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!

kewC assuming you mean badge well done gherkin!
do tell on the old goat

tilly dd told me today that the trick with the joined bikes is to try and avoid banging into cars will post pic soon

fabby day at Transport Museum totally knackered now

have to pop to Richmond late morning tomorrow will probably stop at the library

we already bough tickets for this years Panto it has Brian Blessed in it

Brian Blessed.

We are going to try to see the peregrine falcons at the tate modern tomorrow. Then tower bridge. Actually exhausted just thinking about it ...

tilly - will take you up on offer of Hama beads if I don't cave in and get them by the end of the week!

Hello all

Transport museum was brill, DC loved it, nice to see you SFx and DD and thanks to niece for all hands on help with kids
Will post pics later. DS1 already asking when he can go again!

KC - how did it go with dad?

Copper - not sure if I'll get chance to come out for drink but will text you on the night in case I can escape any earlier. Think I'm going to buy school shoes 1st wk of Sept, is that too late?

vbus, I shouldn't think first week will be too late, that's when I'm planning on getting ds1's!

Glad you all had a good time today . Ds2 was a bit grumpy this morning but then typically perked up this afternoon!! But we will definitely come next time you go!

Copper, no worries. We could always meet up at a park & I can hand them over?

Kew, well done to ds1! How was seeing your dad again?

I've posted on meet up thread but I can't make it now. My parents are over & I'm teaching in the morning so don't think dh will be too happy if I leave them all day & night

Tower bridge not lifting tomorrow. Next week.

and thanks for letting me know about night out, vbus

how about i host an evening meet-up when i'm back. maybe early oct?

at meeting up with your dad, kew

take care all

hello all

steppie that sounds exciting a taste of expat life enjoy and LOL at outnumbered Mumbai edition
am sure your children think you are the best parents in the world on account of the delayed school start

tilly are you sure you can push it? sometimes you can be unfair

we must get better at making more regular meet ups

lordcopper what is it with the falcons? new attraction?

vbus niece loved it but said was shattered afterwards

will pop to Richmond at

sfx, I've tried, even bribery didn't work

steppie, how exciting!! Great experience for the dc's as well.

Steppy how was the trip, are you still there???? can't wait to hear all about it!

Vbus we give money for chores here, as opposed to pocket money, as we feel they need to earn it and it since we have ben doing it, they have all become a lot more accostomed to the idea of offering to help generally (even when they know they won't get a financial reward)

We've just put our house in the market, in case any of you walk past and spot a sign

Have my eye on dream house here..

Kew did you see your Dad??? How did that go?

lol at diccypilly line :)

Hello

What did Steppie say??? Hope you're having a fab time in India with your family

Tilly - you might have to call in a favour!

Dusty - good luck with house sale, hope you get your dream home, is it far from where you currently live?

Sfx - let me know you're planning next museum trip will try and join you

Quiet day here, although DS1 full of beans as he slept til 10am Neighbours coming over later

Sfx - pics on FB now

vbus will have a look, just got back in
this week we might do thu,fri or next week monday, thu/fri last two no chance or extra help

dusty wish I got buy your place actually, but alas, good luck with sale

tilly next time, shame you can't come

regarding shoes dd is already a 31 just bought her new wellies, it seems every other week her feet grow so school shoes are last minute, problem is less choice

vbus photos cute, they had so much fun

meeting with fatehr was disappointingly normal. He talked endlessly about family history adn how he is a role model to the rest of the family due to his successful life (this from the man who lives in a caravan and is hardly in touch with any of his fmaily ). Did ask about DS but managed a whole two hour meeting without asking how I was - after 13 years of not seeing me!

Then implied he was glad to have finally met me (I resisted saying "well it would only have taken aphone call") as he probably didn;t have much time left... he is 73 and his mother is 93 so onthe basis of that just as likely to last another 20+ years. When I asked why he muttered about his arthritic knees - ah yes the well known killer arthritic knees [knees]. I did remind him at that point that mum has survived cancer but on the whole I didn;t challnege anything much there isn't much point really as I can't see us ever getting back into a normal relationship.

Still maybe coffee twice a year will get me mentioned in the will - I could end up with a part share in a caravan on an over 50's site

Hello!

Been to Natural History Museum. Will never do it again in school hols. Complete madness. Dinosaurs were impossible, and mammals were packed. Luckily not that many people want to see minerals and crystals and volcanoes.

Kew - well done on diplomatic success at meeting. I have relatives who think we are appalling failures. They don't say it to our face but they tell other relatives who tell us. Hurrah for family grapevines. Luckily (for them) they are thousands of miles away.

never dinosaurs on school holidays

we did go to mammals, because it was closed last time, and the fantastic body, nearly went to the new Cocoon Darwin Centre but dd was too tired
also the area above the atrium is very nice and not many people go there, they have short cuts to other areas too

sfx - it took us ages to find the minerals gallery. We wanted to see the giant sequoia but everyone was far too tired by then. We'll do it again on some inset day or something, or we'll have to bung off school to do it.

Is it just me being uber-feminist to get annoyed at being addressed as Mrs DH's initial DH's surname? Always winds me up.

lordcopper regarding name not unreasonable but I actually have the same initial as DH so hard to tell when my feminist outrage is being provoked
about the NHM the side entrance goes directly to the minerals earth and so on and is usually less busy than the grand staircase.

but do tell what is it with the falcons? am intrigued

Oh the falcons. There is a pair of peregrine falcons nesting at that chimney thingy of the Tate Modern. See www.rspb.org.uk/datewithnature/sites/tate/index.asp. I saw a clip of one of them hunting a pigeon above St Paul's Cathedral in a BBC documentary but can't find the programme again. But WE WANT TO SEE THEM!!!

Link doesn't seem to work. Google "peregrine falcon tate modern" for RSPB site.

that is fabulous thanks

we are still to visit the British Museum and possibly the Childhood one too depends on time and circumstances

swimming in Richmond tomorrow I think

works fine for me

Ds1 actually prefers the minerals/earthquakes/volacanoes to the dinosaurs at the NHM!

Kew, well done on being so restrained!