A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

sammy_kaye18

Evening all

Well I thought I had better pop back in, show my face and catch up with everyone.

Crumbs what a last few months Ive had.

O has changed jobs - so now instead of unhappy he is rock bottom miserable so as you can imagine hes not happy at all - even though its closer and marginally more money than we were getting.

Baby is almost at her terrible 2's and I think I may need a straight jacket by the end of it........and if this is her at naughty I dont want to see her at tantrum! :eek:

My sister underwent her cancer treatment, and was told under no circumstances to have unprotected sex as it would mean her follow up and all clear could be at risk.............so naturally she is 6 months pregnant, never got her all clear and is due in mid September.

My mother and I havent seen each other since October and I have spoken to her .....um.....twice by text message since November. Needless to say it is really not a loss considering our back story!

My nan is still undergoing her treatment for her Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, shes been on it for ages it feels like - but in reality it must be about 8 months now between chemo and injections etc. She was rushed in a few weeks back with pneumonia as well which prompted me to get in touch with them - we havent actually spoken/written/text etc in over 8 years but always ask about each other if that makes sense - its a complicated relationship with the whole of my mothers side!

My sister in law is heavily pregnant and seriously contimplating the orange juice/caster oil route despite my mother in laws best efforts to deter her - this is her 4th baby and at present she is 33 weeks gone so baby could do with staying in there but she knows best apparently. Apart from that shes on the verge of quitting her job as she thinks mummy and daddy will help her out and her boyfriend who she celebrates a year with next month is making ehr miserable at the minute.

My father in law was made redundent, they got to the point they could barely pay the bills, then he got a job, and then 3 weeks in was rushed into hospital with chest pains......hes now looking for another job as the one he has now pays rubbish wages, is long driving distances and he hates it

My nephew has been put in fro his GCSE's early, only to stress and has been having issues in school. He has been medically evaluated and they have determined hes depressed and put him on medication....at 14

.........and me..........Im rundown, over tired, stressed, forever ill it seems and yet somehow keeping as much sanity as I always did.

Im currently waiting on my Tax Credits renewal to see how much they wont be paying us but so far Ive heard bad things about it that they are taking considerable amounts away from people who really need them and for little things so Im dreading it even though O's hours have decreased.

oh what fun! when does it get better?

fuddle

I have an appointment for Tuesday Byatt. The medication (citalopram 20mg) says that altered sleep patterns may be a side effect. I will see what she says.

Yeah, I am tired and probably thinking negatively about my [STRIKE]trolley[/STRIKE] chic shopper

I have got that sad excitement back again at the thought of it coming tomorrow. I would so love to put L plates on.. oh if only I was that brave.

Byatt

Fuddle, it's ironic isn't it that side effects of the drug cause altered sleep patterns. I hope dr can help.

Sammy, good to see you back, sorry about all the family upset and worry about tax credits.

mcculloch29

Fuddle, I got the first trolley I owned aged 24 and thank goodness I did.
My ex husband was a heavy drinker and I often couldn't ask him to take me shopping as he was too drunk.
The nearest Aldi (this was Germany) was a very long walk. I managed it up to 8 mos pregnant with help from my trolley and my DD, who was nearly 5 but wearing clothes for a 9 year old, bless her.
After my divorce I went through a bit of a 'rock chick' phase - I can well remember thinking that seeing someone pulling a shopping trolley in full biker leathers must have looked a bit bizarre.... :rotfl:

Byatt

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Fuddle, I got the first trolley I owned aged 24 and thank goodness I did.
My ex husband was a heavy drinker and I often couldn't ask him to take me shopping as he was too drunk.
The nearest Aldi (this was Germany) was a very long walk. I managed it up to 8 mos pregnant with help from my trolley and my DD, who was nearly 5 but wearing clothes for a 9 year old, bless her.
After my divorce I went through a bit of a 'rock chick' phase - I can well remember thinking that seeing someone pulling a shopping trolley in full biker leathers must have looked a bit bizarre.... :rotfl:

You go girl! :T:T:D

bonnie_bumpkins

ginnyknit BIG thank you for your advice :A I've just lost a long pm saying just that, plus a scenario for your expert analysis - creep creep grovel - I can't retype it all now but will do so tomorrow if you don't mind.

