The Fourth and Only TeaRoom! Tea, Champagne and Muffins at all hours! Racing Pig get moving!

[daisy99divine]

A warm welcome to everyone, whether you have one child, none, or ten. This is a tea-and-muffin or booze-and-sofasorcanapees sanctuary for all. But certain standards of behaviour continue to apply - anyone engaging in fisticuffs will be ejected by George Clooney, ably assisted by Mellors the Gardener.

Cheers all!

JM - sorry you had such a bad time - I'm only 2hrs down on you - except you've seen the end of mine... Wasn't keen on the 3hrs in the middle where I'd requested an epidural (as was on drip by then) which had been put in twice but not worked, when the anaethatist got called into an emergency op when she was going to come back in 5mins.... Yes, I too get annoyed when people have a straight forward birth - or second birth etc.

I hated being in hospital afterwards too - I think that the worst night was night 3 - ds went to sleep OK, but at about 9.30 someone came onto the ward with their new baby, partner, another couple and mother - even though visiting hours were over - visitors went out for KFC (yuk yuk yuk yuk!!!!) and came back in with some for everyone. The woman wanted to be discharged - hospital didn't want to because she'd had some blood tests done to see whether she needed any blood etc and the results were not back. She ended up discharging herself (including very noisy packing up) at 12.30. By this time, ds woke up. He was rather large (10 5) and had the advantage of a very healthy pair of lungs - which meant that I was worried about waking up all the others on the ward (ie 5 other mothers). I was doing anything I could to stop him crying - I tried feeding, cuddling, rocking, walking around - everything. The sister told me that I wasn't bf properly (this after lots of people saying how well we both were doing). I now know that he was actually showing really early signs of colic, but no one in the hospital told me that at the time). The staff eventually 'took' ds from me at 2am as I'd not had any sleep at all by then - but gave him back, still crying, at 4am!!!!

Anyway - hospitals all a bit to much reminiscent of my rather too many nights in associated with mp....

Make sure that you take something nice to eat in with you - I always make sure that I have some muesli bars and fresh fruit - so I can cope even if I don't manage to get anything to eat in terms of 'normal' meals - it can be so easy to miss out if you're there at the wrong time, or you don't get into a certain place at the right time etc

Hope all goes smoothly and do take the advice - feet up, let Jackbaby get to tire his grandmother out....

I rather like the idea of the teashop being a 'fantasy' part of MN. I also like sf and hp, but I can't juggle and have never done rpg (although Iknow quite a nunber of people who do)

Would anyone care for afternoon tea?

I did consider logging onto the MN tea room while sat in teh RL tea room bit of soft play centre this afvo- didn't get round to paying for wi-fi code, played a few rounds of frozen bubble and then in walked my best friend, her dh and her boy.
So had pleasent chat, more tea, sorted out what food to get for boys collective birthday party. While boys entertained each other on the play frame.
would any one else like one of the soft play super duper hot chocs. Quite nice ordinarily but super duper with whipped cream, marshmallows,2 kinds choc buttons and a flake. Rather yummy.
Maybe I should go and take some virtual exercise, prehaps a run round teh grounds with one of those dogs would help, whos hound can I borrow? Does riding earl grey count as exercise?

Hi madbad - I am tired after an afternoon playing 'going to the library' and making paper flowers! We are just off to make some shortbread to really round off our lazy stay at home day - but a cup of tea right now would be practically perfect in every way!

Thanks...

Whispers - I am feeling rather proud of dd right now. On Thursday the ladies at nursery asked to have a word with me and it was to say - "Milk is an absolute pleasure to have at the nursery - she is so pretty and nice! The other children really like her." Then Friday night Beerfortwo and I went into Paris to go to a restaurant and Milkfortwo slept at her babysitters. At midday on Saturday the babysitter phoned to ask if she could keep Milk another night or even if we would let her two nights and us not pay her just because she was enjoying looking after her so much!!! It is nice when things like that happen, hey?

