dottyspots Comments

by: rosie

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:57:16 +0000

Fantastic! So, really it’s a different jumper entirely I think if you change 3 things, or is it 4, you can call it your own design

by: Ruth

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:03:43 +0000

That is lovely. He looks so cute:)

by: Sharon

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:11:56 +0000

How cute! Very nice knitting, and snuggly soft yarn, I hope Ned enjoys wearing it!

by: dottyspots

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:16:52 +0000

Funnily enough, I thought the same thing, but knitting one for myself would take ages!

by: nigel and lynsey

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:14:22 +0000

That is sooo cool, I want one, for me, never mind the kids….LOL

Well done

by: nigel and lynsey

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:12:36 +0000

That is sooo cool, I want one, for me, never mind the kids. LOL
Well done

by: Emma

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:38:27 +0000

Aw - he’s lovely

by: Sharon

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:54:25 +0000

Congratulations, Nikki! What a cute little boy he is. A word of advice if I may–be sure to keep your knitting tools out of his reach. If he is anything like my puppy Jimmy, (8 month old mini Dachshund,) he’ll be determined to eat all your favorite wooden needles. I bought expensive rosewood needles last week and he somehow got them out of my project bag and chewed them up. I was devastated, true story.

Anyway, enjoy the puppy! xoxo-Sharon

by: jax

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:49:28 +0000

cute!

by: Shirley Smith

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:00:50 +0000

Sorry to hear you are going through it at the moment. I hope things settle down for you soon. All the Best, Shirl.

by: Rebecca

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:22:00 +0000

I really hope things work out for your son. Life does seem to insist on sending us all on these learning journeys.
I wish I had the talent to ‘fiddle’ about with knitting patterns, knit one pearl one is about my limit!

by: Ruth

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:39:35 +0000

((hugs) Nikki. I really hope they suss out what is going on and help you. Could it be puberty kicking in? My AS eldest got really odd when he went through it.

by: Sharon

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:28:39 +0000

Hi Nikki–it’s me, your Secret Pal, aka Sharon! I emailed you yesterday and wanted to follow up in case it didn’t go through. Hope all is well. I have been sick all month of Jan. but feeling much better now. I’ll email again soon. xoxo

by: Esther

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:19:17 +0000

Sorry to hear your lot are ill. I hope they all get through it soon. Better to get chickpoxs early rather than in adulthood from all the accounts I’ve heard.

by: Shirl

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:40:35 +0000

Awww, poor lad.

That’s one thing you can be sure of with kids - they keep growing….:~)

by: rosie

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:08:40 +0000

Oooh! happy birthday! Hope the chicken pox is over with soon.
Yes the weird thing is, well, weird. I just had to take up the challenge, though I couldn’t think up much at the time.

by: Ruth

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:50:54 +0000

Aww Happy Birthday and I hope he is better soon.

by: Emma

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:56:01 +0000

My goodness, the year seems to have gone so quickly! I can remember watching the ticker counting the weeks down for his arrival.
I hope he has a lovely day and isn’t feeling too under the weather with the chickenpox.

by: rosie

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:20:50 +0000

o, no! look, I’ve tagged you again….

by: t-bird

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:14:56 +0000

and just when you thought it was safe… I’ve tagged you again!
http://tbirdanni.blogsome.com/2007/01/08/6-wierd-things/

by: Emma

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:48:19 +0000

I agree that it’s a beautiful tree
Mmmm to roast potatoes and chocolate; surely the yummiest part of Christmas

by: Ellesfuntimes

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:05:25 +0000

Sorry, here’s another tag! Elle

by: anonymous

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:06:33 +0000

lovely christmas tree…hope you enjoyed the holidays. ~your secret pal

by: t-bird

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:38:08 +0000

you can definitely knit in the sleeves, off the top of my head I can’t *quite* remember how but yes, it’s a good way to do it as the seams are much, much smoother.

For raglans the other option is rather than decreasing for the shaping, just slide all the “decreased” stitches onto a circular needle then you can do a “3 needle bind off” with all your “decreased” stitches, actually it gives a fairly nice finish although I’ve not explained it at all well!!!

Final option (which seems a lot of work but I know a few ladies who swear by it) is to knit from the neck down as a sort of yoke increasing for your sleeve/armhole shaping either side of a marker then work the body and sleeves on circulars so there’s pretty much no sewing up at all. I’ve got a pattern like this on my “to do” list, I’ll blog it sometime in teh next few years honest….

by: Merry

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:15:00 +0000

Hello,

All my mails back to you got bounced So justp opping by to say thank you and that she adored them

by: dottyspots

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:02:36 +0000

Awww, thanks Jules

I also sew sleeve seams flat and certainly dropped shoulders aren’t so much of a problem - but I like my jumpers to be more ‘fitted’ and that’s where the problem comes in, I can’t seem to get them to ‘fit’ the sleeve space.

I’ve recently bought a really helpful book which gives patterns for multiple yarns and gauges (so rather than get the yarn to fit the pattern, you can use what you have). It also has multiple sizes, from child (no baby sizes) through to large men - so it should cover most eventualities. It has some patterns for yoked sweaters which I think I’ll have a bash at.

One day I think I’d like to treat myself to one of Rowan’s finishing workshops (a nice residential weekend ) Not going to happen for a couple of years yet I think…

by: Jules

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:11:57 +0000

I love seeing your creations. Very inspiring

by: rosie

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:21:23 +0000

Hi Nikki
It’s ages since I knitted a jumper, but I usually do the sleeves straight- ie, start with sewing the shoulder seam, then sew in the sleeve opened out flat, then sew the side seams and sleeve seams in one go. Then you are sewing the top of the sleeve in a straigh line. I remember doing this by not casting off the sleeve, but having a couple of rows of ’spare yarn’ in a different colour at the top. Then back stitch through each stitch, pulling out the spare yarn as you go. (This has got to be *called* something!)Of course it will only work if you have drop-shoulder, or straight sleeves, I think.
Otherweise you could undo body and sleeve pieces to the armhole and knit it all up together on a circular needle (in a yoke)- not sure how often to decrease with this one, but it sounds I great idea.
Have you ever seen “the Opinionated knitter” by Elizabeth Zimmerman?- it’s great for this kind of thing and has some really good patterns.

by: dawny

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:24:46 +0000

aww bless you must be soooo proud of them - I can’t get over Ned , we must come and see you before he’s running around!

by: Jules

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:19:01 +0000

Wishing you much love and happiness for the coming year.

Love and Blessings
Jules x

by: Emma

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:50:06 +0000

Just popping by to wish you all a happy new year. Hope you’ve had a great Christmas. All the best for 2007. x

by: rosie

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:28:28 +0000

wow! these are really amazing!
Yuletide greetings to you all xxx

by: Lunar

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:27:17 +0000

Wow! They are wonderful photo’s, you must all be so proud! Just love those smiles:)
I’m doing the df and gf life too, cake’s going down well! Have a great time!

by: Rebecca

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:15:34 +0000

Aha, now I have something to do with all the left over radishes we grow!!! I was shocked to see how much they cost in the market, €5 a little bunch, yet they are so easy and fast to grow.

by: Tech

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:26:43 +0000

by: dottyspots

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:17:31 +0000

ah yes, I have a gf and dairy free order in and am expecting a gf/cf pud for R. (who likes them) and some dairy-free chocs.

by: Emma

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:49:07 +0000

What gorgeous smiles!
They’re all lovely

Hope you’re all well and looking forward to your first GF Christmas. If it’s any use to you, Juvela are doing a free 26 page recipe booklet with Christmas puds, mince pies, etc. You can call for one on 0151 2281992.
Merry Christmas

by: anonymous

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:35:29 +0000

Look at those happy smiles and sparkling eyes! Lovely-thanks for sharing.

by: jax

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:09:15 +0000

gorgeous, all of them!

by: Ellesfuntimes

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:36:45 +0000

Sounds like you had a lovely day. Elle

by: khadijah

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:07:53 +0000

Don’t know *how* you pack it all in.
Which is your fave sock book?
hmn, actually, which is the easiest intro to socks!?!
ack, I’m dreaming to think will get round to this in near future, but I do believe it is okay to dream a little and look at the pictures to match!!

by: Michelle

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:17:23 +0000

Just like to say have no idea if your shy or not lol. But do enjoy reading your blog, plus I love those silly quiz’s from blogsome.
http://othena.blogspot.com/

by: dottyspots

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:22:48 +0000

You’d be very welcome Dawniy

by: dawniy

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:43:48 +0000

hey, shy at a loss what to say when cyber friends come and stay for the day erm maybe it wasn’t you nattering then?
we must come and do that again just to make sure!

by: rosie

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:37:14 +0000

hmm- its a difficult one the nursery thing. I havent done anything about it yet, meaning it will probably be September before a place comes up. But I am quite resistant to it at the moment, as, with Joy, once she had started it was difficult for her to stop.

by: rosie

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:29:45 +0000

That jacket is fab! I recently boil-washed a coat that was too big for me, thinking to cut it up, and, hey presto- I have a new coat! That seems to be the extent of my creative activities atm though

by: dottyspots

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:53:55 +0000

Looking forward to it

by: anonymous

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:39:00 +0000

Hi Nikki, I’m glad you received the parcel and are happy with it! Sorry you’ve been ill. I also wanted to congratulate you on knitting that beautiful sweater. Small items are all I seem to be able to complete lately. I’ll email in a couple of weeks. One more pressie will come after Christmas, and I’ll reveal my name. ^o^ Your secret pal

by: Rebecca

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:48:40 +0000

Oh dear I hope you feel better soon. We have also had a house of illness, the children though, not me .. I normally get the bug as they are getting better!

