29 crepes a leaping.......

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Well, I've grabbed the bull by the horns & am leaping into the new thread........

Felt very sad no one else had started one whilst I scoffed dined.

If no one like the title I am more than happy to have it deleted & go with anything else.

DH has taken over the catering for the month of February......... the food is good but the angst is another matter

I think it's completely fine and appropriate to lose patience MI. You don't have to make these unhelpful people feel better, really you don't. Being rather abrupt / blunt may be the best thing you can do right now - and hopefully will have the benefit off putting off calling you again to say more crap.
Take care lovely.

Thinking of you too BD.

Mrs S, I know you are miles away, but if you're reading our thread I hope you are OK too.

Also talking about the palliative care unit as a 'care home'. It is a HOSPICE, ffs. They have wine with dinner. It is equipped for end-of-life care.

Also the next person to tell me how worried they are about my sodding father.

Thank heavens for you lot.

Indeed. Gunwharf quays and its environs was v pleasant. Much more pleasant than Southsea, where I believe we were with the inlaws.

DS has got arse worms. But I wasn't allowed to tell the chemist, so DP has to pick up the relevant medication. I am trying to persuade boy to go to hobby craft to purchase craft material for his half term project, to whit creating a habitat in a shoebox for an imaginary animal. First on the agenda - sticking bits of cloth on to a dinosaur to create a 'jumpersaurous'.

Ahhh, the noble threadworm.....make sure you and DP dose up too, Herbs.

Just taken receipt of my first ever Hush order. Will probably be my last. The dress I ordered was lovely, but the sleeves were so skin-tight I couldn't lift my arms, and the second item, a skirt, was apparently made for someone with identical waist and hip measurements. And so tight that the only way I could wear it was hitched up under my armpits, thereby rendering it knicker-flashingly short. At least it's free returns.

And I've been on the look-out for a new "black-tie" dress, in anticipation of a college reunion in March. But I was too slow in requesting my ticket, so the bloody event is full anyway.

Ongoing sympathy to those with very sick dmums. MrsS, try not to worry - I have friends who were recalled and then given the all-clear.

Rose, I've emailed you re Fortnums - are we still on? I have some lovely guidebooks for ya!

MI - hot flushes are the last thing you need on top of all this. I'm on the herbal nytol as I keep waking at 4.30 every morning with flushes. I'm becoming an impatient old ratbag during the daytime.

BD - try to get a bit of rest and relaxation.

BTM - have you tried raquets? I really enjoyed doing this for a change last year.

We have returned, gnashers gleaming and untouched, from a family trip to the dentist. DP has a phone conference for TMATDNSIN and is then off up Norf for work. I am defrosting curry and may indulge in a glass of red.

BD you must be exhausted

MI wot GGG said. But if I had that time again, I might have tried to let go of the anger a bit more. It ate away at me and made my anxiety levels go through the roof. DH did help a bit by fielding some of the well meaning but highly irritating and sometimes demanding, calls. I stopped answering the landline, since most of that age group are the only ones who actually call it, and didn't give out my mobile number. In the final weeks DDads care home was like a hospice as he was on the nursing floor. And they did have wine with their meal on the odd occasion that Ddad was able to be wheeled down to the dining room. I mean, why ever not.

Yes, Molls I am looking forward to it. Will answer the email. Anyone else up for Fortnums brunch next Tuesday?

DD is being very demanding as is her way. We're fine as long as we're doing what she likes, and I am trailing along behind like a hand maiden. I feel incredibly sleepy all the time which is like an adrenalin slump after a very stressful experience. Got a bit pissed off when DD disturbed the last episode of Deutschland 83. One really has to concentrate for that programme, and I lost track. Then this morning she woke me at 7 bloody o'clock. Wtf.

Ps if I hadn't been on HRT these last years, I'd be doing time for murder...

One nice thing that happened...I got a lovely and concerned text from the MD at the theatre who fronts the band we went to see on Sat night. She's a lovely friend, really. Said she wanted to congratulate DH on the new job which she'd seen on LinkedIn...and said nice things about the DC, and then....said she was worried about me and was I ok. Oh to be actually noticed. I was really touched.

In other news, I have become addicted to Orange is the new Black on Netflix. Oh dear...

Oh, Rose, I am stupid. We did say the week after half-term, and that is still fine for me. Daftly, I put it in the diary for tomoz, so I will move it now. Next Tues is even better for me. Duh.