No one's ever suggested that for ds although MiL seems to think that she'll be able to cope fine, but every time she comes and 'looks after' ds, we always seem to have to take over or remove ds from trouble when she goes and has a lie down for an hour or two after lunch !!!

We've just been swimming. Ds has had a long time not swimming... but he did really well . Back to jumping in (and he totally missed his noodle float one time, popped up and swam to it before getting worried!!!) and a fair number of dives etc. We spent an hour in the water - we only got out as I was getting cold and the pool was going to close in 20 mins and I wanted to avoid the rush....

I think I'd better go and get my hair washed - Mellors seems to be getting a bit interested - I'm not sure whether he thinks it might be a bush that needs clipping, but I'm going to go and sort it out before he gets any ideas...

I don't think that the teashop takes too much getting into - I caught up on a couple of pages before venturing in, but I seem to have settled in quite nicely - or I think I have - unless its just me thinking that

Mistle - You are so thoroughly settled-in here that I always assume you were here from day 1. If Bocca was head girl you are definitely prefect and head of music! Would you like to take a cup of tea up with you while you primp in the tea room bathroom?

Sorry, Paris. Here's your cup of tea!

MT I would love your ds to come and stay with me for a few days - he sounds like a real sweetie and has a scrummy smile - much of the things you say about him in the tearoom make me want to give him a big hug....

... unfortunately - I live a bit far away from his Mummy to really do this!!!

I am sure I am not the only person who thinks he is a scrummer - I think, perhaps with boys, people aren't as forward in saying when they find them lovely - poor boys, hey!!!

Oooh yes, a cuppa would be great. No, I wasn't in at the start - I was really looking for somewhere to move to from the threads I had been on as I needed to move on (and moving thread was the only likely way of that happening) - so yes, I agree, it was a room of requirement for me too...

Yes, I would quite like to be a prefect, thank you! I wasn't at school - I had found out, by then, that it was much easier to do my own thing (normally music!) than hang around with the rest of my year - I do have one friend from school that I'm still in touch with, but she was two years older than me, and as prefects were chosen partly on the basis of popularity in the year, I didn't have a hope!

Mistledog is always up for a run - she's actually quite good, particularly if you take her on one of the flexi leads - we did do some before we moved - went before work - and she learned how to eat a pizza on the run - by getting ahead and dropping/chewing, but picking up and running ahead again before she got too far behind.

Paris you never know, I might take you up on that! You know the verse about the girl with the curl - well, that's just what ds is like - his hair has got a bit long, so he's even got the curl now!

MT - mmm.... aren't all children a bit like that though?

Thinks about self... in-fact all people!

oh i was the archetypal little girl with the curl - my parents used to recite it at me quite regularly!

Tricky with grandparents isn't it. Boy has 2 sets, both live 3 hours away.
My mum I trust utterly to look after him, she was a preschool leader and is wise to the ways of toddlers not her own, Doesn't even mind dealing with toileting.
MiL, - boy ignores her. Shes a bit vauge about what is age appropriate and really prefers small babies to children, they never really offer to have him or baby sit.

So boy has been looked after here and away on joint holidays by my folks for half days and bedtimes. But never for more than an hour or so by the in laws.

Blimey MT- Mistledog's a bit of a runner isn;t she. does she always manage to dredge up a pizza at the end of a run. I'm quite puffed out now and and can relax after my big roast dinner in virtuous virtual peace.
Sprouts with garlic and bacon- my favs.

My parents do manage to care for MJ on their own - I have weekends where I go away for a significant proportion of the time and they are sole carers (and exhausted). Mil has yet to benefit from 100% MJ time. FiL is very unlikely to for a while - archetypal professor - on a different planet! Can cope with the odd couple of hours if food, activities etc all set out and organised....

