Feb 2011- the one where Jane gets married and ALL the babies sleep through!

[deadka]

Hello everyone!!

not in brum but can drive there in under an hour.
Oh i love Cannon hill park is the cafe on the same site? That would be great for the girls as i prob wont be doing a proper day out this hol due to finances.
How is Friday for everyone? 40 welcome to join us too.

Haha to the Billy bookcase. Ive got one,its been relegated to the spare/ds's room as i wnated a more minimalist look in the lounge so replaced it with a pretentious shabby chic chest.Unfortunately the illusion ends there as its full of dressing up stuff.

Dh and Ella have taken the non sleeping Dilly for a walk,its really cold but sunny here. She has on her new winter hat which is so cute but it had slipped over her face and she was just sat there not crying or anything,just sat there with a hat covering her face. She cracked up when Ella took it off

ledkr if anyone can show your ds a good example its you, you should be proud that both him and dil can talk to you. Ps the Specials were headlining some nights in Belfast in my sisters bar a few weeks ago. She said they were fab even though she didn't know who they were

40 Anna is so in love with our dog, she keeps trying to eat her paw!!! Mr W said "where's Mummy?" the other day and A looked straight at the dog . Poor old dog has been the obsession of all of the girls at certain times.

Anna is a lot better this morning, although very manky nappies - she is currently asleep in the car and I am sitting in the front seat - gotta love wireless connection

bledkr Yep, the MAC is in Canon Hill Park - its a big arts centre type place. They might not let you in though as its mainly frequented by the Sophie Set.

am laughing at all the babies and their animal obsessions. So cute. R wil see mum's dog this weekend - I imagine the dog will spend the day cowering in the corner!

Agh. Better run. R has pulled over a lamp which had a Royal Wedding tea towel attatched to it with a magnetic lion. Don't ask.

Oooo meet up on Friday- I might be able to come!!! We're driving to Tatton on Friday and I was planning to stop somewhere near Birmingham for lunch and a play!!!! Don't really want to go into the centre though, is there anywhere a bit nearer the south that's convenient? If not then don't worry, we'd only stay for an hour or 2 as we've got to get to Cheshire, and it's not worth disrupting plans just for me.

Oooh Deadka you're coming to Tatton this weekend? I am sitting at my desk wondering whether to go for a quick walk in Tatton Park for 10 minutes right now! Do you have family up here? [Have we had this conversation before? We're probably coming back to Knutsford tomorrow as it's the Food & Drink festival this weekend and it was v good last year.

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Oooh deadka This could turn into an actual thread meet up! Canon Hill Park is South of the centre but I guess still central. I'm trying to think of anywhere else that is further south but maybe you could google and see of Canon Hill is doable?

No- next weekend. DH does 5 shows a year there. He's at Hagley Hall this weekend and we're staying at home. Go for your walk- it's beautiful there! V at you going to the Food and Drink festival in Knutsford.

choc had a google and I reckon I could go out of my way and do it!!! Woohoo!! I'll be there about lunchtime and take a picnic (and my mum, sorry, she's coming to help out at the show), does that suit everyone else?

That would work perfectly for me (but then it is only 2 miles from my house!).

Whoop! Actual meet up alert!

to meet up. That is all I have to say.

I am so you are all meeting! Do you not fancy comming up to Glasgow?

Sorry to hear of all the sicky babies

ledkr sorry to hear about your ds break-up. You now have a live in babysitter though .

I have not been doing anything worth writing about, hope you all have a good day.

So is it still cannon hill?? I know the cafe i think is it just past the play area that has endless bridges? Ill only do a picnic if its nice,if not it will be food there,i expect its all vegan organic isnt it?
I can get there for lunchtime about 12? Where shall we meet?

Damn,its taken all day to get dilys to sleep and now i have to go out to the hospital

I reckon I would b about 1.5 hours from Moseley, so of I go to my sisters will try and make it too!

Mikey been to docs as is vomiting everything he eats. Got diaoralyte for, poor bugger. It's gross.

Goth first parents eve tonight!

got 1st parents eve.

Is not parents eve exclusively for goth parents

40 That would be awesome! And poor Mikey. Ood luck with parents eve!

bledkr Cannon Hill sounds like its go. Shall we say 12noon outside the MAC (that's the cafe thing and yep you have the right one). There are tables outside there (unless it's raining). Will do picnic if it's nice otherwise itllbe vegan organic big slices of carrot cake for us too. If people need directions etc then a good tip is to head for Edgbaston Cricket Ground as the car park entrance is just by there.

reastie and jane Cone and play.....it's not that far....

I've dropped R off at PIL so am enjoying mooching and doing my hair etc. v excited about an evening out!

How exciting,i can hardly believe it. Cone and play yes
40 love the goth parents evening,can imagine all the black clothes and eyeliner.

