West London June thread (one day early)

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Almost made it to the end of the month. Children are gone. I am free until Sunday lunch

foxy dan has done tiling for me and is actually managing our house while being rented. I know you had probs with him in the past but thats all I can suggest.

Yes when the electricity went today I had a emotional moment - but all is sorted now! Just scoffed some left over sushi from last night (yum)! Just had a cultural shock at the supermarket, thought I would go while the kids were asleep and it was packed! I was the only western face and people were pushing in front of me and being quite rude so I just started to talk out loud to myself and it seemed to work . Thay all gave me a wide berth thinking I was quite mad, managed to find fish finger (birdseye!!!!)

Birdseye fish fingers - the true taste of home eh? Well, Britain I mean. part of our staple diet, fish fingers are

R U able to text me Dan's number again as I've lost it? Can you text across the waters?

just text you foxy

not a prob foxy, I think he has so much business now he has a couple of helpers. Of to have a shower to de slime - I'm a sweaty betty

my mobile will be disconnected from the 20th so no more texting after that! Will have a new number working soon

well that was the first hot shower I've had in 6 days!!! I never knew a hot shower could be so enjoyable , yay I feel semi human again!

Thanx quokka.

Its hot here but has been cloudy all morning.

have just walked back from school so I'm all sweaty too

OMG women, talk about verbal diarrhoea or what??? Off to catch up......

HEEEEELLLLLOOOO Quokka. Lovely to hear from you! I was talking about you to a relative on Saturday as she, her DH and 2 LOs (3.5yrs and 1.5yr old boys) are also moving to Singapore in July so I can put you both in touch. Are you still using the same email add.

Paddle - Congrats on your sale! Fingers crossed with the potential new place.

Foxi - Can't believe your crappy boss. You give 'em hell girl! Can't help you with a tiler sorry.

QC - Lovely pics.

Wave to everyone else.

Is everything working now then?

Hi 2cute still on same email, deffo put your friend in contact with me. Off to bed now been waiting for the boys to wake up but seems they are better tonight . Saying that I'm sure as soon as I start snoring they will be yelling the house down

hope you get a full night's rest luv x

Well dd looks on the mend, has put me a whole day behind on the preparations for the weekend. I have 14 for lunch on Saturday (somehow dh decided it would be a good idea to host a joint father's day and his aunts's birthday lunch at us seeing as his parent's are here for the weekend). I have (to my own detriment) set myself up as quite the gourmet so it has come to be excpected I will usually put on quite a spread). It is my own fault. Anyhoo, how does this sound.

Instead of starters I am doing some canapes

Homemade pitta chips
Spinach dip
Hot crab dip
Tomato bruschetta
Artichoke bruschetta
Filo wrapped asparagus with homemade mayonaisse
Chicken satay with peanut sauce

For main

Whole poached salmon with new potato salad, tomato and basil salad, and sherry vinegar cucmber slad, served with cucmber and minted yoghurt

Dessert

Homemade summer pudding with extra thick cream.

I have to do something that is all cooked either on the hob or in my combination microwave oven.

The Il's are now only coming on Saturday morning with dh (dh is off out on Friday night then staying at parents so they will all turn up on Saturday morning).

I have this petty idea of being very smug when they all turn up to a pristine house and fabulous meal, all the while having cared for the children whilst they all swan about.

How petty am I ? [grim]

I'm not grim btw

COV: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds lovely
mine would get fish and chips
in a dirty house

Oxo - mine too and they'd be surprised I was organised enough to get the fish and chips

It is my own fault. I am the one that has set ridiculously high standards, a trait I get from my mum (she is always "the hostest with the mostest")

my folks would bring their own fish and chips...

CoV - that menu looks amazing

Will you marry me?

I think I'm the same as you Cov!

The boys slept through yay yay yay yay! but dh did wake me at 2am getting drunk then again at 5am getting some water

just reread that and it should be dh came home drunk not getting drunk at 2am - he's not that bad!

Paddle, that you have to give up your lovely garden, but it does sound as though the new flat would have a lot going for it (service charge notwithstanding). Do you have the option to buy a bigger share later?

Foxie, did your grievance go off at 6?

KC, lovely pictures of your DS!

GUess everyone is bust working or enjoying the gorgeous weather. DS is snozing so I thought I would see if anyone is around. Will prob go lie in the garden for 3/4hr until school run.

flippin hec it's quiet round here!

just finished reading The Kite Runner - absolutely fantastic but quite harrowing too.

Need to read something with a feel good factor next otherwise I'll be suicidal fgs!

Haven't heard anymore re: flat but early days. Am now applying for homebuy which is another alternative where you get assessed on what you can afford mortgage-wise and then you add 25% onto that which is interest free loans split between gov and the mortgage broker.

When you sell they get 12.5% of the equity back. Saves paying rent on the share you don't own. I'd pay the mortgage on 75% of the total value of the property.

Going on the vague figures I have that could, possibly, just might, get me into the price range for ex-local authority maisonette type properties around the rugby ground.

Remains to be seen tho......

have been in meetings and got taken out for lunch (nice change but had to make polite conversation with a northerner that I didn;t know - so on balance probably would have been better buying my own lunch).

Go for it paddle - come on put a bit of oomph into it. That could be a great chance for you to effectively own. The service charges would worry me on the other property tbh.

like this? Looks quite nice.