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First night out with DH in 12 months. Need inspiration please! LittleLapin - I'm sensing I need you on this thread!

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Sycamoretree · 30/09/2008 11:13

So that last year has been a bit tough. My father died, my husband was made redundant, got a job, then lost it four months later...when DS was only a few weeks old. Same old credit crunch mortgage problems that everyones having have put us £400 in a month worse off, blah blah blah.

Anyway. DH and I have soldiered on through, as you do. Co-parenting always, finding moments to be husband and wife very rarely. We are very much in love, but feel a bit desperate at the distance circumstances often put between us emotionally.

Anyway, my mum is finally feeling a bit stronger, and has offered us a night of babysitting. Dh doesn't know yet - it's going to be a surprise. I need some inspiration as to what to do. Money is an issue, but could spend up to about £60. I don't want to do cinema because we need to talk. A nice meal would be good, but somewhere romantic might be too expensive?

We're in West London. Any suggestions for putting together the perfect night?

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DesperateHousewifeToo · 05/10/2008 12:21

Glad the bowling was a success. Well done for winning

We are a a bit jaded too this morning. Went to a 60th party at The Queens Club - dead posh us!

Although the present of a Borat mankini did manage to lower the tone suitably

Sycamoretree · 05/10/2008 13:47

Ooh, very swish! We are just jaded full stop with this utterly MISERABLE weather. I have got snotty cold and so have the kids, so we're all just sat hear winding each other up - DH has resorted to TOY STORY... so I am taking advantage and tootalling around on MN.

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DesperateHousewifeToo · 05/10/2008 15:46

Actually, I secretly quite like days like this (as long as we don't have to go anywhere) it's a good excuse to do very little. Not that it takes much for me to do very little!

Dh was supposed to take ds to rugby this am but I think the rain put him off. What a wuss

I'll get around to those phone numbers for you in a minute.

peasoup · 05/10/2008 16:34

The bowling sounds great. Could drop DS off at Grandmas and head on over to Whiteleys one night; more convenient than Holborn for us. DH stood me up last night as I went for a meal for a friends birthday down by Tate Modern (slightly posh, me ), and he bailed out as his back was bad, so I've demanded a nite out just the two of us within the next fortnight.
Sycamore, no my brother isn't new to the area, just newly single and got the girls ALOT. Kind of difficult for a Dad to find others to hang out with; they're not as great at networking as us Mums. I assume there must be a ton of other Dads single and looking after kids for weekends here and there; wonder where they hide out.

DesperateHousewifeToo · 05/10/2008 16:41

There are usually lots of dads out in the parks at the weekends around here but your dns might be a bit old for swings and things, I guess.

What about joining a club together. My dcs do circus training on saturday ams and again, lots of dads there too.

Is there a dads section on here you could post on?

peasoup · 05/10/2008 17:43

Thanks Desperate. Yes, the girls are 10 and 8 so bit old for swings, but I'm sure they would LOVE the idea of circus training. Where are those classes? I did post on Dadsnet but no response; I don't think there are very many Dads around on Mumsnet.

Sycamoretree · 05/10/2008 19:23

Peasoup - my DH is a SAHD, but that's probably not much use to your bro - especially as my DC's are so little (3 and 1). Am trying to think cos it's maybe a bit harder given your Bro has DD's rather than DS's, otherwise he could be doing all the footy and rugby stuff where he's more likely to bump into other dads (sorry, that's not helpful is it).

Circus sounds good desperate - does your DD go too? I like the sound of it for myself!

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DesperateHousewifeToo · 05/10/2008 19:25

The classes are in a couple of locations in Hammersmith and you can pay for a whole term, by the class or in batches of 5 classes - which makes it a bit more flexible.

have a look here

They are very friendly and laid back classes. My two dcs love it.

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