were into september not long now frantic label sewing, shoe buying and general getting organised and breath!!

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hi ladies here is our new thread

Morning all - going to catch up with the thread tonight, RL is taking over my MN life...

Funnily enough I was thinking about taking DD to panto for the first time this year (I've got a 2 for one voucher from the toilet paper). We've got Jack and the Beanstalk - I was thinking it might be okay except for a booming giant voice.
(Gigglebiz is a favourite in this house too).

DD saw the school nurse for a health screen thingie yesterday. They rang me at home to say one eye is much better than the other, so we have been referred to an orthoptist to have a better look.
I had no idea. It's not held her back in anything and she doesn't peer/squint. So we'll see.
The nurse has said that they are often finding things that would normally have been picked up on in a 2 year health check - but they stopped doing them before DD got to 2.

That must have been a bit of a shock, paisleyleaf. I hope it turns out to be something completely insignificant and self-correcting.

Do they all get health checks at school? I haven't heard anything about them from dd's school.

I took dd1 to the panto last year. It was a very big production with lots of jokey pop culture references, and by and large dd1 was just confused. She didn't much like the wicked witch, but there was a good witch too for her to focus on so she wasn't too thrown. I think the whole thing was really so incoherent and confusing, with no proper plot, that actually it wasn't scary. Dd1 responds very strongly to unsettling atmospheres and stories with underlying tensions, and this certainly didn't tick those boxes! I suppose a different kind of production might have been harder to handle.

I hate panto's & have never taken dd to one. We did take her to Dorothy the Dinosaur show from the Wiggles & parts of that were very panto like & she loved it. They are going with school to the same theatre we went to, a small one & dd is very keen to go. Rather her than me!
Paisley - my dd wears glasses & has done for 9 months now. She did have a slight squint as a baby but grew out of it, when she had her 3 yr check the hv noticed in her red book we'd not been seen by the opthamologist, apparently she was referred as a baby - I'd forgotten all about this - bad mother! Anyway she has one eye slightly weaker than the other but they are hoping through glasses it will correct itself before she's 6.

We've had a slight hiccup today, they had a grandparents lunch today at school & mil & fil went. They've just rang up to say they left dd hysterical at school when they left. Saying she has stomach ache & can't possibly stay at home. Now fil has got it into his head that's she's always like that at school, I've said she isn't, she's much happier now & that it's probably just because it was something different happening & it's upset her. They did check with one of the dinnerladies & they got dd's teacher & she has been fine all morning so I think a combination of being tired & playing up for grandma & granadad has tipped her over the edge. Am a bit worried though & looking forward to 3.30!

Oh what a shame roundabout. It's so tricky, isn't it, they organise these lovely occasions when parents or grandparents can come in and participate/observe, and actually it can be quite difficult for the children really. We had a morning when parents were able to come into the classroom, and dd was so excited - but then she got really edgy because another little girl latched onto me.

HI everyone.

Tears here too. I think its the same as the first half term, novelty has worn off and she still has to go to school. Also she is a little worried about a dinner lady that is quite firm with them, that they eat their dinner. DD says she does and she doesn't need telling all the time. So my mum did the run today and told the teacher what dd had said. Apparently teacher was a star and let it be known others feel the same and that this is not an isolated issuette. [Not exactly an issue, but certainly a thing. ]

So we'll see.

paisley - must have been a shock. Shows how useful these checks can be, when done the right way with good feedback and follow up. So its good it has been picked up [relatively] early. I know in my day problems went on for years before people clicked and thought of eye sight. I think my first test was at 9 before going up to middle school! Hopefully the specialist will have more info for you, on what this means for your dd. Which will hopefully be nothing at all or very little.

Am thinking ya boo sucks to Panto. My mum will be gutted Ont he other hand local ones are very reasonable in price, so the 2 of them could go and do a runner if it is unpleasant.

I want to go to Beatrix Potter Ballet at the Royal Opera House, but s tickets are about £80 and it involves 3.5 hours each way on the train, this seems unlikely. I live on the bloody outskirts of humanity

Roundabout - hope she settled and comes bounding out at 3.30. I think you are dead right, change in routine and change in reactions from gp's etc. Bless her.

We have dentist after school, 1st time in 18 months as we forgot to go last year [I was in hospital with ?prem labout to be faair] and I haven't dared ring until Aug. This was first appt! I hope her teeth are ok

roundabout, that's good if these things can correct themselves in time with a little intervention.
The grandparents' lunch sounds a lovely idea (in theory eh?). I remember my DD not wanting to stay at preschool after we'd come in to watch their nativity.
Roll on 3.30 then.

Aranea, I remember signing a consent form to see the nurse when we accepted the place at the school. I hadn't known they were doing it yesterday, and I think I only know because I got that phonecall. DD might not have thought to mentioned it herself.
I think it is a national thing.

OO right. Wonder if our school has them then? Will ask.

