November 2012 - All our babies are 18 months, where has the time gone?

[StuntNun]

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DD1 will be 8 on Sunday. I bought a Sylvanian Families hotel in the sale after Christmas but she is now no longer into them. I can sell it for what I paid easily, but it is still a bummer. I also have a garden party to organise. Just family this weekend as it is also Father's Day, and friends next weekend. I will be putting the teepee up as it may well be wet. And bunting. Lots of lovely bunting. She is getting a new watch, purses as she is having a budget like Mummy and Daddy, and walkie talkies that are good quality so she can take them when out and about and we can keep on touch. No idea what else to get her. Have Nana and my Parents to buy for as well. She wants a fliker but they are very pricey. I am trying to find one second hand and failing miserably.

What's a fliker?

Her jammies are nice - 100% cotton.

Spa voucher is certainly a good suggestion. I think she would love a massage.

Maybe you will be able to have lovely long antipodean holidays pikz?

It is a tri-scooter. Very cool.

Oh and Pass, please message me property porn :-) I promise not to buy it, but might have local info.

I am trying to cover 7 weeks of summer holiday. It is a challenge indeed.

vq the house buying process is going to last well over 6 months so you might get veeeeeeeeeeeeeery bored. Until you get bored here are one or two examples of things we have looked at! Feel free to discuss at your leisure as none of them will be possibilities - just research opportunities

I really like this one

this one is enormous

These are just two examples

Oh and that first link is old - it has been off and back on the market since then and is now considerably cheaper

And the second house is actually both fronts if that makes sense

I love the first one! Fab colours!

I love them both but I prefer the second one.

Interesting interesting!

This could be a long six months for us all

The first one is my favourite by far!

jealous at proper grown up, family houses

The second one is the house I want to buy but DH says no. It sold but the buyer pulled out so I am guessing there is something wrong. The location is also not great. It is huge. It is currently a guest house. I love it but not where it is.

I will never tire of house porn.

Check this one

vq you are quite right. Home buyer report is a disaster and it would require a sizeable sum to make right. We really liked it but it would be a massive albatross

Love a bit of house porn. A bit lots jealous of what you get for your cash north of the border.

And we obviously have amazing taste!!

zamboni the thing is make that the town I actually live in which it 12 miles from the ones here and you can lop off a bedroom and add £20k

Still, I know we are comparatively very lucky.

Oh and I properly love floor plans!

< moves to Scotland >

The third one has an aga!

Need a wee need a wee need a wee Am sat on Fs floor whilst she goes back to sleep.

Oh Pikz that is sad I would be a weepy mess of any of my family moved away. It will be December in no time though and thanks to modern technology, you can speak to him lots. Still shit though apart from lovely sunny hols

Pass I love house porn. I go on right move most days, and am in no position yet to be buying anything more than a garden shed! Chasing, I had lived in student houses, then terraced places in less than desirable parts of town, and when we moved into our current house, I felt so grown up lol! Our previous places had been no less of a family home, but somehow he 3 bed semi in the sticks felt a lot more mature.

F is sleep talking, and dreaming of the dog. Woof woof.

I prefer the third one. Yes, we clearly both have excellent taste

I don't like the third one as much. Would be better redecorated. But the pond would scare me. There is an ancient well in my garden (despite the house being modern, I guess it was used for agriculture) and despite the fact it is covered quite securely it really bothers me and I go cold whenever the girls are nearby plus I am scared of well dwelling monsters

Evening all. Am in bed already, really rock n roll!

pr I love drop dead Fred too. I am watching it now, in fact.

Glad you get laughs out of weelee guys, I don't call it a weelee, or I didn't, but if am finding myself saying weelee. Hoover is also have-ee. He likes ee'ing in the end of words! He loves the have ee so much I have ordered him a toy one so he leaves mine alone

Had to give e his quilt as he wouldn't go go sleep with just a blanket

Sounds great pp :) I am unfortunately too a sieve :(

E is the same pr, no idea when or how much he weeks at any one time. Just that he drinks and wees lots! Enjoy your storm :)

hope it's not too damaged pass

Bless him yw sounds like he got really excited at that train set! lovely :)

Gosh pass they are pretty houses. I hope when I buy a house it's half as pretty as those, I'll be very pleased if so :)

I don't know what to do with my tomorrow :/