smi--Nah, but I hear I have potential! :rofl:
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smi--Nah, but I hear I have potential! :rofl:
Someone please send the cleaning fairy - running out of time fast (what am I doing on the computer?). Almost finished, just have to tidy away in the loungeroom - from the rest of the members in the family who wouldn't think of putting their own things away, and do the kitchen floor. In the middle of cleaning last night, DH decided to go to bed early (wonder why?), so couldn't use the vacuum - he'd complain about the noise, then my sister rang for a chat. So I'll be waking the boys this morning to the sound of the vacuum cleaner - they're gonna love that one.
KL - It's always sad when littlies are upset when they first start day care. His age doesn't help either (11mo) I find thats one of the worst ages to start babies. He'll be fine in a couple of weeks - he really has no choice, mum has to go back to work, and he's never been left with anyone before.
Jen - I might just wait for AF to show (or not to seeing as though there is a protective force around me). Depends how strong I can be. Can't get near a shop until Sat, so may as well just wait. Pretty sad, when we live one block away from a chemist and supermarket (I just wouldn't buy tests at either of those ones).
I'd better get back onto that cleaning now, seeing as there is no fairy around. I'll pop in later after my re-registration.
:pink-babydust::bluedust::stickyvibesboy::stickyvibesgir l:
Hey mollycat! My mom had a daycare in our home my whole life... the parent's are usually the ones that make it harder for the kids, especially if the child is crying when they leave. I can remember my mom trying to get the parent to leave, telling them that as soon as they leave he/she will calm down quicker without all the awww's and extra hugs, etc... It was usually the case that within 5 min. after the parent left, the child was distracted--it was just the anxiety of the parent that made it harder for the child to adjust! Do you find that's the case with your kids? (obviously I mean your d/c kids!)
What's wrong with the tests at the stores nearby? Are those the ones that only come up 1 line? :lol: Or is it that you don't want anyone to see you buying hpt's???
Good luck with your cleaning... should be doing mine, but I just have no motivation today--at least I made my bed! :clap:
Jen- Thanx for the force field and for making me :lol: for the first time today.
KL- You're right i shouldnt give up yet
Smilanatu- How are you going when you gonna poas again?:bluedust:
Rachelswirl- Hope you are ok and everything went well today.:hug:
AFM- Still gutted about bfn but AF not arrived as yet,i am going on holiday a week sat so gonna try focus on that.
Hey Angel, my cheeky little snitch mate! :p I was SO happy to chat with you this am! Thought my eyes were deceiving me when you logged in! :lol: It's always a good time, even when you're picking on me! I rely on your sarcasm and humor to get me through my day! Thanks for being you!! :hug:
chappas--Yay! :cheer: I LOVE making people :lol: My deed for the day has been accomplished! :clap: See, and my force field is working! :dance: How come you don't have a link to your chart in your sig? Don't you use FF? It's pretty hard to stalk your chart if you don't have one! :lol:
Jen- Dont use FF because DH thinks i stress too much about it all so have stopped temping and using ovulation tests.
chappas--Can't you just nicely explain to him that I really need another chart to stalk?? ;) I won't tell if you don't! :lol:
All done - except for locking the dog away in her run and picking up her droppings and DS2 will do them before he goes to school.
Jen - yep, I find that the parents often make it worse for the kids. I have one little boy who is about 2-1/2 (had his siblings for years), so he was coming in and out of here two days a week since he was born, now its his turn and mum lingers, he gets upset, I usually end up sending mum out (it's pretty easy to send her as she has to put his brother on the bus - which she catches as well - i just tell her she doesn't want to miss the bus and she needs to go now), I find that as soon as she's gone, he stops crying and will go and play happily. I have another 2yo that mum brings her older sister after school and she gets upset cause she thinks its time to go home and mum lingers then cause shes upset giving her more cuddles, if she just left there would be no problem. I'm hoping when this mum goes back to work (in another couple of weeks) she won't have time to stay although he's okay when she leaves, he's just really dependant on any adult and will cry if I leave the room, or one of the kids goes to school or another parent leaves.
