The Nicholas Higgins Library at the University of Milton North

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Welcome to our new facility, Please enjoy

Hurrah! You can always look on Amazon for the ISBN and ask your library to search under that rather than author name or title. I picked up The Sunne un Splendour today.

The new starters at my place usually have at least 3 settling sessions, one where parent stays with them, one where they stay on the premises and one flying solo. We've had some parents staying around for weeks though if their little ones aren't so confident. Most are fine within a couple of days though.

Well I'm glad that it seems to gave been a successful first outing for Stripeyboy...

Just to clarify, we also have normal sized (34") TV for everyday watching - generally we use the big screen for movies, it's also located in the kids playroom, so we watch surrounded by toys and general kids detritus.

Oh how lovely, Stripey - enjoy! Damerel's opening gambit is tres tres thudworthy :)

The TwigBoy's first settling in session is tomorrow. I stay with him Thurs & Fri and then from next week he's supposed to stay on his own. But I suspect I will try to stay with him longer. MrsLNP, it's good to know that most are ok after a few days. It seems like so long since DD started nursery and I can't honestly remember what she was like!

Oyster, interestingly (or not) I said a few days ago that I never used the word "detritus" before I had kids :)

And now you use it every day? Detritus, detritus, detritus...

Detritus the Never-Ending Story
Husbands aren't bad at it either, just let them try to find an item that is, in fact, staring them in the face.
And why do they always need to go into the kitchen seconds after you've just mopped the floor? With muddy boots on.

Oh there are so many words I scarcely uttered BM (Before Motherhood).

detritus
debris
wreckage
shattered
salvage
pelvic floor
is it time for a drink yet?

I could go on.

Offspring was always the uber-confident sort. Settling-in days were always truncated by the supremo saying after half an hour "well, she's obviously fine so why don't you go?" I would then shuffle away, looking anxiously over my shoulder, while she was engrossed in some stimulating activity and did not look up. Hey ho.

Gah. Husbands and their inability to find anything or make more than a cursory effort to look. I'm sure if I asked The Poet where's your left leg? he'd say dunno, you had it last just because that's Manspeak for CBA to look.

Oh, yes, pelvic floor. Never realised I had one, and then, no more jumping jacks for you any more, lady...

Berry senior's rection on being woken for the second morning of nursery. .. WHAT!!?? You mean I have to go again???

Theresa I think you live in my house!

I am very excited about listening later.

Twigs this will by the 5th new intake I've seen come in since starting my job. We have in excess of 100 kids on roll at any one time and I have only known 2 have problems (in one case it was more mum that struggled than her dc). Both of them are now really happy to come in and have made loads of friends. Hope that makes you feel slightly less apprehensive!

Re CBA to look, well, why keep a dog and bark themselves, innit...

Yep. There's an old Roseanne Barr routine (I may try to find on YT) about why men think the uterus is a tracking device and so begin so many sentences with honey where's my [insert noun here]?.

What gets me where it hurts is the what did I do with my [insert noun here]

Sister, I feel your pain. Am currently looking for that Roseanne clip, so watch this space which a man will soon fill with his detritus.

I'm going to have to commit to buying something....decisions decisions

List your pros and cons, Oyster!
I know I have had my own difficulties, but am satisfied with my choice, for now.
When this lot arrives, I shall have to go through the whole process again.
Do I go or ?

Well I've gone and done it - I've ordered BtS, Cold Feet and the first four RH audiobooks - yikes!

Too late!! I'm committed!

Or perhaps I should be committed...

Must it be a choice, Oyster? The SPMFV1[slippy paralysed mousefinger] virus has struck me again and I seem to have bought A Single Man and another Colin Firth film. I eschewed Valmont which I had forgotten about but (to judge by the dvd cover) is Mr Firth Does Rude.

Lordy, Oyster, that will be a massive parcel of fun.

Calling Dr Track. Please hurry, Oyster has taken an overdose! And it includes BtS so she will require CPR.

Maybe it's a good thing I am limited by the thought of the dreaded customs elephants.

But I have a Very Dangerous Virus. I need a doctor too.

Poor Dr Alec, he has such a busy life. it must be his impeccable bedside manner. Either that or his impeccable pecs.
Would Lee be able to help, he must have his life-saving sustificate?

Though on second thoughts I think he'd give me a heart attack if he rocked up.

Oooooh, Valmont is wonderful! I saw a press screening back in the day when we used to get freebies at work - sadly that all ended a long time ago!