beer.. or is it?

we went on the hunt for some vegetable crisps for a freind today. only to find she'd already got them that morning. While meandering around clive bought a beer that was made with malt as well as barley

anyone would think my kids are alkofrolics! sian stood by him *waiting* to "taste your beard daddy" and as soon as clive got back with it in a glass and asked who wanted to try some beth jumped off my lap faster than you've ever seen her unlatch!

after both the girls had tried it we asked them which they preffered... beer or boob. they both said boob, but sian was teh one to take me up on it lol. beth just ketp teasing daddy about his beer.

so, a beer with the smoothness of a single malt whiskey got the thumbs up in our house today, although not from me- i don't like either beer OR whiskey!!

Rugby, a hooligans game played by gentlemen

OGGY OGGY OGGY!
OI OI OI!
OGGY!
OY!
OGGY!
OY!
OGGY OGGY OGGY!
OY OY OY!!!

unless, of course, you're sian. she has a funny way of adding things to the end of words. that (llanelli) scarlets chant for her becomes

OGGY OGGY OGGY!
OYT OYT OYT!

Mondays Musings

Little girls who don't fall asleep (and then not in bed) till 10.30pm are HORRIBLE LITTLE SNOTS the next day. Luckily a freind of mine had a starter bed that she isn't using. We'll pay her for it on payday. Theres no way that i'm fitting a cot bed and a single in the kids room. We're gonna need somwhere bigger methinks when they're both out of starter beds...... I'd rather NOT put them in bunks.

Sian on the subject of breaking her necklace (last night while she was *supposed* to be in bed and asleep)

Sian: I broked my necklace this morning granny
Granny: why did you do that?
Sian: because it was very breakable

Sian and Beth's idea of suitable warm weather foot wear.... as it's been unseasonably hot here this week. This morning they went out to play in the garden in .... Long sleeved Tshirts, Nappies and wellington boots!

home sweet home

ok, i know we've been back since friday. but holidays create a lot of laundry! and i'm still not done iwth it yet *sigh* i'll have to get ou tin the garden and hang teh current load when i've done this- girlies are both asleep still!

we had a lovely (if expensive!) break in wales. sian didn'twant to come home, in fact she cried as we left the camp lol. we all missed wendy though (one of last years teamstars) but it was nice to see gemma from the year before. she's working as bar staff this season.

this week we had an easter egg hunt (not a hard one!) round the chalet, a trip to the beach - that was windy! we didn't quite make it to the sea as the tide was out, a quick visit to the chocolate farm followed by bowling/soft play, a visit to dais dragons den, and a trip to folly farm where we went round the zoo (well ad ifferent part of it) and saw a show in the theatre. one of the goats tried to nibble sian's sandal and she got scared lol

its good to be back in my own bed. i woke up with neck/back ache EVERY day while we were there. and the bedroom had a dreadful condensation problem :o/ still can't wait for june to arrive!

ok, chores call while the kidlets are still snoozing sweetly.

Siân and Beth decided Bear (of Big Blue House fame) wanted to share their fruit shoots. So he did! I think he liked the apple flavour... well there were no complaints!

Beth in Siân's new Fisher Price Seat

Siân in her new Fisher Price Car seat. The seat is pretty much the same as the Britax Trio, Just with the Fisher Price name on it- it's been made by Britax (they also make the Jaguar car seats here in the UK)

Siân with her new dolly that "i can help walk in the garden" This doll is better endowed than a Barbie!! When Siân took her top off and saw the boobage she said "i'm going to have dolly milk now" and promptly did. Clive and I cracked up laughing!

Off Tomorrow YAY!!

The car is pretty much packed to bursting. The girls are asleep (finally in the case of the big one) I just need to put in the last few bits for the journey that I haven't tonight when we get up and we are on holiday!!

But of course that unwelcome witch had to come a visiting me. I guess better now at the begining than in the middle though.

we have an answer!!!

there was a design fault with sian's cot bed and about a year after we bought ours they changed the manufacturer.

i got a refund (£249.99) and we have to take the cot back tomorow. sian gets to sleep on her mattress on the floor till she gets a new bed now!

i have mostly packed for our trip away... swimming bags (x2), bathroom bag (- drugs & toothbrushes, they go in last), our clothes (almost done) jsut the kids bag to go really. clive can drag teh travel cot down from the kids room tomorow and i'll sort ou the boot ready for an early start on thursday! can't wait.

i'll try and rember pics when i get back to update y'all!

funniness from the girlies

Sian on the subject of tinned tomatoes....