Roll on 3.30 indeed.

question on school shoes ladies???
how r your kids school shoes fairing up??
dd1 has managed to kill hers already keeps going in puddles in them leather looks horrid
shall i make do with them? or get a patent pair thought they might wear better

Tink - I think patent can fall apart pretty quickly too. I had some patent shoes recently and they didn't last that long as the patenty bits peeled off at the bottom.

But maybe they were just rubbish quality

I took dd to Jack and the Beanstalk last year and it was OK but she was scared of the giant. I went through the programme and pointed out that it was just a man dressed up. We are going to the panto again this year in Jan (we have a group of friends who go with kids every year).

We went to The Tiger Who Came to Tea as well and that was really just right.

Last Jan I took dd to Swan Lake locally and I am dying to take her to the ballet in London but decided (since it is a majorly expensive and long day out) to wait until next year and see if she seems up for it then. She really wanted to see an ice show but the nearest one is just too far this year.

Dd's patent shoes are bearing up well so far. I must say that it seems school has improved her tremendously - the age of 3 was a VERY difficult time but - touch wood - things are much easier now.

Patent shoes doing well here too.

I have a personal theory, but don't want MM to get sued But it is my belief that a certain well known brand of childrens shoes actually choose materials that do scuff after a few months. The soles and the bindings and catches etc stay good and work which shows they can make shoes that perform welll. However they age quicker than any other type we have tried - and we have done the rounds becasue of dd1's c-d fitting. I think it is a ploy to get us to buy more, although the shoes are still sound, they don't look that good. If you see what I mean.

Rondinalla are indestructible, but are £60 a pair

Would love to go to The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Good to hear she is thriving Acinonyx.

hi ladies

Some tears here too. Last week was pretty bad, but this week seem to have got into a better routine and everyone seems happier.

DD's patent shoes are holding up OK, but only because I was extremely stern about not dragging toes on the ground in shiny shoes. DS shoes this time are wonderful, they don't need cleaning, they are sort of waxy, and seem to be doing OK.

paisley - we have a similar problem - ds now has quite a bad squint when he's doing close things, so we are in the process of sorting it out.

roundabout - how are you feeling - is this pregnancy ok?

tree - I too now need an official looking tea making tabard as I'm doing the cake stall this afternoon.

Re pantos - DD took a long time to get used to any kind of acting, and hates the idea of a baddie, so not entirely sure she should be going to see one panto with school, and one with rainbows, but hey ho.

And, only 2 days left till my firewalk . Which I'm doing on Friday for FSID!! I was really blase about it and now I'm beginning to feel a little sick!

Ooo, a firewalk? How exciting. Let us know how it goes!

WOW a firewalk. I have always wondered if I could do that. And for FSID too - all power to you. Wow!!

Have you started a thread?? You need a thread for that!!

good luck with firewalk!!!

Aww thanks ladies. I think I'm the only MNer doing it, and I did start a thread about it when I signed up, but no-one seemed to know about it. Already my feet are feeling tingly!!

Anyway - hilarious moment has just occurred in my kitchen. As I'm doing the cake stall this arvo, I thought I'd better bring on something exciting cake wise. So. I made blueberry muffins - fine.

And, I made little cupcakes. And I bought pink smarties to go on top. My friend and I decided that pink icing would be nice. So, if you can imagine a round cupcake.. with pale pink icing in a circular blob on top... with a pink smartie to top it off... what do you have??

A PINK NIPPLE CUPCAKE .

For my maiden baking event at school, I have made nipple cakes. The PTA will not like this...

Fantastic. Are you making a fanjo to go with? Suggest triangle shape cake with chocolate curls on. Titter.

ROFL

Do it do it do it.

Then calmly pic up dd and move area. There would be no going back.

Not that long till school run, I wanted to mop floors and have a nap. Actually I am in bed with dd2 sleeping on me, fluffing about on t'internet.
Going to a friend to babysit after school so need to make a packed lunch tea.

Do you think anyone will say something? Everyone is fraightfully polite at school, but I'm going to brazen these out with no additions. If I add sprinkles they'll look like a stripper's boobs.

No one will - whereas I would and would enjoy making loud raucus jokes about them. Which might be why I was evicted from the kitchen and tea duty

Can only think of cheese peeler thingies for nipple tassles,.Which is hardly kitsch or cute. Certainly not fraightfully polite.

ROFL at the notion though. You would be asked to leave the school for sure.

What's a firewalk?

Oh, that my breasts could be adequately described as 'cupcakes'..............

LOL Aci - mine are more victoria sponge than perky cupcake. (which incidentally were not a success at the cake stall, so I've successfully got out of any more requests for help..)

The firewalk I'm doing on Friday is 20ft in bare feet over burning embers. A kind of extreme pedicure.

DS was dire this evening. He is so blardy tired. And we're not into December yet. We are going to need some serious virtual rescue remedy to get through the next nightmarish four weeks.

More of a jumbo muffin here.

Rofl at extreme pedicure. Like a pedegg with attitude. Might be good for my hard skin on my heels.