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mellow2 · 31/03/2008 14:51

New thread for new month!

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Paddlechick666 · 06/04/2008 21:18

sfx, lol @ asking me when your dh is a techie!

mac users rave about 'em but i have no experience other than the iphone.

i think they were, originally, tricky for habitual pc users but i also hear that they're much more like for like now so not such a great leap.

i am happy with my sony vaio tbh.

foxie wrt moving, i'm unsure. the pros of having some familial support closer than 1.5hrs away are tempting. dm wouldn't have to stay and i'd have more babysitting ops etc.

sfx & foxie wrt H, technically i know where he is in that i have an address but who knows how often he is there or what else he does. one text in nearly 3 weeks.

funnily enough 2 of the other parents at the picnic yesterday live near him and his parents. i nearly asked 'em to go knocking lol. in fact i nearly texted him and announced i'd be dropping by on my way back just to make his cack his pants [evilgrin]

slng · 06/04/2008 21:20

Such a nice weekend ... Does it have to be Monday tomorrow

sfxmum · 06/04/2008 21:25

paddle regarding H that really is poor behaviour

about Mac I am keen on trying something different I have pretty much stopped using Microsoft using Firefox Mozila etc.

not that I understand any of it, still I covet the lovely iPhone.
dh is techie but he has ulterior motives

not talking about the move business
(although I can see how you would like the extra support, but they are likely to drive you bonkers too)

mellow2 · 06/04/2008 21:47

Welcome lausy.

Hi sfx,
I own a Macbook and I love it. But I do confess to being a Mac addict. The only thing I don't own is an ipod.

Software for the Mac platform is getting better and more compatible with PC machines. But it's really a personal preference.

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Lausy · 06/04/2008 21:55

Oohh would love a macbook ! They look soo cool but, apparently, so I've heard, the best laptops (in terms of reliability) on the market at the moment are Toshiba. I have a friend who did hours and hours of research and ended up getting one from PC World for just over 5oo quid and its got loads of extras and memory and dvd bits and bobs!!!

Paddlechick666 · 06/04/2008 22:01

par for the course unfortunately.......

go for tha mac, i might next time. get the envelope - very sexy.

sfxmum · 06/04/2008 22:03

thanks Mellow I do own an ipod an ancient one.

lau love your tech talk
my laptop is a very old Dell latitude and I do mean old. dh just got a shiny new thing so he is offering to pay for my new one

slng take heart mondays are rubbish anyway, am not very good at this pep talk stuff am I?

slng · 06/04/2008 22:08

Does anyone remember some PR people trying to rename some bit of some big consultancy firm - PwC or somebody - "Monday"? Because Monday smells of coffee or bagel or something and is brilliant!?

sfxmum · 06/04/2008 22:14

probably American and never heard of the only decent song the Boomtown Rats ever had

stepfordwife · 06/04/2008 23:03

dear god, you're all talking in tongues
spot the technophobe....

sfx...the boomtown rats had at least two good songs.in anoter life, i used to have a bit of bob geldof's jumper i ripped off in an over-excited state at a rats gig...

SJ..exciting about the house. keeping my fingers crossed.

foxie - fab on the swimming, btw. are you sure you weren't having the one-to-one lerssons with the nice young man?

well dh went off to mumbai this evening and dd wailed on and off for two hours:'i miss dada...i miss dada....tell him to come homw...waaaaaaaaahhhh."

did my best to be sympathetic, but was trying to watch dr who as i missed it yesterday. priorities...
toodlepip

bunyanvillas · 07/04/2008 08:52

Hi Lau, welcome! I'm in Isleworth with dd (3) and ds (4 days!).

SJ - exciting re: the house and fingers crossed your offer is accepted - sounds like a fab location, and a townhouse - great! There are things I don't like about my house - how it looks, for example - it seems that there are always compromises to be made.

PC, how have things been on the home front, have the neighbours calmed down?

Thinking of venturing out for the first time with ds today but it looks a bit chilly out there ...

SJ99 · 07/04/2008 09:37

Morning all

Good luck with outing Bunyan, I'm sure you'll be fine. Think we're going to mooch indoors today other popping to PO.

Trying not to get too excited about house, our offer will be quite low so they may just laugh at us. Foxie - won't do link but if we do end up living there, you lot can come round for a nosey/housewarming!

Steppie - LOL at ripping off a bit off Bob's jumper, lost in the days of hedonism, eh?

Slng - I remember marketing campaign, but wasn't it Thursday they suggested? I used to work for a rival firm so totally poo-pooed their suggestion

PC - bad show by H BTW how was the picnic?

Lau - watch out, MN is curiously addictive, you have been warned...

mellow2 · 07/04/2008 09:43

SJ,
Good luck with the offer.

PC,
I'm waiting for my Macbook to break so I can buy the Macbook Air. Yes, I know I'm a sucker for Macs.

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ComeOVeneer · 07/04/2008 09:47

SJ good luck with offer. We will be "almost" neighbours if you are sucessful (well not quite but am only 10mins the other side of Kingston ).

Well day one of school holidays is upon us. Think we will start of with a quite indoor day apart from getting the mundane out the way - check shoes/haircuts/new uniform etc. as it always seems to be a frantic rush the last day to sort it all out.

sfxmum · 07/04/2008 09:50

good morning all

bunyan - I am in awe it took me 2 weeks to venture out and it was with dh I keep thinking next time I will do better
is Dora still around?