That cardy is really lovely, of course, I’m partial to felting as you know!

by: jax

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:02:07 +0000

love the jacket!

by: secret pal

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:33:48 +0000

Hi Nikki–sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well, I hope all is well now. Glad to see that you received the package, and what a lovely sweater you knit of Kureyon! ~your pal

by: Noo

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:41:09 +0000

That sounds incredibly frustrating. What a lot to go through just to be able to do the best by one’s child. Well done for being so pragmatic about it all. I’m not sure I’d be so patient.

by: Rebecca

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:07:50 +0000

How frustrating to say the least. But you know and understand the strengths and weaknesses of your sons maths, and thats all that matters really. The Advisors opinion doesn’t count, does it? He/She is just a niggling annoyance. Your son has chosen school himself and you have provided him with great support at home until now. That other persons opinion is neither here nor there in you or your sons choices (other than being incredibly annoying because you know their conclusions are wrong!). I could imagine myself pulling my hair out with steam emerging from my ears in your situation though!

Hope he enjoys school. x

by: Bonkers Sarah

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:23:08 +0000

rofl

by: Bonkers Sarah

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:05:50 +0000

So pick a different Tarot pack?

by: elderfairy

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:05:39 +0000

That was a good rant. Very healthy. I feel for you. Sometimes it’s just like life keeps piling it up and piling it up and in the middle of it we are and just trying to live and love as best we can. Am sending you lots and lots of love and the wish that you can find some moments of respite in amongst the bits that are rough. It is a thankless task at the best of times..especially when we are supporting our kids to do stuff that maybe we wouldn’t have thought we could agree to in the beginnning. As for the LEA oik, even though violence is not ‘okay’ it is also tempting to want to grind his face into a tray of lego pieces. Actually I had a dream once where I was doing this to someone who was getting right on me babsers in real life…it was a very very satisfying dream and I felt very peaceful when I woke;)

by: rosie

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:57:09 +0000

(((Nikki))) I can understand your still being angry- I would be. Not suitable education, Pah! Is this officially recorded or was he just trying to wind you up? If so i would be tempted to try and get it retracted by writing a calm letter. Evidence of suitable education can take many forms and you could argue that you have already provided this. (But I would get some advice from someone who knows more about dealing with LEA’s, like Gill).
And don’t worry about the other 2- they’re only little and they’ve got each other and the rest of the family. It’s taken me ages to realise we don’t really need groups and they can be (often) more hassle than they are worth. Don’t you have a Waldorf P&T group there? Sorry I have never made it to see you yet- it never happened that I was just passing your way!
I’m sure you’ll feel better when not so tired.
And you’re not a crap blogger

by: Ruth

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:54:09 +0000

Mr Nasty HE man seem to have missed the point that H.E children do not have to be at school based standards or levels so he cannot use R’s maths difficulties as a reason to say a suitable education is not taking place anyway. I am fuming on your behalf. Grrhh.

(((hugs)))

by: dawniy

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:59 +0000

Hiya darlin Dawniy here - wow what a difficult thing - I’m baffled here (well I’m a bit slow bear with me) if R has tested so well what on earth is this LEA chap getting his knickers in a twist over?
Lana says “R why on earth do you want to go to school for.” You’ve all been in our thoughts quite a lot actually - Lana deff wants to come and see R again, she was and is really impressed with him !

by: dawniy

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:36 +0000

by: dottyspots

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:58:33 +0000

Yes I did - except the last picture was ‘more revealing’ (I rather liked it).

by: jax

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:57:35 +0000

(((((hugs)))))

that’s an incredibly tough situation. Thinking of you.

by: rosie

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:42:10 +0000

thankyou! I am inspired

by: rosie

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:34:09 +0000

didn’t you come out as the empress before on one of these?

by: Ruth

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:17:39 +0000

Erm ..I did that on my old blog lol. I can’t resist them:)

by: Tech

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:47:58 +0000

Aw what lovely pics Gorgeous costumes too

by: Rebecca

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:14:40 +0000

Yum to your bread, and double yum to your gift … yes, I too am curious as to how one would manage to recieve such a lovely item unsolicited, what do I need to do?! Be better, maybe!

I didn’t know you were gulten/dairy free. My daughter is too, so we do all that for parties as well. Hard cutting out both, but in a way, also results in a very healthy diet for all the family … so grateful for it too (honest!).

by: rosie

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:59:50 +0000

Happy brithday Nin! what a lovely, big girl she is now!

by: dottyspots

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:16:32 +0000

They are lovely books, but then I am biased!

I’m sure it’s poss. to send to Denmark :0)

by: elderfaery

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:13:23 +0000

Wow! Am impressed. I haven’t heard of barefootbooks before. Yummy!

by: Kerry

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:37:59 +0000

Happy birthday to a gorgeous little princess!

Awesome SP package too BTW!

by: Lucy

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:46:36 +0000

Happy Birthday to Nin, she looks gorgeous, and so do those gluten and dairy free brownies. I’m failing miserably at gluten and dairy free.

by: jax

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:52:20 +0000

great looking pressie

by: david bracken

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:36:48 +0100

i use a company called ij social for respite for my 12 yr old son check them out and maybe they can help you i love my son but its good to get away for a few weeks a year

by: david bracken

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:34:40 +0100

respite holidays are available through a company called IJ Social ltd I use them for respite for my 12yr old son who is autistic and displays challenging behaviour check them out 01226 201669 ive always found them accomodating and the workers actually care and like their jobs i hope this helps people

by: rosie

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:53:09 +0100

Happy birthday to Nin!
Bread looks yummy.

by: elderfaery

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:40:21 +0100

Am also sending healing wishes to your grandmother and am glad that she is recuperating. What is this secret pal person that sends you presents???!!! Have been too polite to ask before..but the whole thing is intriguing! Gorgeous looking bread..btw!

by: Emma

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:04:41 +0100

Mmmm…the bread does look nice. I’m still experimenting with various recipes but once I find one that works I use it a lot.
My thoughts are with you regarding your Grandmother. I hope she’s recovering well from the surgery and will soon gain in strength to face any future treatments. It must be very difficult for you being unable to be with her. xx

by: Rebecca

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:00:14 +0100

Sorry you had a crappy day/s. Haven’t got much insight into autism I’m afraid, no pearls of wisdom from this corner, but lots of respect for you. Have you visited littlecottonrabbits.typepad.com ? She also talks about life with her autistic son.
I hope you get to see your Grandma soon.
x

by: Jules

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:28:38 +0100

((((huge hugs)))) from me.

by: anonymous

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:26:47 +0100

I am so sorry it is rough going right now. I hope it helps a little, to know that I am thinking of you and I am about ready to send goodie package #1. I’ll email in a couple of days.

With hugs,
Your secret pal

by: Elderfaery

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:24:55 +0100

Grrrrr! Bout the ed psych. One of my little sisters needed support in school and I can remember going to meetings with my mum and these ed psych’s about it and even as a 17 year old I was just dumbstruck over how completely off the mark they were. Sounds like that kind of ignorance is still the red thread in the profession. Grrrrrr again.

by: Bonkers Sarah

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:14:28 +0100

((hug))
Here now if you want to vent on MSN hon.

by: Elderfaery

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:12:55 +0100

Thank you for posting about how you feel. I’ve been having the sort of day that I don’t feel that I can talk to anyone about because nobody would understand. A day when I feel ashamed of finding Willow’s ‘little ways’ too much. A day when I’ve coped with melt down after melt down…reached places of calm and what I felt was understanding..only for there to be another melt down…..the shouting, the high pitched whinnying, the growling, the cheeping…the noises I am supposed to be so bally understanding about..well, today I just wanted the off button to miraculously appear so I could switch it all off. Oh if there were a school for him! Sometimes I could just safely pack him off. But there ain’t, we have also tried, I’m not going to put him through it again cos we reached the end of the line and our options were crap. So, I go around being fake faced about home ed..saying how much we enjoy it..and of course we do..a lot of the time..today, Willow began reading words..properly - real progress - a joy. I love him. But today it didn’t really balance out the last few days of his tyrannical emotional warfare..that he somehow (dx or no dx) cannot really get a handle on without extra extra help from us. But today I am all out of the extra’s and am glad he is in bed now.

Your post really helped, so I want to say thanks..I don’t feel so alone with these feelings now. I am so sorry to hear that you are apart from your grandma at this time….sending you lots of love and a wish that tommorrow is easier on you xxx

by: jax

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:52:42 +0100

I think it probably is. (((N)))

by: anonymous

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:10:37 +0100

Hi Nicola,

Just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you, and I’m getting ready to go shopping for some presies. This is so much fun!