"i don't like bematoes. they're too juicy"

And on trying to find a new dolly

"i want one iwth brown skin. no not that one, thank you"

(she got a 32" brown dolly that she can help walk up the garden path and a little 11" dolly in a rucksack)

Beth on shutting her sister out of the house...

C: Did you shut Sian out?
B: yeh
C: is that funny?
B: (hand covers mouth) hehehe

and on the subject of mama milk...

G: do you want something?
B: taps chest and says "molk"

Friday night fun

Well, it started out as a very *quiet* adult session. Just two out of our 10 or so regulars turned up at 7..... The mats were at tip AGAIN (I just LOOOOOVE having to climb up on to dusty bleachers and move 8+ crash mats, 20 floor mats, a sag bag and random peices of rubbish) So, The cupboard better be as tidy when we get back after Easter as I left it last night!

We had a group of Explorer Scouts for the night last night- well from 8-10pm. Trouble was, none of us could remember what time they were coming! I realised about 7.50 (after we'd got out ALL the trampolines *wheeze, puff, pant*) that they didn't come till 8 last time either as thats the time of their meeting! It's the second time they've come to have a jump, and not the last. Some of the scouts have potential as bouncers... others are just springs coiled up ready to leap! One of the boys even got brave after he had an accident last time and got on again- after watching for an hour, he'd only come to support the rest of the group! Hmmm.... I wonder if he made it to the airport this morning.

They'll be back in June for another bounce. Wonder if i'll laugh as much tehn as I have the last two times! It's alwasy good for the system to have a giggle :o)

Saturday....

...and i spent £31.50!!!! on clothes for the girls. Actually, Sian got 2 new skirts out of it. Beth got 3 tops, 2 pairs of trousers and an outfit. She is not allowed to need new clothes till she fits the ones I have in 18-24mos left over from Sian!!

We had a friend round to play in the garden this afternoon and then got Pizza for tea. The 3 girls always seem to eat when they are together. Maybe we should do it more often. I think we might go for a bowling trip next time, that could be interesting! Theres another week of holiday for the shcool their freind is at after we get back from wales so i think a couple more play dates will be in order.

Sunny Fun in the Garden...

Learning to bowl and set the pins is hard work! Sian carried one over to me at the car... "oh my god" she said in one of those squeezed out voices "it's heavy" Beth on the other hand likes to be a lion. She goes behind the tree and ROARS! So cute, so funny, so can't wait for summer to get here PERMANTLY!!!

Boo Hoo Hoo!!

my little baby got all growed up :o( she talked to me on the phone today. not just gurgles, we had a conversation (ok, so bethy can't say many words yet, but she has yes and no down pat!)

it's time to get her new clothes... i jstu made the pleasing discovery that she's too long for ALL her 9-12mos stuff! and a pillow. she defintly sleeps better with it. Guess where half our holiday spending money si going?! ah well, she's worth it, totally!

I went to see the gp and....

i got 3 weeks grace LOL. I go to see Janet in 3wks time to sort out a personal action plan.. we tried to do it today but didn't get too far. I'm not going to change any of the asthma meds at the moment (just finish teh pred. tomrow, but I got it to have indoors which is a big help as i've been able to start it myself) I do have my hayfever meds sorted out though so now i'm gonna feel like i'm rattling!!

We're all going on an Easter Holiday!!

Well, i'm going to give dad a break from caring for mum, but i don't get a break from caring for him LOL. we WILL have fun though and i will get my hair cut two visits we're defintley doing are the chocolate farm and folly farm. the rest we're going to wait and see. must rember to take the potty. both girls will possibly use it..........

that was quick!

We ordered Sian a car seat from http://www.kiddicare.com for my parents car yesterday. Interlink tried to deliver it today while we were out! And we're not in now till Monday. Shoot. I'm super impressed though, normal delivery is usually 4 working days, not next day!!

To the idiots who just stood and watched

If you see an UNACCOMPANIED 18 month old walk out of the building... do NOT just watch her walk towards the road. If it was your child, you'd want someone to stop them, yes? Well, next time I'll just leave it. The wall between me and said child meant I couldn't see her. And as I was dealing with her screaming sister at the time........

Apparently I'm a cow!!

G: Am I a cow?
B: Yeh
G: Do I give milk on demand?
B: Yeh
G: Are you a piggy?
B: pig

And the everlasting asthma....

So, I finish the pred in the morning. I have to go see my GP in the afternoon. Right now I'm on ...
Symbicort 200/6 2x day
Qvar 100 2x day
Singulair 1x day

Ventolin 2 puffs as needed (today was super, i only needed it twice!)

