MN Little Italy 15

[francagoestohollywood]

welcome!

Oh Camo, are you starting tomorrow? Good luck with settling back into your new routine!

Mccloud, lol at change of season! Do seasons really change in London? In Exeter there was the same temperature from October to June.
Oh dear, I sound bitter, don't I? Sorry
To be honest, I really enjoyed autumn in Devon, I thought it was the driest time ofthe year, and the colours of the countryside were amazing. And the smell of drying leaves...
There were also some perfect days in the summer. When it's hot, but never sticky and the sky is blue and the green so green... but they were very rare, ime.

Penthe, I bet dd had a fab time on the beach. did she love it?

Good luck Camo! Lol Franca at season changes. In Manchester there is 1 long, shite season for 12 months with a few warmer days where you can't get a seat outside a bar or cafe anywhere for love nor money as everyone is desperately soaking up the rays while they last. I love it when you get a crisp autumn day in the UK but I used to get so depressed waiting for it to appear in between the murk and horizontal rain!
Speaking of murk - commento sul Berlusca??? Could this be the beginning of the end or am I hopelessly optimistic?? Has he finally gone one step too far with his threats to sue Repubblica (and half the world's press for good measure)?

Oh gosh, I really don't think I would have survived the Manchester weather. I think I should count myself lucky that we lived in Devon, where the weatehr is milder than most parts of the UK. (oh yes, those crisps autumn evenings, with the lovely smell of the first fireplaces being lit up, I loved that smell!.... ... I'm a bit homesick now!!!)

Oh gosh. Don't get me started on Berlusconi. And all the polemica with the Vatican too. Lots of people believe that this is B's end as a politician, I have my doubs, not being a huge optimistic myself. ANd even if this is B's end, we'll be left with the sodding Lega Lombarda, gasparri and the fascisti, the UDC etc etc etc. Oh dear, oh dear.

ah Gio, I forgot to ask, when is your little boy starting materna? Are you feeling a bit less apprehensive?

Just a quick one, as have to fresh tomorrow morning for going to DD's school to meet the teachers, register, and fork out a fortune on uniform.

We have officially moved in now, and won't be going back except for weekends. Very hot here, esp. in Rome, I am longing for layers, boots, jumper dresses! Being able to walk somewhere between the hours of 11 and 6 without pouring in sweat would be a start though!

Oh is it still so hot there then? Today it's been the first "mild" day here, and we were all sad that the summer's gone

Have a good day tomorrow with new teachers etc.

Camo, good luck for tomorrow!

Starts on the 15th Franca. I am looking forward to him going on one hand as think he is really ready for it but on the other hand am dreading it as sure will be tears etc. Yeah still hot here although there was a marginally fresher feel in the morning yesterday, soon passed into sticky heavy heat again!
Good luck with school Sput.

It's hot here again.
Ah Gio, we'll hold your hand

Mccloud: your book has arrived, thank you!!

And Sputnik: Boden catalogue is here. My and dear friend are going to make an order together!

Yes, really sticky here, looks like it's not going to cool down until the weekend.

School intro was load of bla bla, as suspected . Teacher seemed nice enough and only 16 kids in the class, which will be nice. The school is not too far, but what with traffic lights etc I can see it taking us 1/2 an hour.

Gio, I'm sure it'll be fine, the first few days are bound to be difficult though. Good luck.

Wonder how Camo is doing.

Glad you got a catalogue Franca, I have to write to them as I don't seem to have got any credit for it. Also, you can always get a discount, at least there is the 10% mumsnet one, or check hotdeals. If it's a small order then XNHT gets you £10 off £30 spend.

Oh no Sputnik. I hope you get your credit sorted as soon as possible.

Glad to hear the teachers are nice, I suppose it is the most important thing!

Yes, I wonder how Camo is doing... Impressed by her work ethic, she hasn't logged in yet

Yes, very hot here too. Our flat in Milan must have collected all the heat of the last few weeks.
I'm in a major de cluttering effort... but I keep on stopping as it's too hot (and mn too tempting...)

What you need to do is to go to Ikea for more boxes (air conditioned too)
DD has learned from DH to say "bloody Ikea"

Right, have promised her the computer.....

sputnik!!!

I'd love more boxes from bloody ikea. Not sure there's any space left here though. grrrrrrr

Ebay those children's clothes, go on, it's fun!

Ehm - can I join MN Little Italy then? Have not read the full thread but I do have an Italian passport and a British husband. Do I qualify?

heeeelloo everyone!!! just thought you might want to join the fun here for a traditional "us vs them" mumsnet fiesta.

silliness aside i hope you\re all well, and yes Minerva, you certainly do qualify, benvenuta!!!

Ciao Minerva! Benvenuta. Only popping in to tell Sput to make sure you get your credit as i got the catalogue. Great you have the book Franca, always overworry when i send stuff to italy. Tell me what you think of the book.

Benvenuta Minerva, yup yopu do qualify indeed. Think I 'saw' you on some thread and wanted to invite you.

LOL MM yes I love those threads but haven;t got the time.

Minerva you must tell us something about yourself - we are so very curious .

sputnik yes I forgot to say, received the catalogue thanks. Did not find anything I liked thankfully so it went straight into recycling box, hope you don't mind.

McM dd's tooth's ok. we had a fine day today thank you and we are now watching Mary Poppins.

sorry meant haven't got the time tonight 'cause I must pack.

oh good for dd! i thought it looked wobbly.

i recycled my boden catalogue without even lookoing at it.

hi everyone, benvenuta minerva!

oooooooooohhhhhhhh, I'm so knackered! didn't sleep much last night, between DD waking up and feeling like the night before an exam, then got to work, saw some old faces, but lots of new ones, and it really feels like everyone thinks that this job swap will be great... yes, more flexible as I wouldn't really need to be in the office ever (well, obviously I have to), but a really lonely and boring job I guess from the 2 hours of shadowing I had this morning, I was used to and liked my meetings with other departments etc... boh, maybe once I actually start doing as supposed to watching it'll be better... the 600 e-mails I had to go through in my inbox probably didn't help either... oh, well, it's only the first day.

anyway, sputnik and gio, good luck with school and asilo!

franca, got my mini-boden catalogue the other day, far nicer than adult, sooooo tempted to order stuff for myself too in size 14y (I meet the hight requirement ).

Camo sounds interesting and challenging!

Cheer yourself up with this Dirty Dancing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjvuCOlkO4E

I've stolen your mug McC!

Oh Camo it sounds like when I went to work. I'm sure it'll be better, and think about the long quiet lunches...