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Tea Room the 23rd - The Canadian Rockies

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Jacksmania · 11/02/2011 16:49

Welcome to the 23rd incarnation of the One-Child Tea Room. Not to be misleading - although its inmates inhabitants mostly have just one child, we also have mums of many (but no dads yet... hmmm...). Everyone is welcome.

The usual rules apply - no bunfighting. If you like that sort of thing, go elsewhere.
Other rules: bring Wine. Or [tea]. :o

We find ourselves in a lovely spacious log cabin in the Canadian Rockies. Enormous west-facing windows show a gorgeous view of the sunset over the mountains, and there are log and/or gas fireplaces in every room, even the priest hole (which is a Hiding Spot of Requirement for Those In Need) and the bathrooms. In the open-concept living room, we find the Aga gently simmering against the wall, the bar fully stocked, and the cappuccino bar prepared to dispense any hot beverage of your choice.

Fluffy duvets and colourful pillows abound on the deep, squashy couches and armchairs. Outside, we see a vista of deep snow, dotted here and there with deer and bunny tracks. The walking trails and access roads have been ploughed clear of snow by our able (and hunky) handyman, Mellors, who is also available for massages and facial treatments in the Log Cabin Spa.
There is a hot tub outside on the west-facing deck, with a mini-bar conveniently nearby.

There are no aspidistras in this log cabin, as the cold of the Rockies causes them to shrivel and die. However, the Naked Mohawk Babies have come along and are swarming along the rafters, and in the adjacent stable, the Tea Room horses, Earl and Lady Grey are available for snowy rides. The bison are frolicking in their snowy paddock, and I have no idea if the bishops followed the trail of breadcrumbs or not.

(For newcomers, the last paragraphs obv. makes no sense - just go with, all will be explained.)

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CMOTdibbler · 17/02/2011 10:28

I'd have shouted for sausage spitting too ::sits on bench::

Have a back rub Tee. And a squashy cake

teafortwo · 17/02/2011 11:19

OI!!!!

Can everyone peeerleeease get off the bench for shouting about spat sausages!!!!

It is HORRIBLE to spit sausages and if you don't respond in some 'I am very shocked' way how will any ickle one know sausage spitting is up there with for example nose picking and I dunno purposeful dribbling with a menacing glare!!!!

Also if you don't occasionally loose it yourself (I am not talking about barking at the moon naked - just a bit of squalking now and then at the really top 100% annoying stuff) how on earth do you think your child will feel when he or she doesn't maintain complete calmness and perfection. Answer - he or she will completely crumble!

Unserp - I am not keen on the whole shouty parent thang overall and like you avoid it as much as possible - but YOU are not a overall a shouty parent and sausage spitting needs stopping and if a quick squeak does it don't feel bad - feel human!!!

teafortwo · 17/02/2011 11:21

Hmmm - last sentence went a bit Confused???? Oh well - I think you get the overall meaning!

Grin
amberlight · 17/02/2011 12:44

Depends what someone shouts. A shout to stay 'stop/no' is one thing and is often effective. It stopped FineLad ending up nearly killing himself or others on many occasions when younger, for example. (due to his tendency to escape and run away into heavy traffic/not know his own strength).

Shouting abuse (swear words, derogatory comments) at a child is another. I've known parents who have done the latter and I find it appalling.

Soup du Rockies, anyone??

thumbwitch · 17/02/2011 13:13

Are those real rocks? and are those bits moose antlers?

Tee - horrible feeling, :( for you and LCT.

Serpent - agree with Tea42 - away off the bench - shouting for that level of sausage-abuse is perfectly acceptable. miniThumb does NOT get to spit his food anywhere and will only grin at me unless he gets the Shock of a loud response!

Amber - agree with you - although when miniThumb does something spectacularly stupid, despite being repeatedly told not to, it is sometimes Very Hard to refrain from pointing out the level of stupidity of the action. And sometimes I can't.Blush

MiniThumb had his second lot of dance classes today - went very well, he's enjoying them - still wanted to join in with the ballet class after, same as last week, so I took his hand and ran him out of the hall before he could start the full-scale tantrum. And once we were out, I bribed him with buying sausages from the butcher, far more successfully than last week Grin.

Sadly it was MrT's turn to cook and he decided to re-heat the curry leftovers instead - miniT was most unimpressed.

teafortwo · 17/02/2011 13:21

Yes, of course I am 100percent with you there Amber - but... this IS unserp we are talking about so whole-heartedly believe that the sausage spitting scream was firmly in your first camp!

I am busy swooning over this...

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1590173686/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1PKBSSXVAYJXKEH4AY4X&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 17/02/2011 14:25

I screeched "get out of the house" at GardenGirl yesterday when I was still standing on the doorstep, waiting for her to put her shoes on (a 15 minute job, would you believe?) when her ballet lesson started. I was going to go and sit on the Bad Mummy bench, but Tea's very eloquent and persuasive post has made me think that maybe I can avoid the bench. Just for today. Maybe.