I’ll be in touch soon. ~Your pal

by: Amanda

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:55:14 +0100

I wish I could knit, love the clothes!

by: Tech

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:39:50 +0100

Nikki, could you email me please? I want to pick your brain about donny nutters

by: Bonkers Sarah

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:00:42 +0100

Who cares as long as it’s chocolate….

by: Deb W

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:04:18 +0100

Well it’s about time she cleaned up some s…

by: Clare

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:38:14 +0100

Oh no! How infuriating to have to come up against such ignorant individuals, and how frustrating knowing that they have a certain amount of power to cause havoc in your lives. I’ve not had one person be negative about us HEing so far, and I know I’m really lucky in that - I’m waiting for the barrage, though, this time next year when Flopsy ’should’ be in school!

by: Bonkers Sarah

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 15:59:22 +0100

me too

by: jax

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:07:31 +0100

I can see photos.

by: Stella

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:51:58 +0100

Just ambing round the blogring for the first time in ages! Would be fab to try and meet up ‘for real’ again sometime - if you can possibly squeeze us in to what sounds like an amazingly busy time at the moment! (I have a three year old here who would definitely like to try out that kitchen!)

by: Sarah

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:56:28 +0100

Thanks for leaving comments on our blog You are an inspirational woman, I look forward to hearing more about your projects.

sarahxx

by: Tech

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:08:20 +0100

Fantastic! Looking forward to hearing more.

by: rosie

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:13:47 +0100

great- about the learning centre- sounds exciting- youre so busy!

by: jax

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:31:03 +0100

sounds good.

by: Rebecca

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:29:46 +0100

Being under a canopy of leafy trees with sunlight dappling through is one of my favourite places to be … so love your banner

by: stefndawniy

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:38:57 +0100

that’s really lovely - well done

by: Emma

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:37:15 +0100

I’d love a pet pig - one of the miniature ones, but DH isn’t at all convinced, lol.
The blackberrying sounds nice. We made blackberry and apple jam last year and it lasted us for ages and the kids wanted to eat it every day. Sounds as if everything’s busy in a nice way

by: Kirsty

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:54:11 +0100

like it!

by: Clare

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:22:07 +0100

I like it! Very smart

by: Ruth

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:25:48 +0100

Oww yes. It looks great.

by: Deb W

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:22:25 +0100

Oooh, I like it!

by: Bonkers Sarah

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 16:36:07 +0100

Very cool!

by: Kirsty

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:38:28 +0100

wow - the field an animal thing sounds fab!! V Jealous! Not sure about goats, but I love pigs

by: Kirsty

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:59:07 +0100

rofl!!! Was that Nin??

by: Indigoshirl

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:53:40 +0100

Don’t your just love them…. :~)

by: Indigoshirl

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:48:47 +0100

Don’t you just love them….. :~)

by: Emma

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:07:29 +0100

That’s priceless!

by: Bonkers Sarah

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:43:52 +0100

*grin*

by: Rebecca

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:11:00 +0100

‘heat to food’ , must’ve been knackered!
Should’ve been ‘head to foot’

by: Ruth

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:40:45 +0100

Hee hee. What a star eh?

by: fiona

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:17:54 +0100

nice one of you and ned ! love, fiona

by: fiona

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:14:59 +0100

ho, i can count my blessings that theo will never ever tell me he’s cleaned the bathroom, then ?
love, fiona

by: jax

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:06:38 +0100

roflmao!

by: Rebecca

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:19:52 +0100

First time ever anybody has been jelous of me! Don’t be, just got eaten heat to food while milking a goat who was frisking and twitching trying to avoid herself getting eaten by midges, hence making my job 10 times longer!

Really like your blog, will visit often.

by: dottyspots

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:55:32 +0100

Beats me, although occasionally I muster the enthusiasm to try

by: dawniy

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:07:08 +0100

OH goodness me she is so creative and everything is soooo together - how do people manage to be like that dottyspots?
love Dawniy xx

by: rosie

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:11:53 +0100

I love the doll site- got carried away for ages just looking at that!

by: rosie

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:18:37 +0100

uh oh! here we go! thanks for thinking of me- see i do read- just dont always have time to say hello ***waves*** hiya!

by: Tech

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:31:51 +0100

There I was just off to bed for an early night lol!

by: Bonkers Sarah

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:31:45 +0100

Oh bugger, I’ll do it later

by: Kirsty

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:24:20 +0100

cool dolls - might have to peruse that when I have more time later!

I was trying to e-mail you but it’s not letting me (using the contact me thingy). Not sure if I have another e-mail address for you?

by: Emma

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:44:00 +0100

Oooh…I love the witch!
My three would love that one for Halloween.
What a great little site. It took me back to when I made a ragdoll at primary school and named it Fergie as she’d just wed Prince Andrew, lol!

by: Deb W

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:10:45 +0100

They do talk an awful lot of rot, don’t they?!

by: fiona

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:37:26 +0100

that kitten gilbert has a certain je ne sais quoi, doesn’t he ? i admire the cut of his jib…as to squashes…roasted butternut squash is nice. also pan fried with some chilli flakes . i made some as nibbles when a friend came round.
love, fiona

by: dottyspots

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:19:10 +0100

Yes. At one point I had a registered prefix as I had planned to breed Ocicats, but having been to stud a few times, my Oci girl never became pregnant, so in the end we had her neutered. I lost my fawn silver Oci and was pretty devastated (this was a few years ago) and stepped back from showing etc. One day, when the children are a bit older I’ll probably start showing again.

by: t-bird

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:43:45 +0100

you have an ocicat??? oooh, scuse me whilst I be all jealous!

by: dottyspots

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 16:09:13 +0100

He will grow into his ears - Korats take up to 2 years to fully mature, they’re slow-burners, but pretty stunning when they’re older

I’ll have to look at Four Dinners site - I’d have more cats (we do have an Ocicat called Fern too), but dh isn’t so keen.

by: elderfairy

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 23:29:15 +0100

Gilbert is a good name and it suits him. Wow..that is one psychic looking cat! You should pop over to Four Dinners site..he’s just put pics up of his 10 cats…..there’s something in the air:)

by: fiona

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:34:46 +0100

well, i just had to google korat cats ( mistyped that as korat kats to begin with ) never heard of them. the website i found doesn’t mention their really big ears, though. do they sort of grow into them as they get older ?
love, fiona

by: Emma

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:30:06 +0100

Aw, he looks cute!
Sounds a bit of a hnadful though! Just as well you said you’re a busy person as I think with four children, the allotment and the new kitty, you’ll not be sitting down much, lol.
Are you still giving the GF diet a go? I’ll email you sometime soon and see how things are going

by: rosie

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:24:39 +0100

thanks for that Nikki (threadbared)- I needed a good laugh!

by: elderfaery

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:24:09 +0100

I think your allotment looks lovely! And you need nettles for your compost and they also make a really good tea, final hairwash and soup. *parp* (raspberry to parish council).

Sometimes i want to throw in the towel with Willow..I want him diagnosed and away away to school and me..well..that’s the point..what would I do then? Problem with mothering kids who probably could be statemented is that we do get tired and it does get too much. I think you are doing excellently…..it’s just that sometimes it probably feels like you ain’t. Willow also goes bonkers when we have guests. One solution is to not have guests..the other is to read him the riot act before they come and then literally keep him close to us the whole time..but it is harder when they get bigger. Sod what your dad said about being selfish…he just has a blind spot about it. It says more about the fact that he probably wishes he could have seen the world as a more hopeful place…but he cannot embrace that idea because he is scared. I reckon anyways.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:55:41 +0100

rofl

by: fiona

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:52:00 +0100

those chillies look very sexy. love, fiona

by: dawniy

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:51:17 +0100

Hello there , if AOL isn’t being friendly - it’s over protective often the emasil addy with this comment usually owrks fine
Hey advise your council chap that nettle tea is very good for iron and vitamins and also tastes very nice. We can’t seem to grow nettles this year! hope to see you soon

by: Jules

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:41:38 +0100

What a sweet picture! Ta for sharing it I’m with you on thinking up titles, I can never think of something good lol

by: Tech

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:17:17 +0100

good luck with the study funding, our plans fell down there because all the funders we had initially been told would fund FS decided that they wouldn’t any longer as the studies were getting done, but then the projects weren’t Exciting stuff though, look forward to hearing more

by: dawniy

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:20:29 +0100

lovely picture of Ned Dottyspots what a cutey!
I nhope Erk has a good time .

by: elderfaery

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:52:59 +0100

He’s gorgeous!!!!

by: Dawniy

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:25:39 +0100

awww he’s so gorgeous , what a cutey!

by: Liza

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:23:41 +0100

im luving that fug site its soooo funny, thanks for the link!

by: Liza

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:15:08 +0100

awww, must stop looking at baby pics! iv changed my mind the one wiv hood up is adorable

by: dottyspots

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:34:34 +0100

I think so Fiona - will go and have a search - if not I’ll try and remember to ask you next time I see you.

by: fiona

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:14:48 +0100

he looks like a baby knitwear model ! ( do you know the threadbared site ? )
love, fiona

by: Liza

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:37:17 +0100

aww he is sooo cute, i love the last one.

by: Lucy

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 08:33:35 +0100

utterly gorgeous! what a happy looking little chap he is I also loved that photo you posted a while ago of Ned with Erk - very sweet.

by: dottyspots

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 20:05:07 +0100

No that one isn’t. He was *between* sizes at that point and whilst I had knitted a lovely cotton kaftan it was too big for him and he looked a little swamped - but the lovely yellow and green one I did was a little tight by that point.

