in noticing that other IPOAT Johnny husband incarnations are better than mine?

[Hullygully]

Huh.

no time no time no time

back soon

A new Johnny for Hully

v gd, but he doesn't exactly brood and smoulder, do ee?

Is Umami boy quite recovered?

And how does gibletta I?

I never see Bran, I must hunt her down like a dog for some light agreement.

UmBoy is back to his normal self, thank you (i.e. chomping merrily at the breast whilst driving a small police car up and down my décolletage.

I too have not seen Bran around. I have not agreed with her for a while. I may start agreeing with Habbibu instead.

Where is Mimi? Pie night keeps her away from us.

why, I am here, dear ladies! for some strange reason I timetabled a night off tonight and forgot all about it...so am lounging languidly upon my klippen sofa chaise longue...

as you may guess I am loving languid as a word tonight...such a rare thing in my life.

Have just done secondary school fair with exp and ds. Exp seems to think my keenness for ds to go to an academy in Hackney is some strange plot to foil his access to ds.

But the pies! Will no-one think of the languid pies?

fear not, chere Umami, my lovely gals are guardians of the pies tonight...

(think Mrs Miggins slatterns and trays of oozing pastry and pie filling, coyly offered to random fine gentlemen on the steps of St Botolphs in the City...)

I was just looking for a clip of Mrs Miggins (showing my age with use of the word 'clip') then I read rest of thread and she has been mentioned by Mimi herself!

Mimi you should make an alt name of MrsMiggins

Sorry exp is giving you grief (not too much I hope)

I was thinking of Mrs Lovett, and having second thoughts about visiting...

How was the school Mimi?

Evening Gibbon! Pie?

One of my fav edward monkton cards for you all

here

thanks Gibbon, its such a no brainer to go for an academy here over an Islington Secondary, by any metric we use, Ofsted, A-C GSCE passes, blah blah....but he just doesn't get it....

I mean, Mossbourne is of the best fucking schools in the country, what's not to love? And the other great option is right on my doorstep, again an academy, brand new, (and the idea my little lad will not be forced to mix with strapping 16 year olds is very appealing), great headteacher...very supportive of SN (told me today the brightest kid in the school is severely dyspraxic)

bah! such a fucking idiot! Unless he is prepared to fork out for private (or a least commit to paying half, but that would entail actually getting a fucking job), these are best options available.

God, it must be so frustrating for you Mimi

Tell him he has to put up (half of fees) or shut up.

Sounds harsh, but fair imo. He must realise that every decision you make is based around what is absolute best for your son. He is always forefront, you don't make any decision lightly where he is concerned. Tell him if your Internet friends can see that when he can't he needs to take a long hard look at himself.

Sorry, rant over

Oh Gibbon, strong words! problem is, his thinks he has an equal say in it because ds is living with him for the moment...and he is such a loose cannon, I keep the fact I have sole PR up my sleeve....but its a big card to play, and I'd really like to avoid a total blow up with him, as ds has another year living with him more than with me...

I know...and apologies if I spoke out of line. It's just that I know how DS is your world and he should understand that his happiness is forefront in your mind when making any decision.

I am getting defensive on your behalf and I haven't even met you in RL

aw, bless you, dear Gibbon...and not at all out of line, I am immeasurably heartened by your stalwart support....

Phew

Mimi, what has happened to the crush? Has he fallen by the wayside?

Tricky with ex. There's no reasoning with the barking, you have my sympathies. Does he want ds to continue to live with him and go to a crap school near him?

If all else fails chop him into tiny pieces and put him in a pie a la Vincent Price.

ah the crush! has turned into a very nice friend...and I don't fancy him in the slightest now!

Exp, now having discovered how shit Islington schools are, is suggesting that ds should not go to a school that will push him to much....ie an academy...

aaaggghhhhhh

Helllllllllllllllooooooooooooo

I am toying with the idea of no longer using but This instead.

That is fab, Gibbon. Definitely should use that. How are the little giblets?

I have been to Paris. It was very hot, busy and dirty, pore ol Paris wot was once so luvverly.

I love Paris, has it changed much then? I was last there 10 years or so ago. Wonderful happy memories

The giblets are doing great, DD1 is back to her usual self and much, much happier (phew, huge relief) and DD2 is a smiley sweetheart

How are DS and DD? Happy to be back at school?

It is just nasty now. All dusty and a bit horrid.

Glad to hear giblets doing good. DS absolutely loves his new school (so far), I think it's the wide range of ladies. DD is okay back at school, but always finds it stressful, she gets terribly brittle and I always feel like she might just snap. Pore ol her.

Great to hear DS is loving his new school, that must be a big relief.

Hope DD feels more settled soon, it's so hard worrying about them isn't it. Has all that business with the other girls falling out with each other improved?