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Mums in bonny Scotland!!

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mum2toby · 22/01/2003 16:26

HI folks,

I was wondering if there are any Mumsnet meet-ups in Central Scotland??

I'd like to go on one. Are there any more of us Scottish lassies out there????

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Toothache · 09/05/2004 13:04

PHEW! Thank goodness for that gscrym! I don't think his wife likes me very much.

I'm STILL trying to potty train ds. He uses his potty all the time in the house and even used the big toilet, but the MINUTE I put pants on him he pees.... and he refuses pointblank to wear trousers unless he has a nappy on. I'm kind of at my wits end with him. He is technically potty trained as long as he is naked from the waist down. Anyway... that's for another thread, must start one about this.

I work at BP Grangemouth at the moment. Finishing in 8wks time... Just give me a shout if you want to meet up.

Toothache · 09/05/2004 13:13

gscrym - We're in an ex-council house at the moment and got a bit of a bargain as the guy selling it wanted rid quickly. It was his Mums and after she died I got the feeling he just wanted to offload it! It needed/still needs work doing to it, so if you DH wants to practice using his power tools then he is more than welcome around at ours.

However, the area we are in isn't one that tends to make money so in 3 yrs we've probably only made 15k maximum. Not enough to allow us to buy a bigger property at the moment. Hopefully house prices will have calmed down by next year.

I've never really been into Scottish men. My last 2 serious relationships were with an Irish man and a German! And I'm now married to a Scouser.... I definitely like an accent other that Scottish.

I might be blowing my cover here... there can't be many women in Falkirk married to Scousers.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 13:17

Where about in Camelon are you . My MIL lived in Ochiltree terrace and there was an ex council house there sold and I'm sure it was because someone died.

Toothache · 09/05/2004 13:27

We're pretty near there, but definitely not Ochiltree Terrace. I've only been down there once or twice when we've been walking to the Wheel. The houses down there look much nicer than mine. And MUCH bigger.... if any more come up for sale I'd be interested in viewing it. Although I'd rather move out of Camelon. We've got to live somewhere that has a train station as we don't drive. DH works in Dunblane and I work in Glasgow (normally!). Larbert would be perfect.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 13:58

My MIL house will be up for sale sometime this year. Don't know when though. Should be before summer They've just moved to a granny flat in Callander Park so they're in the process of deciding what to keep and what to chuck. If you want, I can let you know when they're ready to flog it.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 14:01

If you're interested in Larbert, Ian Gray is probably the best estate agent to look at as they're mainly larbert and stenhousemuir properties. Have a look at the ESPC website.

Toothache · 09/05/2004 14:26

That would be GRRREAT! How many bedrooms does it have? I'm in a 2bedroomed at the mo, and it's going to be a squeeze when the baby comes.

Ian Gray, will have a look. I'm supposed to be working just now.. hee hee, but there's always time for some househunting and Mumsnetting.

Are you addicted to Mumsnet yet? It took me a couple of days before I realised that I couldn't help logging on in the morning..... I don't think there is any medication that can help with a MN addiction so I've stopped fighting it.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 14:55

I have to say I am addicted to mumsnet. I used to use babyworld but it felt a bit clique-y. I think a lot of the people who were on it knew each other. It seemed that way in my ante-natal club. Also, not everything on here is focussed totally on babies. Much as I love him, I do want to talk about other things too.
Your going on mat leave soon anyhow. I particularly liked when I told my then boss that I needed to go to aquanatal class when I was on dayshift once. When he moaned about it, I launched into a full discussion of pelvic pain and all things cervical. After that, he didn't refuse again. Men of a certain age are very scared of those bits.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 14:58

Meant to say, MIL's house has three bedrooms, a garage and back and front gardens. It has been lived in by old people who smoke but I think my DH will be going in to fix anything that needs doing before it goes on the market.

On another note, I'm looking at a small boy who refused his lunch and now has strawberry fromage frais allover his hands and face. Don't ya just love letting them feed themselves!

Toothache · 09/05/2004 15:04

That sounds just what we are looking for!

I know... blokes are hopeless at coping with stuff like that aren't they.

