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hi ladies here is our new thread

Oh God do we have to get up and do that mad hour in the morning again. Too tired!!

The bit in the evening is a bit harsh too. 7 working days to holidays.......

have decided not to take dd1 up to hull spoke to dhs family they are sympathetic about it. she is exhausted!!

tinkbig - I am trying to decide whether to embark on a Blighty trip this holiday or alternatively slump in a park followed by a cafe for ten days (our half term is 10 days)...

Today is bring food from your own country to school day... I hope they like the apple and pear crumble... eeeekkk!!

Good luck tea! Yum.

Thats good Tink.

Dd1 looked like pants this morning, she was so white and grey. Even after 12.5 hours sleep and 2 wheatabix with warm milk.

ooh tea - apple and pear crumble yum scrum. Perfect for a horrible wet and cold day like today.

Tree - I know the feeling - dd and ds looked like death this morning. Wasn't it cod who used to say that by the time reception children get to hallowe'en you won't need a costume for them because they will look so ghostly with exhaustion? Mine are fitting the bill perfectly for this. And the cobwebs on my front porch are obviously not as a result of slatternly housekeeping and all part of Oct 31st preparations..

I deserve a sticker today I think. I went to the PTA meeting this morning. I was hideously late. They were on AOB by the time I got there. I had to maneuver (sp?) my fat ass across a room of people to sit on a tiny child's chair. And, in my absence I was volunteered to do the cake stall. Oh joy unbounded.

Rofl.The childs chair and the cake stall.

You have been PTA'd

Poor you. Have a sticker.

todays sticker

try again

I'm going to fail at being a tea maker I know I am. wibbles.

LOL at today's sticker.

The worst thing was that one of the mums gave me a little chair, looked at me and then quietly said - "or you could sit on the table?" subtext - "perhaps the table would be better at taking your weight?". I'm not some great big mama, y'know, but I am a size 16 I s'pose

No - keep it simple. Leave the sugar alone. Let them help themselves. Make it strong. No-one likes weak tea at these events.

You'll be fine. and we'll all be there in spirit with a cloth to wipe up any tea spillages..

Hi everyone - Seems like all our lo's are struggling & we are all counting down the days til half term. My dd had to be woken up this morning & looked like crap, said her body felt tired & she's got yet another cold. I would have kept her off but it was the harvest festival & she desperately wanted to go. Was so sweet, my dd had volunteered to hold some vegetables during the song they were singing. Felt a bit sorry for her as it was a huge bag of carrots & she had to hold it all the way through, she seemed to enjoy it though.
moodlum - well done on the pta. I'm a 16 & spent the harvest festival with my bum squished up to 2 other mums, I'm sure they are making chairs smaller, they were adult chairs but really small!

Hello everyone!
Get well soon, little paisleyleaf!

tree - nice to see you back in your own foliage. (btw - once a week?? dh would be ecstatic)

We were late today. And the head was in the classroom when we arrived.

All these stories of PTA meetings are making me very nervous. I hope I can successfully keep my head down and attend socials without actually having to, y'know, organise.

Roundabout, you are kinder than me. Dd1 was croaking and snuffling this morning, with a bit of a funny tummy but seemed OK in herself... said she didn't want to go to school but I came over all brisk and was having none of it.

Moodlum - do you think I'll get a tabard. I would like that.

Like the idea of coming over all brisk. When I try that my voice goes nasal and I start walking too fast and always bump into things. Hardly the definition of authority.

Agree chairs getting smaller, and lower down.

Hee hee, I hope you do get a tabard.

Now at my pta meeting I volunteered to buy and store booze . Much more my style than tea. And I've only ever made one cake and I had to shave the burnt sides off.

I am much more drained and generally discombobulated about this whole school thing than dd - it's all back to front. She drags herself home, thumb sucking and squeaking the whole way - then we have a snack and boom - she's full of beans again.

I had to get a bit brisk with her this morning - to get her out of her fairy ballerina costume and off to school.

Now I'm not quite sure if we're having a playdate today or not - but I hoovered (a bit) and cleaned the bathroom just in case.

Sorry I can't keep up with this thread but thought Id just say a quick hello!

Aww paisley hope your dd feels better soon-DS had cp this time last year so know he she feels.

My DS is an only as well...how many of us does that make it on here?

