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Please copy and paste dates if you want to go to Xmas Meet up

Thanks for organising Christmas dinner vbus!!

I have the same issue re parties, none for months then several Wednesday now as I have been made the designated Child Protection officer for my company and have to attend the Child Protection training on Wednesday.

Oops - that should have read:Thanks for organising Christmas dinner vbus!!

I have the same issue re parties, none for months then several all on the same day!

Sorry I can't make the meet up on Wednesday now as I have been made the designated Child Protection officer for my company and have to attend the Child Protection training on Wednesday.

That should make a bit more sense

Hello all.

Had very dull and emotionally tiring weekend (rant alert). Friends (well, DH's friends) came over to stay for the weekend. They are an anglo-japanese couple with a beautiful daughter. The Japanese wife is a bit of a control freak and she has very strong opinions about bilingualism, food and education. According to her, what I am doing for DS's Japanese is totally wrong and I should be doing, what I can only describe "spartan" teaching, i.e. not a sigle word of English should be spoken to him at any time. As for food, she absolutesly loathes Es (E stands for Evel according to her)and any sugary/salty food. She lectured me throughout the weekend and I was soooo relieved to see her go.

Sorry, rant over.

sushi, sounds like a tough weekend, I'm amazed you kept your cool with her tbh, well done!

vbus, thanks for organising xmas dinner, have put my vote in

Have just had a bit of an embarrassing conversation with the dr. Ds1 moaning & crying his leg was hurting on the inside, he couldn't walk on it etc, really upset. Ring the dr, by the time they ring me back he seems fine & can walk properly again, turns out it was pins & needles .

Evel should be read Evil. Sorry for other typos...

Tilly - lol at pins&needles (sorry)

sushi what a charmer I think everything in moderation is best, forbidding stuff only makes it more tempting later
and as for bi-lingualism I hear the accepted theory is for each parent to speak to the child exclusively in their native language, but it did not work for me, am now making more of an effort and she will still have an advantage anyway

tilly LOL (past the worry)

quiet day today just short walk nearby

Tilly - LOL

Sushi - bet you're glad they're gone. Everyone does have their own ideas about parenting but no need to lecture someone else about it

Auntie - pity you can't make Weds but well done on new title

Also had a super quite day today, think it was needed all round

ah sushi - some peoples function in life is to make us grateful for how our life is normally (ie without them)

Hello!

Been at work all day ...

Wednesday plan - are people taking packed lunches? We might be able to make it.

Sushi - the cheek of some people! Come and stay at your house and lecture you! She's lucky she didn't end up in the casserole. Or did she!?

Vbus thanks not new title but just an additional role added on

Tilly lol at p&n incident

Sushi you are cool I would not have been able to restrain myself from making a sarcastic comment

10am tomorrow is great, we can do anytime from 5am as we are all up with various coughs and splutters Looking forward to it, let's hope the weather is good - we went to Bushy again yesterday and it was fantabulous.

pcw, we can join you from 6am

Good morning!

We'll join you at 5am too. DS2 has been told if he does it again he's sleeping in the garden.

Looks pretty rainy. Is KG plan still on? Picnic?

I cannot join you tomoz

oh you people of little faith, it will be gorgeous tomorrow

good morning 10 am great

pcW and tilly maybe you should volunteer to open the Gardens and do 'the creatures at dusk tour'

if it's raining tom morning you can all come over here 10-1pm. Bring your own picnic, beds will be provided for those needing a snooze. Actually, we could all go to sleep and take turns to watch the kids

I am thoroughly depressed
I was sent this in the post today

why? why? why?

and clearly what we will be doing on New Year
and dh's gran would be so proud

Sfx - i can just picture it

Can everyone check xmas night out thread please?

Is anyone likely to in Kew for Boxing day - am thinking of inviting a ew people around

not us we travel down on the 26th

SFX - we are of a certain age. I got sent the same catalogue and am getting dh this www.houseofbruar.com/house-of-bruar-house-of-bruar-tweed-breeks-prodtp10170/ for Christmas. Tis disconcerting, yes. I have found myself liking some dresses in Phase 8 recently, too

Can hardly think of Christmas, am dreaming of holidays here!

am so going to have a midlife crisis

pcW we are obviously LADIES

PCW -
You two ladies better stop all this now

KC - not sure, probably going to my bro's for Boxing Day but he has yet to confirm