In Crepey Remembrance Of CremCat Past

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Hope that's an OK unilateral decision!

Sorry, that was for the cinnamon rolls!

Massive congratulations, WAF!

"AGENT HAS SENT BOOK OUT TO TEN EDITORS" - may all of us writers post that in due course.

In my case, it'll be in about a decade's time. Just be patient, crepeys.

The weather is very beautiful today, and I hope that helps all the suffering crepeys and their dhs and dc a little bit.

Dear Addle, so, so sorry to hear about the state of things with dh. I winced in sympathy when I read your post. And it rang so many bells for me, I was virtually deafened. Please look after yourself.

WAF - Yay!!!!! Superb news about the book! And the w/e off work. Well done you. Hope you are enjoying freezing your wotsits off in the New Forest. Hope your dh has that convo.

BTM, brilliant that ds managed to go to the fireworks party! Wishing you a good day today.

Ahem, cinnamon rolls recipe, anyone?

Argh, I have too many things to do and not enough time to do them. And still can't quite get started. A dreadful combination.

Stropps, for comparison, I am still in my jammies, and no you shouldn't kick arse , of all people.

Dh is sorry this morning . I didn't sleep at all and am a bit spacey as a result. Dh off to see his DM now, the thing is my dsis has invited us and dd for Xmas.
Dsil has invited my dfil, who you might remember dmil left at the age of 80, and moved out into her own flat. She maintains the idea that since she left dfil, that we would ( her children and spouses) would side with her in this arrangement, and not be in contact with dfil. So how does that work? Just because she left him she expects us all to pretend dfil doesn't exist.?
I'm sorry she finds herself on her own, but don't see how we can fix it.

Sorry I've been mulling ALL night.

I think I am going to spend the day lounging on the sofa fighting with the cats for the spot in the ray of sunshine currently beaming through the window. I am so tired - dh left at 6 this morning to drive to the coast. Since last time he made this journey resulted in the write off of my car I couldn't get back to sleep which was annoying since I had volunteered to wait up for dd3 and her friend last night and they got back some time after 2am. Dh thought I was being unnecessary but i knew I wouldn't be able to sleep until the two 17 year olds I had watched leave in skimpy dresses and fishnets were safely back from a party the other side of town. Obviously they are still now both asleep.

On a separate topic - MrsS/FP (is it a permanent name change?) - how did your committee vote pan out? I'm asking because I find myself in a not dissimilar position at work. Last week I had a bizarre conversation with one of the voters who told me that he would have voted for me if he'd known I wanted it. Given that I had put my name forward and issued a personal 'mission statement' I had rather thought that would have been obvious. As a result I'm now not at all sure I do want it as I don't think I understand the rules of this particular game of office politics.

Sorry to hear of the various ails and troubles amongst the Crepey group but very cheered by WAFs news - I have no experience of the significance except that clearly those of you that do are impressed so I am impressed too.

Cremo, if leaving her on her own makes you feel too guilty, would your DSis let you bring her too? Or would that be too awful? Very tricky sitch.

Oh god, MrsWobble, we just go to bed when DD and her mates go out in skimpy dresses and have a phone by the bed

BTM - that's what dh would do. And I could probably do that for dd but having responsibility for someone else's teenager who doesn't live in London was enough to stop me sleeping. And given that they found themselves unable to unlock the front door - not sure why, they didn't seem drunk - it wasn't a bad decision.

WAF, that is brilliant re book. I am thrilled to little bits for you. And hope very much dh will talk to friend.

And addle, hope very much dh will agree to seek help.

My dh has had stress related issues that have brought him very low at times but has always been ready to seek help - I realise how unusual that is and what a difference it makes. It took several goes, but the help really did help in the end and he hasn't needed any for some time.

Crem and Cocoa, hope today is better. That all sounds awful.

I could murder a cinammon roll.

Crem - difficult sitch re: PILs, however you shouldn't be asked to take sides unless there's a reason why you want to. Both of them are still part of the family, like it or not.

WAF - that's fantastic news - what a boost!

Here, I'm fuming with DH. He decided to drag DD1's double bed across the room without asking for assistance, and has bent two metal struts and sheared a bolt off one of the legs. I was in the next room and could have come in to help at any time but oh no, Brute Force And Ignorance wins the day. The bed is only a couple of years old FFS! Apparently it was my fault for not being there.

Anyway, he and DS have departed in the car for DS's first driving experience - eek! Note to self - before procuring magnetic L-plates do check that some part of the back of the car is in fact metal. Plates had to be blu-tacked into the back window - oh well.

MrsWobble, I don't think for a minute you are doing the wrong thing, more that I can't keep my eyes open to stay up!

