The One-Child Tea Room, version 21... the Hawaiian Islands. Cocktails, anyone?

[Jacksmama]

Welcome everyone to the 21st (!!!) One-Child Tea Room. Not to be misleading, we do have inhabitants who have or are planning more than one! Everyone is welcome.

The usual rules apply: no fisticuffs, or you will be escorted out by Mellors the Hunky Gardener. Depending on your preference, he looks variously like Daniel Craig, George Clooney, David Boreanaz, Gerard Depardieu... I have a feeling we all see something different but whatever we see makes us drool! And considering that this Tea Room is in the Hawaiian Islands, whoever we see is definitely shirtless! :o

Cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, yummy food that is entirely without fattening effects, and lewd rolls abound in the Tea Room. There is also a full cappucino bar.

This is essentially A Tea Room of Requirement, and we're currently on the lovely sandy beaches of Maui, with beach huts, lounge chairs, cabanas, mango and papaya trees, and of course, lots of coffee directly from Kona.

Pop on in and stay a while. We may all seem a bit mad eccentric but we're very friendly!

Can we remain some place warm?

Polytunnels are beautifully warm and one even has a giant paddling pool.

a purple cocktail I think, would be a nice addition to communion.

I'm liking the new tea room wheels. Do you think we will manage not to crash these ones? remember the sports car incident the other year? oNOt that one can get so far on a small tropical island like this .... But there is volcano isn;t there?

Amber- new tops= one is black with pink and green details and the other is duckegg blue green with a little pink detailing. Currently I am wearing jeans, a very old T-shirt and a sweatshirt that used to belong to a company I stopped working for 7 yrs ago... girly tops need a bit of working up to in my life.

Mealtime assistant work is going OK , have done 3 lunchtimes this week already. More detailintehotherplace than I wish to go into here.

Tomorrow year R parents have been invited to breakfast at school by the PTA. The current PTA seem to be very keen on food... reckon they are fatteningsoftening us up for something like an AGM.

What a creative idea of the PTA.

UniS, we must have gone to the same school - comfort over "fashion." I live in jeans, hoodies and fleece sweatshirts from Old Navy. I would feel guilty about not being more girlie if it weren't for the fact that I met MrScout at a Guide/Scout jamboree and he met me wearing cut-offs, hiking boots and a Girl Scout tee-shirt.

Oh, and Techno, thanks for the tip! I'll go to town/to the store when I go to the doctor.

But what were you wearing, Scout?

::boom boom again::

Just the usual rubbish about how I am scarring DD for life by not having a sibling for her, pah sod them, is there another purple cocktail to hand?

Hahaha! I see I am going to have to type more carefully.

::Passes NC a LARGE purple cocktail::

::passes a cocktail to Norfolk and grabs another for herself::

Ho hum. Perhaps a brick in the handbag would help?

GARRRRR. I love working for myself...if only I didn't need clients.

Did someone say cocktails?

UniS my fashion mantra, since having LCT, is clean covered and comfortable. My sister in law, whose oldest is nearly 11, says eventually I'll stop worrying about clean.

Is it time for a new room already? But I just got here!

::Passes Norfolk some of BabyScout's bricks for her handbag::

I'm loving the fashion tips. Sadly, my fashion mantra is does my bum look big in this?

whereas I know my bum looks big, so I'll wear a pair of jeans large enough to cover it decently and let me move comfortably.

hmmm liking this

hmmm liking this

Yes. I suppose what I'm actually trying to say is that my first concern is does this adequately cover the vast acres of wobbling middle-aged flesh?. I buy most of my clothes from manufacturers of marquees. Clean covered and comfortable just about sums it up.

I know my bum looks big in whatever it is, but work on the principle that cuddly can be good

Definitely not time for a new tea room yet, surely - we've nearly 200 posts to go!

The word is Rubenesque, Amber. Or callipygous.

Right now my mantra is: Will these trousers stay up?

::Sends Scout a good belt::

Think I should have gone for one size down in my jeans. Might also take up my friend's offer to get me something from NYC next month and ask her to get me a new pair of jeans (I love this style, they're comfy, they fit, but they're American).

Would anyone like pizza to go with all of the cocktails?

::waves sleepily::

ummmpizza.
::unis drools slightly::

I have realised there is flaw in my brilliant plan to get boy to have school dinner tomorrow. Chose tomorrow because pizza is an option ( veggie) , was also planning on cooking pizza for tea... best pick a different tea.

Hello laddeeess, well, I am glad I haven't missed much today!

I thought of Catita listening to Mexican revolution too :) I kept waiting for Mr Hatita to come in

I'm about Riven and the media fuss I cannot see this having a happy ending...

Techno, why are you crying?

UQ can we come to your polytunnels purrleease since I haven't made it to Wilton house yet

I hope DS is happy at school. He is being really wibbly with me at home and I worry I am being to strict with him I wish I didn't double think it all the time

Would anyone like to share some of my belly? I have so much at the moment I should offer to be Friend Of Gazza. It is strangely getting me down....

Oh this is a bit me me me, I I I isn't it? Scout, so sorry Tabs were full but cake sounds better

UniS is tomorrow Piano Day? You would welcome it with your lovely new top girlee style?

Catita I just tell Oxboy my phone is full of boring work, it mostly works

Why afraid of Techno in her professional capacity?

Myrrh I love your church

Norfolk sorry you have single child prejudice

Tee know exactly what you mean about parental departure, JM has said much the same at times

hugs to anyone I have left out