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SheherazadeSchadenfreude · 26/05/2014 08:49

Here!

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beachyhead · 29/05/2014 21:48

Made it back from Barcelona, despite a massive thunderstorm which resulted on a lightening strike which stopped the refuelling of the plane on the ground. Very scary and meant we didn't hit home until 2am this morning!

Crem, I know it's hard to advise from here, but I would second an osteopath. If you find a really 'medical' one, they really do know their muscles and bones. I have great faith in mine.

The trip was amazing, but made very easy by an excellent app and booking all the visits on line so no queueing whatsoever....

Lovely to be home, but woken up st 8am by the builders singing outside! No idea why, maybe they realised their first cup of coffee was late!

S&B tip - stretchy skirt from H&M for£5... Tres comfy!

Stropperella · 29/05/2014 21:53

Sorry to hear about your unsympathetic GP, Crem, and the confusing messages about what you should and shouldn't be doing. I hope the osteo/chiro will be more helpful than the GP.

Had a fab day out today with the "mums of boys" gang. We did the jolly swimming and slides thing and then went to the Hive Beach Cafe - which I believe I may have recommended to crepeys down this way on their hols before. It was nice enough to have lunch outside and then we went on the beach for about an hour and the boys all stripped off and pushed each other in the water in a riotous manner. Business as usual etc. Then we left just as it started to rain. I luffs living by the sea, I do.

Meanwhile, dd has disappeared off with her friend to revise and phoned this evening to ask if it was ok to stay there for supper. I then decided to go and pop a few more thread veins at circuits, as my friend that I go with was all :( when I said I wasn't going to go. Then we found out our old instructor is back after a three-month break (she had a baby) and she gave us hell. My arms are actually hurting while I'm typing this.

Went to the GP this morning to have a chat about some stomach issues that have been rumbling on since last summer. I have been telling myself that it's just my irritable bowel upping the ante from "fairly annoyed" to "really quite cross" but the GP had a poke about and said I should have a scan.

Blackduck · 30/05/2014 06:21

I thought CV knew something I didn't with that re post Grin

Cremo hope you get things sorted soon.

And Stropps hope an is okay.

He am very tired and feel like I am coming down with something. Will drag my sorry arse through today then early night - just me and the hound. Everyone back tomorrow.

bigTillyMint · 30/05/2014 07:47

Sounds like you had a great day Stropps. I bet the GP is being cautious - ours often send off to "specialists" straight away. Fingers crossedSmile

Cremo, shame on your GP.

BD, I feel knackered and have a chesty thing (which is most unlike me) - just as well it's half-term!

bigTillyMint · 30/05/2014 08:02

ToT alert!
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One pound off again!

Blackduck · 30/05/2014 12:16

ToT 98/100 - haven't shifted anything this week, but living in hope that the next two weeks when dp is away things might improve...

Rosebag · 30/05/2014 20:11

Where is everyone?

Blackduck · 30/05/2014 20:56

Dealing with dog piss, crap and sick...... Lovely :)

RudyMentary · 30/05/2014 21:04

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QueenQueenie · 30/05/2014 21:16

It's very quiet on here isn't it?
Is it a half term thang?
Nothing of any interest to report chez Queenie...

bigTillyMint · 30/05/2014 21:25

I wish I was only dealing with dog piss, crap and sickSad

Don't want to divulge what on here, but teen related. Just when I thought things were on the upConfused

Blackduck · 30/05/2014 21:29

BTM - sorry :( hope okay....

Here it's bin diving and the aftermath....

Otherwise waiting for dp and ds to come home tomorrow.

Blackduck · 30/05/2014 21:32

PM if you want to?

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Stropperella · 30/05/2014 21:59

Oh no, BTM :(

Today I have been trying to get a bunch of boring but necessary things done. I have been putting them off for too long and am now rather appalled at the way I have been time-wasting and faffing about for, um, well, quite a long time. It's awful the way simple little tasks can stack up and begin to feel overwhelming if you let them...

Dh is uncharacteristically tetchy. I suspect this is because he may have bitten off more than he can chew on the gigs front with the various bands, as he has been having to rush off to a lot more practices than usual, having spent blardy hours/days farting about in the garage making a PA system. The next gig is on Sunday and it's a paid one rather than a voluntary jolly and I think he's nervous, as he keeps muttering about it. Or maybe it's something else. I don't know as I haven't asked him because I know that he will simply say that he's being completely normal and there's nothing wrong at all. Confused

We are a little over-scheduled for my taste for the next few weeks and I'm trying not to get too antsy about that. It's just that I know if I forget something, the whole system will collapse, as, despite my telling dh all the various dates and times, keeping the show on the road will be entirely down to me.

QueenQueenie · 30/05/2014 22:16

Sorry you're dealing with teenage related awfulness (of whatever shape and form) BTM. Hope you (and teenager) are OK.

QueenQueenie · 30/05/2014 22:19

It's sooo hard with teenagers - when they're fine they're fine, but for me a feeling that things can shift very quickly and dramatically is a frightening one.
If it's any sort of consolation our friends' teens who've really put their parents through the mill have all emerged into lovely young adults... in a way that seemed hard to imagine a while back.

SheherazadeSchadenfreude · 30/05/2014 22:20

This evening I have mostly been getting drunk with a Paris friend. Grin

Sorry to hear about your teen angst, BTM. Sad Hope it all gets resolved quickly.

DD2, who has interesting dress sense (and always has, since she was old enough to express an opinion, which was quite early on, before she could walk), is lounging about the house in cat face print leggings, cream shorts, an anime T shirt and snow boots.

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bigTillyMint · 30/05/2014 22:44

Thanks for all your kind words everyone.

QQ, that's it exactly - with things changing so quickly and dramatically. My friend and I have a theory that every child has their phase of parental stress-inducingness - just hope this phase is over soon!

Stropps, love that your DH is going up in the world in terms of his musical career!

Rosebag · 30/05/2014 23:08

btm teen is a four letter word. Sympathy and solidarity. I'm sure you're handling whatever it is really well.
Last day in Sussex. Home to the smoke tomorrow, and whatever shit hole the 16 and the 26 year old have turned the house in to. Not looking forward to next week. A whole load of gcse's and the run up to DD's long school trip. DDad still in hospital too. It will have to be faced, won't it. Night night.

CointreauVersial · 30/05/2014 23:39

Hope things are OK, BTM. Sad

My eldest teen is giving me sleepless nights owing to his total inability to engage in any meaningful revision for next week's exams. He is going to do so badly, and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it. And he just doesn't get it.

Blackduck · 31/05/2014 06:50

MrsS I think the snow boots are very sensible - it's hardly summer out there.....

lalsy · 31/05/2014 09:07

BTM, Sad, hope things are OK. Dramatic changes are indeed scary.

Crem, hope you are feeling a bit better and maybe have got some answers/help/advice.

I love the salted caramel green tea.

QueenQueenie · 31/05/2014 09:41

Solidarity to all dealing with trials and tribulations...

BTM, hope all is calmer this morning.

CV, what year is revision refusnik teen? If pre GCSE I think leave him to it - save yourself for the public exams and let him find out for himself what happens otherwise... It is a bit like arguing about food / eating, in that you can't MAKE them do it, however frustrating it is. Detach.

Laisy - isn't the salted caramel tea unexpectedly and surprisingly divine? I'm hooked and mainlining about 6 cups a day.

MI, are you there?

lalsy · 31/05/2014 10:31

God yes, QQ. I loves it. Wondering how to rearrange kitchen cupboards so can stockpile....