I don't like the nearby shops. They are really expensive and the chemist gives the third degree over anything you buy. I'll have to wait until I go into town (I don't like doing that with 4 or 5 day care kids - I will with only 1 or 2) Maybe I should ask for the ones that show up two lines. :p
You're one up on me. My beds not made, but I've made DS2's and the day care kids are all done, and I think DS1 has made his (his version of making a bed).
chappas...if no AF I may test tomorrow evening...how about you?
Jen - will maybe give it a go after next cycle as on holiday soon ;)
smilanatu- Will test again on Friday if no af. Will be :pray: that you get that BFP tom.
mollycat--Argh, those types of parents are the worst! When I put my 14 y/o in d/c at about 8 mo's, I remember his provider would make comments about how easygoing I was for a first-time parent. Like how I didn't freak out when she would try him out on different foods, etc... I think it definitely helped that my mom had the d/c, plus I babysat a lot due to the fact that she had the d/c... I sat for most of her parent's, and then of course, they all gave my name out. I started working, making my own money at the age of 11! (scary thought!) Anyhow, I knew how NOT to be as a parent, which not only made it easier on my DS and me, but on his provider, as well! My mom used to hate it when parent's would just stop by for no reason--of course she couldn't tell them no--but some parents didn't understand, even when she tried explaining to them that it just makes it harder for the kids.
smi--Still no AF? Ok, looks like I'm going to have to whip out my handy dandy force field for you, too--good thing for you girls that the force is with me today! Can you see it? Probably not, it's invisible--but it's there! :lol:
chappas-- *BIG SIGH* Alright, I'll wait if I must! :p Here's :pray: that you'll get your BFP before then and won't even need it! :crossfingers:
Was going thru the forums today and saw a thread called 5 Things We Didn't Know About You. Are we allowed to do something like that here in the thread? Went thru several pages, and didn't see anyone I knew, so thought it would be cool to learn a little more about each other. Anyone want to jump in and go first? I know, I know, it's my idea, so I should go first--I'm working on it! :p
Jen - you are such a bundle of energy!! damn - i'm tired just reading all your posts since i got up!!
Mollycat - my mum used to do daycare when i was growing up (14 years) and almost all the kids stopped crying as soon as the parents left. she ended up telling a couple of them to just go outside and peek in through the window cos it was almost instant. some of them started acting up really badly when they were getting picked up too - it was like the parents walked in, and they forgot the rules (or chose to ignore them!) cos they thought the parents would be in charge - but mum lived by the mantra "my house, my rules" - and until the kids had been signed out and the parents walked out the door, tantrums were up to mum to deal with!! Jen - i was earnin moolah looking after kidlets at 11 too! think the scariest was being 12 and in charge of a 5 week old for several hours while mum took big bro to the doctors - but mum wasn't the most maternal (or stable) person, so i think bub was the calmest she'd been since birth cos i just didn't freak out about it - i knew my mum was only a phone call away if it got too much...
thanks for the chat last night ladies - this tired little vegemite slept through TWO alarms in the middle of the night when she was supposed to ring her DH to wake him up! thankfully DH knew i was tired, so set an alarm himself as well - phew! he had to ring his boss and wake him (very convoluted - these men need to rely on alarm clocks more!!). he's sleeping now - and i'm awake waiting for my bro to come and build a fence (and leave me responsible for his almost four year old again!)
That's funny BG--my mom wasn't the most maternal person, either--why she chose d/c is beyond me! In high school I used to babysit over the weekend--alone at their house--with no supervision! And a lot of times I had never even met the kids or the parent's prior to that! It's crazy! I made really good money babysitting, and I learned a lot, but there's no way on earth I would ever trust a teenager with my kids the way people trusted me with theirs! The kids always loved me, and I was actually really good with kids back then (when I had more patience), it was when they were in bed that I got into trouble! Talking on the phone, inviting boys over, smoking in the backyard--I was definitely Trouble with a capital T!!
you?? trouble?? would never have guessed.. :p
I used to babysit for three little boys ranging in age from about 4 months to 4 years. The 4 year old was a little turdface, but the other two were really cute, especially the baby. A couple of times after the kids went to bed the house would get really quiet and scary. Then I would freak out a little (especially when the loud scary heating kicked in), so I would go and get the baby and sit in the lounge room watching tv with the baby. The baby would mostly stay asleep, but I guess it was pretty mean of me to disturb it's sleep :ROFL: