WEST LONDON MEET-UP THREAD - MAY 2007 (Part 1) - Acton to Sunbury everybody welcome

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New thread for May.

Or, extrapolating a stage further, SusieQ / SuziQ ?

Kewcumber?

I like kewcumber.

well my sodding bloody purse is not at home am convinced that someone has half-inched it. Foxie could you check at school for me (will ask CM if I remember) if anyone handed it in on Sunday. I will ahve to cancel my cards again.

And poor DS has a stinking cold, think he has given CM a hard time and think I'm in for a hard night.

(Quite like Kewcumber too)

what do you think... I'm morphing slowly

I was stuck at Mansion House tube this mornign - just like being stuck in lanarote

ele question for you here

thanks kewcumber. I've been and posted my questionnaire

Hi all. I have spent 4 hours today (mainly due to ds's "help") putting together a butchers trolley, burnt dinner, then dh phoned to say he was going to have to get on the next train back into the city as he had to go back to the office (probably for the whole night). Ds has only just gone to sleep about 10 mins ago.

Like the new name sue.

Ele how are you? Haven't really talked to you in ages it seems. Which weekend suits you for the cinema? What is there on atm (or in the near future) suitable for the girls btw?

Hi COV. I was thinking maybe we could do Shrek 3 when it comes out... but I need to get my hands on Shrek 1 and 2 first so she can watch those at home. We have seen Meet the Robinsons. If there are any other kid movies out, that would be fine too.

This coming weekend is DS' birthday so that's out. But I can do most other weekends. I can't remember, what was your schedule like?

Schedule full until the weekend of 16th/17th June, and 23rd is out as dh is taking dd to the theatre in Richmond to see "Danny champion of the world"

Also I am fairly certain we have dvds of both Shrek movies (will dig them out and bring to Quokka's leaving do if you like).

Kewcumber - like the name.

will try and ask school tomorrow. But deffo check with me whether I've remembered to do that or not...

thanks foxie - will text you in the morning to remind you

Good idea!

Cheers

OK last reminder:

Handbag sale tomorrow:

10am-3pm, then 7-10pm, venue: huge house on Kew Road, opposite the gardens. Worth attending just to nose round the house

Let me know by 10.30am if you wanna pop in for a browse and a cuppa/glass of wine

Be there or be square

Hi all, I only joined Mumsnet yesterday. I don't know if this is on the right thread, but I live in Richmond, and we're looking for an au pair to start working 1st June. I put it in the classified section but someone redirected me to here. Does anyone know anyone looking for work? Regards, happy Tuesday to all

hellocurious cat - Eleusis and MrsRecycle are the au pair experts so I'd wait for them to come along. But welcome anyway.

Are you planning to be sociable and join in any of the meet-ups?

oh god i have to drive to East Dulwich today.

didn't realise it was bloody nearly peckham!

grr

hello curious cat, post on the Nanny/Au Pair section for advice on how to find someone.

have you been in richmond long? how many DC and how old? would be great if you wanted to join us on any events.

Hi curiouscat - my AP starts today. I got her off thegumtree.com. But I've had lots of applicants from aupair-world.net. If you register your profile there, you should find someone. However, beware you're only likely to get people that want to come for the summer. I found it very hard getting a long-termer. Good luck - and join us in a meet-up soon.

Hi curious cat

good luck Paddle! [virtual earnest hugs]

yes paddle but you have chosen to go, haven't you [pious emoticon]. It's not like anyone's holding a gun to your head...

And handbag purcahses are definitely out as my cash for the week was in the purse that is missing

Hi curious cat. I'm more of a nanny expert than an au pair expert. But glad to help anywhere I can. I'll go see if I can find you on the nanny / au pair threads.

yeah well i wish i hadn't!

childless friends are just a PITA!

i have to ring her to find out what time we're expected think i'd leave in 30mins and dd can nap in the car.

only to be told that it's not convenient for me to arrive at 11:30am so could i leav in an hour.

which would mean dd sleeping for an hour at 11am thus probably not sleeping again till about 4ish thus knocking bedtime right out.

so i've put her down now and hope she'll snooze for 30 mins now and stay awake later.

grrrrr.

hello newbies and welcome

foxie with some regret the only place i will go today is down the shops for some food and some drugs. i hope she soes this thing regularly

hello everyone else sorry not able to catch up yet, hope you are well

oh yes and i like kewcumberbeen considering name change for ages but can only come up with more rubbish

Sue - what you mean is that no one has put a gun to Paddle's head YET!!! Good Luck Paddle!!