September pontification

[bunyanvillas]

Hello

Ros, sorry to hear about your nan, that must be difficult for you. You and SJ are both more than welcome round here Thurs morning (unless you'd rather stick to your original plan in which case fine!) - whatever suits you the best. I'm here until about 12.30 then need to go out. SJ how cute re: the pot plant!

Oh Ros, I sypathise with you too. My grandmother had alzheimers. It took her long before her time. She was actually in fantastic health and would have live well into her 100s, but she had alzheimers and slowly deteriorated from he late seventies until she dies at 93. And, you are right, they are mostly unaware of what goes on around them. It is very sad to watch.

Athene I thought I had. If not "yes to hotel, and yes to restaurant".

Ros/SFX - boys tend to be more straightforward in their friendships. They are normally happy to play with anyone as long as they are the same species (i.e. a boy)and run round in packs, like puppies.

Girls are more tricky and will often come home claiming that "so and so" doesn't want to be friends with them anymore, or that they no longer like "so and so". They tend to move around in smaller groups than boys and are forever falling out with each other.

I think boys can't be bothered with all that stuff TBH

sausage,athene - that's the problem: the girls seem to be more aware than the boys, or at least DS1 seems to not get the message. He also protests against all this "girl toys" and "girl colour" business. It helps that one of his girl friends is a train obsessive. I'm sure he'll change soon enough ...

I completely understand not wanting too many "playdates" but there are better/politer/more gracious ways of declining, surely.

steppie - I smile inanely at everybody. Maybe that's why nobody talks to me.

sfx - have seen picture on FB. Very good!

ros - much sympathy.

I have been summoned to make more lego emergency vehicles. I'm exahusted!

Evening all,

Athena - Hello [waves]. We're organising an evening out this month. Would you like to join us?

Susie - Sorry to hear that your dh hasn't been in contact and about the work situation.

Ros - Sorry to hear about your nan.

I would have liked to meet with everyone on Thursday but dd has her 2nd settling in session then.

I got really excited today when they told me I could leave after 10 mins and go away for an hour if she does as well as she did today.

I feel guilty, although I know it's silly, that I want to ship her off so I can have some 'me' time.

By the way, I'm glad we're talking about playground politics. I think I would be pained if I thought my child was the only one who was rejected. I don't think it would matter so much if it happened to everyone's children iyswim.

Slng - yes those parents do sound quite rude. They could at least have smiled and explained why, couldn't they?

Manners don't cost anything after all

sausage - I think they are just inexperienced and perhaps a bit taken aback, being spoken to by a small child who is usually very shy. I've decided to be magnanimous since you all agree that I have not been paranoid .

evening all, just a quick update. took dd in to see Kew this evening and drop off her phone etc.

will assume all up and running but not sure if she has a new number. try texting and see how you go.

she's in fine form altho and is the proud owner of one platelet after her transfusions. she's supposed to have 150,000 tho so still a bit of work to do.

she should be transferred soon.

MrsR, she wanted to pass on a proper thank you for the card and cookies.

Am sure a few more visitors wouldn't go amiss tbh. It's a leeetle bit bleak in there as far as entertainment is concerned.

I will speak to her again tomorrow.

Got quite frustrated with the traffic on my way home and put my foot down at one point. Only to be flashed by the speed camera

Ros, so sorry to hear about your Nan it's so hard.

Slng, I had the opposite problem with DD this week. She has a best mate in her class. Best mates mum is nice, but doesn't seem all gung ho enthusiastic about playdates and things for my DD. So guess what my DD did. WEll, she up and invited herslef over for tea yesterday. So this mum (reluctantly I suspect) had DD, DS, and my nanny over for tea. Nanny said the mum didn't seem very talkative. I wonder why??? Maybe cause she didn't really want to make teas for these people who invited themselves over. I've been meaning to have chat with DD but part of me thinks it's funny that she just up and invited herself over -- that's one way to deal with rejection I guess.

Anyway, I find parenting is thick skinned business. Anyone who doesn't like my kid can bugger off.

athene - LOL at dd. I'm also of the opinion that those who don't like my children are missing out, though the objective part of me suspect that there might not be enough hard evidence for this opinion!

DS1 has homework. What do they do all day in school that they need to have home-bloody-work.

I'm going to bed.

How old is your DS? No homework yet for us (year 1)

Just heard from Kew, she is being transferred to the specialist unit tonight.

She's still on her DM's mobile for those of you that have it.

I'll speak to her in the morning and update then.

thanks for the updates Paddle.

My nan died yesterday . I'm just waiting to hear when the funeral will be and then I'll head up.

Sj/bunyan, I've emailed you.

ros, so sorry about your nan
thinking of you and your family

Ros - condolences about your nan. My nan had Alzheimer's too and she was ill for about 20 years before she passed on. I felt like it was a release for her.

Paddle - Do you know if we can visit Kew at Hammersmith's? What are the visiting hours? I got a parking ticket the other day because I was so knackered that I couldn't read the signs properly.

Sorry about your nan, ros.

oh ros so sorry to hear about your nan.

Paddle thanks for the update I did try and ring yesterday but it was disconnected so I guess she must have been busy or sleeping. Hopefully she got transferred last night. Visitors will definitely cheer her up I can go later on as well and I can get central line straight there. But obviously will leave it to others if they want to visit.

Oh ros, so sorry to hear about your nan.

paddle - do let us know about Kew, I might pay a visit this Friday.

Hi everyone!

ros - condolences

athene - ds1 is 1+ week into reception!

Ros, so sorry about your Nan

Had a text from Kew last night (after midnight!) saying she was in a single room so seems the xfer took place.

Not sure about visiting hours tbh, I will enquire and report back.

Popped into Tesco this morning for bread and milk. £100 later I left

There are some amazing bargains to be had down there at the mo on food and clothes and seasonal items etc.

Fruit & Veg is 3 for 2, lots of frozen items half price like Birdseye FishFingers, Young's Fish Pie, Wild Alaskan salmon fillets (about 8 pieces) for £5.

They've got new ranges of clothes too so kitted dd out with new joggers/skirts/long sleeve tops/tights etc.

Happy shopping people.

Ros sorry about your nan

Paddle thanks for update

hope everyone is well, dd is at pre school, and I am in essayland oh the joy!

btw dd now has an imaginary friend called Luke who keeps her company when mummy and daddy are away, also any future sisters to be called Beatrice whatever happened to Gertrude I wonder?

Thanks for the sympathies, I'm glad I went to see her when I was up so I did get to say goodbye.

I've only just got my phone back, I haven't been ignoring anyone, I've only just seen the messages!