Sept 08: How do we like our eggs in the morning? Fertilised, or completely and most definitely unfertilised?

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Hiya Star I posted a lovely goats cheese and watercress muffin recipe. Full of iron and lovely. Asda do hard goats cheese and so do tesco. You find it in a small block by the soft ones.
Recipe here

And I've not seen Wicked DandS, so quite excited. My train is at midday so I've yet to pack . Oh and there's the small matter of an all day course tomorrow, which doesn't sound so much fun.

And am I blowing something all out of proprotion ladies? I have an old school friend as a friend on fb. I went to a private school, so was surprised when she turned out to be an ultra left wing guardian reader (but I guess it was her parents' choice not hers).
Anyway, since the coalition was arranged last night, she has posted on fb that she is disgusted at britain and hopes David Cameron, his family and his house all suffer horribly and the only bit of good news tonight would be the death of thatcher.
Now this woman became a mother for the first time 7 months ago and, annoyingly for me, her comments have really upset me.
Whatever your politics I am upset she would wish harm to anyone - and the tone and choice language in her post make it clear she's being serious. Especially being a mother and knowing the camerons lost their son recently.

I suspect I am blowing this all out of proportion but for some reason it has really bothered me but I can't say that on fb. So I can unload here

Imo I can understand why it upset you. To wish harm on anybody is dreadful and upsetting. I take it she is not a close friend? Maybe you could delete her from your friend list.
All this talk of muffins is making me hungry. I am being good though as another weigh in tonight at weight watchers.
A very rare day at home today as baby e is still infectious with his Hand, foot and mouth. I am going to resist the urge to deep clean and actually spend the day playing, chatting and encouraging him to talk. Wish me look.
Ill check by in a bit. Have a good day girlies x

imo it is fabulous. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely go again.

IMO I can see why that upset you, what an awful thing to say If you have no friendship in RL then I'd delete her from your fb!

I've never seen Wicked but heard wonderful things about it. Mum's got tickets for us to see Love Never Dies over half term

DS is sooooooo grumpy. Lots of calpol overnight. His crying woke dd so we've been up since 3am with one of both of them. This morning he's been itchy so i've given him piriton but he's only allowed two doses a day.

Going back to a previous discussion, I keep a stash of calpol in my bedside cabinet incase I wake up with a sore throat! A friend put me on to it when I was pg and couldn't take paracetamol tablets without puking. Its so thick it really coats the throat and soothes a cough.

Hi all. I've got an appeals thread going on here and have received some great advice from the appeals experts. I was advised yesterday that the scale of the problem in borough is so bad I should inform them of my intention to go to the press. Hope you don't mind but just wanted to run the letter I've sent to the Director of Education and the relevant councillor by you to see what you think?

Dear Councillor Mrs Tracey and Mr Robinson

My son is one of the 421 children in the borough of Wandsworth who on March 18th did not receive the offer of a place at any school for reception commencing in September 2010.

We have an appeal on 21st May for one of the schools we identified as a preference, Swaffield, but I must point out that I am absolutely dismayed at the scale of this problem, the lack of assistance from the LA in finding an acceptable solution for our son, and the seeming lack of realisation that something urgently must be done to resolve this and prevent it happening in future years.

It simply isn't good enough, in my opinion, to expect parents, with no experience in dealing with the admissions system, to navigate the process to obtain a late place for their child when there are 421 other children also required to do this. It appears to me that you are expecting a large part of this shortfall to be made up by parents moving away, home educating or transferring into the private sector and I believe in this you have failed to meet your responsibilities to children in this borough.

I would like to give you notice of my intention to contact the press following our appeal to highlight the scale of this problem and I wanted to give you this opportunity to respond to my concerns in advance.

I would appreciate your urgent attention on this matter.

Yours sincerely

Dastardlyandsmugly

I'm terrified now

Oooh! Two comments (other than to say that its fab!)
Paragraph three should say 'there are 420 other children' not 421.
Also, perhaps state that although you have an appeal, that's still no guarantee of a place? (I'm assuming that's the case anyway).
Keep us posted!

Thanks Carrie. Have already sent so typo will have to stand but glad you liked it. Am really nervous about the appeal and the reaction to this letter and you gals are all so lovely.

Great letter D&S, let us know how you get on - I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Yes that recipe is ok for mini muffins Debi, I think it makes 24.

IMO - regardless of political beliefs, what your friend said is just horrible and unnecessary. Delete them.

Oh, and I meant to remind everyone that it is Fathers Day next month. Which also gives me an excuse to Be all smug and say I've sorted presents for dh and my dad - hurrah!

d&s I am very impressed with your letter. It sounds very official. Fingers crossed for you too.
Well, what have you got Dh and your dad il2mimi??

imo I saw your status last night and wondered what had been said. That's a horrid thing to say and even if meant as a joke shouldn't be posted as onviously when things are written you can't always see what tone they were said in.
I didn't really want him as pm but wish him well in the job.

Great letter D&S. I'm surprised it hasn't been taken to the press already, I'm guessing most of the 421 parents are feeling the same way as you. Shame there's no way to find out who the other 420 sets of parents are and all get together and go to the press together.

