presentable blokes Blush

herbaceous · 30/08/2012 19:03

Crikey, Mrs S. What with ArseBoss, and your DH, I'm surprised you haven't foresworn the entire male sex and holed up in a nunnery.

rubyrubyruby · 30/08/2012 19:07

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MrsSchadenfreude · 30/08/2012 19:29

Herbs, I prefer the thought of a cottage in the country with cats and a donkey. Grin

I am contemplating working from home tomorrow as AB is on leave, and DH is away. I can probably get a few loads of washing done - which DH refuses to do because he is working from home. Despite me pointing out that he could put a load on while he is putting the kettle on, and take it out when he is making his lunch.

MrsSchadenfreude · 30/08/2012 19:33

Oh I went out for lunch with very nice chap today (there were some others, but he was hosting). I always manage to do something really stupid in his company - the first time we had lunch, I asked him why he wore his wedding ring on his right hand (I do too). Then I noticed he, err, didn't have any fingers on his left hand. Blush Today I managed to choke on what I was eating, and a little bit of spaghetti came out of my nostril. He found it very funny. I think I am just invited along as amusement value, rather than for my intelligence, conversation and good judgement.

herbaceous · 30/08/2012 20:32

Ooh I love you, mrs s.

Cremolafoam · 30/08/2012 20:48

Snort @ mrs S< with added spaghetti >

MI like the idea of British Library afternoonSmile
When I was a student I used to hole up in the V&A picture library for days pretending to be researching. They have that system where you have to order up a document and then wait patiently at a designated desk for a lady to bring it unto you with cotton gloves.Grin

Cremolafoam · 30/08/2012 20:50

Oh ruby thanks for kind offer but am in IrelandSad

motherinferior · 30/08/2012 21:06

Oh Rubes, that is massively kind but we are already going to the paralympic village on Saturday.

rubyrubyruby · 30/08/2012 21:10

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motherinferior · 30/08/2012 21:13

Ooh, might see you there!

rubyrubyruby · 30/08/2012 21:19

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herbaceous · 30/08/2012 21:29

Hi rubes. I could be interested in your ticket(s)! It would prob just be me, as it would be too late for ds. I didn't quite understand - are you going too?

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bigTillyMint · 30/08/2012 21:57

Herbs, hope you've got over the cuffing incident. My two (particularly DS) have survived various "moments" over the years, and infact we often get complimented on how well behaved they are Confused Grin

We are going on Monday, which is also my birthday, preceded by a foray into Westfield to get DD properly measured for a new bra as she is bulging out of her 28B's and seems to measure 26D which is a bit of a shock for a pancaker like me! And so that they can spend the dosh DM gave them in Primarni, and we can gorge on Krispy Kreme donuts!

MrsS, I love your style, especially the bit about the ring! Reminds me of my friend who was telling us about a Paralympian hopeful she saw at her DS's swimming club who had no arms or legs Confused Turns out it was no hands or feet, but it was a moment of black humourBlush

herbaceous · 30/08/2012 22:33

If no one comes along who can use the concession tickets, I'd love the adult ticket.

How would we exchange the item!