The OFFICIAL buddy bench/naughty bench thread No. 5

[Teaandcakeplease]

Come hither all those who haven't found their place on mumsnet, have scrapped in Aibu or crossed words in chat. The buddy bench shalt not judge.

The buddy bench will hand out wine and cakes, it will join you on your scoffathons getting pissed

All those who sit on the bench, will have their sins erased and be given a warm welcome and cheerful chat from CheerfulYank, gomummy, tired mum, Elmo and far, far too many more to mention.

Welcome to the buddy bench, we look forward to meeting you all

Oh and don't forget, last one to leave polishes bench and locks up!

Ah Cheerful, I'm still DIY'ing lots too. It'll be worth it love x

Sort of Elmo. :o I can only do things when I have a deadline so I invited everyone over for a huge party for DS's birthday this Saturday. So....we're sort of doing the whole house all at once, yes. And I've got to work the Harry Potter Midnight Show at work tonight. I'm so excited to see it, but I'll be there til 3 am or so. Sigh...

It WILL be worth it, won't it Tea ? I will start that as my mantra immediately. :)

lots of this to keep you awake

Jeez you really like to put yourself under pressure don't ya , I bet it looks fab though .

Hang in there Cheerful, you'll feel SO great when you see the end result! DIY makes you feel so proud of what you've accomplished! :) I mean, how great will it feel to look around your gorgeous place and when people compliment you on it you'll be able to say "I did that!"

Everything ok Elmo? Big decisions?

Tiredmum, the girl's mum sounds a bit ridiculous! How frustrating for you to have her respond like that. Hope the meeting this morning was more productive than speaking to her!

Tea you're still DIYing too? What is your project atm?

I seem to be going from room to room now and touching things up/ repairing etc. Currently rte-doing skirting boards in hall and doors etc. Make the place look nicer when you arrive.

Argh typos

And not "you" you GoMummy I wish Just people who come to see me

Aww Tea, I thought for a minute you were sending the pilot with a private plane to get me!

Doing the skirting boards does make such a difference doesn't it! Makes things look crisp, imo.

Just got done watching the last Harry Potter movie.

Was it good? Why Cheerful?

[totally out of the loop emoticon]

It was good! I'm just sad it's the end! I started reading the first book 12 years ago and I was always so excited when a new book or movie would come out. And now it's all over! :( :(

It was a satisfying ending though. :)

I know nothing, does that mean they are not making any more Harry Potter movies? (See, I really am out of the loop! )

What is everyone planning for the weekend?

Hi all,

The meeting went ok ta, dh told the head that he had introduced himself to the girls mum and had a chat, she said i know the mum phoned me in tears after, she was perfectly fine when we left her, but the head believed dh that nothing horrid was said, she was just trying it on, it makes me sooo angry, i wanna go and say to her, how the hell do you think my ds feels after 3 years of bullying and torment, anyhow at least she knows we are not like that, she actually said to the mum if there is anymore probs she will be out the school, as she has hit a few others, which is a relief, and they have kept her away from ds which makes him happy.

Right anyone want a this one i have is bloody strong cheers buddies x

Ooohhhh Grrr, Tiredmum I cannot stand people like that. How manipulative of the mum to have phoned the head like that after your DH talked to her!

Anyway sounds like things are looking up, glad it went well.

Been a crazy busy (and wickedly hot!) day here, so I'll happily share a with you! Cheers!

Supposed to be record highs all weekend and into next week, blech I hate the sweltering weather, so humid you just don't feel like doing anything.

I hate the heat aswell so i am glad the weather has been quite level here, not to hot not to cold, although i'd prefer to be over there with you gomummy

I am actually glad its the weekend its been a hectic week, ds2 is going to get his haircut tomorrow, other than doing a bit of shopping, and have to watch liverpool play in the morning, we will be spending time with the kids, i may go and get some new art and crafts stuff for them, they say they want to make a dinosaur

And i have only been using one crutch this week, i have been trying so hard to get my ankle back to normal, its not to far off, still a bit painful, but proud of myself cos i really have been trying

Good for you, Tiredmum ! Also cannot believe the mum of that girl. I'd be in tears too but only because I'd be so mortified that my child was a bully!

No gomummy, no more HP books. Or movies. [hsad]

I'm just taking a break to run to the store and get the last few things for DS's parties tomorrow. Yay! :)

I think I'd prefer your weather to ours Tiredmum. We go from -40 to +40 in a span of a few months, it is rather insane really! I often wonder what the cattle (and other creatures who live outside) make of it. Do they see the first snow of the year and say to themselves "Oh crap, here it comes again..."? Perhaps I shall not have another glass of after all.

Dinosaur sounds fun! Will there be paper mache involved? (Sorry don't know how to make my 'e' accent on this mini keyboard!)

Cheerful you must tell us about party time! Is there a theme?

Well I am about to flop down in exhaustion (DS still doing the early-rising thing) so I shall polish up this bench and say goodnight. :)

Our weather is the same, gomummy. Sometimes we get those extremes in the same month! :o

Don't feel nosy, I love talking parties/themes! The morning party is Spider-Man. DS is obsessed although he's never seen any of the movies. Doing goody bags was easy, though, because I just bought generic stuff (sparkly pencils, bubbles, bouncy balls) in red and blue because they're "spidey's colors" instead of spending twice as much on stuff that actually had Spider-Man on it. :o I also threw in some Spidey tattoos. We're going to the Bounce Depot (with inflatable castles and stuff, is that what you call Soft Play?) and I think about ten kids will be joining us. The DCs get to bounce for an hour and then we'll have lunch. The staff orders in pizza and is handling all the Spider-Man decorations, cake, and clean-up which is the best part! :)

In the evening we're having the family over for dinner. We're just going to grill and are doing hamburgers, hot dogs, and shrimp kebabs. And I'm trying a new recipe for spinach/artichoke dip, so wish me luck! :) And a couple of salads, and fruit and veggie trays, and cake and ice cream.

Whew! I'm still cleaning the house too...sawdust everywhere!

What have you all got planned for the weekend? I wish you could come to DS's parties! :)

The party sounds amazing Cheerful!

GoMummy such extremes in the weather there. Yuck! I hate hot weather too.

Tiredmum, cannot believe the other mum. Glad the head seems to now be being proactive though. That's good news. Are you having physio as well? Seems like it's taking forever to get better. Poor thing.

Tea do you really get as much rain as I've read about?

I am hungry now Cheerful, I love artichoke/spinach dip. Is it the one with the cream cheese and little bits of red onion/red pepper/watercress?

Parties sound great! Great idea on the red/blue for loot bags. Loving the place that does the cleanup for you! Don't have one of those bouncy places but they sound fab!

Off outside for a bit to pick berries for jam before it gets too hot. Have a great Saturday all! :)

Errrr well in the South where I am near London it's ok rain wise usually. But this year it seems like it's rained constantly. Scotland and Wales are more prone to rain or near coasts. Not that I did well in Geography in school

Tea.

Wish you could mail me some jam. I love homemade jam

Having a hilarious day here, with jumping in puddles in all in one suits, hot chocs, decorating cup cakes and now an old tent set up in the kids bedroom but man are they squabbling today When will they learn to play nicely? They're like lion cubs, honestly! Push, shove, roll, kick, laugh, bite, say sorry, giggle etc on and on.

Hello!

Having a bit of a crap time atm - had my Great Aunt's funeral yesterday and am SO tired today.......

Haven't read back yet but just wanted to wave and say Hi x