I'm having a grumpy day today. DH told me off for taken chocolate out of the box for my lunch in front of ds2 so he didn't finish his breakfast (fair enough it was a bit daft but not as bad as he made out) and then as soon as I got to work I got hit with stuff that made me feel like a crap teacher. Then because I was in a mood my 2 lessons this morn were crap!

Debi - do you mean you actually got hit with stuff? I'm hoping not. I hope your day gets better. You know the whole chocolate thing, while annoying, doesn't matter don't you. Just let it go and swear about dh internally - it's often the best way!

Oh well, as you ask Mama

My sis and I got my mum and dad a very posh coffee machine for their birthday's and mother and fathers day, so he is sorted.

For dh I have bought a poster sized photo frame that has spaces for 16 photo's. So I have chosen 16 photo's, turned them into black and white and put them in the frame. They are all pictures of dh with ds1 and ds2.

You may or may not remember that when I introduced myself on the thread all those months ago, I mentioned that our eldest son died when he was 15mo, so for Fathers Day I decided to dedicate a photo montage to dh and his boys. It looks great and I know he'll love it. I'm so excited about it I want to give it to him now.

I also got a notepad printed that has pictures of dh and M printed on the cover. He uses a notebook a lot for work and I took some lovely pictures of them on the beach a couple of months ago, so I merged the 2 ideas together. I got it from Photobox.

I love digital photography! I sorted the majority of the presents by sitting on my arse with my laptop

ILTMIMI That sounds really lovely.

Please tell me, when exactly is Fathers' Day? I am going to have to be super organised well in advance if it is any time around the birth. (Although I suppose that would probably be a pretty good present on its own.)

starlight Have you made the muffings yet? Let us know how they turn out. Remember the bake-along day with Dan the Man? I have since completely revised my Carrot and Apple Muffin recipe and it's much better now. Here. I'm going to make a double batch this week and hopefully* put them in the freezer for BF supply.
(*if they don't all get eaten first)

carrie Which kitchen shop? We used a great one on B'thorpe Rd - bargaintastic and super helpful. P.S. I expect I will be sobbing on your doorstep over the next few months begging for tips on how to survive with two under two.

Oooh there's one on b'thorpe rd is there? Our builder can get us a deal at both Howarth Timber and Howdens. Some friends have just got a gorgeous kitchen from Howarth (up near the railway).
You're welcome to sob on our doorstep, it'll be the only bit of the house still standing! I might be sobbing on yours as they tear my house apart!
Fathers day is 20 June. I haven't given it any thought which is given the high expectations I have of dh on mothers day! He doesn't like 'stuff' so I guess its just a job lot of haribo and baileys! I've got him a photo mug for work in the past, would be tempted by a photo mousemat but I don't think he'd like it. What other photo computer accessories are there?!

ILTMIMI that sounds absolutely gorgeous, a really thoughtful present, and extra kudos for acheiving it all from the sofa!

That does sound lovely ILTMIMI. A very happy way to remember something sad.

I didn't literally get things thrown at me but it did feel like that. Just grief from a parent who basically thinks I'm rubbish! Then it got worse when I left work (I finish early on a Wed to pick up ds1 from pre-schl then he watches a dvd while I work) as the childminder phoned to say ds2 has spots on him so I've had to go and get him then have 10 mins to kill before we go to doc. PLus an annoying pushing salesperson bugged me on the phone for ages so I've got nothing useful done.
If he's got hand, foot and mouth I'm going to start suspecting illnesses can get through computers esp after other children on here getting chicken pox type spots after Carrie's ds getting it!

Ha ha imagine that if Ive spread Hand foot and mouth thru cyber space . What the official diagnosis???
il2mimi I do remember , I think your picture idea is wondeful.
Fanny and carrie my door is always open for visitors if you have one of those days with the babies or your house falls down! Or just for a moan, chat cuppa and a big slice of cake.

No joke but I think ds has hand foot and mouth in addition to the pox! He has some blisters on his right hand which are clear (not yellowy like pox) and I thought I saw one in his mouth. He is one seriously unhappy little badger

fanny we are SO taking mama up on that offer!

bookmarking...

Thanks guys. I think I'm so chuffed with myself because I was able to create the whole thing without getting really upset - something I thought would never happen.

it's ok mama you're safe (well from me anyway). It seems it could have been Carrie sending bugs through cyberspace. Doc was baffled by the spots but thinks they could be chicken pox! He had chicken pox in January!

So now I feel like I need a new job where I can take time off without feeling very guilty (to the point where I then feel even more guilty as I feel guilty for feeling like the hassle of being off work is worse than ds being ill which obviously isn't the case) but still get the same holidays as I do now and paid the same. Any ideas??

Oh yeah, talking of rashes. M's spots never came to anything - they had gone by the morning.

So keep your cyber pox and h,f&m to yourselves

I think guilt comes with motherhood Debi. I find there is always something to feel guilty about.

star the muffin thing has been rather a theme on here for a while now .

IMO what your 'friend' wrote was awful . Some people don't think before they update don't they?

What a lovely idea ILTMIMI

carrie Yes, a kitchen place down B Road, on a corner near the racecourse. But last time I was down that way it appeared to have a different name so I'm not sure if it's the same people anymore.

star I used to be a little horse. Neigh, neigh.