DS is still loving school and having loads of fun. He is wading his way through all the JP's and getting very annoyed if I don't do the actions properly. They have key words to learn and he is on his third lot already so feeling very proud! We're having a sticker drought here as well although he did get one the other day...it said "Bright Idea" on it and apparently it was because he decided to sweep up the leaves in the playground on his own-strange child!

Am having a few friendships as well. Basically there was DS and another little girl from his nursery who started reception together and it seems that while DS still wants to be friends with her she is stiffling him a bit and won't let him play with anyone else. She was ill the other day and according to DS he had a lovely day cause he got to play with lots of the other children.

Not sure how to deal with it-she is a lovely little girl but seems to be clinging onto DS for dear life and while he still wants to play/sit with her etc he wants to do his own thing as well. I thought he might have been making it up at first (as us mummy's do) but then saw it myself this morning when DS tried to go and play with another little boy and she dragged him away. Ive told him he can play with who he wants but he doesn't want to upset her or make her sad so just plays with her...this parenting stuff is hard isn't it???

Norfolklass - we having a lot of this. The basic problem seems to be that none of the little girls involved seem to able to play in groups of more than 2 at a time. So someone tends to be out in the cold. And if one child wants to monopolise another - as you have found - they get fed up.

Until this week dd tended to be on the left out end of things but this week she has perfected the art of snubbing her friends roundly in favour of yet another new best friend - and I am mortified at her behaviour

I am trying to talk to her and explain that just because x behaves in an unkind way does not mean it is OK for her to do the same - she should be more kind to her friends. I find I feel as sad for the 2 friends in particular as I did when it was dd on the receiving end. I saw one of them this morning, and her face just said it all . I had a word with her mum.

I swear I will be on tranquillisers by the time she's a teenager. I don't want to interfere - but I do want to teach her to be kind and considerate.

That's what small children do, though - not sure there's much we can do about it except tell them the nice way to behave and hope it sinks in eventually.

Not sure the boy has any special friends - no playdates yet anyway. Although it's a bit tricky with grandparents picking up and dropping off - my mum would have a fit of the vapours at the very idea of a playdate.

Another English Mum made a ginger cake - I can't remember the last time I tucked into a ginger cake (dreamy)... I might ask her for her recipe and try making one at the weekend as I can't stop thinking about how lovely it would be to have some ginger cake and a nice cup of tea!!!!

Yay for crumble triumph!

Friends and relationships. Oh God. I always wanted boys you know [am utterly delighted with my girls for sure] I always imagined the boy dynamics might be less, I dunno, 'bitchy' or high maintenence I suppose. I always got on with boys at school - I don't function well in cliquey situations. This is all is silly of me, I shouldn't judge dd by my experiences. SHe is very like me though.

This is going to be really hard for us al isn't it? We'll be here in 10 15 years talking about boyfriends and staying over holding hands. Oh God!!!!

At school in 2 hours on tabard duty.

Brits triumph in Paris with Crumble Victory

Tree. Hope you managed to stop by Alexandra the workwear outfitters to get yourself one of these Apparently its workwear that means business, and that's exactly what you want the PTA to know...

DS has had a very successful Diwali day, which apparently is a festival for clay candle holders.

I'm going to London to see my friends and drink and shop this weekend. And DH has even offered to do the school run on Monday so I'm not coming back till Monday lunchtime. YAY

Blardy love these 'alloween thingmujigs

Boy dynamics are mostly fighting, as far as I can tell.

My boy has a new partner for the next topic - he's going to be Isabelle's partner and he's delighted. I think he gets on better with the girls.

Worryingly, he mentioned a "Halloween Party" that he could go to, but no further information is forthcoming. Am now worrying slightly as it seems to me that a Halloween Party will require some sort of Halloween Costume and I will need a little bit of notice!

Well I hope everyone got a good cup of tea Tree and you didn't scald any governors or the head.
lonely, sounds like a nice weekend
golgi, I'm hoping last years witchy dress still fits DD
Acinonyx, it's tricky stuff these relationships eh? I'm going to be interested to see if my DD settles with particular friends. The one girl she's the most interested in (went to same preschool) has hurt her a few times now. She plays with some others too - but hasn't really settled into a group yet.
ooo the crumble was a hit then

Chicken pox come out worse over yesterday and today. I'm hoping she'll be better to get a few days back in school before half term.