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!

hello back from Natural History Museum queues bearable crowds less so, still had nice time

KewC plans for tomorrow still loose might go to Kingston dd likes the bus ride

We are having the world's healthiest muffin (well, probably). Courgette, bananas, dates, and dark chocolate. Yummy!

sounds lovely, am waiting for dh to come back so I can fit in a quick run while he cooks dinner, I might otherwise explode

hi all,

Have had a great day at Legoland. Am glad it was free though as it's v v expensive . Ds1 enjoyed the pirate stunt show (it was quite enjoyable!) and we managed a few rides as well.

Vbus/sfx, mind if I gatecrash the museum plans with you?? I had planned to take them to one of the museums over the summer, think ds1 will enjoy a bit more if he can go with friends.

Copper, glad ds2 is ok!

tilly I thing dd would love a group

lovely evening run shame knees were a bit stiff
dd said she wanted to go to the Science Museum tomorrow, we shall see how she feels in the morning

reading 'suite francaise' now has been on my to read pile for ages, very good start

Hello!

sfx - how is the book?

Apparently DS2 wants to be a burglar when he grows up.

lordcopper read him this it will soon put him off

book very engaging so far

think we up for quiet day today, both woke up sneezing have been trying to tidy up, have urge to throw stuff away

I'm being brave - we are doing Natutal hist museum this afternon

Plan: see Tower bridge lifting.

Time: Tue 24 Aug 13:30

Venue: Tower bridge, of course. Not on it though, silly.

May take in St Paul's or Tate Modern en route.

I can get used to this school holiday larks. Wish I've got hols from work too. But have student requiring LOTS of help. >

I do have hols form work but has mostly involved lots of swimming or caravan activites so not very highbrow. On the other hand DS will get his 20m badge this week and has been up to a class of much older childrne [proud emoticon] and is learning proper breast stroke and back stroke.

Am going to start DS on pocket money when he starts shcool - how much does everyone else give? Was thinking 60p - enough to buy a packet of crisps with a little over to save...

Haven't even thought about giving pocket money. DS1 quite useful at doing jobs and helping round the house so maybe I'll start giving him say 20p here and there...
Well done on DS on swimming. have to say I've been v. impressed with swimming lessons this wk at Teddington pool. Last lesson tom

Tilly - will be great if you can come too Where shall we meet, Waterloo or at museum? What time are you both thinking of getting there?

Copper - sounds like a good plan. It's worth going to museum that runs along the top of the bridge if you haven't been, lovely views too.

Off to b'day party soon outdoors so hope rain stays away

kewC should be fun

lorcopper we will do Tate Modern again before school starts as it is dd's favourite

regarding pocket money we have not yet started it but can see reason to, all her ideas of money seem lead to ruin or a life of crime

No pocket money here either. Not intending to give pocket money for housework though. No helping out = no dinner. Will start considering pocket money when they ask for it.

We haven't been swimming for ages ...

Copper - wasn't thinking of giving money for housework, I think they should learn to do that because they need to learn to do that, but more when he helps with one off jobs like washing the car, and recently he was a big help in clearing the loft. He keeps asking how do people get money? so I suppose the pocket money scenario is envitable but hopefully a while off yet. Will also wait til he asks for it

Haven't been to Tate for ages, it's one of my faves, must go again sometime. Can't believe we're half way through hols already

Right, party time, here we go but ds2 still alseep...

not for housework or normal chores I thought pocket money is more like an allowance so she can save for treats maybe later for other things as she grows

fancy running again tonight but possibly pushing it to leave dh to sort dinner out again anyway up early tomorrow might do it

vbus - washing the car? clearing the loft? I'd bloody want to be paid to do those things. As it turns out I pay someone to do the first and never do the second.

Copper - bizarrely he loves doing this sort of stuff!

We had to clear loft as previous owners kindly left that task for us, 20yrs worth of junk left behind to clear out, nightmare. The guys finished the loft yesterday by 7pm so it was tough keeping Dc out of their way. Anyway pleased with our 1st home improvement, we celebrated with some wine

Back from party which was really good, just home in time before downpour. DS1 had a nosebleed as gate sprang back in his face, otherwise lots of fun. Hopefully kids will crash tonight after all that running around and cake

We played football in the park and had to run for shelter in the "woods". It was fun.

I don't actually know what's in our loft apart from empty suitcases. Might have to start finding out as running out of space to store LOs' "artwork".

I have cunning plan for storing artwork, I photograph it so I have the memory of it without having to store reams and reams of paper. I do keep some precious pieces though

DS has definitely twigged to the idea of money and wants to have his own to buy himself important stuff aka crisps! Also school has a bank so he will very quickly (I suspect) discover the filthy lucre...

My Ma said to DS today "who else came to see the dinsaurs at the museum for his birthday?" Answer (for those who don;t know is of course George Pig) Ds replies "Jesus"???!!!

Becasue we talk about Jesus such a lot at home [home] and of course his well known dinosaur birthday celebration.

vbus, that's a good idea re artwork. I keep a few bits as well but everything else gets (secretly) put in the recycling! And ouch for ds1, is he ok?

Pocket money, I was going to wait until he asks for it as well! Though I remember getting pocket money in return for doing jobs, wish that still applied now . But that was when I was a teenager, not 4!

I had pocket money when young not in exchange for helping out around the house (was expected to do that) but was expected to go and earn money by the time I was 13 but was easy to find a job as my mum had the local corner shop! Spent many a long summer slaving in that bleedin' shop.

We never had pocket money, though don't remember ever lacking anything (pampered childhood). My mum used to keep a purse in the drawer in one of the rooms and you got money out of it to buy stuff, mostly food-related. Never had to wait for birthdays or Christmas for things. Yet I've always been very sensible about money. Not sure what went right.

And before anyone starts parents were not well-off at all when we were growing up.