West London chat - Spring into summer

[tillyfernackerpants]

Time for a new thread!!

Mellow, congratulations!

Dusty, ds2 would look so cool with a Beatles haircut

Pc, sorry you've all been ill, glad you're on the mend. Can't believe ds will be 2

Vbus, well done on getting dh into the spare room, dh refuses to move from our bed when he's ill!! Hope he's all better for your holiday, where are you going?

We're also ready for a holiday, am waiting for The Sun cheapie deals to start up again!

hi all

tilly take it classes are going well?

vbus we might be on for Kew on Wednesday it is that or the British Museum, dd wants to see mummies

KewC might be going out with dh at weekend not sure yet

spent day visiting my aunt, she will be 80 in December and her conversations are becoming very strange but interesting none the less, found out a few old stories about the family guess some of the censure is gone

tilly MrT went last year and I think he has a solid steady gig there if he wants to,some fantastic photos of the weekend on their FB site

sfx, so far so good

vbus, meant to say can't do Weds. I'm taking ds1 to Legoland with some friends! He's very excited!

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DS2 fell off swing and bumped his head. I think he is ok but shall have to keep an eye on him.

We are going to the British museum on Wednesday. But not to see mummies. Might be too scary.

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lordcopper hope ds2 is well

tilly good to hear

have errands to run but had another sleepless night feel exhausted at least dd had a long sleep

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Phoned nhs direct and they reckon we should just keep ds2 at home and observe him... He is running about like a loon (but with bike helmet on ) and says he has a headache the size of an ant rather than an elephant. Should I just leave him be?

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Copper - If you're concerned might as well err on side of caution and get DS2 checked out, better to be told it's nothing than do nothing and worry

Sfx - would like to go to British museum too but can't do museum tom as have to be back at 3pm to pick up DS1 from summer camp. A friend has invited us round tom so will just stay local instead. Have fun if you go otherwise I'm free on Mon if you want to go to musuem then?

Tilly -enjoy Legoland Tilly, tell me what you think about it as I'm keen to take DS1. As far art class, 2nd course was run by different teacher so I wasn't as keen, plus DH travel increased so I had to drop out. How is your teaching going?

Hi Everyone,

Have been enjoying reading your messages, you do make me chuckle! Piece of advice though - is starting from the most recent and working back better than choosing a random page and going forward. I'm clearly easily confused, I could just start at the beginning, but then I'll never catch up...

Anyway, you seem to be very knowledgable in all things child, so wondered if you could recommend some bed time reading choices. My dd is just over 2 and really getting into it, but the stickman seems to be wearing thin (no pun intended). Any books that you/your little people loved (think milk, cuddles and the warm glow only your dc's riveted face can give you!).

UptoapointLordCopper (may I call you Copper?), for what it's worth, I think as long as your little boy didn't lose consciousness, doesn't throw up/complain of severe headache/blurred vision and you're happy he's not acting strangely, I wouldn't waste your precious (albeit wet) afternoon in a GP surgery? Poor boy though, do chocolate biscuits ease the pain...?

lorcopper what dolly said really, although hard not to worry 'tis the parents lot

vbus ok got what you meant know, was out and about earlier when you texted, yes to Museum on Monday dd would be delighted she has been a bit lonely really, neighbour/ friend is away atm
might go to nearer museum tomorrow instead or think of something else South Bank maybe

Dolly regarding dd went in phases really we went and go through all of the Charlie& Lola; Beatrix Potter; Thomas the tank engine ;all Julia Donaldson; The Daisy books; Allan Ahlberg; DrSeuss - that from top of my head am sure there are more

have been trying my contacts it has been nearly 20yrs since I lost wore some, they have changed a lot

Dolly 'regarding bedtime reading' it should say
not sure where text went

Sfx - got your text, let's do British museum seems ok to get to with pushchair

Hi Dolly - LOL at thought of reading random pages, convo must seem v.peculiar As for books, DS1 liked the ones Sfx listed plus Mr Men books and Usborne books

Muffins ready, going to get them out of oven now. 1st baking in this oven so am slightly nervous how they'll turn out

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DSs playing with boxes. DS2 seems pretty normal - even been bashing DS1 ... Thanks Dolly/sfx/vbus - DS2 is not complaining of headache until I ask him

Dolly - I didn't realise we've got so many messages on this thread. I don't think it makes much sense forwards or backwards or random.

