Its the TUESDAY STAFF ROOM!

thankyou crace

fab news looney a boy!! (i have 2 ds's)

sally your poor thumb bet that hurt i would cry too

mo i know why you have not heard!! dh camped outside yours the other night and robbed the postman of all the mail so we are now happy owner of a free holiday

Well hello there shoshe
I've been hoping to bump into you....

Basic Pancake Recipe (Makes about 12 small pancakes )

Ingredients:

100g white plain flour
1 egg
150ml milk
150ml water
1 teaspoon olive oil (plus more for greasing the pan)

Method:

Sift the flour into a basin, make a well in the centre and break in the egg.
Add a little milk and stir gently.

Add the rest of the milk slowly and stir until smooth.

Stir in the water and oil and beat for one minute.

(If you have an electric whisk bung all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until you have a smooth batter)

Heat a drop of oil in an omelette pan. When the pan is really hot, pour in about 3 tablespoons of batter.

Cook for just under a minute - using a spatula to keep an eye on how it's cooking.

Now the fun bit ... FLIP IT - or if you find you're dropping too many, turn it over with the spatula.

Cook the other side for 15 seconds.

blardy hell - i've lost my 1960's very basic(perfect 4 me!) cookery book - every year i have to look up the recipe for pancakes!! i've had a look online and here but every recipe is different

i think this is what i normally do -
100gr plain flour
2 eggs(med)
300ml semi-skimmed

whisk eggs into milk in a jug -
add gradually into lagrge bowl of flour whisking as i go

does that sound right?

Good afternoon, I actually feel halfway human today, even went to soft play!

Frany, well done, and good for you for sticking to your guns. You are in the right here, don't let everyone else get you down about it. You are also setting the precedent here as well.

Ahh LT gotcha, well good, glad you know now but it must have been a shock. Bet ds got you thinking pink too huh? I just KNEW with my son and daughter they were what they ended up being, and with this one I am thinking girl, but longing for the boy for dh (my ds isn't his).

mch calmer now. everyone snoozing and sick baby has gone. mum very cross that i called but i said its all in my policy and he shouldnt have even been here yesterday.

nodoubt he will be back tomorrow,but if not better i will turn him away.

crace - Oh, I know ds will be just fine but also that he wouldn't be if we didn't prepare him It's thanks to all the girls I childmind that made him so sure he wanted a sister lol. Anyway, he's got PLENTY of time to get used to it! Sorry about your fingers, what a pita Hope you get your physio through soon. In fact, that's reminded me to chase mine as still heard nothing.

Looney, another boy, great news! Well done, you know ds won't really care and they will grow up close so don't worry. This is why I haven't found out myself actually, not for my dc but for ME. I just want to be drugged and happy and told then, because if I am told one or the other I am not sure I can cope with it. Yes, I am a nutter

EM- NOOOO all ok with car?

Welcome frany, it's safer in here

Sooo just been to the gp re: numb hands. Just to be told the fingers that are numb are the wrong fingers for carpal tunnel and the test he did on my wrist didn't hurt, in fact felt WONDERFUL so they've ruled out CT. So it's the nerve that is connected to my back and neck so they've recommended me off for physio whenever/however that will happen! My neck/back is in agony but I figured I am pregnant, so get over it you know? Glad something is to be done tho!

been to get my new car fixed this morn (don't ask!) so spent an hour walking round a muddy car place waiting for them to fix bits. did see cool diggers sorting rubble - dd was impressed anyway, going to make digger pics tom now

hope everyones day is going ok

Right, back now and catching up (my bro turned up so was busy).

Crace - oh no, god forbid we're human and have a little moan from time to time like everyone else!!!

Mo - hope you get the holiday details soon - you need to be able to look and get all excited!! As for baby, we wanted to find out for a few reasons but main one being for ds's sake. He has gone on and on about having a sister and we were worried that if it was a boy and he found out at the birth, it would spoil the moment if he reacted majorily disappointed!! Not bothered who knows tbh. Yes, sinus problem finally started getting better this morning. I managed to sleep for about 5 hours which was fab And no agony when I woke up, such relief!!!!

BM - ouch hope it feels better soon!!!

franny - I felt so awful for you on that thread, honestly, some people have no idea!!!

Rose - you're doing well! As for baby, no, the opposite. Different symptoms altogether and was convinced I was having a girl this time. Last time I was convinced I was having a boy and I just thought I was so sure this one was a girl for some reason. Anyway, I was wrong and I'm pleased we know so we can prepare ds .

Huulllloooooo...full of emulaion again!!..white this time, so bit of a change from magnolia..although magnolia WILL have to resurface cs ive strayed out of the edges..glossing in a bit, so will be manicly trying to scrub it all off before school run!

Hope your hand is ok BM?

Loony..hmm... let me think..you have a ds...you were having similar symtoms with your ds as you are having now?...so you thought you were having aanother ds?...and you didnt see a winkle?...so now you must be having a wickle girly??????

hi all. oh this is much nicer. and i don't need to moan anymore lol

No twins Just convinced myself of what I was having and I was wrong, nothing major, just feel all nutty about it (must be the lack of sleep! lol)

Off to make a cuppa, need to sit and calm down after my scan. Will catch up with the thread when I've calmed down!!!

Oh, and Mo you will let us know if we can help you drink that wine? When is it ready?

Yep sounds like fermentation, but OUCH. Poor you!

I think it must be. I poured it away and there was sediment at the bottom. It smelled ok though. Best not to drink it.

Sally x