Toothache · 09/05/2004 15:07

I mean they are hopeless at dealing with the pelvic stuff..... not feeding themselves...

ja9 · 25/05/2004 14:45

Hello! I'm moving to stirling in summer from north and would love to get in touch with any local folks. Am worried about being lonely in a new town with first baby on way (due Sept). Been interested in all your house chat cos we've just started looking in and around stirling area. Ochiltree sounds familiar!!

JanZ · 25/05/2004 15:09

Hi there Ja9. There are a few mums in central Scotland - Toothache for one. I'm in Glasgow, so not so convenient.

We do meet up occasionally - but not as regularly as the Mumsnetters down south.

From the sound of it, you're still looking for a house. Is that right? You say you're from the north - which "north" do you mean - north of England or north of Scotland?!

Hope someone else more "local" gets in touch soon!

gscrym · 25/05/2004 18:59

From what I've heard, Stirling Royal is a great place to have a baby. If it's the same midwives as I had with DS in falkirk (maternity department serves all Forth Valley, merged last year), they'll look after you really well. Hope all goes weel in the move.

colette · 25/05/2004 19:12

Janz I am in Glasgow too - on the south side. I have never been on a "meet up" .

JanZ · 25/05/2004 19:26

Colette - whereabouts are you? I'm in Pollokshields.

JanZ · 25/05/2004 20:01

PS ... but I'm really a North sider! (brought up in bearsden/Milngavie.

We used to live in Shawlands and moved across to Pollokshileds 6 years ago, after searching on the north side for a place that we could a) agree on and b) afford!

kalex · 25/05/2004 20:03

i'm up for this, live in Perth and have transport. What about a day at Edinburgh Zoo or such like?

gscrym · 26/05/2004 10:21

I'm up for that. I've got transport to if needed.

ja9 · 26/05/2004 11:15

Janz when i said 'north' i meant of scotland. Aberdeen to be more precise. We've not bought a house yet. Ours went on the market at the beginning of the week and we're waiting to find out how much we'll get for that before looking properly in Stirling - so as we know how much we have to spend!! Anyone recocommend any nice places to live in and around Stirling that we shoul dkeep our eyes open for?

gscrym · 26/05/2004 11:28

If you drive, it's alot easier because Stirling can be quite expensive (depends what you think expensive is). There are a few nice places round about. It all depends what your price range is. Try a couple of the estate agents websites.
www.yourmove.co.uk
www.espc.co.uk
Can't find all the brackets for the links. I can also recommend a fantastic solicitor in this area if you need the conveyincing handled. He did ours and it went without a hitch.

applepie · 26/05/2004 13:45

Hi all, I'm in Edinburgh and would be up for another meetup - have 2 ds' ages 1 and 3. I went to another mumsnet meet at Little Marcos (soft play) in Edinburgh last autumn, but happy to meet elsewhere - have car but ds1 loves train and bus rides as a treat (yet to experience the 'pleasures' of commuting)

colette · 26/05/2004 23:52

JanZ
Sorry about the delay , I am having trouble getting time to mumsnet lately. I am in Battlefield but am a southerner originally.
Ja9 - some of the villages near stirling are lovely. We have friends in Gargunnock and they love it , but the other villages near there look really scenic as well.

Gomez · 27/05/2004 00:21

Hello ja9 - we moved to Stirling last summer and are quite central. Prices are high (we moved from Edinburgh and were still quite surprised at some of the offers over we lost.) It also took us about 4 months to find a house. Other estate agents to consider are Clyde Property and Slater Hogg, you can also use s1property.com. (ESPC doesn't have great coverage in this area.) We did also look at a number of the surrounding villages but DH wasn't keen as travels into Edinburgh most days and wanted to keep his travelling time down. Doune is worth considering but few houses come up there.

Anyway we have a 4 year old DD with #2 due in 2 weeks so please ask away and I will help if I can - although I may not get back to you quickly if bump come along. Also Toothache (M2T as was) comes from Stirling originally, I think, so may be along to help later...

I am a fairly new, quiet (think that must be my hormones as no one in real life could describe me as that) so haven't been to any meets but may be brave enough to come along to one during the summer.

Cheers

Gomez · 27/05/2004 00:22

Oops, DH also suggested Allen & Harris Estate Agents too.