hi dog and pat

bought me and dh a lindt calender and dd1 is getting a princess playmobile one.
dd1 is having a school friend over 3-6pm

Crossed posts with you pat <<waves>>

let me know how you get on with the pasta jar method I may well be trying it for DD. who, like your DD is good at school with other people etc and terrible at home. Gah

Morning ladies. I haven't beem on for so long that this wasn't even on "threads I'm on"!!!!.

Moosey I'm sorry things are so tough. I agree perhaps a little break with kist you and the girly mooselet will do you all some good. Hopefully things are a bit better now as I type though. Am hoping so. <<squeezes>> for Moose.

HKZ thats rubbish that you have to wait again, I think sometimes hospitally people lose sight of the fact that they are dealing with people not numbers iyswim and stop appreciating how distressing it must be to be waiting for an appointm,ent only for it to be cancelld. I am holding the good vibes for you.

Stripey I saw your FB status, did you get to go to the flicks in the end? I babysat for a friend last night was really nice to get out and have an eve to myself they have a huge telly and a comy sofa so was better than the cinema .

Not a great deal to report here. Am very busy atm. With the horse and children. Bethy has started a gym club she was too young to start really but a frioend volunteers there and manages to wangle it so she could start before she was 5. She absolutely loves it, she is amazing on the bars. It has always been her thing she can climb up walls fgs. Anyway they were amazed at her on the bar things nort sure what they are called . She went to a taster sessio0n last saturday but last night was her first session and she has completed her first badge already [proud]. My mum was an amazing gymnast and a gym teacher, I was hopeless and hated it so perhpas it has skipped a generation...?

Isla and bethy are sharing a room now and it's going really well and Mr A's speech is coming on amazingly, he is 3 on the 3rd of december I can't beleive it.

Isla is getting dangerously close to walking.

moose, do what is best for you and if that means getting some kip then so be it. Tree is right.

MissJ- good luck with job, enjoy being back in civilisation and hope N enjoys his daddy time.

HKZ- best of luck, shame appt cancelled, it is the waiting thats the worst thing so can't imagine what another week will be like.

Tink- We got DD a disney princesses one that you have to makes first (her choice!). I am thinking of investing in a wooden one though when the kids ae a bit older next year.

Stripey- Did you get to go to the movies? It seemed from FB that you did not! What a pain! Hope you had some wine or something to make up for it.

Lenni- you ok??? Not flooded i hope??

Sorry no time to catch up more. the children are wearing me out and work is awful. i have now taken to calling SMT 'The Stasi' which is awful but sums up how i feel. We have begun the pasta jar reward method with DD this morning as we are both at the end of our tethers with her, she is awful at home but well behaved at nursery and pre-school so something seriously amiss here! 3 hours in and it is going well...... Will update on that soon!
After 4 good nights, Z was horrendous last night so I sympathise with Elkie, Chef and everyone else not getting enough sleep.
Brother, SIL and baby nephew to stay this weekend so frantically trying to clean-up, I will try to relax and enjoy the weekend though! Hope everyone else has a good one x

mm - agree with tree will do u the world of good
have a good sat people i am off into town to buy advent calendars for me and dh

Moose - do it. Book into a travellodge and have a long sleep and a break. I do sometimes, it rocks. It is not so out there, it doesn't have to be taken personally by anyone. You are just having a break.

I'm so sorry things are so hard right now. Stout heart. x

oh mm -
so sorry that things are tough @ the moment hope things get better.
thats what we are all here for to chat and for support
take carexx

Just popping in. Thought I'd better as I disappeared just after ds2 was taken ill and hadn't returned.

Ds2 is ok, seems to be improving on ABs and is lively and happy enough in himself, not at all like last year, thank God. Ds1 and dd have had an awful stomach virus thing, that ds1 brought home from the school (50 children and several staff off when I last heard).

Things are pretty tough in general, ds1's behaviour has been truly awful and have been having constant rows with dh, to the extent that I had mine and dd's bags packed and both dd and I in our coats ready to go when he got home last night. Was pretty grim, huge row, dh blocked the door to stop me leaving and we ended up stood in the doorway in stalemate for the best part of an hour before I needed to feed dd and was so exhausted I couldn't stand anymore. I wasn't intending to leave permanently, just get away for a couple of nights, completely away from everyone, him, Mum, sisters and everyone else that thinks they have the right to 'tell' me what's wrong with my life and what I 'should' or 'shouldn't' be doing. I have truly had enough and just need some peace and space, which is something I never seem to get, even for five minutes any more. I thought it I could book into a hotel for a couple of nights with just dd, no housework, cooking, washing, ironing, dog grooming, fight adjudicating, homework etc etc etc, I might actually start to feel physically and mentally a little better. Its no good trying to do it at home, as soon as I sit down I notice something that needs doing or start to feel guilty that I shouldn't be sitting down because there's too much to do.

Anyway, sorry to be such a downer - I probably won't be around much for a little while, as I have nothing positive to say and am too tired to think.

Good luck with everything HKZ, I will try and check in to see how its all going for you and J.

morning

miss j - sounds like u r a great auntie

hi chef hopefully she will tire out soon

having a quiet day here today
weather still awful!!

popping in quick.
at all the sick little ones. I bet though they still manage to make you smile.

missjackson I've been thinking of doing a music group.

I thought once DD started crawling she would burn off the energy, but it seems to have grown tenfold and she still wakes 3-4 times a night. (I still think it's an uncomfortable mattress but DH thinks not.)