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Jan/Feb locals chat

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SJ99 · 22/01/2008 18:10

How exciting to be starting thread

Yay, thanks Sfx, am already looking forward to banana bread, mmmm!

In Sweden they had Noise Police (everything is so formally governed over there) but what a great idea, they used to go and put a stop the noise polluters, no messing.

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Paddlechick666 · 01/02/2008 14:52

think we'll have to skip that tomorrow. out for lunch with friends in chiswick park at noon.

around tomorrow arvo tho and sunday so kew if weather is nice would be great.

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SJ99 · 01/02/2008 15:06

slng - DS just woke up and am carless (don't even know where it is!) but have fun at bunny park

Have been making naan bread (my arms are aching now!) to go with chicken curry I just made for tonight. Made the most of DS napping and also made a pasta dish for tom. Now need to eat some choc

Have some errands to run now and may head to playground too as sun is still shining

Hope you enjoy class QC, the woman is very friendly and it's all v.informal so just see how DS enjoys it

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Kewcumber · 01/02/2008 15:12

music class in Barnes this morning was mad. Never seen so many people or so many phillipina (?) nannies. We looked like our children were swopped at birth!

sfxmum · 01/02/2008 15:19

hi all

have been out with dd enjoying the sunshine and getting progressively frozen.

sushi hope you get it resolved satisfactorily, there is always a price for juggling priorities am sure that will keep happening in the coming years.

ros - sorry weekend birthday so have family around

SJ good idea for dinner, but dd only suggests curry when she thinks she will get pompadoms

annoying cold and cough here too

was very upset at playground this morning watching a mothers behaviour with her kids particularly the youngest, she whacked him he fell she ignored him sometime later she left the park the oldest girl noticed and left then the boy realised he was alone and started wailing and run out of the park he could not have been older than 2.
I did look to see he was safe, it was upsetting and I do know people get stressed but that half hr was very uncomfortable.

stepfordwife · 01/02/2008 15:19

barnes, dahling?

stepfordwife · 01/02/2008 15:27

it is upsetting when you see that, isn't it sfx?

here's hoping she was just having a bad day..it is very uncomfortable watching people smack their children..at what stage do you say anything/ or should you say anything?
once i did say something to a woman who was walloping - and i mean walloping her dd across the head because the words were just out of my mouth before that screening shall i?/shan't i had a chance to kick in
got a right mouthful, of course.

mind you, god knows what people think of me sometimes when i've got kids hanging off the buggy, everyone driving me mad and i'm muttering under my breath, wild-eyed and wild-haired..
and that's me on a good day

hope your cold gets better soon

sfxmum · 01/02/2008 15:43

yes I know I try to look sympathetic and supportive, the kid started playing with mine and she came over but did not engage that's pretty much when she left.
It's more the general attitude clearly favouring the older girl giving her a drink but not to the boy, allowing her to be quite mean to the brother etc. all this provoking much crying which clearly annoyed her even more.
like you say let's hope that is just a bad day

am sure cold will be fine, thanks. I just resent feeling like I needs meds dd on the other hand is back to faking cough and demanding the drugs

ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 16:43

Hey all. Isn't it chilly today? Well my lovely new car is leaking oil, not a serious problem so will go back on Tuesday to be repaired. And the insurance papers arrived today with the wrong model of car on it so had to call them and go through all the details on the policy again (despite me interupting him several times to say all the other details where correct). At least I am out tonight .

DH is annoying me atm. He has accepted an invite for the children to go to a birthday partty north of London on my nirthday, so either I spend 4 hours in the car there and back and 2 hours at a party with 30 odd 3 year olds and 30 odd 6 year olds, follwed by (dh arranged) dinner at his parents, or I spend the day alone. Then he has been invited to some football match (I was to angry tor recall/care what it is) on the Sunday, when I was hoping to have just the four of us go out for a nice pub lunch, so instead I will spend the day looking after the children. Happy birthday me

Kewcumber · 01/02/2008 17:13

Cov can you not ring and cancel the birthday party - I must admit I would be blunt and say that stupid DH had forgotten it was your birthday. He (or anyone who does it) won't stop doing stuff like that until you make them look daft!

slng · 01/02/2008 17:27

Did manage Bunny Park. SJ - it's in Hanwell. We saw robins and peacocks which was nice, but also saw a girl in hysterics pursued by an albeit tiny barking dog ... It's freezing though and we are all now thawing in front of the excellent Pingu show.

slng · 01/02/2008 17:34

SJ - how do you make Naan? Mine always end up being stone hard.

sfxmum · 01/02/2008 17:34

cov go on strike it is not very thoughtful is it?

ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 17:34

Dh already told the children about the party, and I doubt the day would be anymore fun spending it with 2 sulky kids who know they are missing out on the most lavish and ott party they attend every year (certainly in the case of dd who raves about this particular party).

ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 17:36

It was his birthday on Wednesaday and I was supposed to go out on my monthly trip to a bar with the mums from dd's class, but choose instead to stay in and cook him a 3 course meal (scallops, confit of duck and pannacotta), and this is what I get in return. To make matters worse the week leading up to said birthday weekend is bl**dy half term so will have had both children to entertain solo for 5 days.

ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 17:38

and the new car is leaking oil all over my driveway, so have to take it to the garage on Tuesday (earliest they can fit it in).

ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 17:38

Can you tell I'm not a happy bunny?

sfxmum · 01/02/2008 17:44

justifiable so imo book yourself into a very expensive day spa

am off to shout at Tesco customer services they delivered loads of stuff not on my list and some of mine is missed along with broken eggs and yoghurt pots etc.

therapeutic I find

ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 18:11

Well he has redeemed himself slightly. He has taken the wednesday after my birthday off, and has invited my paretns up to join us for lunch at Loch Fyne (dd will be at school and ds at nursery).

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SJ99 · 01/02/2008 18:18

Cov - sounds pretty inconsiderate, have you told him how you feel? I would let him take kids to the party & let him look after them while you pamper yourself. Get together with some friends and go for a long girly lunch instead (or do Sfx spa suggestion)

Slng - will email naan recipe, it's pretty easy and you'll never buy it from the shops again. Maybe yours are going hard because dough hasn't risen enough?
DS ate all his naan but didn't touch the curry!

Sfx- park mum event doesn't sound nice Hope it was one-off for the child's sake

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ComeOVeneer · 01/02/2008 18:20

But then I will never hear the end of it from MIL if I don't go to dinner there. I can't win!

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SJ99 · 01/02/2008 18:37

COV -

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Paddlechick666 · 01/02/2008 18:37

oh great, neighbour over the way has just popped in to say a proper hello. her dd same age as mine.

all comes out about the nutters downstairs. he beats her apparently. the son is in jail for drug dealing and until he got busted it was hoodie heaven around here.

he's out in march and left a pg girlfriend which they're turning a room (below mine) into a nursery for.

christ, where have i moved us to? neighbour very surprised that i bought and am not council.

Paddlechick666 · 01/02/2008 18:39

CoV, yup you can win. just say "nope it's my birthday and i will do as i please".

if the kids will sulk about missing a party then let him take them and book yourself into a spa for the day!

and take your best mate (at DH's expense) so that you're not on your own all day.

decisive action required me-thinks! especially after your MIL's recent behaviour.

rosmerta · 01/02/2008 19:20

COV agree with other suggestions!!

Am free tomorrow afternoon & Sunday so how about Kew Sunday am if the weather's nice? I know they close at about 4/5pm atm so its not really worth me going in the afternoon as ds doesn't usually get up from his nap until 3!

Could do a coffee tomorrow though, or maybe Childsplay if the weather's bad?

sfxmum · 01/02/2008 19:24

paddle that is awful but maybe she is exaggerating. I used to get home quite late, sometimes 11pm by bus and never felt unsafe walking by your place.
don't remember much hoodie activity apart from usual teenage posturing.
also there are quite a few owner occupiers and private rentals.
the estate by the bridge is a bit rough but they generally stayed away

unless it has all changed over the last 3yrs