He does take a good picture

by: Ruth

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:30:28 +0100

Aww what a cutie. He is gorgeous.

by: jax

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:15:50 +0100

what absolutely gorgeous pictures! Is that one of your knitted creations?

by: jax

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:11:35 +0100

post above doesn’t quite work for commenting on for some reason.

by: dottyspots

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:35:41 +0100

:) S’ok, shouldn’t have left it so long anyway.

by: jax

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:34:26 +0100

you only slipped off last night - I was fiddling! Good to have you back though.

by: dottyspots

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:31:16 +0100

TBH Ruth I don’t hold out a huge amount of hope on that front because we’ve already been in a similar situation over 3 years ago when we de-regged him from school. From (trying not to be) bitter experience I know how difficult it is to get support.

by: Ruth

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:53:15 +0100

((hugs)) I hope you have more joy with the authorities than we did. Much of what you have said brought it all back. Everyone who was supposed to help was useless. Sorry to sound so pessimistic.

by: elderfaery

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:54:11 +0100

I read the first few lines of the poem and just knew I wouldn’t be able to take it so I scanned over. It rang so true from the start though. I had two close friends commit suicide when I was 16 and then 17, we came from a gang of very bright sensitive kids who basically didn’t fit into any school anywhere. Suicide is scary. I know others that have killed themselves and it was only a couple who did it in a cavalier “Sod this for a game of cricket!” kinda way..usually suicide is about shame and low self esteem.

I worry about suicide with Willow and it’s almost like taboo to say it…but the statistics…y’know..there are some statistics that make me question: “Will my child fall into this bracket?”. At the end of the day, life is no bed of roses..in fact it’s bloody crap and too challenging half the time and we’re all s’posed to go around feeling great and victorious for being human.

My sympathies to you for the rough time. Sometimes it gets so challenging with Willow, that I think about asking for help or medication (for me or him or both!) but I have tried that before and in my experience the authorities NEVER truly help. What I really need is someone to do my cleaning and the cooking..so I can concentrate on being the best ‘mum’ and ‘h.e. guidance counsellor’ for my ’special needs’ kid. It’s usual that the psychologists and the social workers moralise and shame you for trying to do ‘their’ job. Oak and I have been through it and now we won’t have anything to do with them..that is why Willow wasn’t diagnosed..although we were assured that he would have been diagnosed with AD/HD, Aspergers or Tourettes. I was like: “Uh? Can he be diagnosed with more than one thing at a time?” “Oh yes.” They said.

Sorry about the long comment, I just wanted to make contact about this and I won’t be offended if you delete it. What I mean to say is: kids go through cycles, ’spesh sensitve kids..and sometimes it’s like hell. I hope that you get through this okay and know that there is a lot of love and respect and good wishes coming your way. xxxxxxxxxxxx

by: Lucy

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:49:11 +0100

The poem made me cry too. I empathise greatly with what you’re going through and hope things improve for you all soon.

by: dawniy

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:12:31 +0100

stunned , sorry and feel a need to help - Lana thinks the world of R
much love
Dawniy xxx

by: Jules

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:31:32 +0100

Thinking of you all xx

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:30:45 +0100

((hugs)) Nikki, you know where we are.

by: Merry

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:17:36 +0100

:( Don’t know what to say at all. Hope we never find ourselves in that place - and hope you find yourselves out of it soon. Lots of hugs. Busy is good though, so hope busy is money making busy.

by: jax

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:07:15 +0100

Sounds incredibly difficult for all of you - and that poem nearly made me cry. Hope something comes through for you and soon.

by: Debs

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:53:03 +0100

Crikey, not you as well - I got it from Ruths. Did you start all this??

by: Tech

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:00:04 +0100

and I got it from here: http://thecurrentoutlook.blogsome.com/

by: Deb

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 09:53:40 +0100

Hmph… it has IOM but not Northern Ireland! No fair!

by: elderfaery

Wed, 31 May 2006 21:07:12 +0100

That’s so cute. Espesh the hair and glasses!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Wed, 31 May 2006 10:09:52 +0100

Hah! Must post mine…

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Tue, 30 May 2006 15:42:44 +0100

I know, it’s an arse isn’t it. I like Dubble.

by: debbie p

Tue, 23 May 2006 14:43:43 +0100

wow you’re busy, photos are fab

by: Emma

Mon, 22 May 2006 16:55:59 +0100

The secret pal idea is a lovely one. What a lovely selection of surprise treats you all got

The allotment is looking fantastic. Goodness knows how you find the time to get down there. I’ve only got pots in the garden and still forget about them some days, lol!

by: Jules

Mon, 22 May 2006 09:07:25 +0100

Wow, very busy goings on! Your secret pal parcel is excellent

by: dottyspots

Sun, 21 May 2006 21:14:37 +0100

LOL! You’re right Sarah - it was a speed blog (and still not finished) due to lack of time!

by: Tech

Sun, 21 May 2006 19:43:31 +0100

Wow looks like you’ve been working really hard! We haven’t even been to look at our allotment this year as we’ve been concentrating on the garden *blush*.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sun, 21 May 2006 16:07:04 +0100

I only had one of Kris’s girls on Tuesday!

by: elderfairy

Sun, 21 May 2006 09:02:45 +0100

Tillykke med det!

by: dottyspots

Tue, 16 May 2006 18:21:37 +0100

LOL! (sorry - but really giggle!)

by: elderfairy

Tue, 16 May 2006 17:35:32 +0100

Oh and I forgot to tell you something. I am friends with a really kinda acclaimed Norwegian painter lady (she’s very old) she’s actually the closest I have to a best frined right now. Anyway, for months I’ve been popping round to her house (she lives in Denmark) and we’ve been having the most fantastic conversations…I really felt that my Danish had improved. Was out at a recital with her t’other night, when I realised that someone was translating what she said to some Danes. That’s Odd I thought. Turns out, that all the while, she has been speaking NORWEGIAN to me and I had no idea…and furthermore I understood it better than Danish! What’s that all about? Anyway, your readers will be puzzled by these Norwegian references if they do not know of your heritage;)

by: elderfairy

Tue, 16 May 2006 17:30:34 +0100

I sympathise. It’s a struggle. I am contemplating sending my little Ash back to kindergarten at the Waldorf school….that’s how bad the fighting has got between Ash and Willow. It also doesn’t help when one’s partner isn’t around as much as would make them truly understand all nuances of the situation…I think we all know how that feels…it’s never quite balanced….and they seem to just want every thing fixed..kinda not their fault…they are, after all, ignorant about a lot of it. *sigh* But this time will pass and it sounds like you have been deep in the process and will come out of the struggle with the right intuitive answers. Good luck:)

by: dawniy

Sun, 14 May 2006 21:57:09 +0100

What a wonderful photo, N is really grinning ahhhh!
It all sounds a bit tricky, even at the old age of five Naomi insisted school was best, that idea lated 3 weeks , I made her see the rest of the half term through and then dereged again. I think you need to follow your gut instincts and make an executive decision. You’re very intuitive Nikki and I’m sure you’ll choose right
Hugs
Dawniy xx

by: Emma

Mon, 08 May 2006 16:56:50 +0100

Hmmm…it all sounds really frustrating. TBH, I think you’ve been very fair to allow Erk the opportunity to give school another try, and this will have surely given him enough of an insight to know how different his life is at school than at home for his education.
I hate decisions that aren’t simple, and let’s be honest, not many of them ever are simple. I hope that you can all come to an agreement soon.

The piccie of big brother / little brother is so cute. I spy a lovely handmade little outfit that Ned is modelling.

Hope you can get things sorted and lose some of the stress soon. ((hugs)). x

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sun, 07 May 2006 09:51:57 +0100

((hug)) You know where to find me when you need to ramble on at someone. I may ramble back at you but I’ll always listen.

by: dottyspots

Sun, 07 May 2006 08:51:33 +0100

Ahhh, but I’m going in the opposite direction, not considering school (although a residential school somewhere is occasionally tempting for ds 1) but rather concerned about ds2’s education in school as I honestly believe that HE is the best for him!

by: Jules

Sun, 07 May 2006 08:05:16 +0100

Whoops, forgot to say that is the cutest photo…

by: Jules

Sun, 07 May 2006 08:04:47 +0100

Oh firstly ((((hugs)))). Sounds like there are many things whirling around in your head at the moment and that is never pleasant. I really sympathise with the school v home situation, I am contemplating school for my 2 eldest at the moment but it goes against much of what I believe so I doubt they will get there. I jsut hope that you are able to come to a decision that works out for all concerned. I’m thinking of you. xx

by: Nicki

Sat, 06 May 2006 19:24:25 +0100

Hi Nikki, sorry to post here but just wondered if you’d emailed me about the Mercurious stuff. I only just remembered i still owe you for it and have checked through emails but can’t see anything. Could you mail my gmail as bt always seems to put you in spam / Cheers.

by: Emma

Thu, 04 May 2006 19:01:15 +0100

Oooh yes Jules, that’s something on my to do list

by: Jules

Thu, 04 May 2006 12:40:16 +0100

That looks such a gorgeous place

Emma, you will have to go to Killerton for one of their fairy and elves days!

by: elderfairy

Wed, 03 May 2006 23:59:51 +0100

i would like to live there

by: fiona

Tue, 02 May 2006 22:07:30 +0100

ok, i’m staring really hard at your windowsill pic. why do you have plastic hats on your plant pots? is this before the seeds germinate ( and then why would they be in big pots ? ? or is it cunning trick to make them grow bigger quicker ?
love, fiona the novice

by: Emma

Tue, 02 May 2006 17:33:23 +0100

What a beautiful place to visit. My A would have been in her element with all those faeries!
Lovely photos

by: dawniy

Tue, 02 May 2006 01:27:30 +0100

lovely pics , it looks like fun

by: dottyspots

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:48:28 +0100

Hi - glad I could be of some help, it’s always hard when you live so far away to try to support someone having a rough time and I really empathise on the pain with bfeeding - the first couple of weeks can be so tough!

