em just saw your news about the scan. It's a boy!!! Very exciting to hear and lovely to read about the baby clothes too. I still remember the excitement of shopping for newborn babygros and vests. I didn't know the gender though so I stuck with neutral colours like white, yellow and green. Sorry to hear about the buyers pulling out but fingers crossed for this week's viewings.
cag exciting for you to hear Baby's heartbeat for the first time.
Meadow glad the exam went ok. Good luck with the rest of them.
Love public tantrums are a nightmare (mind you, private ones are no picnic either). Don't worry about the other parents. I can guarantee you they were feeling a mixture of relief (not my child) and sympathy for you and your DD.
Laska exciting prospect re: retirement. Do you have a date set yet?
Lonely your quilt sounds lovely. Looking forward to seeing some photos.
I spent approx. €11 on a top up shop, €37 at hairdressers, €10 for DD's scouts trip (that she didn't go on) and I gave DD €10 for a school hoody. It's a school leaver hoody (DD will be leaving primary school at the end of June) and apparently it will have the school name and the names of all the pupils on it. I kind of resent paying for the hoody as I suspect she'll only wear it for July and August and then lose interest once she starts secondary school in September. But of course, she thinks it's the best thing ever and "everyone else is getting one" 
. Oh well, I suppose it's not too expensive at €10 - I think the school are paying some of the cost.
We had an information session this evening about a scout trip next year. There's a jamboree taking place in Ireland in 2018. It costs €400 for 9 days. I'll have to talk it over with both DH and DD. Aside from the significant cost, I'm not sure if DD would be happy to go away for such a long stretch. My first instinct was to say, "Sure, it's ages away. We'll think about it nearer the time". But they're looking for a small deposit at the end of the month.