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crace · 11/06/2007 07:20

Morning! Just opening us up, will come back later to chat. Overslept and way not organised this morning

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madge7 · 11/06/2007 10:09

Hi Girls!

Wow I havent been on for such a long time!! How is everyone. Free day today, well till thursday actually! Crumbs, all well and good but need the reddies! Hey Ho!

I have a really easy banana bread recipe, so easy even I made it taste good! haha! Do you want it, Looneys sounds very swish doesnt it - MMMMmmmm, might have to bash a few bananas about a bit to make them ripier....hehe, is that a word????

Yes our library does baby and toddler rhyme time on different days, they love it dont they!

Hope your all ok, going to read all the messages to catch up with everyone!!

M XXXX

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crace · 11/06/2007 10:04

We have a "rhyme time" every Tues but it's too hard to make it as it's mindees naptime!

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MaureenMLove · 11/06/2007 09:58

Morning gang. I was a bit late getting up too! I've caught up now, mindee having a quick nap and then I think I'll take her to the library for a bit of singing. Does anyone else have toddler time at their libraries?

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crace · 11/06/2007 09:40

OO - I think that is terrible that there is a competition but I know lots of people like that in mine, I just avoid them! I have a good friend like that tho, and her son was born a day earlier than my daughter. So high school! teehee - give it a go, I am sure it will be fun.

Finally got stuff together, done my walking bus duties and had to call and remind mindee 3's mum that she signed him up for Monday ams. Poor girl, so busy - doing her own business raising 4500 chickens and selling the eggs. How cool is that??

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looneytune · 11/06/2007 09:37

Banana Loaf

2 ripe bananas
175g(6oz) butter or marg
175g(6oz)caster sugar
3 eggs
225g (8oz) self raising flour
half teaspoon baking powder
half teaspoon vanilla essence
half teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 banana for decoration (optional)

preheat over to 180C/350F/Gas 4

Peel bananas and crush with a fork
Beat together butter/marg & sugar then add the eggs alternatively with the flour & baking powder. Fold in crushed banana, vanilla essence & cinnamon

Pour mixture into greased 450g(1lb) loaf tin and top (if you like) with a long thin slice of banana.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 mins, cool, put on wire tray

OFSTEDoutstanding · 11/06/2007 09:08

Morning everyone :0 am thinking of going along to my local cm coffee morning today if mindee ever arrives!!! Never been before does anyone know if they are generally ok or a room full of women trying to out do each other with all the wonderful child frienmdly things they do all week? Stopped going to one of the toddler groups cos I got fed up with ds being compared by all other mums to their ds!

PinkChick · 11/06/2007 08:35

ooh no good for overnight, want to make one this afty with girls, thanks tho

PinkChick · 11/06/2007 08:35

please!, ill be in/can check here till about 10am when mindee arrives, then off to park

Katymac · 11/06/2007 08:35

It's easy - but it takes an overnight soak

looneytune · 11/06/2007 08:32

Dinner Lady's Banana loaf is easy and yummy I'll grab the recipe when I get back from nursery run if you want it

PinkChick · 11/06/2007 08:32

is the orange tea bread easy to make?

Katymac · 11/06/2007 08:28

I have a nice apricot fruit cake - or an orange tea bread

They are lovely (but both have a fair whack of sugar)

PinkChick · 11/06/2007 08:26

im sat here when i should be putting washing out and getting me and dd dressed, shes not backa t nursery till tomorrow!
am thinking about making bread to day!, fruit bread..how do i do it?, what to i need to buy?..i have a shop bought lovely orange with raisings one at min, but very pricy and prob gallons of sugar!, maybe bananaa bread???

looneytune · 11/06/2007 08:21

I'm VERY behind today too

Shoshable · 11/06/2007 07:31

It must be catching this morning Crace nor am I.

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