Rose, don't go getting addicted to that now!!
I watched the finale of Deutschland 83 last night.it was brilliant I thought, so try and watch it again on All four if you can! Nicely poised little drama, with quite a bit of edge of the seat stuff too. I love particularly that I have visited the Stasi HQ where it was filmed. ( get my thrills where I can)

BD I remember the feeling well, when ddad rallied after a particularly horrific day , looking like the end was nigh. I feel for you dreadfully. I am wishing, crossing fingers and touching wood that your mum enjoys a little bit of respite , and that you GET SOME SLEEP! I can't tell you how much easier a day's work was today, after a week or two of proper rest.

MI, wot Rose and GGG said. I too wish I had let go of my anger a bit more Rose - I still replay those conversations. I think being a bit rude and offputting or not answering calls is fine as long as people know they will hear if any real news. It is unbearable to be forced to explain the bleakness of the process all the time - and it isn't your job and you have lots of other jobs. .

BD, I hope your dm is comfortable.

Greetings from Darkest Africa. I forgot to pack any pants, so have been coping with pantie liners and overnight washings out.

Sorry you are having such a tough time, BD and MI. Sending you in my thoughts.

Work has been busy so that has taken my mind off Stuff. Hospital appointment sadly clashes with Fortnums brunch, I'm afraid, so I won't be joining you. Flying back tomorrow night, to the realisation that I have nothing to wear to wedding on Saturday.

Whatever you wear Mrs S, wear pants to the wedding

I once forgot my knickers at the school pool in 1976 and had to tell a teacher I was going commando.
I still cringe when I think of it

Job interview tomorrow - wish me luck, crepesters! I've been swotting, and trying to imagine what they might ask me, but what worries me more is actually finding the place and not getting stuck in traffic. It's in darkest Richmond.

Oh, I meant to say that, CV - I'm so impressed by the way you've cracked on with your jobsearch - you don't hang around, do you?

Richmond is a nightmare to drive round. I once abandoned the attempt to fetch dd from her friend's house there. she had to get a taxi home. Leave tonight to give yourself time, I would.

Good luck CV. Will send you positive vibes!

Good luck, CV.

MrsS - am sure going commando to a wedding will be fine!

Oh don't say that, Molly. I have exactly one hour from the moment I leave my desk.

Should it get to that stage, I would have to think long and hard about accepting a job in such a bloody awkward place; in other words, the job will have to be fantastic.

Ironically, DH will be working in Wimbledon from October.

CV good luck!

I hope the drive isn't too stressful, CV, and that the interview goes well.

I have forgotten pants, too, when we went down to my DSis's - a trip to Asda sorted that out. I also forgot bras when we went to Minnesota to stay with a friend, and was appalled at the price of them in the local department store. Good luck with your shopping, MrsS.

DH is going to a funeral this morning - an ex work colleague who we have continued to socialise with. Poor man retired in August after many years of ill health (he had a kidney transplant eventually), then various cancers. I feel so sorry for his wife: last time we met before Christmas they were planning cruises. I would have gone, but I am looking after DGS and DGD.

Good Luck CV

I have the dentist - check up & clean up. Ugh! I hate going.

I love DH - he has just been out & de-iced the car for me - that's my Valentine pressie

CV wishing you the very best for the interview. They'd be lucky to get you.
( mantra )
Remember to breathe. Take your time and cover everything you can think of.
You will be marvellous.

NU - how bitterly sad for your friend.
And his partner of course.

BD- hope you are OK

Thermals on everyone. Tis Baltic.

I have conducted a Frigid Ladyjog and it is indeed cold. Though the park was glittering fabulously.

Good luck, CV and MM - hope it's as easy a dental trip as mine was yesterday.

Here's to a calm day...

Good luck CV, weirdly my first thought this morning was 'Is it CV's interview?' And I wonder if she's going to have to get her ds to tell a fib too about the dentist too?

It's crispy and white here too. We're off to the beach. I've realised that even I can jog when strapped by a large bungee to a massive dog. It's quite fun and I might even, at the ripe old age of 50, buy my first ever pair of trainers..... My sister started running at 52 and has just done a 10k.

I went to the US once without underwear and had to buy 'panties' from a pharmacy. They were hideous....

CV, GO! You have been super speedy getting applications in and interviews.