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!

pcworld - poor ds and you. hope he makes an early recovery.

sushi - well done! you must be so relieved. by the way, hope you got my text about empress of sichuan.

dusty - great that you're making friends.

must get ice age 3 out for dd seeing as it's so popular.

PCW - that is really bad luck , hope DS recovers quickly. Hoepfully we can meet up when things are better your end

Tilly - Good luck with test. Sorry dodn't makeit to toy lib, had to do supermarket sweep instead

Sushi - great news on schools

Ice age been on again today, such a welcome relief after non-stop Mamma Mia

In the end I taped the debate as my dad arrived just as it was about to start. My mum is supposed to flying back form India today and has now been re-booked on a flight on 27th

Been on playdate today, tried after supermarket but feel that duck feeding might be next on the agenda seeing as it's so sunny

Hope you're all having a nice weekend!

Pc, how's ds? Hope he's better now

Sushi, glad the schools thing seems to be sorted out for you now.

Only 5 sleeps till we find out about ds1's school place!

Such a lovely day, we've been in the garden all day!

Hello!

Very nice day for DS2's very small birthday party. A good time was had by all, I think.

Hope everyone is well.

hello all

hope everyone is well

blissful quiet days here without the planes I know it is inconvenient for some but oh so wonderful to be resting in the sun at Kew and no planes going overhead

pcW how is ds getting on? hope he is better

dd not having a birthday party this year outside the family cake celebration, it is expensive enough to go away at half term
lesson in economics for her

SFX, I agree, the plane-free sky is just wonderful and has even made me question our move! But we are doing the right thing - the planes drive me bonkers.

Like the lesson in economics, I think it is a fair do really and a trip to Paris would be the winner for me every time!

Copper - glad you had a good b-day celebration - I am a fan of small parties.

Mellow - hope your dd had a great time?!

And sadly, I have to report that ds is still not well at all - I fear an ear infection on the back of all this. We are back to the docs tomorrow for a further check-up. He is just miserable, poor little guy.

Off to watch an episode of The West Wing with dh - we need some distraction and are rapidly getting addicted ...

pc, poor ds, I really hope he's ok. I'm so at you watching West Wing. I started to watch it & got hooked, then managed to miss a few episodes & I lost the plot. I wish E4 would shoulw it again!

Sfx, good plan re birthday, I'm also a fan of small parties.

Ds1 has said he wants a bowling party for his next birthday! Don't know where that's come from!

oh no pcW poor boy and poor you nasty nasty bugs

tilly bowling party I have been to one in Kingston very noisy they hold a few and distribute lanes per party

think dd will be ok might invite a couple of friends who may be around toward the end of half term and have a birthday tea or something, she seems more agreeable to the idea now
lately the trend has been all class parties

off to catch up with doctor Who I quite like the new Doctor

Hello!

PC - poor DS. Hope he gets better soon.

We only invite kids not from school for our birthday parties. So far. Will stick to the policy for as long as we can.

Watching Foyle's War.

Hello!

Not back to school till tomorrow. We've been to the National Portrait Gallery (to prove DS1 wrong - he's got it into his head that "olden days" is in black-and-white and portraits are only for dead people ). Also had haircut, new library books, dim sum and new pair of jeans.

Hope everyone is well. Not so sunny now but still warm. I like it.

hello

sounds like a good day copper, we went to the National Portrait Gallery a couple of years back and dd was convinced the portrait of Seamus Heaney was in fact her grandpa

now does anyone fancy coming out with me this Wednesday night? it is a gig in north London Idlewild, person coming with me can't make it

Hi

Copper - sounds like a productive day. Never been to that gallery, wouldl ike to go one day

PCW - that is really bad, ear infection as well hugs to you and your little boy

Sfx/Tilly - we won't be doing big parties for the DC every yr either. I want them to grow up knowing a birthday means a cake, pressies and lots of fun (but not parties every yr)

DS2 been grumpy and clingy since yesterday, think it's teething related and DS1 just been asleep on sofa for 1hr which he hardly ever does, hope he's not coming down anything Back to nursery tom for us too. Neither of them ate the cheese scones I made for lunch, I hope veg lasagne I'm cooking won't be rejected either!

Sfx - oooh I might be able to come now that DH can't go to Paris can you email me the details please and I'll check it out?

yeah vbus come on it is down and dirty at the Kentish forum will email

OK - if I mash up leftover roast potatoes, chop up leftover veg and chicken, stir it all together with an egg and fry it up, would that be edible?

isn't that called bubble d squeak?

I guess. But would it be nice?

I know. Sour cream with chilli powder for dips. That would make it nice.

probably

it is jacket potatoes for us today

Kids had some of the leftover roast chicken. And jam tart, chocolate sticks and cake for pudding. Is that a bit much?

Copper - sounds good!
Mine did not eat lasagne, oh well more left for DH & I

Sfx - still not heard back from DH as he was in a meeting, so will text you later when he gets in if I can go

sfx, vbus beat me to it!!

Copper, sounds like a good day

vbus, agree re parties! Start as you mean to go on in my book

tilly - vbus has not confirmed yet so line up there is a ticket going free

We had a really yummy chicken stew followed by shop bought cheesecake - kind of an emergency pudding, we don't normally bother. There. That's the most interesting thing that has happened all day. Off to bed now ahead of tomorrow morning's early start with crying toddler and Dick van Dyke trying to outdo each other at 5.30am

Am [envious] of a night out on Weds to see good band - SFX, are they playing in the Union Chapel? Love that place.

Tilly - you can have ticket, sniff sniff

PCW - hope tomorrow is better for you

Hi PcW you sound tired and fed up and no wonder, where does DVD come in?

it is the Forum and ticket still going as vbus can't make it