Afternoon.
Dh - thank you so much for messaging me, it was great of you. I am fine though, just feel like I don't really have much to say these days. You know, half the week I go to work, come home and put the kids to bed, then go to bed myself. The rest of the week I'm doing the housework I didn't do when I was at work, and trying to make up the time with dses. Dunno. Just don't feel like I'm exactly adding much to the thread IYKWIM . Anyway, I was really touched, and I hope you have a great week. (I may have mentioned this before, I do go on...) I lived in Inverness for a year, and had lots of time there before that. I loved it, and always like going back for visits. Re: playgroup - ds1 joined one in August, he's only just 2, so pretty young for it, but my CM helps out there so he'd been there loads of times already anyway and it's on 2 of the mornings I work, so fits in pretty well. Can't help with how to choose, he was invited to 2 different groups - the advantage of living in the sticks where there's a low bith rate!! It seems good, there's a good staff-child ratio, they don't insist on the child being toilet trained (ds1 still not interested ), they send playpacks home with the child every week, all the staff have kids of their own etc.
Galmum - really great to hear from you, we've been wondering how the house hunting had gone. I'm sure it must have been really emotional leaving your last place - hope the decorating isn't too exhausting!
Eah - my dob is 25/07/76. The new teacher sounds fab. Menu planning, hmm, I did that before going on mat leave and keep meaning to re-start, it is so much more convenient! Moroccan chicken for us tonight.
Jodie - many congrats about the course, when does it start? How are dd's eyes?
Annieapple - great to see you too, totally agree about the smocks!
ratfly - 35 kids - hats off to you! How old are they?
See? Blah blah blah. I'm still boring.