Books as recommended by sfx. Plus Mr Men books and spike milligan poems. David McKee - not now bernard and Who's Mrs Green. The Mog books.

how could I forget Mog?! still saving the last one, dd has been to upset about loss and death generally lately, cries randomly about those feelings. we went to visit my aunt who is turning 80 and dd kept worrying she might dies soon and feeling sad
the child has some imagination and is mature enough to start anticipating emotions, it is making turning me into a wreck

vbus ok will note it in our plans

lordcopper if you have to ask then he is ok I think

dolly soon we will fill the thread and start another then will be easier, order irrelevant we mostly talk nonsense

sfx - the death of Mog was very traumatising. There's also "I will always love you" for dealing with death. I also heard on the radio about children and bereavement (had to switch off sharpish) and they recommend "There is no such thing as dragons" for some reason.

Another favourite: almost anything by Satoshi Kitamura. Especially the comic adventure of Boots.

lorcopper thanks will keep it mind, there have not been bereavements in our family lately but she has become aware of death in a big way

• aunt is well but obviously showing her years

am sure she will ask grampa if he will dies soon when she sees him at Christmas

I have done a lot of study and applied it to work on dealing with bereavement when working in SN but it is all quite different applying it to your own child

Muffins yummy, thanks for recipe Sfx!

As for bereavement, we were at my mum's neighbour's on Friday and DC's really enjoyed it. By 7.30pm neighbour's hubby died suddenly . I still find it eerie, couldn't bring myself to tell DS1 what had happened

Top book tips, thank you all! Now to get round to ordering them, missing the delivery, twice and eventually going to the post office at 7am on a Saturday to avoid the queues...

Vbus, how terrible?? Definitely not looking forward to that sort of chat with dd, she cries when any other kids cry. Mind you, not too sure she'll be best pleased when a little brother/sister arrives in December either. I've tried to show her my tummy and say "baby!" however, she seems to think it's some sort of game, so pulls her top up and shouts "baby!" while rubbing her belly. She also is known to shout "baby!" at rounder-middled passers-by, though thankfully, she's normally got her thumb in, so it usually is muffled sufficiently that people can't be sure she's insulting them... What do you do to stop children mumbling derogatory comments?!

vbus that is so awful for the family what a shock
and regarding the muffins glad you like them so versatile and they keep well, my brekkie while camping

dollyD you don't, children are here embarrass us they we pay them back and embarrass them, trying to gloss over only makes things worst trust me on that one

that should read
dollyD you don't, children are here to embarrass us then later on we pay them back by embarrassing them, trying to gloss over only makes things worst trust me on that one

It is a real shock for family. It is weird to think that we were the last people he saw before he died. My mum's friend is in pieces

Dolly - LOl at delivery saga Not much can be done about embarrassing comments from offspring, you'll just have to do that humiliating walk of shame in front of onlookers

Sfx - DS1 been asking if miniSfx would like to go to Transport museum instead? I did say we could go there another time but he said to ask you in case you wanted to go. Do you mind or shall I just tell him it's closed on Mon that's why we're going to British museum

vbus either one is fine but am pushing for the free ones and Transport Museum isn't free although we want to go there too

we are off to NHM or Science tomorrow expect it will be a last minute decision
not thinking about the queues

Didn't realise TM wasn't free, let's go to the other one then

Going to read rest of Sunday paper in bed now, goodnight all

Anyone around Thursday pm? Have a free afternoon.

Working Thursday.

Back from British Museum. Managed to see everything we wanted to see. But what is it with the Rosetta Stone? Why can't people look at it instead of spending ages trying to take a photo of it? Though one of them was pretty surprised to find DS2 peering through from between her legs.