SJ think we will stay home too today I have things to throw away and seem to be in the right mood for it

mellow I do love it but will be conservative in my requests, dh asked me this morning if I had been browsing for Macs, I think he really wants me to get one

steppie never did go shoe shopping/ coffee/ chat must keep it in mind as dd does need summer shoes only not that inspiring in this weather.

had a dream last night that dh was marrying someone else and I was there, somehow I got him arrested he called me a strange woman when he heard

sfxmum · 07/04/2008 09:53

SJ meant to say good luck with the offer

and COV best of luck with the school holidays, hope the weather improves

fitfox · 07/04/2008 10:02

SJ have you heard about whether your offer was accepted yet then?

Paddle you don't want to live too near the rellies surely, nooo nooo noo........

Steppy - I got chatted up by a middle aged man yesterday at the pool - very amusing . I guess when you get to my age you have to be grateful for any attention you can get!

Is DH bringing you exotic gifts back from Mumbai then??

Lausy · 07/04/2008 10:54

Exellent another Isleworth-ian!! Congratulations on your 4 day old!! And good luck with the first outing! I'm sure it'll be fun and he will sleep the whole way!!

I am throoughly addicted to this site now, there is no escaping it!!

PS - Does anyone use Isleworth Pools? Is it ok/clean enough to take DS swimming?

Paddlechick666 · 07/04/2008 10:58

SJ, what's more worrying is that I am increasingly less aware of H's lack of communication. He's on MSN most days so I guess he's still got a job. I'll never figure out how he can ignore a child like dd tho......

picnic was good altho i was the only one brought a picnic! ended up having lunch in teh pub so we had our picnic for tea. weather was pretty harsh but it was nice to meet some new people and i actually felt quite normal for once. hoping it will be a regular thing.

foxie, i am just soooo not sure about anything right now. was awake for a couple of hours due to their noise thru the night. neighbours tell me the dog is still around too. they see more than me being opposite iyswim. all the advice i am getting is to go sooner rather than later as the anti-social behaviour is likely to increase not decrease.

the cost issue of travel may be moot now as it appears i'm in line for my promotion but i am still having cold feet a bit.

weirdly i don't think i want to move back into a house! i really like being on one floor with dd, makes showering etc so much easier and i don't have to keep any toys in the lounge. plus a larger property = more maintenance and hard work for me!

but, if i were to move it would be silly to buy another flat as i'd probably be storing up noise problems again. of course you can't be sure a house wouldn't be noisy too i suppose.

gah! decisions, decisions! i want a house in London please and a Dr Who-esque distance transporter!

SJ99 · 07/04/2008 11:03

Lau - never been to Isleworth pool, usually go to Teddington which is good. I try Kidzone a few wks back which was great, have you been?

Haven't spoke to agent yet, DH decided he wants to look at one on same st today which I've seen but he hasn't. Also need to see if we can get a mortgage, LOL. We'll make our offer in next few days.

Sfx - good luck with clear out & pc shopping

Been to shops and trainspotting this morning, it's nice out but v. cold. Mumbai OTOH will be v.hot

Paddlechick666 · 07/04/2008 11:09

Isleworth Pools has always looked a bit icky to me but my CM says it's good.

We generally go to Pools on The Park which is also a bit icky but lots of light which, for some reason, makes it feel less icky.

sj, i have an excellent independent mortgage adviser who got me a great deal when I was on teh ropes last year. his dp is on one of my other MN threads. my brother is using him now too and lots of other MN-ers have had great results with him too.

let me know if you want to speak to him.

sfxmum · 07/04/2008 11:10

Lau I don't know about Isleworth pools, I hear their gym is ok, I use Pools in the Park in Richmond and it is quite good.

Paddle that is really awful of him, having a child I just don't get how anyone can ignore their own
having said that I have not seen my father for 20yrs and he doesn't seem bothered, not that he ever was

SJ my sister just got a mortgage, it was hard work as first time buyer but she has good credit.

ComeOVeneer · 07/04/2008 11:16

OK sun is shinning, kids already going stir crazy so of to the park for an hour, bribery of lunch out somewwhere then onto hairdessers and shoe shop. Oh what an exciting life I lead!

Paddlechick666 · 07/04/2008 11:16

sfx, beggers belief really doesn't it? every now and then i feel like sending him a nasty text but i resist the temptation.

i know how to push his buttons and make him feel like crap but what's the point? he makes plans to see her when he's on the up but they rarely transpire and he seems to be on the down very soon after being up.

i dunno, i'm over trying to analyse him tbh. i get all the love and cuddles and he misses out. dd doesn't seem too bothered but it does tug my heart when she refers to any man with a child as "that daddy" and she has on occasion called her friends' daddies "daddy" but i think that's just because they do iyswim.

she has a whole other family out there that she knows nothing about. his parents haven't seen her since her 1st birthday party.

tossers!

sfxmum · 07/04/2008 11:23

it is quite sad, and the brothers too. but on the daddy thing, dd sometimes calls my sister mum. on a positive note it is lovely for her to have decent males around.
he might eventually come around but will have missed quite a crucial time

on another subject I want to get some cotton nighties but it seems very hard to find, they all seem to be a mix with elastanehow odd

and about pools in the park it is not icky it is shabby chic

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