I didn’t learn Norwegian as a child as my father didn’t want that to happen (a looooooong story) - as a result, my Norwegian is minimal. I keep having sporadic bashes at improving it, but it’s not a language that there are many available evening classes in (unlike French, Spanish, etc.) so most of it is by Linguaphone - we do a bit and I understand a bit (more when I spend time there). It’s something I feel a little bitter about TBH (to add to the list of things I feel a little bitter about my childhood, but try to overcome ) The shame of it is the lost years with my grandmother who I would very much like to be able to converse fluently with (we sort of muddle by in a mixture of Norwegian, English and French - but it isn’t the same as really talking!)

So no, I wish I was in the position for that to happen - we do do some Norwegian and other bits and pieces - but my hope is that they can spend more time in Norway learning.

by: Naturallynice

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:13:15 +0100

Dotty, just dropping by to say thanks for all the encouraging comments you have left recently! I read them again and again to gain strength!!

Do you raise your kids bilingual by the way?

Esther

by: elderfairy

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:47:22 +0100

The dairy thing and skin troubles is probably true..I know cos I have really bad skin (I think) and cheese and cream just make it a nightmare. It’s so stressing to have skin stuff going on…but I have found the best thing is to do some activity every day that gets the blood pumping..madly dancing with the kids is a good one to do regularly;) We all get chubby after babes..those that don’t tend to be slimming while pregnant anyway.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:08:28 +0100

Belated Happy Birthday Nikki!

by: jayne

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:28:50 +0100

I found going wheat free brilliant,wondering why the F***I started again,oh yes,because toast and baguettes in France when I found out I was pregnant were the only things I could keep down for breakfast!
Well a few more weeks I think i will too be making a big sffort to kick the bread,if not wheat whole hog!
Happy Birthday Nikki!!!

by: Tech

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:32:00 +0100

Happy birthday you young thing you!!

by: Stella

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:31:40 +0100

Happy Birthday!!

by: Claire

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:08:34 +0100

Happy birthday!

by: Emma

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:33:31 +0100

I’m a vegetarian coeliac, so feel free to ask me any questions if you think that’ll help…
I was veggie for nearly 14 years before being diagnosed with coeliac disease, so knew I was okay vitamin wise on my veggie diet, but I have to take some supplements to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and eat a high calcium diet, but that’s just because of the C.D. If you’re cutting out dairy too, you could possibly have a word with a dietitian. My one was great and gave me any information I requested.

I used to take my three for their freebie photos with Pixifoto. We never bought any extras but the free ones were a good size and really nice. I expect Ned will look gorgeous in them.:-)

by: stefndawniy

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:10:12 +0100

that’s moving bless

by: Roslyn

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:32:39 +0100

Fab indeed. Says so much!

by: Tech

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:19:01 +0100

That is very cool!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:02:49 +0100

Oh how fab is that!

by: elderfairy

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:13:43 +0100

I was all clenched at the beginning of your paragraph about the LEA…it really is something we all have in commen: this pressure from the ‘authorities’..it can really affect one’s energy and stress levels - me no like! However, it’s most pleasing to read that the visit went well. R is in his right mind and one of the thing that comes across is the way he asserts himself: brilliant! I hope that you can relax about the whole LEA think now and enjoy the spring…it sounds like the weather is warm over your area…it’s still blummen freeeeezing here! x

by: Jules

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:15:52 +0100

Really glad to hear the LEA meeting was a success. Is that it laid to rest now? *she asks with fingers crossed…*

by: Naturallynice

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:31:35 +0100

oh, cool, well done R! And to you dotty, for doing allotment work! I haven’t planted a single seed yet! (oh the shame!)

Esther

by: Shelby

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:46:33 +0100

to sign up for SP8, go to http://secretpal8.blogspot.com!

by: HelenHaricot

Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:36:45 +0100

SOunds like a lot going on.
I have some independent cloth nappy pages [that need a bit of an update] that I wrote as an answer to why I use cloth nappies. I’m not selling anything, and am more than happy for them to be linked to or wahtever. they are linked from my blog at the moment.

by: elderfairy

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:57:22 +0100

I like your new pagan site..could you have an old wives tale/folk medicine bit where we can pass on the remedies our grandma’s gave us that work for mysterious reasons (our family favourite was one involving my grandad’s smelliest socks that always worked..but I won’t submit that one..cos I think it was only his smelly socks that worked!) xxx

by: Naturally Nice

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:07:23 +0100

Gee, you have been a busy bee! All the best with the new endeavors.

Esther

by: Dawniy

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:14:31 +0000

Hi Nikki - well done Nin what a clever girl

Dawniy xx

by: jayne

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:48:38 +0000

Did she Nikki,wow!!!
It was nice to chat to you again!
see you next month??

by: Naturally Nice

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:49:43 +0000

oh, yes, I remember those days of potty training! I felt extremely proud of dd! Well done on your girl, tell her Esther says she is proud of her too!!

by: jayne

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:26:13 +0000

Hey,I have a thing for chillis too,plus I am a far worse blogger than you!!!

by: dottyspots

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:23:35 +0000

“Often” it says not all the time - LOL.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:19:56 +0000

Oh, so I’m ignorant and inferior am I?

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:34:55 +0000

Grovel? Forgive? Not a chance! Blog more woman!!
*grin* See you soon.

by: Naturally Nice

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:03:40 +0000

Gee! That’s what I call busy! Take the bull by the horn, girl!

Esther

by: Naturally Nice

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:28:35 +0000

Hey! i am glad you are included in the downshiftingweek website! Way to go girl!

Esther

by: jayne

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:26:05 +0000

Not a good alarm call by any stretch of the imagination!
Get well soon Nin!

by: Dawniy

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:19:04 +0000

awwww poor Nin getwell wishes

by: Carol

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:28:17 +0000

Hope Nin feels better soon

by: Naturally Nice

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:04:53 +0000

aww… hope she feels better soon. And that kaftan is gorgeous! You are doing so well!

Esther

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:47:34 +0000

((hug)) for Nin, and a ((hug)) for you too!

by: Claire

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:32:09 +0000

Oh no, poor Nin, I hope she gets better soon.

by: debs

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:32:59 +0000

mine was different, but never sure how to put them on a blog!!!

by: Emma

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:15:12 +0000

yep, me too!

by: Tech

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:56:06 +0000

I got that one too

by: jax

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:04:40 +0000

I think that’s a pretty good quote.

by: elderfairy

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:25:59 +0000

Gosh, I forgot that your Ned was only 6 weeks old! He’s so little! Am having an ‘ahh - likkul baybee!’ moment.

by: jax

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:25:04 +0000

list is still good You might want to take your lilypie thing off, it doesn’t seem to work any more.

by: jayne

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:23:27 +0000

It was great to see you Nikki,was sad I had to dash off so soon after you had arrived to get Shiny.
F said you have plans to come again!!
Please do on a day I am staying!!!!
I am not surprised he is that heavy,I thought he was really sturdy feeling,when I held him!!!

by: Carol

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:08:45 +0000

We are reading gruffalo at the minute too. On of my favourite books.

by: stefndawniy

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:27:26 +0000

My word Nikki it looks like it’s going to be hard work ! I’m pleased you’re so thrilled with it and I hope that the plants will grow like mad for you Dawniy

by: jayne

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:51:54 +0000

Bless her,we are loving the Gruffalo here,BB was going on about buffalo cheese only the other day!
It amazes me he actually “listens” when I rabbit on about cheeses made from different milks!

by: Naturallynice

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:38:53 +0000

oh, my goodness, where do you start? How exciting! I have done my fair share of digging, I could help if I was closer by…

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:01:18 +0000

rofl - did you have any?

by: caro

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:01:22 +0000

Merci !

by: elderfairy

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:42:02 +0000

Gosh, isn’t French a cheeky language? Did five years of it at school and now want to speak it again but cannot remember a thing.

by: rosie

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:35:37 +0000

mmm.. looks lovely! does look at bit sci fi- at least there’s not may weeds growing!

by: Mummynat

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:11:06 +0000

We are going to choose our allotment next week, i am dead excited, i have started a garden blog (branched off of mine, that will prolly show it all happening) will be great to see yours unfold.
Please can you e-mail me your address chick, i gotta go to the post office monday, so i’ll post your toddler doll. Don’t worry about any payment, till i manage to get this skin for the other doll and send it off, the two darks colours i have are way too dark.

by: dottyspots

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:19:50 +0000

There’s a bottling plant behind it - from the woods at the far side it looks like some sort of wierd sci-fi encampment

by: Clare

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:59:59 +0000

how exciting! is it a plot on its own? what are those big white barrels at the back?

by: Ruth

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:53:24 +0000

Yes I love that film to - and the sequel. We did watch it and Mission Impossible 2 so it was a very late night here - again!!!!

by: Ruth

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:52:01 +0000

Yes I love that film to - and the sequel. We did watch it and Mission Impossible 2 so it was a very late night here - again!!!!

by: Debbie

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:39:15 +0000

Hi. Nothing to do with this blog entry - just want to coo and ahh at the piccie of your bubba. Gorgeous! Oh God - I sound broody…

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:32:26 +0000

“We are Siamese if you pleese!”

by: jayne

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:54:34 +0000

OHHH,Dr Zhivago with Omar Sharriff!!!!!
Maybe I should kick Summer holiday to the curb….Clff Richard and Una Stubbs looking so fab and 1950’s though…tough call!!!!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:06:39 +0000

Hmm, interesting!

by: HelenHaricot

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:36:34 +0000

also a noble princess - rofl!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 10:12:54 +0000

Oh that is well cool!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:06:09 +0000

