Durham / North East Meet Ups - 2012

[juneybean]

Hello hello! Here I am with good intentions to behave and show up to some meet ups since I utterly failed in 2011!

So we need ideas for daytime meets and of course we must not forget our night time meets

[b]Daytime Ideas[/b]
Beamish
Saltwell Park, Gateshead
The Giants Den, Team Valley
Botanic Gardens
Beach (in the summer of course, unless we want airborne children!)

Okay so ideas for January daytime, I think cake is definitely in order so I propose the one that's next to Ebony, the huge place, down some steps, uhh... Slug & Lettuce is it? CAKE!

January night time? Is this something we want to plan? I know we're always poor after Christmas!

I say "we", but given that I am not actually planning to resign from this job that I love, I mean "them"

I gave up on sane years ago

Congratulations Alysia, will look forward to you joining us. There are likely to be a few meet ups in the next couple of months. Any excuse for cake and newborn cuddling really

I've mentioned this thread to someone I know so we might get another newbie

Thanks. I'm going to try to get to the Bumps and Babies group on Tuesday.

Not sure if I can make it now! I'm off to see a friend Tuesday so I will need to work Wednesday and Thursday instead of Tuesday and Wednesday... depends how I get on at the weekend!

Just wanted to pop in and say that I'm technically working from home on Monday but might be able to pop in ...
Had a scan today, 11 weeks, everything is looking good (phew). Know there's a way to go yet but almost past the point of previous losses. Still being sick morning and night though, hope that packs in soon as I'm fit for nothing before 8 am and after 8 pm (so essentially DH only sees me when I'm green and grumpy).

Sending easy labour vibes Indith, hope no. 3 makes an appearance soon ...

lovely news about the scan Frozen

Hope you can get loads done at the weekend and join us Kara. How is training D to be a baby herder getting on?

Hmm the baby herding isn't quite so successful, he tried to pick C up the other day and nearly dropped her! Is T off and away then? C is pretty stationary still!

Frozen - yey, on the scan :) but bleughh on the sickness! Were you sick with your other 2?

Hey Indith hasn't posted today! She must be in labour

I was thinking the same Kara...shall I pop round, knock on the window and shout coo-eee?
They won't mind will they?

dares ya SPB

T is away. Can go up stairs but not down them yet. He's cruising round furniture and starting to take steps with just one hand holding on. He's never bloody still.

Is is considered stalking to advance search Indith and see if she's posted anywhere else? does it anyway

Yes that's an awful thing to do and a gross invasion of her privacy. ;) I've just got back from hers no answer to my knock so I peered through the bathroom window then checked their water meter as I do every day to see whether the pool hadben filled :o
Has she posted anywhere else then?

Can we bribe her neighbours to text us when they see the mw's car/hear the screams?

I don't think we should be getting too excited

No need I am monitoring the webcam I set up outside her front door

Sorry, just a busy day. School run, straight to the toddler group I run, straight back to pick dd up from nursery, lunch, collapse on sofa, school run, play in park as walk back with ds's best friend since it is his mum's day off. Phew! Should no be thinking about dinner but way too shattered!

SPB sorry my dear but we don't have a water meter . Watch the chimney instead for hot water usage clues.

Frozen good news on the scan, I shall raise a in the hopes that it is plain sailing from now on.

I'm sure she'd approve. She said she was from a guide/scout family and you are showing initiative and being prepared for the fact that she won't want to talk to us if we keep pestering her

What if the mw uses the back door though? You need 2 webcams.

Good thinking spiggy but we've been foiled in the meantime!
Hi Indith :)

There will be no escaping nosy neighbours round here let alone you lot. Half the village and the next village are keeping an eye on who drops the dcs off at school.

oops busted.

Comment of the week:

"You 10 days over already, hasn't that just flew by!"

Quite apart from teh grammatical issue. No it bloody well hasn't flown by!

hahahahahahaha! yes, distinct lack of empathy there...

That wasn't your dh I hope!

or the mw!

No was a school mum who also works in the local shop.

Nursery pick up soon. Shall get my body armour on.

MW who comes round today better have nice long fingers.

I did get the most lovely top yesterday though which helps with the grumps rather www.next.co.uk/x49122s1#822059x49. Couldn't pull it down over the belly yet of course but the sleeves and chest look great when I try it on. Have to take advantage of having a cleavage for the next few months . Am rather tempted by the red version too.....

did they ask to see your fingers at the mw interview? weed out the stumpy fingered ones before spending all that money on the training?