WEST LONDON MEET-UP THREAD - DECEMBER 2006 - from Acton to Sunbury everybody welcome

[MrsBojangles]

The brand new general chit-chat thread

Evening all, how are you all? First chance I've had in the last couple of days to get back onto MN! I've been nagging dh to get the wireless network set up again so at least I can use the laptop then!

I've not read the last few threads I'm afraid! How did it go last night Paddle? Or is it tonight?

ROFL - glad I'm not the only dotty one around here!

Paddle I'm sure you've got better things on your mind tonight but just to let you know that my PC is a bit better now. Deleted the original norton package and that improved things immensely. Will try and download and alternative security package from the net and then delete the norton 2000, as I think it takes up too much memory or something. Defragmented C drive again and did a massive cull of "stuff" hat's been on there for yonks. Will upgrade BT as well

Listen Paddle, I hope it goes really well tonight, we're all thinking of you. Let us know tomorrow how it went.

Oxo,

Have you checked the Christmas Appeal thank you thread? I think there might be a message for you from Munz 8 December, 2006 10:35:47 AM

Here's the link .

still amongst the living. Dh was working from home yesterday so I didn't have access to the pc. Was sleeping most of the day anyhow thanks to being absolutely shattered after another one of 'those' nights with ds and also coming down with chesty cough... will it never end??? argh

Morning all,

I've just posted some energy saving ideas for cooking on my blog. Do you have any to share? My blog's here. .

I've also started a thread to collect eco-tips from MNetters for my blog. Please post any other tips you might have here.

TIA

Good morning all. what is the Xmas appeal about? noone in office yet and am on my own so thought i'd quickly check you guys were all ok. how did last night go btw?!

morning everyone!

[slightlyhungoverandseedyemoticon]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, we had a fabulous evening thank you everyone.

We had kir royale whilst bathing dd and she was tucked up by 7:20. Nanny arrived at 8pm and we had more kir royale together.

Off to Fat Boys for dinner and another bottle of champagne then we wandered over to Smolenskies for a cocktail before cabbing home.

We talked and talked and it was great. Quite emotional but we really connected again and I really hope that we have turned a corner and things will continue to improve.

Thanks for all your good wishes.

Foxie, did you de-install N2005 and re-install N2000? Try and get a copy of Macafee, it might run better. Download ZoneAlarm too.

DD just took a piece of Stilton out of the fridge and took a chunk out of it. She quite liked it too!

Thinking about a trip to St Marg's pottery cafe this arvo. Anyone been?

good morning all

PC that is really good news, baby steps baby steps

mrsB sorry you are still having a bad time at night, it seems to me things get even worst the more tired we are iyswim

quiet day here

Glad to hear it went well PC.

Nanou,

This was the Christmas Appeal.

PC glad to hear the evening went well

question to everybody who's lo's have already had the vomiting bug... how long did it last? dd started last night and can't keep anything down poor thing.

Hi Mrs Bo. sorry can't help. so far so good for my dd - touch wood! guess you did not have a good night then? hope someone can help soon

paddle: I live 1 minute away from Pottery cafe - so you MUST come to ours to play after
I'm babysitting this afternoon too so there will be more kids than adults so we will be out numbered!!!

also, you can park at ours if you are driving - save the extortionate parking fees here

mrsB dd only had that once and it started just after her bath, she vomited even water, this from about 6.30 pm until about 4am, she slept in between, the next couple of days were a bit difficult but no vomiting i was very careful about what she ate, best of luck it was pretty awful because we all ended up getting the bug

Mrsb - my dd2 had a vomiting bug and it lasted about 3-4 days on and off. Dr could not give her anything just said the usual keep her hydrated, little water often. Hope she gets better soon.

ooh we haven't had the vomiting bug yet. We've had the sore throat one, which lasts about 48 hours, with a cough which hangs on.

Paddle glad you had a good time last night - its sounds very productive and just how things whould be. How did you both leave it?

I've still got Norton 2005 on there as I can't work out how to uninstall it!!! Once I've figured that one, I can download one of the others. But the virus problem has completely gone now thanks to your expertise

Did everyone see Sues update - she's officially a mummy now that the appeal period has passed - Daniel is her son forever!!! :

Hi Foxie! nice to see you. great news re sue - i reckon the best Xmas pressie this year!!!!

Just read her update about blubbing and practically blubbed myself. Must remember to read that stuff at home, not at work.

i know what you mean! best get on with some work...

evening all

thanks for the coffee, chat, donut, pooh bear, cheese and olive Hoxo. was lovely.

foxie, dh is coming over on Saturday adn we're taking dd to Kew Father Christmas.

He's away on business the following week but we've agreed Christmas Eve and Morning together then I'll head to my mother's and he's welcome to join or not according to how he's doing.

just walked all the way home from St Marg's as no blimmin buses!

;-)

our pleasure paddle
looking forward to tmrw. house is like a bomb hit it, but have decided to leave it and phone for chinese. dh is out tonight, kids sleeping (touching wood!) and am ready for some slob time

Paddle - that's brilliant. Sounds as though everything is on track and going very well .

Nanou/Ulwila IKWYM about reading MN at work . I find the same thing with the news, one minutes I'm having a sneaky look at the news on my PC, next minute, my eyes are welling up with something that's happened.

Anyone know how to uninstall fecking Norton security from my PC? I tried going into progs then remove and it won't remove. Opened up the Norton and can't find any instructions how to get rid of the blooming thing. ?

I need to get nerdy!!

foxie, go to the Programs folder and find the Norton folder and right click on it and delete.

you're running windows95 i think (really need to upgrade to xp m'dear!) but if you right click on start I think that still takes you to Explore and you can go from there.............

hth

hoxo, dd was very late to bed at 8:15pm little madam. Grandma spoils her! had a healthy but way too small supper so now stuffing brie and grapes.

very much looking forward to tomorrow too.

;-)

ps: off to see Su's blog now but am sooo tired! didn't go to bed till midnight and don't even ask when i got to sleep !!

Paddle - Really glad you had a good night. Here's hoping it's the first of many more to come!

We're going to Kew this week as well as its open til late Friday and Sat. Haven't decided which of the two days yet as its dependant on whether DH finishes work early enough on Friday.

Does anyone have a good recipe for eggless fairy cakes?

hi all

i feel like i had a particularly productive day sorting out outstanding paperwork and keeping up with my study timetable.

be lovely to see everyone tomorrow and i am hoping dh arrives home earlier than the last couple of days

Kew in the dark is lovely even late evening when it is all misty and frosty just looks gorgeous

mrsB hope you have a better night tonight

snow - how was the grotto at kew this year? Last year it was lovely. Don't think we will go this year though, just don't have the time or money .