OMG, CV, what is the car made of???
And sympathies re your DH's lack of practical nous. Same here, as you know!

Yup CV - I know that well - brute force always wins over logic.

Mrs Wobble - I used to stay up but have given up now - the spirit is willing and all that.

So sad to hear of all the problems fellow Crepeys are having with their families, particularly poor Addle; it must be so grim for you. We're like BTM and her DH, we tend to bicker, I shout a lot, but we are usually ok within ten minutes or so. I did wonder shortly after he retired whether or not I could cope with him being at home all the time, but we soon worked it through (who do you think suggested he joined the cycling club? ).

WAF, how brilliant about your book, so close now (and yes to a signed copy for al of us, and possibly a Crepey book launch party).

We have the radio on all through the night as it helps me to sleep, but I am catching news of things in the US atm that I would rather not hear.

I am afraid I, too, can't think of three reasons to be cheerful today, especially as I haven't got any cinnamon rolls.

DD couldn't walk back last night....it's a horrible walk including pedestrian tunnels under the A406. Im also still quite hyper vigilant about her, I suppose. Despite how well she's doing, she thinks she's streetwise but she's still a little too trusting for my liking. Having said all that, she walked all the way from crouch end to muswell hill broadway before I got wind of what was going on....

crem I guess CVs suggestion of seeing if your DSis has room for one more at the Inn might be a way forward. Awkward one, that

I too am struggling with three things to be grateful for, but my illness taught me to find something every day to smile about...and it really does help, so I'll kick off shall I?

1. having solved my outfit problem for Wednesday night
2. having just bought a lovely evening bag from Next to go with it
3. seeing DD in her smart blacks and a red lip for rehearsals today, and new gorgeous boots from M&S I bought her...not leather but really lovely.

Boots

bag

Rose - don't blame you collecting DD. I'm very twitchy about mine walking in quiet places after dark. I love those boots you bought her.

BTM - it's a Toyota Aygo, so has a glass and plastic arse.

NU - I was chuckling to myself about your tweezer theft and ensuing chin-hair crisis....I have these giant ones I bought from Betterware, for pulling hair out of plugholes etc. Next time DH tries to borrow yours you can suggest he sticks a pair of these up his vent.

CV, I will look for the giant tweezers next time my Betterware lady calls. We went into town yesterday and DH thought that we were just going to walk into Boots and buy me some replacement tweezers. I tried to explain to him that it's trial and error to get the right ones, but I could see he didn't believe me.

Rose, you're quite right, of course, about reasons to be cheerful and have made me feel quite ashamed. I love DD's boots, by the way and I can quite understand why you are protective of her; I would be the same.

Tweezerman

slanted ones are amazing & will get the shortest hair!

Had a lovely skype with the family this morning & for the first time PFGC really recognised me & blew kisses.

Hello everyone

thank you for all the good wishes. not really better today. the first thing he did was go through all his old sketch books to find absolutely everything he'd ever done. he did come and walk round bp with me which was good but I tried talking to him in terms 'this makes me feel...' but it just wasn't going in. he just said ignore me, that's what i want.

and he won't eat. i left a tray on the bed for him as he doesn't like waste. hasn't eaten since friday pm and i don't think he'll be fit to do his work on monday.

dd is very impatient with him - i don't think she's been at close quarters with a bad bout since she was about 16 and she says she can't feel v much sympathy if he won't try to get help. ds doesn't really want to talk about it.

watched harold and maude with ds last night, which may in retrospect have been odd choice and intend to watch mystic pizza with dd tonight.

I really don't know what to do so any suggestions are welcome.

WAF is wonderful news! will there be a crepey corner at your book launch?

Harold and Maude is one of me and dd1's absolute faves. Lord Addle huge sympathy, this sounds extreme and distressing.

Thanks loads for all your good wishes re book crepeys.

Only cinnamon rolls in my house have Bren the ones out of a tin

Treated myself to Tweezermans MM. Am hiding them. NU DH and I nick each others (he has spiky ear hairs he gets rid of)

CV RAGE re bed buckling and RAGIER at idea it was your fault.

This weekend has been so relaxing. Just not being at home mostly.

MI Envy is good motivator. Get back to work, you'll get there.

Addle, if he's not eating and is behaving in a way that makes you fear for his safety when you aren't there, it's OK to call out a doctor. Well, it is in my book, anyway. Even if he doesn't like it, it forcefully makes the point that you are very concerned and his behaviour is not ok - for him, or for you (as a helpless bystander). I have called out the doc under somewhat similar circs, which resulted in an MH referral for my then husband, pretty much whether he wanted it or not. This was the right decision at that time. Might be worth contacting the gp to at least ask their advice?