Dills has just scoffed a massive cauli cheese,i may be imagining it but im sure she came crwaling into the kitchen saying mmmmm and crying then looked chuffed when i put her in her highchair

Right, so who's going to be the official photographer for the meet up so those of us who can't make it ( ) can see all the babies (and mummies) together?

40 enjoy your goth parents evening Hope Mikey feels better soon.

We now are the proud owners of the ikea highchair. Should have listened to wiggles all along - tis much better fit than our expensive wooden one

I'm wondering whether to get professional photo done of alice for me dhs christmas pressie. borg how much did yours cost? I've found a good looking photographer (the photos not the man ) but it's £40 for the session and £12 per piccie. I know you can get free sessions and just pay per photo but tbh when I see the photos they really arn't as good.

Did another walk today and discovered a great footpath that goes right next to the back gardens of a posh new private housing estate full of posh homes so I could have a great nose

Harumph and to the big meet up! Will demand photos!

reastie, fancy meeting up (and anyone else dahn sawf) before Christmas? Not sure about the photo thing as they are expensive (especially the good looking ones) but would be great if you could find one doing a special deal.

40so sorry about mikey, poor little man. Is he interested in food at all now? Must be so worrying when he can't keep anything down

Have done my domestic goddess turn for the month in making a lovely dinner and about to bake lemon drizzle cake for me a friend tomorrow.

No, I really haven't been to ikea! Have no idea what a Billy bookcase is? I obviously need to get out more as my house is furnished almost completely with stuff from the local second hand yard and no, I'm not some Kirsty allsop wannabe, I strongly dislike her , it's just a matter of money!

So not fair, I want to come to the meet up! Yes lots of photos.

40 poor Mikey, hope it's a short lived thing, good luck with the dioralyte.

needto you sound incredibly chic with your vintage furnishings. I can never find any bargains, refer to comments below

reastie the photoshoot was free but I have to spend £300 on framed prints to be able to get the actual photos. Better option may be to have just bought a really good camera....

borg I do have a really good camera I just don't know how to use it . Maybe I'll skip that idea

needto defo up for another meet up prechristmas. After chrimbo it'll be harder as I'll be back at work :( . nom nom to cake. I made christmas biscuits last week end (never too early )

Btw I can confirm that IMO needto has a lovely furnished home. I came home feeling quite of how nice everything looked when I can never get things looking right.

Evening!

Well I am inviting myself to this meet up Tough luck ladies I will be there too (hopefully!) MizK are you coming too?

I have been and stocked up on plug in humidifier, nasal spray and tissues for snotty baby, poor thing I am really hoping for a better night tonight

Meant to say earlier thanks for the IANBU's, made me feel a bit less petty :)

40 poor M, hope he gets better soon, must be horrible for him and you :(

reastie I love nosying at posh houses rightmove is great for that haha.

Back later, I keep reading and running

NeedTo I don't like Kirstie Allsop either - simpering landed gentry .

reastie I was going to say that the free photoshoots usually result in very expensive prints but Borg beat me to it Tbh I usually take really good photos of other people, but my camera isn't dear, my secret - take them in black and white.

I am officially not talking to anyone going on the meet up

40 how's Mikey, Anna was great all day, better than she's been in a while, even deigned to eat some dinner, had bedtime bottle and just hurled it everywhere. Thank you God for wooden floors, I'm a bad Mummy, I knew it was coming and held her away from me over the floor. She didn't cry and is asleep now

OMG I am sooooooo excited- can't believe you're all having a meet up on the ONE DAY I'll have some time to kill in Birmingham! I might be a bit later than 12 so DON'T GO HOME ANYONE!! Got a fair drive to get to you. [committed] We ought to pm each other our mobile numbers so when if I anyone gets lost it's ok.

reastie and needto can I come to your southern belles meet up too?

Reached a new low with potty training today, Imy's got the squits and I had to scrape diarrhoea off her legs and bin her knickers 4 times today.

deb you can only come if you promise not to tell the others how obviously superior our meeting will be so they don't get

wiggles fancy coming here and doing some photos for me? I'll pay you a pittance it's true though - black and white does always make things look better and classier

oh deb to the potty training. Yuck.

wiggles hope A is back on foods with more success soon

Ha ha ha ha at vintage furnishings.... Thank you reastie but it's really a case of buying the cheapest thing and painting it White
wiggles I find kirsty really patronising, as if the poor little millionaire has ever had to buy things from a second hand shop , then suddenly making your own is tres chic!

reastie I'm very impressed with your Christmas biscuits and I think you'd be proud of my cake because it's one of Mary berry's, hope my friend likes it tomorrow, he's in a hospice now and pretty near the end so has decided to eat everything that's bad for you , I like his attitude!

Borg whereabouts are you? If you're down this way (Sussex and Kent) then come join reastie and me