[chippers]

Good morning everyone. I just got the boys off to school and I'm off for a doctors appoint. Syn you're lucky. You got to be a wench and I was the scullery maid cleaning out the boys bedroom. NOW There's A BIT OF FUN. Hubby made pork chops last night while I recovered. Love to all. Have a god day and I'll check in later. Has a good day to you to Joe. Hope you're feeling better.

Beth aka chippers

[Allheart]

Hey all :)

Sending lots of hugs on this lovely day :):)

Stay strong!!

[curlybenswife]

Morning Me dearys hope your both well... me and millie are playing with building blocks or rather I'm building she is distroying giggle what a team huh ;)

[Synnen]

We make our niece Lauren pretend to sneeze down the blocks when she's going to knock them all over . The great thing about being around kids is you get to play with toys you haven't even thought of in years, and end up having more fun with them than the kids do.

I just thought that I should warn you... my calendar today states that oysters, chocolate, strawberries, champagne, alcohol, anchovies, rhinoceros horn, snake blood, spanish fly and carrots are NOT aphrodisiacs. Shhhh... don't tell Mr. Synnen. I want chocolate strawberries and champagne for Valentine's day!

[curlybenswife]

LOL heck you mean you will actually get a valentines... there extinct here lol

[Synnen]

We don't have kids... makes a HUGE difference.

Plus... that was part of the deal when we started dating. We both were talking about pet peeves that we'd had with past relationships, and one of mine was forgetting important days, like Valentines, and birthdays, and anniversaries, etc.

My husband has never missed a single one, and I think it's due to that discussion.

I'm going to talk him into going out to dinner on Thursday, and the "one month anniversary" of our quitting smoking :P

[curlybenswife]

LOL it passed us by even before we had kids!!

[Synnen]

We usually do silly things for it. One year, we exchange the AWFULLEST Valentines we could find... stuff like "I love you so much I even love your farts!" We laughed soooo hard. Most of the time, it's just an excuse to justify a wanted expense, rather than a needed one... one year, we got cell phones for each other, another year it was the DVD player.

[curlybenswife]

Hehehehehehe funny, millie will probably get daddy a card but that will be it.
Talking of millie its nap time the little madam is trashing the living room as I type.

[Synnen]

Poor madam! I bet that's her protest of a nap!

Tell her that I'll take her nap for her!

[curlybenswife]

Giggle we can both take her nap ;)
I have to admit ove notced she gets increasingly naughty when she is tierd the little madam is quite a character.

[Synnen]

Well, at least she's not naughty ALL of the time!

She sounds so darned adorable!

[curlybenswife]

Oh she isn't naughty just flipping trying hehehehehe she clonked her head about an hour ago its going to be a lovely bruise on her forehead to go with the scratch on her nose looks good doesn't it lol she is a very adventurous child with no fear at all.

I should be doing the washing up and putting the next load of washing into the dryer and cleaning up the dinning room but I have my lazy butt on its Monday after all ;)

[Synnen]

I don't want to work today. I'll admit it. It's snowing outside, and yucky, and I just wish I were at home with a good book and some classical music!

I don't think I'll ever again get used to MN winters. I have a feeling that once our parents are no longer around, my husband and I will be moving someplace warmer again... so only 30 years or so more of ick weather!

[curlybenswife]

Ooooooo you have snow... I can't wait for millie to see snow lol
I agree though you should be at home all curled up with tea and cakes hehehehehe

[Synnen]

You can HAVE the snow.

You can also have the high today of 10 F. Ick.

I want spring. And a nap. Tell madam to scoot over. :)

[curlybenswife]

Giggle believe it or not madam slept for exactly half an hour and is now stood in front the TV dancing along to her favourite person she is also kind of smelly but daddys on his way home ;)

[Synnen]

Who is her favorite person? Is that something I've missed from previous posts?

I love watching toddlers dance. They are so carefree about it. We could take lessons from them!

[nattienoo]

Well i havent had a cigi since 8am this morning it was the last one now ive tried on numerous occasions to quit smoking and im just not flipping strong enough to do it i always cave in.
Now i know theres no easy way to do this and i have to admit boy am i feeling dizzy and funny but i can't give in i need to do this for millie not just for myself.

So is there anyone out there with any words of wisdom and dont what ever you do lecture me on whats in a cigi it wont do a thing the women at the clinic tried that and i just laughed and said look i already have arsonic in me so thats really not gonna scare me into stopping. I want support not a telling off after all im an adult not a pubescent teen.

Thank in advance hugs

Laura

Hi, am a complete newbie so here goes!
Just wanted to offer you my support and let you know that stopping is totally do-able, one of the hardest things is to get to the point where you want to give up AND want to do something about it. I had to go cold turkey when I fell pregnant, then I went back to smoking after he was born. I am quite highly strung(! ) so like you used to have one to keep me calm! I just got to the point one day where I'd look at my littlun' and think to myself that I wouldn't get to see him grow up if I didn't stop smoking. This thought hurt me more than anything and it got to the point where every time I had one this was on my mind; I'd dream up heartbreaking scenarios of me having to tell my children that I was dying, because I had a habit that I couldn't break. So I went cold turkey again and managed to quit! Patches did work for my husband (free from the 'quit smoking clinic'). Not for me-i had to break my routine up e.g. normally I''d have a fag & a coffee before I went to work -i replaced that with changing to tea and waiting until I got to work to have it.
Anyway, sorry to blather on, didn't mean to write an essay, just wanted to say that if you really want to quit - YOU CAN DO IT!!
Nat

[JoeCanada76]

Oh, Little Joshua just got his 4 month vaccinations.

Laura we have lots of snow here too.

Bye for now.