Umm, we seem to have a wooden teabag again?

by: jax

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:35:21 +0000

me too, not sure I’m convinced…

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:26:04 +0000

rofl! Must go try that!

by: Hazel

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:02:45 +0000

Oops, I don’t think that worked. Just wanted to say how lovely your baby is, but I may have double posted now.

by: Hazel

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:00:21 +0000

Aww, what a little dear. I haven’t had a baby fix for years. He’s beautiful.

by: rosie

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:13:01 +0000

ps- ‘Ned’…arrrr!!

by: rosie

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:09:23 +0000

Hi. Love all the cute baby pics and the knitwear! Hope all the children are better now. All the best, and congrats and all that!
(I think maybe I missed an email, any way, I do now have info on York course, but nothing on waldorf HE coops) Anyway, very impressed/inspired with all your knitting- I am trying to squeeze the time to knit back into my life, having managed a couple of very small projects, but I’d really like an interesting cardigan…

by: karen b

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:47:34 +0000

Nikki sorry I’ve only just seen on your posting that you have had the baby. Congratulations he looks gorgeous. Karen b xxxx

by: jax

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:50:32 +0000

very cute baby, very cute cardigan…

by: stefndawniy

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:54:03 +0000

awwww doesn’t he make a super little model too he’s gorgeous and your knitting is good too , i’ll teach you to crochet babes as soon as the car stays well long enough for us to get to you
Dawniy

by: June

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:03:15 +0000

Congratulations!! He’s sooo sweet )

by: Emma

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:03:47 +0000

I hope you and Ned are still managing to avoid becoming poorly too.
We love the Gruffalo here too:-)

by: Clare

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:46:17 +0000

Sorry to hear you’re all poorly. And I’ve only just got back into reading the blogs after moving - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Really pleased to hear your happy news and welcome to Ned. Love your knitting!

Love Clare
x

by: jayne

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:55:45 +0000

OWW,
I love that you are calling him NED!
That is tops in our house for a possible boy middle name just now……….you seem to be doing well Nikki!

by: jax

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:04:15 +0000

only too much time if you’re actually knitting it as well…

by: jayne

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:55:59 +0000

Hi Nikki the trousers I love the trousers!!
Yes,I love them all of course ,but would like to knit some wool trousers for camping in the summer! cheers1

by: jayne

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 21:44:35 +0000

Nikki,I would love that pattern……….if you have it!
I gather you will be seeing my best friend Fiona soon ,so maybe I could borrow it for a bit for our no four!!!!!

by: Deb W

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:02:38 +0000

Oooooh, I’m all broody again now!

by: Merry

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:42:33 +0000

Aw… v cute. So funny that you raved even more about the allotment than the baby though

by: mummynat

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:54:06 +0000

That is FAB!!! And your new little boy is beautiful. Well done on the knitting,,,i still haven’t mastered knitting yet!!

by: Alison

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:54:09 +0000

Oh, I love the all-in-one! The great thing about woollen leggings is that they double as nappy covers! - I adored the ‘longies’ that my mum knotted Buttercup.

by: Jules

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:57:53 +0000

Absolutely gorgeous! Sorry for the delay, but huge congratulations!!!

Love Jules x

by: Sarah

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:14:29 +0000

sorry I’m a bit late here but wanted to add my congratulations, he looks beautiful

by: nicki

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:52:50 +0000

Huge congratulations Nikki and family and welcome Edward. He’s gorgeous - well done you.

by: stefndawniy

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:18:44 +0000

hello darlin , sorry just not been oraganised enough to pop into your blog until now. Sarah came over to see us and tells me she had a cuddle ahhhh. He’s adorable , lovely pics
I’ll get making your shawl as soon as i’ve finished one for amanda’s new boy too.
Well done and big hugs
Dawny and Stef xxx

by: jayne

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:50:33 +0000

AWWW,so lovely!
Congratulations

by: Leandra

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:22:59 +0000

Oooooooooo I want one He is lovely well done xxxxxxxx

by: Stella

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:58:45 +0000

Lovely photos!
Congratulations!!
Stella xx

by: HelenJ

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:34:10 +0000

congrats. love the photos above as w ell

by: Tech

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:34:51 +0000

Aw he’s lovely!! Congratulations again!

We’ve got an allotment this year too which we got in similar circumstances. We’re sharing ours with some HE friends which hopefully will help with the motivation, as our garden is a mess too!

by: Emma

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:35:44 +0000

He’s absolutely gorgeous You must be so happy and proud of your family. Well Done!

by: Allie

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:55:04 +0000

Many congratulations! Sorry to hear of your ongoing lea troubles.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:05:06 +0000

I got a cuddle! I got a cuddle!
He’s very very cute. **grin**

by: Lucy

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:13:38 +0000

Big congratulations best wishes to you all

by: rosie

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:37:13 +0000

arrrrrrrr! wow! well done! (just when I wasn’t watching!)

by: Emma

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:27:43 +0000

Congratulations to you all! x

by: Claire

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:34:30 +0000

Congratulations and welcome to the little one!

by: Leandra

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:22:44 +0000

Well done and welcome to little Edward xxx

by: rachel farrow

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:58:59 +0000

congratulations.

by: Deb W

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:19:47 +0000

Yay! Congratulations!

by: Carol

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:44:57 +0000

Well done and congratulations Nikki and Welcome little Edward! XXXXX

by: mummynat

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:36:11 +0000

Yaaaaaaaay. Well done mum. Hope it all went well.

by: jax

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:34:50 +0000

Welcome Edward. Congratulations Nikki and family

by: jayne

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:52:26 +0000

Hurray,well done!
Also, I am inspired by you having got four,to have the notion still of “spare time”
Only joking!
Congratulations!!!!!!

by: Kris

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:41:13 +0000

Congratulations!!! And well done. That’s fab news, and that’s a good weight! Just shout when you’re ready for visitors. xxx

by: Tech

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:38:55 +0000

Yey! huge congratulations to you all

by: Amanda

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:06:20 +0000

Well done and best wishes Nikki and family.

by: Amanda

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:05:35 +0000

Well done and best wishes Nikki and family.

by: Merry

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:31:05 +0000

Welcome little boy. You share my birthday
Well done mummy

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:06:21 +0000

Congratulations! Welcome Edward.
Pics very soon please?

by: Roslyn

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:33:42 +0000

Excellent news Welcome to the world little one, I’m sure it will be loads of fun!

by: Jules

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:31:27 +0000

Oooh, fingers crossed here for you!

by: June

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:32:35 +0000

Lots of good birthing vibes heading your way, although hopefully you’re already not in need of them )

by: Emma

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:34:38 +0000

I know what you mean Rosie. I’m checking back a couple of times a day now for some good news
Hope all’s well Nikki and something will soon happen. x

by: rosie

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:26:42 +0000

hope it’s all going well (the suspense is getting me now!)

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:10:08 +0000

I was 3cm for 3 weeks! But hoping for baby SOOOON!

by: jayne

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:37:54 +0000

thinking of you Nikki,|went from 3 -fully very fast with one labour,hey three is better than nothing!!!
Birthing vibes to you!

by: Kirsty

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 16:06:37 +0000

Hoping it’s not goign to be too long for you now then!

by: Amanda

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:29:18 +0000

Best wishes Nikki, sounds like baby will arrive soon.

by: jax

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:08:43 +0000

Ooh, that sounds like some progress though!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 23:48:16 +0000

I seem to have a wooden Tea Bag here? Yours by any chance? It’s been through the washing machine!

by: Tech

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:22:00 +0000

If you’re still waiting it must be driving you mad ! Hope you’re not, but if you are, sending lots of *get the hell outta there babe* vibes! xx

by: Emma

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 13:26:59 +0000

A 20 minute power-walk worked for me. I never used to exercise, so I think my body went into shock and within the hour my contractions started.
Hope something starts soon for you. Good luck. x

by: Mummynat

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:35:44 +0000

are you umm stimulating you nipples lol? sniffing clary sage??

by: Mummynat

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:34:20 +0000

is it nearlyyyy heeere yett?

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:07:34 +0000

Dino had lots of fun and wants to know when we can come back - have told him after baby is here. So now he wants to know….