Mistledog does love a run. She is, in fact, a very laid back dog really - one good walk is all that is really necessary, but if you're offering she's always game. And even if she's had a good walk - 4miles - 6 miles - give her 30mins lie down, a snack and a drink and she'll be ready for the next one.

Thinking of you tomorrow JM - hope we'll see you fairly fit and fairly well on Tuesday.... xxx

See this is where I miss out (as does DS) really - because my poor mum died when I was 18w pg, he has never had the chance to be looked after by anyone other than me (and DH) for any length of time. Dad couldn't cope with a small baby on his own - he barely copes with my nieces at 3 and 5, and certainly not the 2yo!

MIL was over from Australia when he was born (she is a widow too) and was here for his 1st 6 weeks; and then we visited her in October for 3 weeks so he got to know her a bit then, but she still only really had sole care of him for a max of about 3 hours.

Just been watching The Devil Wears Prada - god Meryl Streep is good! She is one of my favourite actresses, along with Sandra Bullock (and actually, I think Anne Hathaway too now)

Drat! Forgot to watch The Devil Wears Prada. We must have Meryl Streep in Tea Room: The Movie.

I shall soothe my disappointment with champagne. Does anyone else want some?

TW ((((hugs))) sorry, I know its 'not done' but, I feel, required at this juncture

aww thanks Mistle - I am not averse to the hugs, mind you - I have a wee tendency to be most un-MNly and use them when I feel it is needed.

madBad, I agree - Meryl is a must - aaaand, I think she should play YOU! (not being a lickarse, honest, just think as the founding member/senior statesperson/head girl or whatever of the room, then Meryl is the bird for the job.

Well, I suppose she could play me. I'd be immensely flattered if she did.

Champagne, anyone?

No-one will ever say nice things like that about WS, Tea! I left her for less than 20 mins with friends in the park on Saturday and when I got back she was practically hyperventilating, she doesn't share her toys and she rarely even speaks to her friends' mums, even though said friends often come to me for cuddles. She does like to talk to people in shops, though, or I'd really worry about her.

Didn;t watch it, was it good then? Am growing used to beig TV free, we will be really TV free from May 6th when the anologue signal is switched off here, for now, we just don;t watch much.

Prefects- I resigned from prefecting. It messed up my lunch time.

ooh, madbad, you are spoiling us with your champagne - ah go on then. just a wee one...
luvverly.

Do we have The Devil Wears Prada on the tearoom DVD shelf? if not, we should. (and Priscilla Queen of the Desert too)

hello all!
sorry to miss such a chatty few days!
JM really good luck tomorrow. Other people's comments can be insensitive can't they? Just thinking of you and big hugs (cos I know you like them!)

Zazen don't worry about telling your story, that's what we're here for. I think it is the suggestion that you are not a proper woman if you haven't given birth naturally (just as you aren't a proper mum if you only have one) that can be hard to take - many people are sensitive but there is a touch of smugness in some people's account that can be hard to take!

Mistle sorry for ongoing saga of food. I would do anything - little bits of food/ different plates/ different places to eat to spice up life and make it easy - we often have a picnic tea (rug over the chairs) if DaisyBoy has had a poor run of eating - he knows it's a treat and it all helps - whatever makes life easy I say

Paris42 I did put you down as a mate, could you not see the piccies? Nobody else has mentioned them so not sure if it has totally failed?

Thumb sorry you having hard times with sleeping. DaisyBoy doesn't sleep all night through. Again, I have always taken line of least resistence (the title of my child care book!) so he sleeps in our room - cot first then bed...

Valentines we don't do. DH once bought me a sunflower on 13 Feb cos I was having tough time at work and said "It was hard to find a nice flower. They all seemed to be red roses" Bless his innocence!

Racing I would definitely buy an entirely new hoover. Nobody will notice or care

Justa sorry you are all feeling ill and cross

Pirate welcome! DaisyBoy loves pirates. Where is your ship?

I am afraid I have no idea what you are talking about with games. Don't even know what the little letters stand for.....