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

hello
think my shoppiing will mostly be online and at the retail park just like last year.

I like Kingston and we used to walk by the river from Richmond a lot in the summers before dd, it is a lovely longish walk with handy stops for refresments
Kingston has that fun learning shop which i think is great and i quite like John Lewis too

Its very quite on here today!

PC thanks for the update. How was the Science Museum?

Hi sfx and puds

Hi - desperate request time:

Does anyone have a floppy disk with a PC virus protector on? I have problems with my PC and need some more protection. Lemonaid very kindly posted some links, but I can't access them (as the pop up adverts I keep getting won't let me) so need to load one from a disc to eliminate the pop ups, before I access the websites where I can download some more. I think they cost about £50 to buy and its just not a good time of year to be spending £50 more

morning!
i am having some trouble with pop ups too but it seems to be just on this site i can't close them and they block a lot of the text.
i use firefox on my ancient laptop dh has been asked to sort it out but he has been too busy must corner him tonight

hope everyone ok, where is festive? hope you ok

Most of my christmas presents done just can't think of anything for dh

btw any of you know of kids into gaming? We've got a whole box of MageKnight Dungeon Role Play Table top sitting in a cupboard at home collecting dust see here

Might be another addiction bar Dr Who cards

Do you think it would be suitable for a 6-year-old, MrsB? I have a 6yo boy to buy for in the Soapbox Mumsnet Christmas Thingy...

sfxmum - DS says "Oh gosh!" from time to time and it cracks me up (particularly given that since I am probably the only person under the age of 60 to still use the phrase "Oh gosh" I know exactly where he's picked it up from)

lemonaide it really depends on whether he's into gaming DD (4.11) loves just playing with the figures without obviously understanding any of the intricate rules, and she pairs of the lady monsters with the man monsters as they need partners! tbh those rules are even beyond me, but then I'm more of a 'traditional' board gamer .

lemonaidthey are funny dd keeps saying 'oh dear' and 'i see' and 'sorry' this will please gran parents no end at christmas just have to say please more often and see if she picks it up she has a very charming thanks
this might even distract MIL from the fact that i am still bf, no outward comment but plenty of pursed lips, bless her.

DS says "please", or rather "peas", but isn't so hot on "thank you" -- he's dimly aware that he ought to be saying something under those circumstances, but tends to settle on "peas" again...

Hi foxie - dh doesn't have a copy he can lend out I'm afraid. Sorry about that.

Ds is babbling loads now but whenever I try to get him to say 'mamama' he just goes back to 'dadada'!

Does it need to be a floppy, or would a CD do?

DS said the name of MIL's dog long before he ever said Mummy (or even "mama" in a context-sensitive way).

I think she's looking for a floppy because you can boot from the floppy, but not CD/DVD.

Damn, just got busted on mumsnet. Bloody work! Who do they thing they are?

Lemonaid/Uwilalala - blimey - I have no idea - I could try either (looks completely helpless)?

Uwilalala - oooh poor you. What did they say when you got busted? How did they find out you were being naughty?

Nothing that dramatic, just someone came to talk to me about doing something I told him I wouldn't do because I was too busy and there was mumsnet up on the screen. Oops. He didn't say anything. Just hope no one ever thinks to check my internet log.

Me too

Sometimes I imagine I'm being watched. Someone in my last job got the sack for spending 4 hours one day sending personal e-mails. She was the Chief Exec's PA LOL

well you could always claim it's your 5 min break per hour that you are entitled to when working with VDU's ok not quite airtight as you're still staring at the vdu, but at least that way you're still at your desk instead of somewhere unobtainable having a fag or the like

VDU? What is this? Techy shop talk?

Queen Charlottes gave me blood tests for VDUs last week during my ante natal check up.

MrsB - are we still on for tomorrow?

hi all

just got back from a 24 hour emergency visit to West Middx Hospital.

dd breathing got laboured last evening so i took her to A&E.

6 hours later they admitted us. viral chest infection, nebuliser, steroids, a-bs, inhalers.

bushed now. she's finally alseep upstairs but have to wake her at 10 for next inhaler.

what's life going to throw at me next?!

Hi paddle, that sounds awful, hope dd gets better quickly!

I'm off to bed now but will try to catch up with you tomorrow.

OMG paddle poor dd and poor you
hope your mum is around
let us know if you need something, really

PC that sound's awful Hope she recovers soon

Pudding yes still on. See you at 11:00

Uwila Video Display Units = monitors LOL