Pinot's Potty debt free journey!!!

PinotGrigio41

Loubylou2 wrote: »

I know exactly what you mean about the earth mother thing. It is so lovely at the time but as soon as I actually think that everythings right with the world some catastrophe befalls the loubylou household.

The only thing i was smug about (and it came as a result of me failing to do something) was on Christmas eve. We had friends round (bring your own- we did it once and now everyone expects it) Anyway it was all very pleasant talking about what we were doing Christmas day etc.
Then somebody mentions DS1's birthday which is also Christmas day and horror upon horror I realise that for the first time I had frgotten to buy him a cake. :eek:
Poor lad its the only Birthday thing he has really. Anyway we had the 'will one of the garages have one?' debate, friend no1 offered her husbands cake (it was his birthday xmas eve) much to his disdain and friend no 2 offered her husbands cake (birthday boxing day). His face was a picture.
I declined both and when everyone had left I decided to make one myself. 1am it was still in the oven! I had decided to make one large one instead of a sandwich cake and as you said Pinot every time I got it out it was a wobbling mass.
But eventually it cooked, I decorated with chocolate butter cream and a crumbled flake and they all said it was delicious and that I was a good mummy for staying up to do it. Its so rare I feel like a good mother that I soaked up all the praise - better than any xmas present. That shows how sad I am!

God don't I go on? Better go and cook tea.

LL2 xx

No you didnt go on ! It was a lovely story and just goes to show what a good mummy you are even if you dont much feel like it all the time !! The cake you made sounds like our favourite one that we trawl out if we have forgotten someones birthday ( a Tana Ramseys one I think ) . Actually its DD2 that gets the Panic Cake job as hers always taste lovely

Oh and I dont blame you for soaking up the praise

Hopelessly_Hopeful

Loubylou2 wrote: »

I know exactly what you mean about the earth mother thing. It is so lovely at the time but as soon as I actually think that everythings right with the world some catastrophe befalls the loubylou household.

The only thing i was smug about (and it came as a result of me failing to do something) was on Christmas eve. We had friends round (bring your own- we did it once and now everyone expects it) Anyway it was all very pleasant talking about what we were doing Christmas day etc.
Then somebody mentions DS1's birthday which is also Christmas day and horror upon horror I realise that for the first time I had frgotten to buy him a cake. :eek:
Poor lad its the only Birthday thing he has really. Anyway we had the 'will one of the garages have one?' debate, friend no1 offered her husbands cake (it was his birthday xmas eve) much to his disdain and friend no 2 offered her husbands cake (birthday boxing day). His face was a picture.
I declined both and when everyone had left I decided to make one myself. 1am it was still in the oven! I had decided to make one large one instead of a sandwich cake and as you said Pinot every time I got it out it was a wobbling mass.
But eventually it cooked, I decorated with chocolate butter cream and a crumbled flake and they all said it was delicious and that I was a good mummy for staying up to do it. Its so rare I feel like a good mother that I soaked up all the praise - better than any xmas present. That shows how sad I am!

God don't I go on? Better go and cook tea.

LL2 xx

What a lovely post LL2

HHx

HappyNow

PinotGrigio41 wrote: »

Other than that 5 loads of washing done, beds stripped, washed and ironed.

Excuse me? Beds stripped, washed and IRONED? Eh dear, I leave your diary alone for a day and you start ironing the bedding.. *wanders off muttering under breath.....*

PinotGrigio41

Hopelessly_Hopeful wrote: »

What a lovely post LL2

HHx

My thoughts exactly !:T

PinotGrigio41

HappyNow wrote: »

Excuse me? Beds stripped, washed and IRONED? Eh dear, I leave your diary alone for a day and you start ironing the bedding.. *wanders off muttering under breath.....*

Hee Hee, I know I know.............................I didnt do ours in my defence but I did do the girls, they looked so horrible and crumpled Not the girls, they weren"t crumpled, just the bedding !:rotfl:

Itsadogslife_2

Oh my goodness, ironing bedding, whatever next....... :rotfl:

Do you iron socks and pants too......?

Loubylou2

PinotGrigio41 wrote: »

Hee Hee, I know I know.............................I didnt do ours in my defence but I did do the girls, they looked so horrible and crumpled Not the girls, they weren"t crumpled, just the bedding !:rotfl:

:rotfl:

I iron our bedding as its cotton and looks like a rag if not. Only a quick iron I promise:D

Loubylou2

Hopelessly_Hopeful wrote: »

What a lovely post LL2

HHx

Stop you're making me feel good again;) especially as i've just finished ironing my duvet cover:T

HappyNow

Well it's a scientific fact that it costs the same in electricity to iron your bedding as it does to boil a kettle. And it takes the same amount of time to iron the bedding as it does to sit in a comfy chair and drink your tea. Still, your choice.......:D

(ps i made up the science bit, but y'know....)

Loubylou2

HappyNow wrote: »

Well it's a scientific fact that it costs the same in electricity to iron your bedding as it does to boil a kettle. And it takes the same amount of time to iron the bedding as it does to sit in a comfy chair and drink your tea. Still, your choice.......:D

(ps i made up the science bit, but y'know....)

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: