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!

OOOH- well done Indith! Are the interviews in Newcastle? Am more than happy to be baby holder in chief if they are! Education is covered by Equalities legislation so they would have to make sure their admissions process does not discriminate. Which might cover not being flexible on interview dates for a woman about to give birth. Equalities and Human Rights Comission might be worth a ring if you do have problems.

You could form part of the interview process if you go into labour on the day- anyone who faints or runs away gets disqualified

HAhahaha!

I just got another e-mail inviting me to the 9th Feb session! Woohoo! (And bloody hell that isn't far away and it has been way too long since I have done anything like this!)

that's good news Indith. Time to start talking to yourself in the mirror! (If you don't do that already )

Indith, great news about the interview! I was reading the posts and wondering who to kill to get you your Feb 9th date :)
BTW - you didn't tell me whether you want me to bring your baby clothes back? Let me know if you want me to bring them on Monday. If you want me to drop them off at your house we can do.
Are any of you going to the LLL meeting in Washington on Saturday BTW? If so I will see you there.
Leggy - yey for your DB and DSIL, hope they are settling in their new home okay. Hope your DSIL can meet us for cake :)
SLF - I let DS loves playing Sonic and Super Mario Bros on Nintendo DS
Spiggy - I'll get DS T-herding before you know it ;)

Hi everyone. Well done Indith, was wondering how that was going. Good luck for it.
Kara what time is the meeting? Tempted if you're going but going to mum and dad's around lunchtime. It's a long way for yoou to go! Is it still really busy and would dd be the oldest?

I'm very good at helping people prep for civil service interviews but don't think I'll be much cop at a midwifery one! Is it a 1-2-1 interview or do you have to do anything else? I'll be around in Newcastle on the 9th so if you need cake to help you recover I can come and meet you any excuse for cake really

Kara- DS will have to be quick- T has a fair turn of speed now. Although he does stop every now and again to try and stand up. What time is the LLL meeting? I might come along if you are going.

It is a full day thing. Q&A with current students first, then lunch then watching a video of a user experience and doing a written task on that followed by group work and finally an individual interview. I may need cake afterwards .

I told nursery dd won't be in on Monday so I shall see you lot for cake :) Kara if you want to offload clothes then I'll have the car so no problem :).

Yay for cake! H will be happy to see D Looks like there will be a few of us this time- do you think we should warn them to stock up their cake supplies?

Meeting is at 10am, Rainbow Centre Washington.
I am going to lunch at M's straight after as I am giving her a lift.

Indith, wow sounds intense! I will put the date in my diary so I can send you a good luck message!

Did we say 10.30am for Monday? Just arranging a swim around it

sorry Kara- only just woke up [lazy cow emoticon] Let me know for next time though.

juney- I'll be there about 10:30. Don't think I've seen you since I had T

yay I get to play with new (but now bigger) babies!

Cool Juney, you can play with the babies while rest of us eat cake ;)

Will you be limited to babies Juney or will you play with dd too? She steals entirely too many of my chips Maybe I should just stick her with T and tell her to practice .

I can get H to give her a tutorial in baby brothers and that will keep HER busy as well.

Excellent

Ooo I'm sure I could spare a cuddle for D as well!

L's nearly 2, I'm running out of baby-ness to cuddle :(

That is the flaw in nannying, you only get called back once they are past the proper baby stage.

So I've sat with the slug and lettuce menu open on my computer, I think I want cheesecake. You just know they'll have none in stock...

Fingers crossed for you Juney!

Indith, forgot to sort those clothes out. I will bring your snowsuits though, and we can sort out a time when i could drop off the clothes at your house if that is okay, that way at least you are not having to carry them!

Lovely seeing you all again and especially nice meeting our newbie! Spiggy get her on this thread!

Is Indith wanting a night out before or after baby 3?

Shall we arrange another day time meet for beginning of Feb? Up til now I can do any Mondays (that seems like the best day?)

I'm having a night out with the husband in Feb! Save the MN one for when I can partake of cocktails .

Good to see you all. Dd fell asleep within 30 seconds of the car starting, currently snuggled watching Mr Tumble :).

DD cried all the way home and then wee'ed all over my new rug (2 mins after I told her to go for a wee and she said she didn't need one) How long til bedtime?

I'm off Mon and Tues next week if anyone wants to do anything.

Oh dear Spiggy!

DS had a great time playing with your DD and Indith's!!

I managed to lose my phone in the slug, ended up going back for it, luckily staff found it and handed it over to me. And then DS announced he needed a wee so just as well we went back Ended up eating lunch there.