WEST LONDON MEET-UP THREAD - NOVEMBER 2006 - EALING, ACTON, CHISWICK, KEW, RICHMOND, ISLEWORTH, KINGSTON ETC

[MrsBonfire]

It's the 4th and I had forgotten to start the November thread. Shame on me!

Well here it is because the October one is getting way too long anyhow

baby balloon

cbeebies xmas

10 November evening meet at Brula

West London xmas do

SJ's babyshower

foxy: ds & dd are keen to get into our bed; the current success is a novelty I am sure. However did go through major drama getting ds into his own room in the first place (i.e. pre-lapse)
tips we did (but you're an old hand so you've prob done them already):
her own (chosen herself) duvet & pillow
if she sleeps all the way through then she gets a little present under her pillow in the morning. Started off as stickers, now is chocolate
3 nights in a row in own bed gets a kinder egg
5 nights in a row gets special treat (dinosaur trip)
2 weeks in a row got legoland trip

never really got any further than that.

ds did complain one night that daddy was 'smelly'. so - cabbage/beans for tea might help

hey - dose anyone know if there is rugby on this sat or sunday?
we are hoping to go out for a cheap local meal (ideally a curry in twickenham) but will avoid it if there is going to be hundreds of large loomimg/ booming rugger buggers around (heck, what am I thinking of?)

Oxo - There is an International against S Africa at 2.30pm, Saturday 25th at Twickers!

Thanks ever so much for the tips. I did think of letting DD choose her duvet, but its a sensitive subject as I didn't let DS have a Dr Who duvet set when it was his birthday in June, and he's still going on about it!!

Great idea about the pressies though - DD loves Kinder eggs and anything chocolatey. I also thought about hanging all sorts of fairies/butterflies in her bed too to make it DD friendly. (she'll be in the bottom half of the bunkbed, so can hang stuff around the rafters).

We really have to transfer by at Christmas due to immenent arrival of her rival (oops I mean beloved baby brother). I think half the battle is us being firm and not giving in .

I'm thinking of maybe using the Christmas pressies as an incentive e.g. if you sleep here all night, you'll get a big red sock filled with goodies tomorrow!

Oxo - when do you start your fab new local job? Is it the new year?

Ahem - I am going to rugby on Saturday, but am not particularly looming or booming and (ruffles feathers slightly) not all that large.

I shan't be anywhere near Twickenham on Sunday, though, if that helps your planning...

foxy: if ds is on best behaviour, won't farmer christmas (as my ds calls him) get the duvet cover for him?
Your dd and my ds are the same age so I know that cunning ploy of BRIBERY will deffo work
I really don't mind the kids coming into our bed - it's all warm and cuddly. And we did get an extra big bed a couple of years ago to cater for this romanticised notion of the nuclear family all cuddling up on a sunday morning, each with our own section of the sunday paper, merrily eating croissants (no crumbs of course), with bluebirds chirping happilly outside our window.

Nobody told me about the little buggers sleeping horizontally and the knack they have of putting toes in awkard places

Job will start in Jan, given taht they still have not sent out medical questionnaire and need to take up references. Am trying to drag it past mid Jan as we are on holiday 7-14 and I don't want to use up what little precious annual leave I'll have

Lemonaid: I was thinking of those lusty big Rugby men.
In fcat, I quite LIKE thinking about those great big rugby men

LOL at romanticised sunday mornings, yes we too are finding out the reality as we get woken up for the hundredth time with feet on our face

Another update on Sue's site - the story of the court appearance!

Lemonaid - thanks for that!

Oxo - I don't know why but I really dislike "logo" duvets. Do you think I am cruel and selfish ??

Hi sfx

I don't like "logo" duvets either but if I ever need one to keep DS in bed you will hear the sound of my principles crumbling all the way across West and South-West London. MrsB may even hear it in Marlow .

Just no one tell DS I said that, right? [I've got a few years before he figures out how to (a) read and (b) search Internet archives]

Lemonaid LOL!!!

Yes, I may succumb on this one! DS would be so happy to receive that Dalek Duvet!

I had two horrible things happen to me today.

Firstly, I went into internet explorer at work and a horrible porn image popped up - I felt quite upset. Informed our IT dept as I also got a message saying Spywear had invaded !!

I went for a walk to the bank, still feeling a bit upset and fell over flat on my face in the street. All I could think of was whether baby is OK and "OMG everyone must think I'm a drunk" . Luckily two lovely women came and helped me up.

I was so shaken I had to buy a Cadbury's Flake .

Baby is still moving so hope she is OK

he, not she

Foxie,

I'm sure baby's okay. I ran for the train when I was 7 months pregnant and I couldn't walk for a week 'cos I'd hurt my lower abdomen. Dd was completely fine though.

I hope you're alright though, foxie.

I got hit by a bus when 8 mth pg (no, honestly). They are tough little blighters.
Hope YOU are ok though, must ahve been quite a shock.

On duvet front, my sister (more imaginative than me/ can be arsed) got her dd to decorate her own duvet. Bought a cheapo plain white one and gave her fabric pencils and away she went. Her ds opted to tiedye his. Garden was a mess for weeks. Maybe a way around the branding?

Also, you can buy/ make a pillow with her name on it. Problem with that is that when our 2 walk to our bedroom in middle of the night, they are usually holding their pillows so assurred are they of a bed for the night

omg hoxo

Is it OMG at me having such an organised sister? She's a primary school teacher.
On teh negative side, she does get a lot of nits

Oxo - !!! OMG

I think I'd prefer a tacky Barbie duvet cover than one with DD's scribbles all over

Love the confidence of your LOs!!

ooh don't get me started on nits

Foxie, hope you are all right after your fall. I'm chuffed you managed to restrain yourself to just the one flake though!

Hoxo, you ARE tough!

hello all

hoxo - bus hits pregnant woman! did it make the papers? maybe it is a common occurrenceglad you both were OK

foxie that is upsetting and subsequent fall not good either, but like it has been said, pretty good packaging, it takes a lot to hurt them.

PC - hope your dd is better and you both get to sleep a bit more tonight

I have to say I absolutely HATE all that Barbie merchandising. My niece is into everything Barbie. We'll see how long I stick to my guns when dd starts asserting her will .

sfx,
I'm reading snow atm. It's making me really depressed [sad which means it's a really good book.

oh dear mellowi think it is pretty good, depressing in terms of current events and some of the bleakness oh his life but there are some near funny moments nearing farce

oh the blinking merchandiseBarbie et al embargo before she even thinks of it, but put together cunning plan for dd to resist peer pressure when the time comes

Pray tell, sfx, what's ur cunning strategy?