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Mardy Crepeys

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SheherazadeSchadenfreude · 02/03/2014 13:17

Done it...

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Blackduck · 14/03/2014 14:02

Blimey MI, BTM........

sheesh....

motherinferior · 14/03/2014 14:05

It may be. He doesn't know yet. Hasn't had biopsy but there is a 'mass' in a chunk of his head, apparently. Which is not the sort of thing you need to hear.

Am now trying to see how I cover his feature...

hattymattie · 14/03/2014 16:53

God MI - how do you reply to someone who tells you something like that.

Mrs S - sorry about the shitty time you've been having recently - there must be a upturn in the air .

I went to a charity lunch for breast cancer today. Everybody had to stick on some pink glad rags and we saw some ladies from the other end of the town who we rarely get to see so it was a nice friendly do. Only downside was I forgot to pick DS up from school - in my defence - the lunch ran very late and DS had neglected to remind me that he was finishing early.

Beachy - you are a fab mother - saw what you did this morning and would have been in the corner with BD having shouted and sent them to school with nothing.

motherinferior · 14/03/2014 17:03

I picked up the phone and just said how sorry I was and what was the latest. And that I lived too far away to drop round food but that obviously if he needed anyone to cover work, I and others would step in (unpaid) for him...

NUFC69 · 14/03/2014 17:36

So sorry, MI, to hear about your friend. Really I don't know what to say - so much awful news on here; it just goes on and on.

Also sorry to hear about the DMum who makes lovely Indian food. I do think that we go through stages when these kimd of things crop up regularly. It's like when you are younger it's weddings which happen in gluts, then babies (or the other way around). There unfortunately comes a stsge when the nasties health wise occur. Strength to everyone who has received bad news.

motherinferior · 14/03/2014 18:23

I just asked DD1 to put the oven on. You'd think I'd committed GBH [cross]

I did point out I am slightly frantically trying to fill three pages which will otherwise be BLANK as sodding publisher does not simply agree to expand other features

herbaceous · 14/03/2014 20:01

Oof. Afflicted by one of my very infrequent but mildly disturbing painless migraines, when I just get the aura. Starts as a a dot of light in the middle of my vision, then gradually spreads outwards. No idea what causes them, but they always make me feel exhausted afterwards.

In the park after school with DS and he met a small boy, E, that he'd previously met randomly on Saturday and formed an instant bond. They are now inseparable. I was chatting to his parents, and as we left both boys were asking to go to the cafe together, each others' houses, etc. All adults were fobbing them off with 'we'll see... I'm sure we'll see each other in the park... etc', but DS turned around, marched up to the dad and demanded his phone number so he can text his new BFF.

Good job they're very nice and PLU (People Like Us), as I fear we'll be seeing a lot of each other over the next few months.

bigTillyMint · 14/03/2014 20:05

That's great HerbsSmile

Halfway through the DVD of holiday photos (PIL visiting)... have had to pause it so DH can take DD to a party, thank God!

cremolafoam · 14/03/2014 21:07

Herbs that's so sweetSmile
BTM - not the family slide show!

We are watching dds last spring concert at school evah! ( interval)
Trying not to weep. She has only four weeks of actual school left . And that's IT. Shock
< heavy heart>Sad

CointreauVersial · 14/03/2014 23:59

I'm chillin' on the sofa with a glass of Wine after an exhausting day at Champneys with my nine fellow Pruhealth Vitality testers. I'm lying, of course; it was just a lovely day, gorgeous weather, food, pampering, a fabulous massage, and a good old MN gossip in the hot tub. An absolute treat.

DH managed splendidly in my absence (I stayed with DM last night, as she lives near Tring), and has done all sorts of useful things on his day off, including sorting out the shed, bless him. I must go away more often.

hattymattie · 15/03/2014 06:31

CVEnvy sounds fabulous.

Cream - that's an early finish. DD1 - 28th May, then exams till June 23rd.

Another Saturday, another mock bac here - this morning it's physics - oh joy[.

cremolafoam · 15/03/2014 06:45

It is Hatty. Very early. Basically they don't go back after Easter and are on study leave. There some sort of graduation ceremony on 2nd May, and possibly a few revision classes.

Best of luck to your dd for Le Bac.Smileaujourd'hui .

Another Saturday long work day here after a sleepless night. Dh unsettled and kept me awake. Gah

hattymattie · 15/03/2014 07:37

Crem - graduation before results?

Blackduck · 15/03/2014 08:07

End of term curry here and then early to bed - sooooooo tired. Seriously hitting 5:2 this week as need to lose some poundage.

I have been asked to go to Finland on a conference :)

beachyhead · 15/03/2014 08:11

Looking for a bit of practical advice here re: ds, who will turn 13 tomorrow. He's getting a bit detached, doesn't know what he wants for his birthday, when asked where he wants to go out for a birthday meal, doesn't really care. All very odd and makes it difficult to choose something nice or plan a treat.