Hello to everyone, hugs and nice thoughts and stuff, sorry, must dash........

xx

kidcat

Sammy - welcome home. You have obviously had a really tough time ((hugs))

DS8 went to school today for a few hours and was ok, he was apprehensive but the TA he has been given was excellent with him and he was really well behaved apparently.
Have been given a typed page of notes by HT that really doesnt spell out the meeting contents at all well and certainly doesnt include enough detail about what changes have to be made to class so I am hoping to add some bits and get them included.

Only had two hours sleep last night so am exhausted today and falling asleep all over the place. OH is returning for yet another sick note tomorrow despite having another round of private physio.

Mardatha - worrying times indeed. I have avoided all news for days as I have felt I have so much other stuff to deal with that I couldnt cope with any more but your post is a timely reminder that we to always keep our eye on the ball.

Uniscots97

Mardatha I had an idea, does your GD have her own place? If so why not make a household or craft cake? Now these aren't proper cakes but made to look like them. the 'icing' is made from scarves/towels/fleeces etc and the internal is lots of little useful things. I made one for a friend (but I did hers as a hamper for moving house) and put in clothes line, pegs, washing liquid, plasters, paracetamol, candles, safety pins, mini sewing kit, a small picture frame, batteries (AA and AAA), eraser sponges, microfibre cloth, stardrops, and loads more household stuff and a bottle of wine.

This is a pic of a 'nappy' cake I made. Which is for expectant parents, and contains all sorts of baby essentials and is iced with burp cloths, bibs and a nice blanket. If you want to keep the cake simple you could get 2 round storage boxes (1 smaller than the other, best place to get these is Home Bargains) and fill with lots of nice and useful things. You could then decorate the 'cake' with a 21 and wrap in cellophane.

Byatt

Kidcat, yep, retype the notes to include everything!

Unix, love the nappy cake, and thanks for including instructions.

smileyt_2

Hello Sammy-Kaye. I have no words of wisdom to offer and can only offer a virtual hug, you have had such a tough time. Hugs to kidcat too.

Fuddle maybe you could write on your trolley, "Laugh and I'll run over your toes." :rotfl:If anyone does pass comment, ask them if they will give you a lift to go shopping and take you back home again every week. That will wipe the smile off their face (and you never know, you might get lucky!). Or you could get people to give you a wide berth by naming your trolley and talking to it as you go round the shops ..... :rotfl:

Well, the work I was so excited about isn't going to happen.:(. Apparently I need a CRB through Randstad, and they can't find any trace of it, although I have an email from them from the autumn saying I do. The Council won't accept any other form of CRB, even though I have an enhanced CRB from the agency I do the supported lodgings for. I'm about to e-mail Randstad asking them to get me a CRB. It won't help for this summer because they take ages to come through, but I don't want to get to the autumn and suddenly find that they won't let me do the notetaking either. I'm really quite upset. It's one thing if you don't get a job because someone else better qualified gets it. It's another if you don't get a job because someone, somewhere, is inept .

And my Approved Foods delivery came today - the delivery driver threw the box out of the back of the van because he was running up to his deadline, and popped two cartons of soya milk :mad:. I signed for it as damaged, and as I was trying to sort out the box, he loaded the other boxes onto the pavement and drove off, leaving me to cope with all the mess :mad:.

So I am not feeling my usual sunny self!! It's that time of the month too so I am a right grumpy old tart!:rotfl::rotfl:Stomp, mutter, mutter, stomp!

However, I am telling myself not to sweat the small stuff as all this is peanuts compared to what's going on with most of you. If all I have to deal with is a couple of burst soya milk cartons then I am actually counting my blessings. And Tessy cleaned a lot of the milk up with her super-speedy doggy tongue :rotfl:.

Hugs to you all.