West London chat into Spring

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thought I would start a new one

I didn't see any of the royal wedding stuff. Though in today's Guardian there is a picture in the front page with the little bridesmaid covering her ears. DS2 does that when there is expectation of loud noises. I feel quite endeared to that little girl, whoever she is.

Do bad mothers go to Majorca?

they do when their child should be in school...

Hi all

Our school must be the only not going back til Tues then? Meant we've had nice long break and had fabby time in Cornwall, just got back yesterday [csmile]

Will catch up on thread later, hope everyone well and enjoying the sun!

the catholic schools don;t go back util Tues - think most of the otehrs went back last Tuesday

hello

ours is back on Tuesday so you know

welcome back holiday makers hope you all had a great time

as for The Wedding I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the frocks and the oddities and the attempts at 'look at me' going by size of hat

inconsequential as it is I amused myself rather a lot while dd brought 2 friends over the wreck havoc

It seems like there hasn't been school for ages! Kids were back for only two days last week. Can't say I miss school too much. So nice not to have a schedule.

Hope everyone enjoying the sun. (Not now, obviously. Night night!)

and half term is not far off the last bit will feel like an eternity
have been studying all day almost feel virtuous
dd out with friend house too quiet

Hello all

Tilly - nice to see you both, thanks again for your help, that cake has definitely kept me going

Copper - did you try Woodcraft yet?

Sfx - Well done on study. IKWYM about after half term being a long stretch, the dates are pretty whacky

KC - hope you had good break and hope you didn't get told off by school

Kora - the fun is just beginning

Dusty - house is venue purchase going?

Bakc to routine today. DS1 was stupidly excited about going back to school, let's see how long that lasts before novelty wears off. I had some sad news about a friend who passed away unexpectedly last wkend. He was 46 and leaves behind a 5yr old daughter, so

School have been very restrained - I did apply for authorised absence as it was a family event so there is some chacne it might count as authorised (they haven't told me yet)

But MORE IMPORTANTLY... my new android phone (HTC Desire) has arrived - charging as we speak...

Kora - is there a woodcraft thing locally - it seems a bit hippy for Kew. Was thinking of Beaver for DS in Sept.

KewC dh has one of those you can geek out together, he keeps sending me emails whenever he finds his does something better than my iphone delusional geek

hello people hope all are well, trying to study will head out for joggy thing soon

BOO!
Hello all.
Vbus , so sorry about your friend. any death difficult but so hard when unexpected and young. has his partner got lots of support?

sorry haven't been on here for yonks but life been (too bloody) hectic. work and march-april wall-to-wall family stuff and birthdays. may seems to be shaping up the same way, too with christenings and another surprise 50th (oh dear, i am that age bracket).

It was the second anniversary of my lovely ma's death in april, too. i remember from when my dad died, it was the second year i found (even) more painful than the first and it's proving even more so this year. i just miss her - them - so much. grief's such a painful ever-evolving, sneaks up behind you/hits you over the head thing, isn't it? anyhow, she'd be hissing down at me to stop whingeing-and-making-a-holy-show-of-myself so will shut up now

well, despite not a royalist bone in my irish blood, i thoroughly enjoyed watching the wills and kate show. they just seemed very human.
very at how much bubbly i drank, though!

anyhow, be grand to catch up soon.
have a good day all
toodlepip

kew..HTC Desire sounds like something sold under the counter....

I sat on a terrace overlooking the marina for the royal wedding - kindly the bar next door had it on the tv and though I couldn;t see it the music was very pleasant.

SFX - ooh can your DH send me important thingies to do with my new toy vital piece of equipment. (ignores Steppies irreverent comments)

Hey Steppie what do you want me to do with this bike - I'm trying unsuccessfully to declutter!

sorry aout your mum steppie - there not really any way around it is there?

vbus missed that one how terribly sad, it is also upsetting that people of 'our age' are dying more frequently, makes you want to hug the loved ones

KewC will tell dh, he has become a Twitter fiend, it strikes that is something you would greatly enjoy

Steppie being busy is good, non? grief and bereavement is and ongoing thing, I can never understand the concept of 'closure' in these matters, as if one could close and door and be done it it, most peculiar

about the wedding when they were saying the vows 'for richer and for poorer' raise a chuckle, not likely to struggle with mortgage and kids education are they bless

now I really must go wobble by the river

Hello!

Steppie -

Did not see a single bit of the wedding. Saw pics in the papers. That's bloody enough. Somehow our weekend papers seemed to have ended up in the recycling bin quicker than usual. They made little finger puppets of royal family in school. DS2 had difficulty distinguishing Kate and the Queen.

Woodcraft folk - aarrgghh. Forgot about that one. Will email them tonight and see if we can drop in next Monday. Apparently one on south ealing road as well.

Hello all

Copper - do please report back, might consider it for DS next school year. Finally got a place in gym class starting Monday so with that, swimming and football that willl be plenty to keep him busy this term

Steppie - anniversaries are tough Friend's wife fortunately does have a lot of suppport although lives far way from family, she seems to be coping well as can be. She's trying to 'carry on' for her DD's sake

Sfx - never ventured to world of Twitter, can barely keep up with FB!

I thought wedding was good, they seem fairly relaxed. Frock watching was the best bit, what were princesses E&B thinking of with their outfits?

Hi everyone! Hope you are well and enjoying the sunshine.

We might be going to this. Japanese taiko drums highly recommended, v uplifting.

KC - it was us calling your name from the car at Kew Retail Park.

you're so right, sfx, what is this thing they call closure?! all the grief terms are rubbish. haven't got much truck with "come to terms with". it just becomes part of you really, doesn't it?

trust my mum to make us feel like she's got two "anniversaries" as she died on an easter monday. some people will do anything to guarantee a decent amount of mourning
more than anything, feel lucky i had/have them as my parents

hmm, doesn't your toy new phone have an instruction manual, kew.....snigger....
sorry, will ask (previous) bike owner if she wants it back.

copper - so that ds mixed up between queenie and kate!
loved it when he struggled getting the ring on her finger

did anyone watch exile? fab cast. but each night fell asleep for last 10 minutes. doh!

vbus - princesses b and e - I know! b's goth eye make-up was ill-judged, too.
and posh looked like she was going to burst into tears.
yep, frock and people-watching the best bit for sure

glad your friend's got support but she's so busy "trying to be strong", probably hasn't even thought of herself

hello sushi how're you diddling?

think everyone's gone AWOL in this easter/bank holiday/royal wedding blur - no-one is returning my work calls!

So sorry, I missed all the posts this morning.

steppie - hope you are coping OK. It's is hard.

vbus - sorry to hear about your friend's sad news.

DS joined the Japanese soccer football squad. He loves it.

Hello Sushi - link looks good not sure we'll make it as have busy wkend ahead. Plus it is Bushy Park parade on Sunday so we may go to that if we're back in time (using some vouchers to escape with DH this wkend before his mth long stint in the US starts)

Steppie - Make the most of the work down time! It's good to cherish some memories. I agree about friend, I do worry when she takes a moment it's going to really hit her, but I guess everyone reacts and grieves differently.

Sfx - sent you an email. I hope I've got your right address, for some reason several email addresses popped up when I typed your name

yes sushi - i did realise it was you after you'd passed

i have sat for hours playing with my phone - my head hurts