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Royal visit


Posted in: Family

The royal grandparents aside from allowing their sick daughter in law to sleep also bonded with their grandchildren and brought them mountains of presents. The Princess was delighted to have them here and the boys were fed (which is really the height of their demands at the moment).  I did feel mildly guilty at one stage as grandma went off to the park with her crutch, the Princess and her buggy but I’’m a catholic, we have strategies for dealing with guilt.

I am gratified that my parents-in-law seem to enjoy my blog (hi guys). My father in
law, the captain of industy, pointed out that I don’t seem to update when we have
people staying. I said “well, I suppose that I’m busy doing other things”. “Yes”, said he “I notice that you didn’’t blog at all while your mother was over”.  “Well, that might have been because I was in the hospital after having given birth”.

Comments
Friar Tuck

on 04 November 2005 at 03:41

He’s a captain of industry! You cannot expect him to be acquainted with all the technicalities of childbirth. Anyway, don’t they have wireless laptops or something for you to use in the hospital? Seems a colossal waste of time just lying around doing nothing.
Push. Breathe. Type. Repeat.

belgianwaffle

on 04 November 2005 at 09:28

OK, check out the gentlemen’s comments. May you both be reincarnated as mothers of twins.

poggle

on 05 November 2005 at 07:46

Those boys have always been tempted by the dark side, waffley – especially that Friar …
on 05 November 2005 at 12:11

But there is a great power there that can bring balance to The Force

belgianwaffle

Pog, now look what you’ve started. Jack, stop it.

poggle

Sorry waffley – I should’ve known … Tch. Boys.

belgianwaffle

Indeed you should, I hope that there will be no more in this vein from the lads but I sincerely doubt it.

Sick


Posted in: Family

All last week I had a sore throat but Friday to Tuesday it got really miserable and I couldn’t swallow. Mercifully, the parents-in-law were here to baby mind and I was able to nap during the day but I hadn’t really expected to spend most of their stay languishing in bed. Nights were particularly miserable and, at least once every night, I found myself standing at the microwave (heating a bottle), weeping (the pain, the exhaustion) and drooling (the inability to swallow) and hearing the boys wailing in the background. All is much better now though, however, if you subscribe to any religion please beg your gods to ensure that it is not passed on to any of my many children.

Incidentally, I stocked up on a number of over the counter remedies to try to address my symptoms, most of which were useless but especially useless was a throat spray rejoicing in the name of “Neogolaseptine®”. You can see, of course, why they decided on this as a registered trademark. It’s a name to conjure with really. In my mind’s
eye, I see them all brainstorming “what kind of name can we use which will inspire consumers with confidence, give them a clear idea what the product does and stick in their memories?” They must all have been delighted when they came up with Neogolaseptine.

Comments
NorahSplog

on 03 November 2005 at 15:25

Poor Waffly. All sympathies. I’m revoltingly throaty and snotty too. But I don’t have three small children. Did I mention that you get all the sympathy?

Minkleberry

on 03 November 2005 at 15:31

Ouch! poor you- that sounds truly miserable. Not to mention the Neogolaseptine… 2
Sweetie(s) given

(Homepage)

on 03 November 2005 at 19:13

Thanks be that you’re back. I was afraid you were ill, after all that regular posting, and then NOTHING. Either that or that you had hired yet more help and were on a marathon bout of shoe shopping. Feel better!

belgianwaffle

on 03 November 2005 at 21:27

Lauren, like my daughter, I occasionally have difficulties stringing English sentences together.
Norah, you are kind and good. As are you Minks.
Kristin, I am touched by your concern and much better.

Gosh, just noticed the sweeties. Thanks guys.
UndercoverCookie

neogola sounds like near-goal, like they were watching a footie match and it came to them what to call it.

belgianwaffle

Really, that’s as likely an explanation as any.