“Is the baby here yet?”

by: Naturally Nice

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:57:01 +0000

Aww, how exciting, an imminent arrival! Best wishes,

esther

by: rosie

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 01:17:32 +0000

mmm- yes crocheting’s better when you’ve got a baby in one hand…….

by: Merry

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:44:34 +0000

URGH. Overdue just HORRID! Many labourish vibes

by: rosie

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:22:49 +0000

O no, I was 9 days late with my first, and 3 weeks early with the second. The first went better as at least I was ready. The others were early too, but I didnt get caught out again. Its a time for mental peparation (= doing lots of blog quizzes!)and knitting! And for having loads of people running round after you while you are beached.
Has the baby dropped down yet? sometimes it doesnt happen til labour, but I could usually tell when it was ready to go. O no, I’m going to start getting pains just thinking about it!
Good luck, anyway- hope it all goes ok. Just relax….

by: jax

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:34:00 +0000

two days after with Big, two days before with Small, just as fed up both times

Couldn’t reach???

by: Mummynat

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:58:17 +0000

You must be pulling your hair out, i never made it till my due date. Can’t you just push anyway???

by: stefndawniy

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:22:24 +0000

hello Nikki, you’ve not posted since the 30th - does that mean we have action and the baby is on the way??? ooh do hope so. Hope you haven’t been sitting around the house looking like the Empress photo or the midwives may get a shock lol.
Really hope all is well for you xx
Dawniy

by: Deb W

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:31:45 +0000

LOL - I spent the last bit of my pregnancy doing every quiz I could find. I was soooooo bored! Hope you don’t have to wait as long as I did

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:47:34 +0000

I didn’t.
That one does suit you though!

by: Mummynat

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:12:41 +0000

I got the same!!

by: jayne

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:05:53 +0000

Silly ticker,mine never came on the date Nikki,my thoughts are with you ,hope it won’t be too much longer……..

by: jax

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:38:24 +0000

Merry’s kept going til 42 weeks iirc, must be the ticker type. You keep getting me all excited

by: Mummynat

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:01:05 +0000

Oh right, it’s just i recognise your post from sept 22nd about finding a little girl with a mobile phone!! I am trying to think were i may have read it before!! lol. Maybe babygreenhouse?? dunno, or perhaps my fog head has read your blog before, but doesn’t remember.
I sware we have our brain cells with each preg!!!!!

by: dottyspots

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:42:53 +0000

Hi Nat - haven’t got a diary - I use my blog instead, I don’t have enough time to do both!

by: Jax

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 22:12:27 +0000

And there was me hoping this was an announcement post. Hang on in there, thinking of you.

by: Lucy

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:34:42 +0000

hoping things get going for you soon. With both my pregnancies I felt it went on for a fortnight too long - so uncomfy by the end! have enjoyed reading your blog this year and am sending good thoughts your way

by: Mummynat

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:48:31 +0000

Oh chick. I’m sending baby out vibes!!
Do you have a babyworld diary?? I mean other than the dottyspots one you start for Nin.
Hope bubs it out soon

Glad little Nin enjoyed her snow, it’s so great seeing snow through little peoples eyes again isn’t it.

by: Allie

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:59:54 +0000

Hope things are happening for you! Best of luck.

by: Tech

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:50:03 +0000

lots of *turning into something meaningful* cramp vibes xx

by: Emma

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:07:29 +0000

Thinking of you here and hoping you’ll soon have your baby in your arms

by: Merry

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:07 +0000

Good luck from here too

by: Amanda

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:49:07 +0000

Good luck! Amamda

by: Sarah

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:44:28 +0000

hope it goes well if this is it

by: jax

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:06:00 +0000

ooh, is it time then? Hope so, that’s exciting. Like the sound of all your crafty stuff, sounds excellent.

by: Mummynat

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:19:54 +0000

Happy Christmas Nikki.
Has that bubs been born???
I have the kinder dolls book, my first waldorf doll book
Hope your ok

Nats

by: rosie

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:55:55 +0000

Hi, sounds like your’e doing amazingly well being able to go to the market at all! more than I could do at that stage- I just turned into a blob- even got my mum pushing me in her wheelchair. good for the knitting, though.
Is that the Kinderdolls (renamed) waldorf dolls making book? I have that, I love making dolls, but sadly don’t have much time. I wanted to make Freddie a knitted pig as he seems to be really into pigs for some reason, but didnt get round to it- maybe i will now.
All that Steiner stuff sounds very interesting, although i seem to have blobbed out of having a curriculum as such, I would still like to know more about it so I could be more helpful when needed. Would like to bring a bit more waldorf to our group, but dont really know how, apart from playgroup stuff, which is more than I seem to be able to manage most of the time, apart from the basic ethos, which I suppose is the most important thing, anyway.
So, anyway, hope youre having a good Christmas and that everything is going well for you and the baby.

by: Jules

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 07:19:13 +0000

Just wanted to wish you all a very happy Christmas
I hope 2006 is a healthy, happy, and successful year for you.

Love and blessings
Jules xx

by: Emma

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:51:14 +0000

Just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas, and just incase something happens over the Christmas break, a very quick, safe and happy arrival of your baby. x

by: stefndawniy

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:55:58 +0000

one week and 5 days, gosh time does fly !! could be any day now then, if you let me know what colour you would like I’ll crochet you a shawl
Dawniy x

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:57:54 +0000

Hi Honey! Waving just coz I can!

by: jax

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:30:07 +0000

I can’t believe how much you are managing to do, I’m well impressed. Hope you slept well.

by: jayne

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:10:40 +0000

poor you,what is your hb level?
i too suffer from dreadful low iron in pregnancy………..
we also have very similar tastes in music!!!!!

by: Amanda

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:21:44 +0000

Hope you’re feeling better, my blood count keeps dropping too.

by: Emma

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:57:13 +0000

I’m always up for some serious Sharpe viewing too. Shame I’m not up near you

Hope the blood count rises nicely to give you a boost before baby arrives x

by: Kirsty

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:03:35 +0000

mmmm Sharpe!!! How are you fixed for this week then? Shall we come over and visit you one day?
drop me an e-mail and we can sort it out.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:32:51 +0000

((hugs))

by: Merry

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 16:15:39 +0000

:( Sob. Hope you get a couple of peaceful final weeks.

by: jax

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:25:56 +0000

grief Nikki, you are going through the mill on this one. Hope you manage to take it easy and keep everything under control.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:03:36 +0000

((hugs)) hun. Let us know when you’re feeling better so we can come and visit!

by: Clare

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:34:40 +0000

Hope you’re feeling a whole lot better today. ((hugs))

Clare
x

by: Amanda

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 07:38:53 +0000

Hope you feel better soon Nikki.

by: Tech

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:13:38 +0000

SOD wow didnt know they were still kicking around *wanders off into dreamy teenage years world, where kirk brandon briefly ruled my heart* lol.

by: Carol

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:13:23 +0000

Sorry your not well, illness in pregnancy is so awful, get better soon. xxx

by: Mummynat

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:09:24 +0000

I hope it doesn’t last long, you need resting time for the big push!!!!!

by: Emma

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:23:40 +0000

Hope you feel better soon, Nikki.
There’s nothing worse than feeling poorly when you’re pregnant.
I hope it soon passes. x

by: jax

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:19:19 +0000

Sorry to hear that Nikki, hope that the sleep helps.

by: dottyspots

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:38:58 +0000

I wouldn’t worry Nat, some LEA bods are lovely, certainly I had few problems where we used to live (or rather I had none and only had to support a few families on the odd occasion).

by: dottyspots

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:37:37 +0000

I wouldn’t worry Nat, some LEA bods are lovely, certainly I had few problems where we used to live (or rather I had none and only had to support a few families on the odd occasion).

by: Mummynat

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:27:52 +0000

I am dreading the LEA getting in contact with me.
When i was preg with RJ i soo wanted to drink my fabric softner. He loves to sniff it now.
Mummynat

by: jax

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:52:03 +0000

Don’t know how I failed to comment on this last night, sorry to hear it’s so tough just now, but pleased that I is providing light relief!

by: Allie

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:35:23 +0000

You must be getting SO fed up with this banging of your head on the LEA wall! You certainly have my sympathies.

Wow at the strength of your cravings! I only had one of any power, which was cottage cheese. When I finally stopped throwing up after four months solid I just devoured cottage cheese - whole tubs in a few minutes. Leo has always loved it and will eat a whole tub if not stopped. Be interesting to see if your new one is a parsley eater or really into cleaning!

by: Amanda

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:32:21 +0000

No cravings here (except chocolate, but thats normal!) but feeling achy, crampy, and snappy too.

by: Merry

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:26:43 +0000

My mum craved Ajax Fluid, or Jeyes or something when pregnant with my sister. Always felt it explained a lot!

by: Kirsty

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:58:06 +0000

grr to the internet - can you e-mail me and I’ll reply? I’m wondering if I have the wrong e-mail addy or something.

by: Kirsty

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:59:02 +0000

hope you’re still doing ok? Did you get my e-mail the other day or did it get lost in cyberspace??

by: Jules

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:03:55 +0000

((((hugs)))) from me.

by: Amanda

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:33:00 +0000

My boys are younger than yours (5 & 7) and it can be really hard now, I really hate the tantrums.

by: Carol

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:20:11 +0000

(((hugs))) Reading about R is like reading about Nathan, his meltdowns are awful and he claims to be hard done by and yet we know he isnt able to cope with heaps of stuff, and you are not the only one to consider residential school, I can assure you.
Dont know what to advise as we are going through the mill here too just wanted to let you know your not alone and Im thinking of you

by: jax

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 10:56:47 +0000

Sounds tough Nikki.

Well done to Nin though

by: Merry

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 23:52:20 +0000

Oh god I used to hate those meltdowns over a small plastic pirate ship. URGH. Bad enough with a 3 year old, just can’t imagine with an 11 year old.

Maddy had 2 to dollar rage attacks today and it really shocked me. She hasn’t done it for ages and i got wellied today, she is suddenly a big strong girl

(((hugs)))

by: Sarah, Dino & mimi

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:14:40 +0000

Nikki, Can I pick your brain later?

by: Emma

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:08:42 +0000

Just wanted to say that I love looking at the countdown to your baby at the top of the page. You must get so excited watching the days ticking by on it and reminding yourself of the baby’s development.
Hope you’re feeling well

by: dottyspots

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:38:47 +0000

by: dottyspots

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:37:21 +0000

by: Roslyn

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:45:48 +0000

Tar, brush, same , don’t.

by: Emma

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:07:12 +0000

I had a GTT twice when I was expecting C. Drinking all the glucose is a pain, and then not being able to empty your bladder…..honestly, I thought my tummy would burst!
Then the Midwife dropped the phial of blood and I had to repeat it all again the following week!
I didn’t have gestational diabetes thank goodness, just hydramnios.

