Yep, that’s right, I’m two (large) glasses of wine down, Ady is running me a big bubble bath and my previously monstrous son is lying in his bed next to me (I’m laptopping!) telling me how much he loves me!
I’m in that dangerous place of feeling like I am omnipotent and am inclined to keep this very brief or it’s in danger of turning into an office party where I tell everyone what I think of them before heading off to photocopy my bits 🙂
Just wanted to do a fuzzy blog about how much I have come to rely on the people out there on the blogring (and no, it’s not just the drink talking 🙂 ) for cheering me up when I have a crap day, being there to celebrate with me when I have a good one and generally making me feel that I am not totally mad in this journey and not alone in it, and that I am totally doing the right thing. I have lots of friends IRL but I *know* that they are thinking ‘well send ’em to school then’ when I have a moan about the kids. I love the honesty of blogging and although Ady is great I don’t want to fill our evenings with ‘oh we did this’ and ‘the kids did that’ type stuff. I really value the whole school gate type support and chats we have here and it would be more than fair to say that without it I would quite likely have long since run for the hills or the nearest playgroup anyway.
Not since the days of reading Cathy and Clare in my Jackie magazine have I been priviledged to share my thoughts, dreams and down days with such honest and supportive folk and for that I thank you all.
I can’t wait to meet those who I have not already met at Melrose, thankyou and goodnight. (This post may well be followed by me falling unconscious but you will never know 🙂 )
Nic, you’re making me feel warm and fuzzy too…
s’great innit! hic! was that to check whether I was asleep yet or not?
rofl! The feeling’s mutual here …
nope, just wanted to share the feeling!
I love drunk blogs (& bloggers) – have one for me!
Lol Nic! Big sloppy drunken “I rilly rilly loves ya” from here, if you haven’t passed out yet 😉
(And if you have, a very quiet whispered “Good morning” – and another one of those cups of tea 🙂 )
(Really need to find a smiley for a cuppa!)
Still here 🙂 and even sobered up a bit too!
btw thanks for the rooiboos tea recommendation – most of what I poured down the sink was of that variety, when I do remember to drink it before it goes cold it’s luverley 🙂
Nic you old slushy slush you. I thought you had been quiet on my bloglines – then I find out you’ve only gone and left me Sob Sob. You can run but you can’t hide LOL I like your new blog I hope you will be very happy together LOL I think I will go and get a drink now since we’re straight talking. Are we allowed alcohol at Melrose?
Had you really not realised I’d moved! Wow, as if I would ever go that long without blogging – I’m surprised you have not been out with a search party 🙂
Glad you made it here – as you can see we are having something of a party tonight 😉
Nic I’ve just thought of something you didn’t put in your ‘what I’m good at’ list – writing poetry. I reckon you could write a great HE based poetry book the one below is brill and the one you wrote not long ago. I thought you had gone away or something – there was no red blob on my bloglines for you. I found out by you posting a comment that you had blogged four times today – my bloglines were lying though LOL Got your new blog on board now though.
Don’t know whether I want to admit this, but I find myself singing the chorus of your titles…..
Well, that title got my attention. When are you posting the pics?
If we aren’t allowed alcohol at Melrose I’m not coming!
Who said we aren’t allowed alcohol at Melrose?! Did I miss something, the red wine was the best bit last year! Jax, I’m sure we can keep a stash in our room somewhere 😉
I’m only coming for the alcohol! ( na friends too but I had some great times with the Archers last year!).
I’ve got most of a case of red wine I found in the dining room “neat ppl never make the exciting kinds of discoveries I do” lol
Coool!!! I like ‘dull women have immaculate homes’.
I know I haven’t been here long, but I know what you mean about blogging. I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. It’s so nice to have people to talk to who are going through some of the same things as me. I really feel like i’m part of something special, and it’s just for me 🙂