EVENING MEET-UP IN KINGSTON FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2006

[MrsBigD]

the main thread keeps moving so quickly so please can I have ays and maybe's and no's please here and apologies to anybody I forgot!

Uwila
Nanou1
Fatfox
MrsBigD AY
SueJonez
YanksUponThames
xoxoxoxox
CoV
Paddlechick
bunyanvillas
quokka
sfxmum
bumpmakes2
jura
2cute
lemonaide Ney

Oxo - a woman after my own heart

Before we moved last year, our old place was on the market for 12 months, which meant I had to tidy up EVERY morning for potential viewings. I think now I'm still rebelling and revelling in the fact hat I can be a house-slut and it doesn't really matter. Except if someone pops around unexpectedly of course, then I have to stammer "oooh, I'd invite you in, but I'm soooo busy at the moment!"

dishwasher? what's a dishwasher LOL

oh and should read 'hide handcuffs and other paraphanelia'

mmmmmmmmmmmm mrsbd: my husband is a policeman. To what, excatly, do you refer????

well! i can most certainly vouch for Oxo's recommendation.

I called the number and head honcho came around Tuesday at 6pm.

Kasia arrived at 11am this morning and did 4 hours @ £8 per hour. The house is utterly GORGEOUS and I LOVE HER!

actually my Mum was here and gave me a full report on how hard Kasia worked. she didn't even stop for a drink by all accounts.

slight language barrier as Kasia's English is about the same level as my mother's Polish but i can always call head honcho for translations if necessary.

THANK YOU OXO! I OWE YOU A DRINK!

pc666

ps: what's Waitrose then?

super - will collect tomorrow!!
Isn't it wonderful having a clean house!!!

it certainly is, mum said she even did the venetian blinds and emptied the toaster!

re handcuffs...

I have a big steel spiky Conran bed (from an earlier wealthier life) and when the removal men moved me from Isleworth to Sheen, they moved the bed away from the wall, and attached to two of the spiky struts (previously hiden between the mattress and the wall) were two pink fluffy handcuffs.

Oops.

And I was there when it happened - they just turned round and looked at me. All I could think of to say was...

"I wondered where they'd got to"

SJ - nah?! Here I was thinking how lovely and civilised you all sound

PC666 - me jealous

BigD - know what you mean about too much stuff, believe you me, I could give Toysrus a run for their money with the amount of toys in our house. I could swear toys breed! lol

Really disappointed about this but I'm going to have to pull out of the big bash tomorrow. Dropped DH off at Heathrow (think I mentioned it b4, he's gone to Germany for the hockey world cup finals). DS keeps saying "mummy no leave me aswell". I had to stay cuddling him until he fell asleep because everytime I got up to creep out ("please mummy no leave me").He finally went to the land of nod at 10:30! phew! I'd feel too guilty leaving him like this and you'd think "God almighty, she's a bundle of laughs!" Was really looking forward to meeting you all but it'll have to wait until the 29th. Have a great time tomorrow, some1 take notes so I can catch up!

2Cute isn't it just heart breaking when they do things like that?

No worries, I'll write a memo for you after the meeting LOL

Thanks BigD, don't miss any juicy details out!

Mrs. Big D, what time are you arriving tonight? I was thinking maybe I should show up a tad early to discuss pictures and frames, etc. But, I'm not sure if I'll escape work very early today. Busy busy busy...

I'll put in whatever I remember people keep labling me as a lush so no guarantee!

And then there were only 9 (+ one potential)
Nanou... just a reminder hope you've got the post-it notes up!

Coming tonight:
Uwila
Nanou1
Fatfox - the taxi service
MrsBigD - with stuff for Uwila

YanksUponThames
xoxoxoxox aka Oxo
Paddlechick
BigKat
BigKatsSister

bumpmakes2 - MAYBE (Babysitter dependant!)

2cute (had to cancel due to lo's separation angst)

Hi guys! so so busy. i am NOT complained!!!! it's just reassuring and nice to feel busy! spoke with xoxoxo last night. will meet with her in Richmond and am about to text fatfox to let her know. looking forward to tonight to catch up properly; esp on the pink cufflinks . TELL ME MORE TELL ME MORE!!!

Pink cufflinks? Weren't they hancuffs? I'm sorry, but I don't think I really want to know. Can you guys start and finish this conversation before I arrive?

Yes, BigD, I dare say this is a fine photo op. Just don't drink too much or they might come out a tad blurry.

Nanou will pick you up with Oxo then

I have:

Yanks and MrsBigD - Lion Gate/Pagoda bus stop, Kew Rd

Oxo, PC666 and Nanou - Cinema opposite Pizza Express in Red Lion Street - I will stop on the corner where the bus station is, so make yourselves visible to that corner please

Foxy Cars Ltd

i'll be the one with the leopard tights and red bag

klassy !

I'll be the one with the big bag

I won't be there, so no discussion of the pink cufflinks (sounds so much better than handcuffs). The weak of stomach are spared discussion of the weak of morals...

Despite her good itentions, Nanou will probably be the one with NO bag.

But, handcuffs and cufflinks are two very different things. Not sure which concerns me more. What would your HV say?!?!?!

weak of morals? oh c'mon... only because they were attached to your bed doesn't mean anything ... or is it guilty by implication

If it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck....

it's probably a duck.

GUILTY INDEED!

Yanks sez:
PAGODA AVENUE bus stop on KEW ROAD
which is the next one after Lion Gate.
and right next to the cricket/rugger sports ground.

See you there fatfox & MrsBigD!

I don't have any handcuffs OR cufflinks at the moment, regardless of color....

Or leopard-print tights or anything for that matter, more's the pity...
Ah well.
But am definitely up for Thai food...

Have a fabulous evening everyone, will be thinking of you as I crawl down the M25 Hampshire bound. At least I have a weekend childfree to look forward to . Hope to make a meet up very soon.