::anxious::

Are there any petits pains tres suggestifs to go with the delicious soupe du Rockies?

amberlight · 17/02/2011 14:49

Oui oui, ici les petit pains tres suggestifs!

I wonder what the point is of me going all the way to the local shopping centre to buy a new hot water bottle... and coming back with about 20 other things and no hot water bottle? Hmm

MaryBS · 17/02/2011 14:54

Feeling wobbly and flops on the Chintz couch...

off shortly to school to discuss their plans for DS, meeting delayed from last year... followed by parents' evening... argh

Amber, you either need another trip to the shops, or a hot water bottle substitute... your choice... :)

amberlight · 17/02/2011 15:05

I'll have to borrow Mellors then Smile

Hope all goes ok at the school, Mary...

mistlethrush · 17/02/2011 15:09

Maud - luckily, mistlechick has been making rockets of various proportions with the bread dough. Do you see the way he has two balls of flame cleverly shooting out of the bottom of some of them? Grin

He is also not allowed to spit food. He is not allowed to spit and it told quite strongly what a disgusting habit it is - I fear he's learnt it at school Hmm

He passed his first karate belt test btw - will try to get a picture of him with his uniform on this evening before he removes his belt....Very cute!

Braces - mistlechick would have loved ones with smilie bees on them - what boy wouldn't?

Kindle... Not sure - Amber its worth checking out the availability and range of non-fiction before getting one. And based on my experience with that sort of thing (not that I was actually plumbed in, but plenty around me were, most people don't seem to find them too restricting. Its really interesting on side effects of this sort of thing - I know someone who was on a realatively mild dose of one - which had to be increased to the higher does - apart from the hair loss, all the other side effects which she had been suffering from were less. And the same thing affects different people very differently - like the person on exactly the same treatment as me who was getting the treatment and going back to work - whilst I went home to sleep and had 6 mo off work. Strage.

amberlight · 17/02/2011 15:18

Their hair fell out whilst using a Kindle? Oh my! Shock

::thinks carefully about whether she's being too literal::

Aha! Thanks - yes! Blush
Yay re karate test!!

Tee2072 · 17/02/2011 15:43

Afternoon lovely tea ladies.

::hands round Brew of choice and some lovely biscuits::

Only result of LCT's fall is a small bruise on his cheek. Mummy still a bit traumatized.

Yes, Amber, their hair fell out from using the Kindle. It's a side effect Amazon doesn't advertise. Actually, they call it a feature. Grin

LCT had a great time today watching the big kids play at the park. Once they all left for the first time ever he actually tried some of the play equipment. Granted, he tried to walk up the slide...Hmm

BoffinMum · 17/02/2011 15:45

That would save a lot of waxing if you held the Kindle near your bikini line, methinks. Grin

Tee2072 · 17/02/2011 15:46

Boffin, think of the ad campaign!!!

BoffinMum · 17/02/2011 15:47

Shall we tell them? Grin

CMOTdibbler · 17/02/2011 15:48

::goes off to try the epilating kindle effect::

amberlight · 17/02/2011 15:49
Grin

I can do a good deal on the loan of a fine blonde wig for those affected by Kindle use. Or a nice Merkin, hand knitted.

Thanks for the Brew and BiscuitBiscuit

mistlethrush · 17/02/2011 15:57

I should have changed paragraphs! Sorry Amber!

Glad that the wig looks so good. However, a number of people commented that they actually found a nice soft headscarf significantly more comfortable for 'everyday' - particularly when in the hot hospital.

I must say that that was the ONLY hospital I have been in where the food was actually quite good. And there was a big variety and plenty of alternatives. So all the oatcakes and crunchy bars that arrived with me one weekend went home the next without being used - very unusual. AND they actually went to find you if you weren't in your allocated 'place' (I tended to lurk in the 'day' room even when it got a bit crowded....). Nor did they mind you making tea for yourself - given that you could cope at home without burning yourself, they thought that you could probably manage it there....

amberlight · 17/02/2011 16:07

Ah yes indeed...I have the world's best collection of scarves Grin (spot Amber's second addiction after collecting maps) and now I'm investing in Beanie hats as well for overnight use in case of an absence of hot water bottles/Mellors.

MaryBS · 17/02/2011 16:58

I'm on a low dosage of Kindle... I wonder if works on upper lip hair too? Blush

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 17/02/2011 19:21

Crikey. First it was Prince Albert now we're being offered a loan - a loan! - of a merkin.

::Rues the day she ever left the tranquility of Gardening::

Donki · 17/02/2011 19:38
CMOTdibbler · 17/02/2011 20:28

::picks Donkis hooves out, oils them, gives her a good groom and a cozy stable rug:: Can I tempt you to some alfafa haylage ? And a chat about it ?

MaryBS · 17/02/2011 20:31

Whats up Donki? :(

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