Hope you’re feeling okay, although obviously tired. Glad Nin had a nice birthday.

by: stefndawniy

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:47:08 +0000

my word Stef faints at the first sign of a needle - literally he goes white then faints lol
happy birthday Nin xx

by: Clare

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:58:29 +0000

I went to our local Children’s Centre to be the other week, and put my name down to be consulted on the format etc. I told them they need a 9-6 drop-in toddler group for stressed out mums!

by: rosie

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:33:10 +0000

O, I thought I’d commented

by: rosie

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:31:58 +0000

Hi, Happy birthday, Nin. Just look at that big girl!. Love the dolly! you sound awfully busy- hope youre finding time for yourself (what’s that?)

by: Amanda

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:28:27 +0100

I hope you can get the LEA situation sorted out, shopping sounds good, have a nice break this week.

by: stefndawniy

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:12:30 +0100

mmm I hope the LEA will be suitably humble / apologetic - humph can hope. Why on earth would they think your report is lies?

by: Emma

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:26:40 +0100

Poor you having to deal with such an awful LEA. I’ve been really lucky so far, and my officer is pretty supportive of home-ed.
Though having read both yours and Kris’ accounts of your LEA it’s made me realise how lucky we are here.
I hope it all works out okay, and they accept the report and leave you to it.

Sounds as if you had a nice shop

Hope all’s well with the baby and the Braxton Hicks have settled down.

by: Amanda

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 06:10:39 +0100

Snap! low blood count here, eating lots of brocoli etc too! Lovely lanterns.

by: stefndawniy

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 01:12:35 +0100

well done Nin maybe your mummy might let you come and help me too
My mum’s got the opposite prob which is haemochromatosis, which means much more iron than she needs resulting in all manner of things including liver probs. To reduce the iron they are going to have to remove 3 litres of blood from her each second week for three months; poor darling what a thought.
maybe you need to take your tabs along with a good few prunes hope things are ok soon.

by: Emma

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:50:53 +0100

My blood count is much better now after the past 12 months on ferrous sulphate tablets
But it was so low originally my Doctor was shocked I could even manage to get up in the mornings!

Coeliac disease is genetic, but the blood tests can only be accurate if you are consuming gluten products normally. If you omit gluten from your diet and have the test it will show negative, even if you do have Coeliac Disease. Hence the necessity for the gastroscopy and biopsies

I hope your eldest just has an intolerance rather than C.D. Perhaps then he may outgrow it eventually.

by: Heather

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:03:47 +0100

Molasses is great. Soak some prunes, apricots and figs in molasses and apple juice. Brazil nuts good too, but seaweed very good indeed.
Nin looks very dedicated, Titch washed the TV with a paintbrush and the pee from her potty recently…..not so helpful.

by: HelenJ

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:50:06 +0100

10s not so bad. i usually prescribe apricots and carob

by: Jules

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:13:24 +0100

Can I join the handcrafts team blog please? I’m just about to take up knitting again (still a beginner though…) and maybe the blog will inspire me to do some so I have something to write about!

by: dottyspots

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:31:27 +0100

That is shockingly low Emma - but 10.whatever-it-is isn’t that bad and I’ve read quite a bit along the same lines as what Jax has mentioned that it should dip a bit. I used to be vegan - so am quite good on the ‘foods for iron’ front, but my diet just recently has been a bit crap (more due to the fact that I can’t muster up the enthusiasm to eat whatever I’ve cooked). Might have to snack on apricots

My grandfather had Coeliac disease and my mother has problems in that direction, I have some sneaking suspicions re. my eldest (although his tests were apparently ok) but that would be more it doesn’t agree with him than anything else.

I love sag aloo :0) Chances are if your blood count is so low that you might not have the side-effects as your body desperately needs the iron.

And Kirsty - just drop me a line if you want to pop round

by: Emma

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:08:14 +0100

I had a low blood count with all my pregnancies and had to take iron supplements.
I actually have to still take them now due to my Coeliac disease. My blood count was very low at 3.6 so I didn’t really have much choice in the matter and I try and eat lots of broccoli, apricots and even Spinach now and again, especially if it’s sag aloo from the Indian!
No constipation side effects here, but I guess everyone’s different.

I love the lanterns. They’re so pretty lit up

by: jax

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:23:22 +0100

That iron thing, dunno whether I’ve still got all the links, possibly not as they were on a previous machine, but there’s lots of research that says your iron levels *should* dip and that supplements aren’t going to help. To do with creating the extra blood for your passenger, but you knew that, didn’t you? I got lots of info from ukmidwifery, who were very supportive - I was being told I couldn’t have my homebirth because my bloodcount was too low.

by: Kirsty

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:11:37 +0100

Sorry to hear it’s going to be a rough time for you. We’ll have to pop over one day and keep you company

by: dawniy

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:02:12 +0100

ooh dear darlin, hope things pick up soon and that your test results are ok! for the itching try putting moisturising babywipes in the freezer/fridge it sounds mad i know but the cold really helps

by: Emma

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:00:15 +0100

Thanks for your welcome to the blogring.
I hope that your R had a nice birthday too

Sorry to hear of the worries in your pregnancy. I had complications of one sort or another through all my pregnancies, and so I completely empathise.

Hoping the blood results are soon back for you.

by: Merry

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:56:04 +0100

urgh… hope things improve.

by: Carol

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:11:29 +0100

I had obstetric cholestasis- not pleasent. Seb was induced 2 weeks early. Keeping my fingers crossed its not that for you.

by: Kirsty

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:19:53 +0100

hoping everything is ok. *hugs*

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:39:26 +0100

((hug)) keep us posted!

by: Amanda

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:16:42 +0100

Just sending best wishes, hope everything is o.k. Amanda

by: dawniy

Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:10:14 +0100

big hugs from us all here xx

by: Merry

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:55:12 +0100

Just popping by to tell you (and sorry you are peed off too)that i did reply to you when you offlisted me, but its just come back. Guess we have the “hosted on the same server” lurgy.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:40:51 +0100

Aw Cute!

by: Alison

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:44:15 +0100

Glad things are going well with E back at school

Wondered what your Circle Time is at group?

by: Clare

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:07:44 +0100

Thank goodness you were around! Poor little girl must have been terrified. Well done for not yelling like mad at the boyfriend!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:26:30 +0100

Ooh, Dawniy! If you do perhaps we could invade as well and actually meet you and yours?

by: stefndawniy

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:22:24 +0100

oh my gosh!!! I think you handled that very well!

and to let you know we’ve finally found a blog we are comfy with
http://stefndawniy.wordpress.com/ is our blog address now

hope to be back on the ring soon, but pop in to see us before that happens if you can anyway

Dawniy x
ps Lana has just watched me and said - ‘Dottyspots, aren’t we going to see Dottyspots?’ we will deffo — I’m so unorganised Nikki x

by: jax

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:06:01 +0100

yeuch.

by: Roslyn

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:27:24 +0100

That seems to be very positive, hope today goes well.

by: stefndawniy

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:25:12 +0100

Sounds as if today went really well anyway ! Well done

by: stefndawniy

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:24:28 +0100

Sounds as if today went really well anyway ! Well done

by: Kirsty

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:32:52 +0100

glad it went well. Hope it stays that way too

by: Kris

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:44:50 +0100

Piglet is sat on my lap going ‘Ninny, Ninny, Ninny! Rock a bye, she’s cuuuuuuuuuuute’

by: jax

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:05:58 +0100

You braved IKEA on a sunday? You are a braver woman than me.

Kris picked up your book yesterday - remind her she’s got it

by: stefndawniy

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:23:08 +0100

We hope it all goes well. And I’m envious of your expanding girth, the only thing making my girth larger is too much pudding - been trying since nov’ and still no joy!
Dawniy

by: jax

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:10:40 +0100

Hope it works out for him, and for the rest of you too.

by: dottyspots

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:35:03 +0100

I have my reservations, but there are some things he needs to decide for himself.

The fridge is great - I’ve food arriving tomorrow (as physio have banned me from pushing a trolley, so I order from the supermarket) and I’m really looking forward to it. The children have missed ham sandwiches and yoghurt.

by: Kirsty

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:12:28 +0100

So he’s starting on Monday? Good luck to him then, hope it’s all he wants it to be!!

How’s the new fridge? I assume it arrived?

by: stefndawniy

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:08:28 +0100

knitted meringue mmmmm thats strikes me as very strange rofl - It’d take me years to make lol all for a couple of splats - sorry it’s really made me giggle

by: HelenJ

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:48:16 +0100

lovely blog

by: jax

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:25:01 +0100

me like.

by: jax

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:23:04 +0100

done.

by: Amanda

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:19:58 +0100

I really like some of those now I need to learn to knit and crochet….

by: Kris

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 22:06:14 +0100

Yay! And just think of the extra space you’re going to have!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 18:05:37 +0100

Woohoo! Appliances R Us!!

by: katy

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:10:23 +0100

oh, but I’m jealous, you have a much prettier blog than me, I’m hopeless at putting stuff into templates to make them look better!!!

by: katy

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:09:07 +0100

works for me! I like blogsome….

by: Kris

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:46:16 +0100

Third time lucky?

by: Kris

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:46:00 +0100

Um, I think they’re working - this is take two…

by: Kris

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:45:42 +0100

Yup - comments working well here.

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:47:25 +0100

Hmm, thought I’d tested these comments? **waves** @ Nikki!

by: Sarah, Dino & Mimi

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 21:45:53 +0100

Testing! Hi Nikki!