Just finishing Prednisone @ 30mg/day for 6days (all i had left of my supply, must get more)

I need to think what to ask her...

Do I need to extend the pred. for a bit longer (it seems to take longer to take an effect now) or increase the dose from 30mg to 40mg... or both.

What is a good peak flow for me now? I know my predicted is around 447... since Dec 06 I've been lukcy to hit 350. My best used to be 500... those days are gone!

I know to start the pred either when my PF drops below 280 or my sympoms get worse (i can stay at 350 for a while before the PF and sympotms match up again. it's a pain and probably why i try to avoid hospitals. they don't beleive i'm not panicking)

When should I seek further help?

And *breathe*

If I've just spent an hour getting the kids calmed down and ready for bed DON'T go and spoil it by picking a fight with the 3yo. Shouting and yelling at her are NOT going to bode well for me getting her to bed easily, or for me being able to read them a bed time story. You wanted kids just as much as me. TAKE SOME DAMNED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM AND GET OFF YOUR BACKSIDE INSTEAD OF SLOBBING IN FRONT OF THE TELEVISION!!!! If she wants to parade naked for 3minutes *with* the potty close at hand, let her. she is NEVER going to potty train if you don't let her stay in the altogether. peeing in her nappy is so much easier. Yet if her little sister wants to go potty, and just get up and down from it in the nuddy, thats fine. Do you see the inconsistencies here yet clive?

They're both asleep now. It only took me 30minutes. They didn't get there mama milk though. I had to spend time just talking calmly and wiping tears. thank goodness for the CDplayer and a library of books. Yes, we will be adding to it. You can jsut learn to read as well. or make up storeis to go with teh pictures. they don't know any different yet.


Ugh.

I ended up starting the pred. last night. the amount of ventolin i've been getting through i guess a trip to A&E is probably where i should be headed. i said *should* hopefully we can get some answers on thursday when i see the GP. i've sure had enough of this ride.

less than 100 days

can't wait for all public places to go non-smoking. i had a hard time at bowling this morning cause of the smoke. the centre staff can't wait eitehr. funny how the people that think it's a bad move are the smokers, huh? clive rekcons he's going to give up over easter. i've heard it so many times that i don't beleive him any more. his motivation this time? "cancer sticks" are going up 11p a pack. bever mind the health benefits for the whole family or the fact that he smells and tastes like an ashtray at the moment.

Heh. You wouldn't beleive

that weds and thurs sian was sick enough tath she didn't even want mama milk. today she's been on top form, argueing iwht me, screaming and shouting. and resisting bed! however, 8pm came and she finished playing with the toys (or rathr trhowing tem out of hte bedroom) and put her self into bed and tucked herself in. *sob* my baby is growing up!

yesterday she pulled a hieght chart off the wall at stay and play. then proceeded to fall asleep on it right in the middle of the room! i have a picture i will share when i can get to a scanner.

Me and my monster (aka asthma)

i really have ahd enough of this now. sian *hates* seeing me get nebbed :o( Janet switchet roudn my meds and added one. (now its symbicort, qvar and singulair) if my PF drops below 280 or the symptoms get worse i'm to start teh pred. and of course ventolin as necesary.

hello from beth

vez beth is a cheeky monkeyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzaa yu vvvvvvt

What a grumpy guts!

Thats what we said to sian tuesday when she didn't want to do *anything*

Well i found out why wednesday after i took her to the drs. poor baby has a nasty ear infection :o( and a raging high temperature to go with it. no wonder she was a grouch! all she's wanted to do since tuesday night is nurse.

on another note. the cardigan made for her by my surrogate mum finally fits! she loves it and asks to wear it wether it matches her outfit or not LOL and as spring seems to have disappeared again...........! mind you she'll probably outgrow it in about 2mos the way she's going. so THANK YOU Granny Mary :o)

Things that make you go HMMMM

Like the new bedtime hour program on cbeebies at the moment. "In the night garden" http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/inthenightgarden/ seems to be a mishmash of influences from a variety of well loved childrens TV all set in a garden as a little girls dream.

Watching the first one yesterday we noticed similaritys to
Teletubbies
Magic Roundabout
Trumpton
Weebles

and teh character names in this .... IgglePiggle, MaccaPacca (or as Clive rechristened him tonight, WackyBacky!!!), UpsyDaisy, Tombliboos and Pontipines. Sian and Beth are hooked though.



The nail polish I'm putting on isn't covering the nails too well..... I can't be bothered to start again and go darker though so i'll have to deal. It's years since I painted my nails... or my face LOL and today i've done both.