Could just be puberty kicking in and his way of dealing with it is to withdraw a bit, but it is quite out of character. He just won't be drawn.

So we'll keep the lines of communications open, but just wanted suggestions on good presents for 13 yo boys. We've booked him a young driver lesson and I know he wants a school bag, but feeling a bit liked I've 'big failed' this birthday for him.

hattymattie · 15/03/2014 09:19

Beachy - those présents sound great - my DS is going to be 12 so haven't passed that threshold yet - except with DD's. I expect any restaurant serving posh burger and chips would be good for him - works for mine - my DC's also love going to the local Chinese - a thing we do as a family at the end of every term.

I do think detachment is a bit teenage - along with the standard response of "I dont' know" to everything.

I made all my DC's Watch Harry Enfield do Kevin the Teenager on UTube - Kevin's 13th Birthday is highly recommended.

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SheherazadeSchadenfreude · 15/03/2014 09:34

I've also made mine watch Kevin. Grin

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NUFC69 · 15/03/2014 10:03

Beachy , lovely presents. I would suggest a more grown up meal than pizza or burgers. A Chinese or Indian (says she who doesn't like curry), or Mexican or Thai? Something which marks the occasion? I think that when DD turned 13 we took her to our friendly Italian and left her there with BFriends while we went to the pub next door. Worked well as they thought they were so grown up.

Good luck with exams today for ? I am on phone and can't look back.

bigTillyMint · 15/03/2014 10:43

Beachy, my DS turns 13 next Saturday! Present ideas sound good. DS wants an ipad mini (from grandma as well as us!) and a game for the xbox (that he never plays onConfused) I have also got him some new cycling gear and will get an iTunes voucher for his ipad.

He seems to be in the thick of it socially at school and does his footy, but has said he doesn't want any kind of celebration/sleepover with his matesConfused He also currently prefers to be at home rather than going out with his mates/going to partiesConfused He lays on the sofa watching TV (cuddled up with DD if she comes down) and chatting with us. I am making the most of it!

I think it's just part of growing up. He was an extremely spirited toddler/child and was VERY hard work until he was about 10 and got some more independence.

The two of us are going into town on his birthday - to sort out his ipad mini, have a nice coffee and cake and have a walk about and then DH is taking him to a match and then we are all going out for dinner in town. So hopefully a nice day - could you plan something similar?

hattymattie · 15/03/2014 10:53

BTM - is your son mine? Mine actually refused a sleepover recently as he said he didn't want to be up all night watching films he hated. I'm going to be buying him slippers soonSmile

bigTillyMint · 15/03/2014 11:05

HattyGrin DS turned down a boys hanging out/shopping trip because it's boring going shopping with them! I would understand if he was not a sociable kid, but he is very sociable! Actually, he does prefer the company of older teens (mainly DD's friends, who he knows as they are at the same school and the boys she was at primary with who he used to play a lot of after-school footy with) so maybe that's part of itConfused

hattymattie · 15/03/2014 11:21

Snap - shame we can't get them together. What is good is that they don't seem to feel the need to run with the crowd.

bigTillyMint · 15/03/2014 11:38

Yes definitely, Hatty - DS did hang out with his school-mates after school quite a bit last summer and then realised that one in particular was doing stuff he didn't want to get into, which was having some influence on them all and so he started cycling to and from school. I don't know whether that will change now the weather is better again, and also many of the boys do seem to have distanced themselves from this boy.

Plus DS loves spending time with DH - two peas in a pod!

wilbur · 15/03/2014 17:43

We got ds1 a Playstation for his 13th birthday in January, which was very well received, but then he hasn't had anything other than the Wii before, so he's a bit behind on the tech stuff. We also split the cost of the optional school trip to Seville with his doting Granny so he is going on that - first trip abroad without parents seemed a suitably teenage kind of present Grin. Otherwise it was just bits and pieces, books, clothes, shower gel (!) and some Warhammer. We also took him out for a nice dinner and promised an outing to Go Ape with a mate or two in the summer. I do find the boys hard to buy for though - tbh, they would both still be happy with something from the Lego catalogue, but we already have Lego pouring out of every crevice in this house.

MrsS - we almost share an anniversary, but not a good one - it's 17 years since my mum died today. Such a long time ago now, much water under the bridge. Have got a v quiet night in with Wine planned once I have picked ds1 up and dropped flapjacks and brainless movie dvds off with bereaved friends. Have a good Saturday night, all.

Blackduck · 15/03/2014 18:15

Beachy sorry no ideas - mine is a while off that yet.
We are off to hear the local band of men of a certain age ;) - all in aid of charity - one of the wives is doing the Lomdon Marathon to raise money for the local hospice that looked after her dad last year.