Secret Garden

[BriansMum]

Hope this works, a shiny new thread girls - come on in .

His 1st day was awesome, think it was the Bunsen burners that did it!

Ah, the joy of the bunsen burner !

It's reminding me of all horror stories of
Getting too close when you were wearing hair gel or hair spray

Ooh that's just reminded me of tubs of green asda hair gel with air bubbles in them... Great that T had a good first day.

Gaston - all best wishes and love for tomorrow.

Hope you get a good night's sleep Gaston. I'll be thinking of you tomo x

Thinking about you Gaston x

Thanks everyone- moral support worked as
Wasn't too nervous(although apologies to woman on tube whose toe I hit with my bag and was too distracted to notice ) all fine and normal which is a big relief

Yay! Glad to hear it.

Excellent.

Brilliant news

Ok now you can help me on names- following are on lengthy list and these are ones that either dh or I are doubtful about- Frances,victoria, Esther ,Mary ,Phoebe or Clara. Help me with views so can try to get list down (or will be like one of pre school mums who took 3 weeks to agree a name )

Any good weekend plans? Its rugby world cup fever here- am guessing there is some of that with mud wiggle.

Oh and leo according to radio there is outrage as eu trying to change iron bru formula as too much colour- Alex salmond appalled , any views (on irn bru not Alex salmond )

Frances. Like alot. Classic. nn's good too fran, frankie etc. Goes will with your French connections and Dd1s middle name. Francesca good too.
Victoria - like, goes well with dd1's name. Less keen on Vicky as nn which would put me off.
Esther two "Miss E..." in the family makes post confusing apparently. Like apart from that.
Mary - like: classic, simple
Phoebe too popular in the last 10 years
Clara - like alot, v pretty goes well with dd1's name

Thanks laguerta - that is pretty much what I think (plus there is annoying Phoebe on archers). I really like Francesca but dh less keen. Victoria am also meh about it -mainly as associated with beckham woman .

Peppa pig time here - Friday post pre school sees neither mother or daughter at their most active .

Frances - lovely, has very special meaning to me and dh . Love it.
Victoria - too regal, too Beckham!
Esther - gorgeous (was on our short list) but not keen on name alliteration
Mary - too religious for me!
Phoebe - hate it, sorry
Clara - love it, though Clare even better

Fireman Sam here !

Thanks- I can now bin phoebe off list safe that 1 dh doesn't remember what is on list 2 has been watching cricket all afternoon so beer induced amnesia likely .

What everyone to this weekend? E got swimming lesson tomorrow - has been on crash courses before but wander if novelty will wear off if has to go each week (fortunately has now graduated to go it alone status so paper read time spectating for me

Just before my oven caught fire at teatime ( seriously) I wondered whether Constance might suit? My Mum has a music bag with the initials "CMD" embossed on them who was a great Aunt born around 1900 she was Constance Mary Dodd. I feel it's in the same vein as Dd1 and some of your other suggestions. Maybe not with your surname though.

How did oven catch fire (mind you we have fire blanket here due to string of incidents ).
Constance I think was discussed... I may sneak it back on. May a middle name option (we Are middle names we like/mean something rather than family).
Bedtime highlight was e saying mummy is like a whale ... I am not quite sure where I will be on evolutionary scale by January.

Have already asked stitching but were your second /third later than due date and what was relative labour times. Trying to plan ahead for childcare (as there is every chance that will need assisted third stage again which means longer stay).

I'm going to go against the grain and say I like Phoebe but not keen on Frances Can I offer up my favourite girl's name that I could never use - Ishbel? Don't tell me if you don't like it because I love it

at oven LG - any injuries/perm damage?

Thanks for that- is unusual.

alex focussing on the big issues

Must go pack for w/e away - will pop back later.

No I like it - Its unusual as in it's not like isabella (3 in class etc) . Where you off to ?

Someone in the family nabbed it as a middle name hence i could never use it if a. had another child and b. Had a girl. Great shame as i think it has all the same criteria as S's name. And yes, you'd be unlikely to come across it very often.

Off to Yorkshire for DN's birthday and then Lancashire to see friend's new baby.

I reckon that if you went with Ishbel down here you would constantly have to correct people who thought you meant Isabel (and had a drink problem). I like it though. I do wish I had Scottish lineage to draw on!

Re the oven: I was grilling chicken in the normal manner saw some smoke, opened door, saw flames, shut door, put DS2 in lounge, opened door, more flames, took out dish, threw dish through backdoor , flames went out and eventually flames on grill element went out too. I did wonder whether I would have to call a fire engine.

Dh has just spent half an hour faffing ordering pizza. Eventually did it online. Pizza hut have a tracker that tells us it is currently being baked. It's all thrilling here.