New clothes, New makeup... need new hair (and a new man LOL)

Happy Mothering Sunday

*moan* i got my mam a card, adn we called and left messages for her on the answer phone. i got HIS mother a card and a gift. i didn't even get a lie in, jsut a sulky husband. *end moan*

on a happier note. i did my annual trampoline competition today (i do one a year, always this one) and this year i came first and the team came third.

Comic Releif

The Early Years workers at Sure Start Hounslow's Family Room this week have had a whole variety of fund raisers going on to raise money for comic releif.

The girls are both a tad red around the eyes from being butterflies. We made "red nose cakes" (bakewell tarts with iced on faces!) for the bake sale. ther was a raffle- I won a rose in a pot- perfect mothers day gift for my MIL! and some chocolates (which i gave to a friend cuz i gave up chocolate for lent)

On Red Nose Day itself I made my nose up all funky with the stickers, sprayed my hair red (took the best part of the hair spray to do that!) and dressed in as much red as possible!

The total takings for the week in teh family room for Comic Releif was....
drum roll...............................................




£183!!!!!

pictures

Sian the Baker

Sian has helped GrannyJan bake this week. First she made welsh cakes last Thursday while I was at the Drs (and very tasty they were too, just look!) and then today she made mini pineapple upside down cakes....... supposedly for stay and plays cake sale, but they may end up being eaten!

How I spent my Birthday Money

I should have known when Clive started stressing before I walked out the door that I should stay home today. He knew I needed to leave at 7.30am so at 7.15 he's *still* in bed. 7.30 I made the girls breakfast (yup, thats still in the kitchen awaiting my attention, it can wait)

Met up with my freinds in Harrow at 9am as planned and meandered off to Primark via Boots- Boots was open, Primark wasn't! And I needed a drink- never did drink it LOL

Primark didn't have anything big enough for me, but the other two got some bits. True "primark Moments" occured in there LOL so glad i didn't need socks! (cheap and cheerful and still going strong!) After Primark we went into Wallis... first purchase... £30 trousers down to £15... gotta love it! I can't beleive #1 i liked them and #2 they fit! now i needed to find a top to go with them (one to hide the lumps and bumps!)

Went off for a cuppa next- well a cup of tea, a cappucino and a water LOL so we could decide what to do next and i could get drugged up... not that it helped much i didn't stop wheezeing all damn day.

Next up was a trip to New Look- I have a new favourite shop LOL I've bought stuff from there before and been really pleased. This time though I got the trousers in a 20 not a 22! they're still a tad big roudn teh waist at the back! 2 pairs of jeans (£37), 1 pair of canvas trousers (£10- reduced) and 3 tops (£22 all reduced) The New Look in Harrow is HUGE! We traipsed into the fitting rooms together LOL we had 13 items and I kept 6, not bad! I decided I'd bought enough then (having spent a total of £84)

We meandered accross teh road to the lingerie shop. Lots of cute bras, but nothing in my size (never bloody is!) Then thought about lunch.. I wasn't hungry the others were, trouble with pred. is i'm never hungry at breakfast and lunch time, so we decided to go into debenhams for a nosey. We played around with lots of make up hehe. I let K make me up but had to take it off as it was making me all itchy :o( at least I know not to use Benefit make up in future. I did look pretty though lol

I dug my phone out at this point and found a message from Clive asking if we wanted to meet for lunch. It was 12 already so I said what about tea. He then texted back in a strop saying Bethy had 6 udders (was being a cow) and S ... where should he start. and he'd broken the kitchen drawer. I've only been gone half the damned day! yet *he* can't handle it and is snapping at everything. guess it's time for me to go home then. thanks. N & K are great freinds. I went outside and phoned him. Decied to get him to meet us in Harrow with teh girls

We went back accross to the cafe for lunch. but all forgot to check if it was a non smoking cafe... it wasn't. ugh. i was already wheezing like a steam train. that made it worse as there were people either side of us smoking.

Clive met us in a major strop. Lets say that my day fell apart possibly from the moment I left, but defintly from the "i wnat to kill myself" crap he sent me. To top it off he left Sian in a drenched nappy so I ended up having to buy HER a new pair of trousers as its march not May and i couldnt leave her in just a nappy!

Possibly the best bit of the day as far as the girlies were concerned was going out for tea at Chiquitos... they both had a 3 course meal! Never been done before, it was tonight LOL adn the service there today was super- unlike our wedding anniversary when we never did get served and walked out after 30mins to go to pizza hut!